From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Kogi State Government has expressed commitment to roll out more impactful health initiatives to improve the health of the citizenry. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo stated this at the Government House, Lokoja, on Friday while flagging off the distribution of Two (2) Hilux Vans and Forty-two (42) motorcycles for the HIV/AIDS – TB Elimination Programme in the State. Represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Salami Ozigi, Governor Ododo disclosed that deliberate health policies and programmes were being put in place to improve the health indices. Governor Ododo further applauded the Global…
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From Umar Danladi Ado The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abdullahi Idris-Zuru as Special Adviser to the governor on Communication and Strategy. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor disclosed this in a statement issued to Journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. The statement said that the appointment letter was signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida. While assuring that the appointment was purely based on merit, the statement said it expected the appointee to show total commitment, devotion, a high sense of responsibility and…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided food and household items to victims of banditry in Danja and Bakori local government areas of Katsina State. The items worth over N70 million were distributed to over 700 affected families. Speaking at the occasion, Member House of Representatives for Bakori/Danja Constituency, Hon Balarabe Dabai, commended the agency for its assistance to the victims. Dabai said the items were donated after he forwarded a passionate appeal to the agency to assist the victims. He lamented the increased attacks on communities by bandits in his constituency, saying the…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Government has sponsored 115 legal counsel to attend the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual conference. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi, disclosed this while addressing pressmen at EKo Hotel Ikoyi Lagos. Barr. Dederi stated that the administration of Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf focuses on building a robust legal system to position the state as a leader in legal services, driving excellence and innovation in the sector. The commissioner highlighted that the state government has graciously provided state counsel with robe and medical fitness allowances, conference and practising fees,…
…Seeks collaboration By Usman Usman Garba The newly appointed Kano State Commissioner of Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (rtd) has said that the ministry will work closely with security agencies to ensure a more secure environment for all residents. The commissioner made this known when he paid familiarization visits to the Nigeria Air Force, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Police Command, Department of Security Services and Cooperate Security Training Institute Gabasawa. Gen. Idris disclosed that the visit was aimed at introducing himself and the ministry to the heads of security agencies in the…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State government has disputed claims of viral video and on social media that it has sold and reallocated shops within the Eid Ground at Kofar Mata. The Managing Director, State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) Arch. Ibrahim Yakubu, stated this while addressing journalists at his office yesterday. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to these misleading reports. “The government has not sold or reallocated any part of the Eid Ground.” He revealed that the areas in question are outside the Eid Ground, which is ‘Yan Tebura around IBB Way and ‘Yan Robobi around…
By Usman Usman Garba The Kano Ministerial Committee was set up to investigate the alleged fraud of financial mismanagement at Kano Capital School and has submitted its final report with recommendations aimed at addressing issues affecting the smooth operation of the school. Recall that on 21st March 2024, an 11-member committee under the leadership of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Hajiya Kubra Imam, was set up to investigate the long-existing problems associated with financial mismanagement and other staff claims at Kano Capital School. Receiving the report from the committee in his office, Kano State Commissioner of Education Alhaji Umar…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set to hold a state congress to elect new executive members, as announced in a statement by Comrade Usman Okai Austin, the head of media for the state congress. The upcoming congress aims to fill vacant positions from the state chairmanship down to the youth leadership. In the statement, the party expressed its commitment to reclaiming power in Kogi State, positioning itself as a major political force and the leading opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP urged former members who…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmad, will on Saturday, 21 September 2024, turban as ‘Dujuman Katsina’ a revered and famed chieftaincy title from the old Borno empire by the Katsina Emirate Council. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Sardauna Francis, says the lawmaker will be honoured with the traditional title by the Emir of Katsina, Dr Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, at a turbaning ceremony to be held at the Emir’s Palace in Katsina, the state capital. The statement said the conferment of the first-of-its-kind chieftaincy title…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Mukhtar Tarbutu, has called on members and affiliates of the union to pray for the release of its National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who was recently invited by the Nigerian Police Force. Tarbutu made the appeal on Thursday in Damaturu while addressing a gathering of NLC members and affiliates in the state. He said the union had received a directive from the national headquarters to mobilize members to police headquarters in their respective states in solidarity with Ajaero. However, in Yobe State, the NLC…