From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The newly posted zonal Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ali Baba, has been assured of the necessary support and cooperation needed to undertake his assignment successfully under his command. Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko gave the assurance when the Zonal Commander paid him a courtesy visit at his Gawon Nama residence area, Sokoto, to formally introduce himself as newly posted to Sokoto State. A statement issued by Bashar Abubakar SA Media and Publicity to Senator stated that Wamakko told the Commander that Sokoto is one of the peaceful states that honour all the Heads…
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By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman A wave of protests has swept across the Niger Delta State in response to a significant increase in fuel prices. Residents and activists are expressing growing discontent and frustration over the economic burden imposed by the rising fuel prices. DW Hausa Service reports that a cross-section of the protesters has been sighted blocking major streets of the state including the road that links Warri and Sapele. Nigerians woke up on Tuesday to see a change in the pump prices, from around N600 to N855/litre, M918/litre and above, depending on the area of purchase at NNPC stations…
.…FG denies ordering NNPCL to raise the price From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja Against the backdrop of a new increase in petrol price, marketers have adopted a wide range of price differentials nationwide with petrol stations owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, among the highest pump prices. While The Triumph learnt that the latest upward adjustment has fixed the base price at N855 per litre, NNPCL retail stations, especially in Abuja, are selling at N997, the second highest to some independent marketers selling at N1,018. But outside Abuja and Lagos, some independent marketers were selling as high…
From Christiana Gokyo Jos The Plateau State Government has awarded contracts for the construction of 55 new secondary schools across the state. Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of the state said the project, under the Plateau State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), funded by the World Bank, is a crucial investment in improving the learning environment for secondary students. The contract signing ceremony, held at the Twin Theatre, New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, marked a significant step in the governor’s commitment to transforming the state’s educational infrastructure. He added that the projects are designed to empower the…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has led senators to Katsina State for the funeral prayer of the late Hajiya Dada, the mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, who passed away on Monday. Hajiya Dada, who was also the mother of the late Shehu Musa Yar’adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abdulhamid Malam-Madori; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education, TetFund, Senator Muntari Dandutse; and the Chairman of…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, arrived at Sultan Abubakar All International Airport, Sokoto, Tuesday. Bello, who was accompanied by the Nigerian Army Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, was received at Sokoto State. They are in Sokoto in preparation to plush out terrorists and armed bandits in the region that comprises Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states. It could be recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Defence Minister of State, the Chief of Defence Staff and other military chiefs to move to Sokoto, which is the…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola No fewer than 500 people have benefited from an empowerment programme of N60,000 each and farming inputs. Hon. Abubakar Babazango, a member representing Yola North, Yola South and Girei Federal Constituency of Adamawa state, said in fulfilment of his campaign promises, he empowers 500 people with N60,000 each, 500 bags of fertilizer and thousands of agricultural farming inputs. Also, in the empowerment program, he trained over 500 people, both men and women, in various skills, including animal rearing in modern techniques. This is part of Hon. Babazango’s efforts to promote self-sufficiency and economic growth to the…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Katsina State Government has set up a nine-member Committee to investigate the remote and immediate cause of the fire incident at the governor’s office. In a statement issued to newsmen by the Director of the Press office of the Secretary to the Government of the state, Abdullahi Aliyu Yar’Adua said the inferno that occurred last Monday damaged the mini chamber attached to the governor” ‘s office. The statement said the Committee’s term of reference includes finding out the cause of the fire incidence and the extent of the damage. Other terms of reference include identifying…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina Hajia Dada Yar’adua, the mother of late Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, passed away peacefully in Katsina, her hometown. The Triumph gathered the deceased dead at Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina on Monday evening after a brief illness. Aged 102, the news of her demise was confirmed by family sources. The family is expected to announce funeral rites later. Yar’adua served as the President of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He was succeeded by his vice, Goodluck Jonathan, who became the acting President and was later elected President.
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The students of Adamawa State Polytechnic went on a peaceful protest over power failure and water scarcity. The state polytechnic is situated on one of the major streets of the capital at Aminu Galadima Way, where students were carrying sticks and green leaves, also complained of lack of access to the management to lay their complaints. The students took over the front of the main gate of the polytechnic which lies by the major road linking Jimeta, headquarters of Yola North LGA, with Yola 5own, headquarters of Yola South LGA. Some students who decided to comment…