By Usman Gwadabe As the four days stay in Madinah comes to an end, the first batch that ware airlfted from Kebbi State have commenced moving to Makkah. According to a statement issued by Hajiya Suwaiba Ahmad, one of the NAHCON officials in Madinah said already vehicles transporting them have moved to Makkah. Meanwhile , the Accommodation Team headed by Abdulqadir Abubakar Oloyin also met with the services providers to ensure their preparedness to accommodate the in coming pilgrims to their respective houses. One of the team members, Barr. Ada Fauziyah Adam warned that sanctions ranging from revocation or cancellation…
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From Atiku Sarki, Abuja In a landmark judgment, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted Dr. Anuoluwapo Funmilayo Adepoju and MedContour Services Limited on all five counts of obstructing an investigation by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The Court was on Friday convicted Dr. Adepoju and MedContour Services on all five counts including failing to comply with Investigation summons, withholding documents and obstructing the investigation. In a statement signed and issued to news men at the weekend in Abuja by the Acting Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
From Joseph Asegba,Yola Adamawa state police command has arrested a woman in practice of witchcraft by burning her co wives children hands. The 23-year-old Rachel Geoffrey got to police net for burning the hands of two children of her co wife in the state. According to police, Rachael in residing at the Federal Housing Estate in Girei Local Government Areas which inflicted serious injuries on Genesis Geoffrey seven-years and Ijadai Geoffrey, three years. The children’s mother was said to have separated with her husband who is the victims father. Racheal was alleged to have cooked rice and kept it for…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Suspected Armed bandits have gained entrance to the home of Vanguard Newspaper Correspondent, Ike Uche Chukwu in Cross River State but did not harm him or his wife. The incident happened on Tuesday morning when Ike and his newly married wife were still sleeping. Narrating his frightful experience, to our correspondent in calabar Mr. Chukwu said the robbers effortlessly dismantled his burglary proofs and gained access to his apartment. “I did not hear when the boys gained access, I believe they had master keys which they used to gain access into my apartment. “We were…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state on Friday joined his North West counterparts on advocacy meeting with the officials of United Nations in Abuja. Those at the meeting along side Gov. Yusuf are Governors of Kaduna state, Uba Sani; Katsina state, Ummaru Dikko Radda; Jigawa state, Mohammad Namadi; Zamfara state, Dauda Lawan Dare and the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State who represented the Governor. The Governors’ meeting with officials of the United Nations was compelled by unfolding developmental challenges bedeviling the states within the region and the urgent need to solicit for international interventions in the region across critical…