The Police Command in Adamawa has confirmed the abduction of Usman Sahabi, the Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Adamawa House of Assembly. The Police command spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident in Yola on Thursday. Nguroje gave assurance that the command would leave no stone unturned to rescue the victim unhurt. “Sahabi was kidnapped at gunpoint by unknown gunmen at about 1:00am on Thursday in his resident at Wuro-chekke, Yola South Local Government Area,” he said. Nguroje said that the command was doing everything possible to rescue him alive and also arrest the culprits. “We have already deployed…
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A housewife, Shakirat Ayinla on Thursday pleaded an Area Court at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin to grant her prayer for divorce on grounds of two years of childlessness. Ayinla told the court that her husband, Jimoh, no longer loved her. “I have made up my mind over this matter. I want a divorce,” she told the court. Responding, Jimoh, told the court that he still loved his wife inspire of the fact she was yet to be pregnant. “We were living together peacefully until sometime in July, when she requested to travel to the north, to visit her sister, in order…
The Federal Government on Thursday commended Dufil Prima Foods Limited for rewarding three outstanding children for reporting baby sale, sexual molestation and pregnancy on a minor. Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, gave the commendation in a statement signed by Mrs. Grace Njoku, Head, Press & Public Relations in Abuja. Kennedy-Ohanenye, said the children were rewarded with one million naira by the company for their social, physical and intellectual bravery, which impacted positively on the lives of people. “The recipients of the 2023 Edition of the Dufil Prima Foods Limited Awards ceremony include Helen Emmanuel from Ikot Usong, Akwa…
The Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ) has called for global action to stop attacks, abduction and torture of journalists worldwide.
Crimes against journalists threaten democracy, undermine press freedom, says Lawan ASHENEWS Reports that A former Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan says, crimes against journalists threaten democracy and undermine freedom of the press. This is contained in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Ezrel Tabiowo on Thursday in Abuja to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The lawmaker, who represented Yobe North, underscored the crucial role played by journalists in promoting accountability and upholding democratic values. Lawan advocated for a national plan to establish protective measures that would guarantee the safety of journalists and…
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) in collaboration with Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), have trained no fewer than 50 farmers and food processors on fruits and vegetable processing.
The Jigawa government says it has expended N500 million on provision of improved latrines in schools, hospitals, markets and motor parks across the state.
Kannywood actress, Hadiza Aliyu, known as Hadiza Gabon, on Wednesday dragged one Bala Musa, a civil servant, to a Magistrates’ court sitting at Daura road, Kaduna over alleged defamation of character.
Stakeholders in agricultural sector in Bauchi have urged the state government to scale up investment in irrigation farming to encourage food production.
One of the Nigeria’s leading cement providers, BUA, has revealed its plan to inaugurate a new cement plant in Sokoto State by January 2024.