Month: September 2017

  By Aaron Ossai, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has stressed the need for effective and responsible opposition to ensure the sustenance of democracy and good governance in Africa. He also made case for a hybrid constitutional system that would draw from the benefits of the presidential and parliamentary systems…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A vigilante group at Bakin Kura quarters in the Bauchi metropolis has arrested one Safiya Aminu a butcher, for allegedly selling meat of dead animals as fresh meat to unsuspecting public. Parading the suspect before journalists in Bauchi, the ‘discipline officer’ of the group, Yakubu Ibrahim said the arrest followed…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The wife of the President Hajiya Aisha Mohammadu Buhari the founder of Future Assured Programme has began a week-long skills acquisition training of 1000 women and youth in Bauchi state. The Women and Youth will be trained on various skills such as Beautification, (face, body, Gele and tying) Baking, Tie…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Bauchi state government has plant over 62,200 trees as part of measures to protect the environment from desert encroachment and erosion in the state. Speaking during the launching of 2017 tree planting campaign held at Zaki Local Government Area of the state, Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar warned people who fell…

  By Steve Oni, Ilorin. The Kwara state government has restricted the movement of two frontline traditional rulers in the state to their domains for three months The monarchs will also forfeit three months salaries. The affected traditional rulers are the Alofa of Ilofa, Oba Samuel Dada and the Olota of Odo Owa, Oba Toba…

  BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Irked by the reoccurrence of boat mishap and the high attendant causality rate, Niger State government is to establish inland waterways transport agency to regulate the operation of the sector for safety and efficiency. The state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this when he paid a condolence visits to…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Chief Imam, Jodan Friday Mosque, Kofar Dumi Quarters in Bauchi metropolis, Alhaji Rabi’u Shehu has appealed to the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the rising cases of insecurity in the Southeast currently posing danger signal to the corporate existence of Nigeria. Imam Rabi’u Shehu…

  By Sule  Aliyu,  Bauchi Bauchi State government has ensured the motivation, retention and retraining of front line health workers for effective and quality health service delivery, just as it has completed the accreditation processes of nurses and midwives in State College of Nursing and Midwifery which commenced academic activities this year. Governor Mohammed Abdullahi…

  By MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Over N1.2 billion has been earmarked for 859,480 pupils in public schools in Niger state in the federal government school feeding programme. The School feeding Project Manager, Attahiru Musa Abubakar who disclosed this in Minna during training for cooks who will be engaged for the project said that the project…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state government has confirmed two cases of yellow fever in Oro-Ago axis of Ifelodun local government area of the state.  The state Commissioner for Health, Hon. Sulaiman Alege while confirming the development during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital said the two cases were identified after…