The Police Command in Kaduna state said on Sunday that its operatives foiled kidnapping attempt and rescued five victims. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Kaduna. “The command wishes to inform the general public of its relentless effort to curb the menace of banditry, kidnapping, rustling and armed robbery in the state and the successes recorded in the process,” Jalige said. According to him, “on March 26, at about 12:00hrs information has it that some bandits numbering 10 with sophisticated weapons blocked Kaduna to Birnin Gwari road in an attempt to kidnap…
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By Muhammad Nasir The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto won all the 23 local government councils seats for the election that was conducted on Saturday. The chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, SIEC, announced the results at the headquarters of the commission on Sunday. “I certify that the election was conducted hitch free and 10 political parties participated in the election. “The candidates that won have the highest number of valid votes and satisfied the requirements of law. ”They are hereby declared winners and are hereby return elected according law,” he said. The 10 political parties that participated…
By Tina George, Minna The Niger state commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Makunsidi has disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic has helped the state in reducing medical tourism abroad. Speaking during the annual general meeting of the Kutigi Old Students’ Association (KUOSA) in Minna on Saturday, the Commissioner said the amount spent by the government on international medical tourism is enormous that should be stopped. He said that the huge money spent by the government as assistance for people to travel abroad for treatment, was overwhelming the health system. According to him, the state government spent over N300 million on medical…
By Hutson Efosa. The Voice of Nigeria, VON, annual French drama competition for secondary schools in Nigeria will hold from 11th to 13th May, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria. The Director Genaral, VON, Mr Osita Okechukwu said in Abuja that the goal of the competition is to advance the frontiers of French language in the country and beyond. “This is to enhance to its fullest the potentials of children in terms of cognitive and creative learning”. According to Okechukwu, “it is our considered view that nurturing versatile students is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision to lift millions of Nigerians…
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline, has emerged the Airline of the decade 2010-2020 at the Travellers Award 2020 organised by publishers of African Travel Quarterly Travellers Magazine. Mr Adebanji Ola, PR & Communications Manager, Arik Air, in a statement on Sunday, said that the awards ceremony was held on March 27, 2021 at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja. According to him, the award attracted two Ambassadors, Commissioners of Tourism and Culture from four states as well as top travel agents and tour operators. The statement quoted the publisher of ATQ magazine and Tourism ambassador, Mr Ikechi Ukoh as saying: “Arik…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Wordwide, has called Christians of Nigeria to put their collective effort and ensure the continued existence of a peaceful country, even as they celebrate Easter. This is contained in a statement by the Director General for Strategic Planning and Implementations, Mr Obizoba Tony on Sunday. According to the statement, “The Igbo socio-cultural group believes that the circumstances that surrounded the stories of Jesus, if profoundly reflected upon, should be enough to shape the situation in Nigeria and then prepare the mindset of citizens across faiths and tribes to rather see security and economic situations in…
Following Bloomberg’s report that Nigeria has emerged as the nation with the highest unemployment rate in the world with over 33 per cent, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has recommended incentivised education, single exchange rate and reduction in tax, as means of addressing unemployment in the country. Abubakar gave the recommendation in a statement he personally issued to newsmen on Sunday. The Bloomberg Business of Saturday, March 27, 2021 had reported that the country had emerged as the nation with the highest unemployment rate in the world, at over 33 per cent. According to him, the fastest way to bring…
Following the attack on Benue state governor Samuel Ortom, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu has deployed a special task force to Makurdi, the state capital, to investigate the allegations by the governor. A statement by the spokesperson of the Force headquarters, CP Frank Mbu made available to newsmen on Sunday, said the IGP charged the team led by DCP Abba Kyari, to be Professional, thorough and clinical in their investigation as well as “liaise and work with the Benue State Police Command and other relevant members of the law enforcement community to ensure that they deliver on their…
We grew up seeing the bogeyman here and there. Between 1967 and 1968, I lived with my paternal grandmother, Iya, later Hajia Iya after she visited Makkah in the mid-70s. Her name was Khadijah but her children called her Iya, meaning mother, and so we, their children, grew up calling her thus. Being a simple village woman, she was a farmer. When returning from the farm, she used to carry logs of wood, leaves for soup and giant grasshoppers, called bamba in the Bolewa language. Apart from the local seasoning, daddawa, grasshoppers too can spice up soups. Sometimes we roasted them; a real…
By Constance Athekame The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says insurgents have again vandalised two towers on the Damaturu – Maidugiri 330kiloVolt (KV) Transmission Line. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, explained that the two towers were bombed early on Saturday . Mbah said that the Saturday vandalism took place after TCN had made concerted effort and restored power to Maiduguri on March 24, two months after the first incident. “The incident which occurred at about 5.56 a.m. on March 27 again cut power supply to Maiduguri and…