By Rabiu Sanusi As the Muslim faithful globally celebrates the new Islamic year 1446 today, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the symbolic occasion of witnessing another Islamic year. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of General Media and Publicity to Governor Malam Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa The governor’s felicitation was conveyed in a statement made available to newsmen by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa in Kano. The Governor admonished Muslims in the state to use this day (Sunday, the first day in the Islamic calendar) and…
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From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Katsina State Council condemned the kidnapping of two members of correspondents and some members of their families yesterday in Kaduna state. A statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the chapel, Yusuf Ibrahim and Zubairu Idris, respectively, stressed the need for all tiers of government to intensify efforts in addressing the insecurity. “The abduction of the correspondents of The Nation Newspapers and Blueprint Newspapers together with their family members at their residences in the Danhono area of Kaduna metropolis, further revealed the magnitude…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have decided to embark on industrial actions beginning tomorrow Monday 8th, July 2024, where all the branches of the two Unions hold a general meeting to sensitize their members on the insensitivity of the Government to their plights, follow a one day protest scheduled to hold on Tuesday 9th, then a national protest to hold on the 18th July 2024, after which the Joint Action Committee (JAC) will meet to announce a date when the strike action will…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has said that his administration will soon start supporting businessmen with financial support to boost their business. He gave the assurance Sunday afternoon while receiving an ‘Award of Excellence’ presented to him by the Zumunta Furniture Kofar Taramniya. He added that the financial support is geared towards boosting trade and commerce for the socio-economic growth of the state. The Governor further said revamping the economy of Sokoto state is one of his administration’s nine-point agenda aimed at reducing redundancy, idleness as well as youth restiveness. “We have done…
From Mustapha Saye, Kaduna Bandits stormed the Danhonu community in Kaduna State on Saturday night, abducting two journalists, and their families, and leaving a trail of terror. The victims include Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna State Council, and AbdulRaheem Aodu, a reporter for Blueprint Newspaper. The bandits, who came in large numbers, shot sporadically and scaled fences to gain access to the homes. They shattered doors and windows, removing burglar bars to take their victims. The families of the journalists, including wives and children, were also taken. The Kaduna…
By Rabiu Sanusi Determined to improve the quality of services and in tandem with best global practices, the management of Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV) has procured and distributed equipment to departments and units of the television station. During performing the distribution at the station’s headquarters, the acting managing director, Hajiya Hajiya Hauwa Isah Ibrahim said the gesture was borne out of the management’s drive to equip the station with modern facilities for optimal performance. “Since assumption, I have been working with the management team to uplift the performance of the station through various initiatives one of which was the provision…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has presented high-yielding seed cane to the Golden Sugar Company Ltd (GSC) located in Sunti, Niger state, ahead of the 2024 /2025 planting season. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday indicating that the presentation was made as part of efforts to empower sugar operators to step up production and support the implementation of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) II especially the attainment of self-sufficiency in sugar production. The sugarcane variety which was requested by the GSC was presented to the company at…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja Grand Kadi, Kogi State Sharia Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Abdulkareem Aruwa has appealed to the State Government to establish a Produce and Price Control Agency. Justice Aruwa appealed while felicitating with Muslims on the occasion of the 1446AH Islamic New Year message in Lokoja. The Grand Kadi while congratulating Muslim Ummah for witnessing the occasion, said the call became necessary in other to alleviate the hardship and remove from Kogi State the tag of “the most costly State in Nigeria. He also urged Traditional Rulers and Religious Leaders across the State to set up…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Worried about the hardship being experienced by the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), as a result of security challenges, the Danish Refugees Council (DRC) in partnership with a Sokoto-based NGO, the Asattahir International Foundation (AIF) has distributed relief materials to over 1,600 displaced persons in the Isa Local Government Area in the State. The materials, distributed 7,775, items that including mattresses, blankets, water containers, food utensils, plates, cups, soap, toothpaste, and clothing to the displaced Persons so to improve their well-being. The leader of the foundation, Alhaji Sayeed Ali, said that over 1,600 people in Isa…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has warned Local Government and Local Government Education Authority officials who tampered with the N30,000 Sallah gifts given to the workers in the state to return the diverted funds or face serious consequences. A statement issued on Sunday by Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to the governor said Aliyu gave the warning on Friday while addressing a mammoth crowd of well-wishers and supporters at the Government House, Sokoto. He expressed dismay over the nefarious attitude of some finance officers especially at the local government level who denied their staff the…