The Kaduna State Government said suspected bandits killed two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Baka village of Igabi local government area of Kaduna. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, made the disclosure to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “On a sad note, security agencies have reported that bandits in the early hours of Saturday invaded Baka village, Igabi local government area. “According to the report, the bandits, while shooting sporadically, forcefully gained entry into the residence of the victim, a farmer in the area, attempting to kidnap him and his…
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Mr Adekunle Omoaje, the National Chairman of Action Alliance, (AA, said his party is working towards winning the 2023 Presidential Election in the country. Omoaje, who stated this during at party’s national convention in Osogbo on Saturday, said AA is he only alternative political party in the country. He said the party was also preparing towards winning Anambra governorship election later in the year, Osun and Ekiti elections in 2022. “AA is not just going to make mouth but rather, we are going to make good statement during the elections. “With the set of Executives we have on ground, we…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has concluded arrangement to hold town-hall meetings across six geopolitical zones with a view to addressing the prevailing security challenges in the country. A statement from ONSA on Saturday, said the consultation was part of renewed commitment of the government to address multiple security threats facing Nigeria and make it safe and secure. It said that the decision was reached at a meeting of the General Security Appraisal Committee (GSAC) convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Friday. According to ONSA, the meeting, which was attended by…
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has advised women journalists to ensure regular medical check-up to prevent any challenges that may stand as impediments in the discharge of their duties. The NRC Acting Branch Secretary in Osun, Mr Tolulope Ogunleye, gave the advice on Saturday in Osogbo at the closing of a three day training organised by Norwegian Union of Journalists and Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ). Ogunleye said that the workshop was organised to train and retrain women journalists on gender equity and safety. According to the secretary, most journalists in their workplace never pay attention to issues concerning…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women Commission, Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos, inaugurated the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Women Commission Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration at the RTEAN Secretariat in Lagos, Mrs Hafsat Shaibu, TUC Women Commission’s National Chairperson, expressed sadness that most women still lacked basic necessities of life and with their rights being trampled upon. Shaibu, however, noted that some women were making huge success in various fields of endeavours. “Women should be united in order to organise to face the challenges and issues that confront the present day women and the girl child. “Women…
The Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Dr Rose Gidado has called on the federal government to invest in modern biotechnology, to enable the country develop its genes and crops locally in other to boost food production. Gidado, who is also the Nigerian Country Coordinator, Open Forum for National Biotechnology also said in an interview in Lagos on Saturday that there was also the need for investments in advanced laboratories, with state of the art facilities, where it would be easy to construct local genes. “We need the federal government to invest huge amounts of money into modern biotechnology…
Alhaji Murtala Maiyadi, Chairman, Bababa Shopping complex, Bauchi, has disclosed that a fire outbreak has destroyed 90 shops and properties worth 50million, at the complex. . He said that the fire, which began at 11.30pm on Friday, 12 Feb. 2021, lasted for six hours, after starting from a corner shop. “Officials of the state fire service came to the scene; then it was only five shops that were down, but could not stop the fire because at the time they had only one truck and the water got finished. “90 shops were burnt down by the fire outbreak and N50 million worth…
Deputy Superintendent of police, DSP Bright Akhimien and wife, Mrs Joyce have welcomed sextuplets at BridgeStone Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers state after six years of marriage, Vanguard has reported. Akhimien, who said one of the six children died during child birth, added that it is not easy to take care of the remaining five infants. “The physical and financial burden has been very challenging ever since. We don’t sleep at night anymore, as one restless child is keeping quiet, another one is taking over. “I want to thank my Pastor and his wife as well as members of my…
Google search on Saturday revealed that Nigerian ladies top the search rating on how to make this year Valentine’s Day memorable for their lovers. Valentine’s Day is celebrated every Feb. 14 around the world and is associated with love. Google, in a statement in Lagos by its Communication Officer, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade , said the spike in valentine related questions on its search engine, showed that lovers in Nigeria were already busy preparing to thicken the air with romance. “In the last week, there has been huge spikes in Valentine’s Day related searches on Google by Nigerians. “The search for how to be…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has dismissed media reports that it uncovered a ‘missing 2 million barrels of crude’ in oil production records by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) between 2016 and 2018. The DPR described the allegations as false and baseless. The report had alleged that SPDC which was allegedly found culpable had admitted the infraction and offered to refund the cost of the oil and pay a fine. The report claimed that the shortfall came from the Trans Niger Delta export pipeline which conveys an average of 150,000 barrels of SPDC’s Bonny light crude blend to the…