Ex-Katsina LG Chair lands in trouble for allegedly abetting bandits
By Bashir Bello A former Caretaker Chairman of Jibia local government in Katsina State, Alhaji Haruna Musa Mota has landed in trouble for allegedly abetting activities of bandits in the state. Spokesperson of the police, SP Gambo Isah confirmed the arrest of the former Chairman to newsmen in the state. SP Isah said the culprit was arrested […]
Robbery suspect in NSCDC uniform arrested in Ogun
…“I stole the uniform from a parked vehicle”- suspect By Evelyn Usman A robbery suspect who had been terrorizing students of the Onabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State , has been arrested in full uniform of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC. Recovered from him were telephones, laptop and items stolen from the […]
Nigeria records 28,876 tobacco smoking-related deaths annually— Research
Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that a research it conducted had revealed that 28,876 deaths related to tobacco smoking are recorded annually in Nigeria. Mr Marco Castradori, a Research Associate with the CSEA, revealed this, on Monday, in Kano, at the report dissemination workshop on the health burden […]
Consumer protection council confiscate fake, expired drugs worth N200m in Kano
By Bashir Bello Kano State Consumer Protection Council, KSCPC, has on Monday confiscated fake and expired drugs worth over N200 million in the state. The Council under the leadership Hon. Dr. Baffa Babba Dan’agundi who doubles as the Manageng Director, KAROTA made the seizure following a raid on a building where the drugs were stored […]
FG to build three new sea ports – Amaechi
By Davies Iheamnachor The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has disclosed that the Federal Government would construct three new sea ports across the country, no nation can celebrate efficient transportation without good sea ports. The Minister dislcosed this while delivering the 2021 Founders’ Lecture, at the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, on the topic, ‘The […]
Kaduna attacks: KADSEMA begins assessment of IDPs in Kajuru, Birnin Gwari
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), says it has begun assessment of Internally Displaced Persons from recent bandits’ attacks in Kajuru and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. Abubakar Hassan, Executive Secretary KADSEMA, stated this on Monday in an interview with Newsmen in Kaduna Recall that bandits on Saturday, attacked two […]
