Kano State AgroPastoral Development Project, KSADP, will spend millions of Naira to support the survey, demarcation, gazettement and monumentation of 1,950 km of stock routes across Kano state. Presently, Kano State has 1,450 km of major stock routes and 500 km of minor stock routes many of which have been blocked by farms or infrastructure, forcing herdsmen to traverse through farms to reach water or grazing areas, which often leads to violent clashes with farmers. “The aim, therefore, is to mitigate recurrent conflict between herdsmen and farmers, arising from blocking or encroachment of the cattle stock routes. Such conflicts normally…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned one Prince Adeniran Owen Alao, a retired Army Captain, and four others for alleged land fraud before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Astatement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren said Alao, who is also the Baale of Megida Town, Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos, is facing trial alongside, Kolusade Oluwafemi, Quadro Lookman and Atinuse Albert, Owerser Nigeria Limited on a four-count charge bordering on stealing, offering gratification to a public official, corruption and abuse of office by public…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has dissociated himself from social media reports that he has intention to contest presidential election in 2023. In a terse statement by his spokesperson, Muhammad Bello and mailed to ASHENEWSONLINE on Thursday, the governor said that he has not declared any intention to contest for President as reported by some social media outfits. “For the avoidance of doubt, nothing can be further from the truth than this. Governor Tambuwal has not declared his political intention in recent times, so the news about his running for the highest political office is a figment of the imagination…
By Attahiru Ahmed, Gusau Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, have arrested a notorious bandits logistics supplier, killed 4 bandits and recovered 2 round of special ammunition in Zamfara and Katsina states. A statement by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. General Bernard Onyeuko on Thursday said the troops of Sahel Sanity have continued to record more successes in their fight against bandit activities in North West region. Onyeuko said on 29th September, the troops arrested a suspected drug peddler, Yusufa Mai Unguwar Ahaska from Dorayi in Unguwar Doka village in Faskari local government of Katsina state, who confessed to…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu has approved the recruitment of 7,500 youths by Zamfara government to serve as special constabularies for community policing in their respective areas. The state commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo disclosed this while addressing the first batch of the recruited youths in Gusau on Thursday. Nagogo said that out of the number, 3,850 youths had been screened by the police as the first batch. “We are transporting them to Police Training Colleges in Sokoto and Kaduna states for a two-month training, after which they would return to the state in December, and after…
A group of civil society actors under the aegis of Nigeria Working Group on Peace Building and Governance has said that “increasing insecurity across the country continues,” including kidnapping, Boko Haram insurgency, etc “to gallop towards the abyss due to the lack of political will and the inability of the country’s security architecture to manage the multiple challenges.” The communiqué was signed by Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, General Martin Luther Agwai (Rtd.), Professor Attahiru Jega, Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, Dr. Nguyan Shaku Feese, Dr. Usman Bugaje, Adagbo Onoja, Ambassador Fatima Balla, Ambassador Zango Abdu, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Dr.…
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos- Nigeria, has called on journalists and other media professionals, who would be on electoral duty in Ondo state on Saturday, to pay deserved attention to their safety. A statement by the Safety officer of the Centre, Melody Lawal issued on Thursday, also urged security operatives and other stakeholders that would be involved in the Ondo state governorship election to help ensure the safety of journalists. According to the statement, IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade saw the call as necessary because of the emerging conflicts and tension by political actors and other players in…
Senator Aliyu Wamakko on Thursday, completed the distribution of the 105 motorcycles donated to the members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, in 21 local governments of Sokoto state. Each of the local governments, including Tambuwal, Kebbe, Shagari, Yabo. Bodinga, Tureta and Dange Shuni, which comprise Sokoto South Senatorial District, were presented with five motorcycles for use by the vigilante groups. Their colleagues in Sokoto South and Sokoto North local governments will soon get special packages under the arrangement. Speaking during the event, Senator Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District said that the gesture was aimed at bolstering…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo has said that 1,478,460 eligible voters will participate in the forthcoming October 10, governorship election in the state. Dr Rufus Akeju, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure. Akeju expressed confidence that the commission was fully ready and more than ever before determined to conduct a very credible and acceptable governorship election in Ondo State. “As we speak, everything required statutorily had been put in place for the registered voters in the state to vote for…
The Federal Government has filed a three-count criminal charge against seven persons, alleged to have been involved in the 2017 killing of indigenes of Idumuje-Ugboko Community of Aniocha North local government area of Delta. The seven defendants were said to have connived with others, now at large, in May 2017 to unleash terror on the community by burning houses and killed one Cyprian Kumaorun within the community. The defendants as named in the charge are: Nwochie Light, Aikhomo Omezi, Okey Ifejoku, Godwin Aniemeke, Nonso Omefe, Dennis Nwoko and Emeka Bidoku. The matter was fixed for hearing on Oct. 8 but…