***As NEMA assess Damages The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has sympathized with victims of the Central market, Nguru fire disaster which razed over three hundred shops and destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in Yobe state at the weekend. Special adviser to the minister on media Nneka Ikem Anibeze in Statement on Monday quoted the minister to have described the loss as colossal while she has directed the National Emergency Management Agency to conduct an on- the – spot assessment of the inferno to ascertain the extent of damage. “I commiserate with…
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Some founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa state, under the aiges of APC Stakeholders Forum, Jigawa, have petitioned the national leadership of the ruling APC under the leadership of Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), alleging that the state governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar ‘terrorising them’. The APC members also demanded for immidiate cancellation of the state congress. Although the first petition addressed to the Chairman of the CECPC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, dated 30th of October 2021, the reminded obtained by newsmen Monday in Abuja is dated 23rd December, 2021. In the said petition, signed by…
By Ehichioya Ezomon In the lead-up to the February 2023 general election, the main issue of discourse in the polity is the region, between the North and South of Nigeria, that will produce the next president.Going by “a gentleman’s agreement” by politicians, and political parties in Nigeria to rotate the “Office of President” in every eight years, the odds appear to favour Southern Nigeria in 2023.As President Muhammadu Buhari from the North is rounding off his eight-year tenure of two terms of four years each in May 2023, the South is expected to produce the president for the country.The agitation…
From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse Efforts of the National Youth and Civil Society Coalition for Development (NYCSD), a non governmental organization in collaboration with the Jigawa state Government to increase the percentage success in NECO and WAEC examination has started yielding positive outcomes. The National president of the coalition (NYCSD), Comrade Aminu Aminu gave the indication while delivering his speech at a one day public lecture on drug abuse and immorality in tertiary institutions organized by the NYCSD, NTA and NITDA at the 3 Star hotel in Dutse, Jigawa State. The National president explained that his organization collaborated with the ministry…
The Intelligence Response Team (IRT), a special police unit fighting kidnapping, has arrested several women in Kaduna state for arranging sexual liaisons with bandits in the forest. One of the women arrested, a housewife supplied ladies, including her daughters to bandits at Galadimawa forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The housewife was identified as Maryam Abubakar. She was said to be a girlfriend of a notorious kidnapper, Isa Ibrahim. The 39 year-old woman who resides at Rugar Hanwa in Sabon Gari Local Government, was arrested on December 21. She confessed that she had been luring women, including…
The New year, 2022 has started on a very tragic note for a resident of Lafia, Nasarawa state capital Ovye Yakubu who has landed himself in police net over uncontrolled anger that prompted killing of his wife with a sledge hammerYakubu is already cooling his heels in police cell for hacking to death his own spouse Esther over simple argument on who to fix their window mosquitoes’ net,The Police Public Relations Officer( PPRO) of the State Command Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident on Saturday in Lafia, explaining that the tragic event happened on Friday at Sabonpegi-Shabu, a suburb of Lafia,…
The Chairman of Lokoja Branch of Egume Ome Descendants Union (EODU), Comrade Noah Ocheni has pledged the association’s commitment to complimenting government’s efforts in tackling cases of kidnapping, robbery and banditry in Egume Community and Kogi state at large. Ocheni gave the assurance while speaking at a get-together ceremony organized for members to mark the end of year 2021 and the beginning of year 2022 in Lokoja over the weekend. The Chairman who expressed delight over the improved security situation in Egume Communityurged the people to sustain the tempo describing the feat as a welcome development. He commended the National…
The former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Kogi State, Barr. Natasha Hadiza Akpoti has congratulated the Kogi-born House Member representing Ikeja Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Abiodun James Faleke and his wife Mrs. Bokunola Faleke on their coronation as ‘Atunlushe-Akorede’ and ‘Yeye Atunlushe-Akorede’ of Ikeja respectively. Natasha in her congratulatory message described the titles as well deserved by the astute Legislator and his wife. “I congratulate my dear brother, Hon. James Faleke and his wife on their well deserved titles by the entire Oba in Council under Ikeja Local Government, Lagos State.”A massive crowd…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed sympathy with the victims of the fire outbreak at the Central Market in Nguru, Yobe State.An early morning fire, on Saturday, gutted the Nguru Central Market in Yobe State, destroying several shops and stalls. In a Ststement by his media adviser Ola Awoniyi he commiserated with those whose shops, stalls and warehouses got burnt or lost materials in the unfortunate incident which occurred on Saturday morning. “I commiserate with the people of Nguru and in particular those who are directly affected by the fire outbreak at the main market. “We have…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has describef the recent killing of 200 persons in Zamfara state as horrifying even as she condemned the dastardly act.The special adviser on media to the minister Nneka Ikem Anibeze quoted the minister to have made the statement on Saturday following the invasion of five communities and killing of over 200 people in Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of the state. “This is horrific and tragic. Over 200 persons were buried today due to the invasion by bandits. “We are very saddened by this incessant invasion…