Telecommunications Providers Shut Down Services In Zamfara State

NewsNigeriaTelecommunications Providers Shut Down Services In Zamfara State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 5, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications providers in Zamfara State to shut down their services for two weeks as part of measures to tackle insecurity. This decision is coming six months after the Federal Government declared Zamfara State a ‘no-fly zone’ and banned all mining activities in the state. The state has been plagued by criminal attacks ranging from kidnapping and banditry. Last week, the government shut down schools after the abduction of...

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Former Adamawa SSG, Others Joins PDP

NewsNigeriaPoliceFormer Adamawa SSG, Others Joins PDP

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 5, 2021

Political atmosphere is gathering momentum in Adamawa state ahead of 2023 general elections in Nigeria, as politicians are inclining themselves with political parties they considered would be relevant in actualizing the dream of that political party at the polls. Former Secretary to Adamawa state Government, Mr Kobis Ari Thimnu and Daniel Bwala, as well as Commador Sali Bodes alongside their supporters on Saturday at Mahmud Ribadu square Yola, made the formal defection from other political...

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World Class Kidney Hospital Opens Soon in Nnewi, Anambra State

HealthLifestyleNigeriaWorld Class Kidney Hospital Opens Soon in Nnewi, Anambra State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 4, 2021

Construction of a world-class kidney health facility located in Nnewi Anambra State is near completion. A modern and world-class kidney health facility, owned by Premium Kidney Hospital is nearing completion in Nnewi, the commercial and industrial nerve center of Anambra state. The facility which promises to be the best in renal care across Nigeria is a product of over thirty years of experience in renal care, in the United States by the Managing Director of...

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NDLEA Personnel To Gets Barracks After 32 Years In Existence

NewsNDLEA Personnel To Gets Barracks After 32 Years In Existence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) says President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the construction of barracks for workers of the agency across the country. Marws while speaking to State House correspondents after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the agency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday said the building of barracks for staff of the agency had become imperative to protect them and their families from...

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OPINION: Taliban Capture of Super Tucano Highlights Risk in Nigeria

Foreign PolicyMilitaryNational SecurityOPINION: Taliban Capture of Super Tucano Highlights Risk in Nigeria

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the group’s capture of U.S. military materiel highlights the risk inherent to U.S. arms deals with countries wracked with insecurity. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially placed in service six A-29 Super Tucanos, light turboprop aircraft manufactured by Embraer (Brazil) and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (United States). Six more Super Tucanos will be delivered later this year in a deal set to cost...

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POEM: A Flicker of Hope

Fiction & PoetryPOEM: A Flicker of Hope

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)September 3, 2021

A Flicker of Hope (The Ninth Month Reminder) When the roof of your expectation is covered in the emptiness of withered dreams fallen from your years of labour instead of the thuddings of the ripened fruit; When you thought green leaves meant big fruits only to find budding dreams breaking from the enduring branch of actualisation to meet death on the ground; When dry woods remind you of a dry nation soon to be burnt down together...

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5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeria5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — Not less than 5,890 terrorists, including foot soldiers and their commanders, have surrendered with their families to the Nigerian Army in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said. The spokesperson of the DHQ, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He added that the surrender took place between August 12 and September 2. According to him, some of the operational efforts of the military yielded...

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OPINION: Anambra 2021: Move by House Members is a Master Stroke by APC

Anambra ElectionsColumnsOpinionOPINION: Anambra 2021: Move by House Members is a Master Stroke by APC

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2021

With this development, it is now easy to predict that before the Anambra State House of Assembly resumes later this month, the APC may become the majority party in the Assembly; moving from zero to becoming the majority. This is the magic of politics. As at the last sitting of the members of Anambra State House of Assembly before proceeding to recess since last month, the Assembly has not a single member of the APC....

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Federal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

HealthJobsFederal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to embark on a fresh strike as its ultimatum expired yesterday. The Minister while speaking The Punch said the government was working hard to secure the release of the money from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and appealed to ASUU to be patient. The union had asked Nigerians to hold the government responsible...

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Experts Kick Against Forcing Less Than 10m COVID-19 Vaccines On Over 200m Nigerians

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationExperts Kick Against Forcing Less Than 10m COVID-19 Vaccines On Over 200m Nigerians

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have faulted the move by the Federal Government to sanction Nigerians who refused to be vaccinated. On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the FG said it might sanction anybody who refused to take COVID-19 vaccines after they had been made available to all Nigerians. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib,...

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