From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State government, led by Governor Dr. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, has restored electricity to Gwadabawa Local Government Area, which had been without power for years. The electrification projects are scheduled to be extended to the other two neighbouring local government areas of Illela and Gada in Sokoto East Senatorial district. Communities in the local government areas have witnessed power outages for many years due to the fall and damage of electricity equipment in the areas. The government’s efforts to improve the lives of citizens in all aspects led to the completion of the electricity…
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From Joseph Asegba, Yola The All Progressive Congress (APC) Adamawa State chapter has urged Nigerians to turn back on calls to protest against the President Ahmed Tinubu-led government that is aimed at throwing the country into anarchy. The call was made following the agitations by some Nigerians over the rising inflation and hardship faced by citizens. The APC stakeholders equally called on Nigerians to be wary of these people who had first place responsible for Nigeria’s woes urging the youth of such warmongers to remain peaceful, calm and law-abiding as President Tinubu is willing to address the critical challenges facing…
…N2b grants to poor, vulnerable From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Government has flagged off the livelihood component of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with the distribution of boats to fishermen and riverine communities of the state. Governor Bassey Otu while presenting the items to beneficiaries Thursday at Calabar Municipality headquarters, described the event as another milestone in his administration’s drive towards achieving food security through enhanced agricultural methods. “It is now time for the State Government to support those whose occupation is to harvest the marine resources because of their nearness to…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja In preparation ahead for the Edo State Governorship election scheduled to be held on the 21st of September 2024, the Training Department of the Electoral Institute (TEI) has commenced five days of training for Electoral Officers and Assistant Electoral Officers (Operations) and HODs on “Management of Elections.” A statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday said that the 5-day training was commenced on Monday 22nd – Friday 26th July, 2024. According to the statement, the objective of the training is to ensure participants understand the Strategic Managerial approach, Legal framework, Technological innovations, Processes and Procedures…
… Airport shut down From Joseph Asegba, Yola. A Yola International Airport has been sealed up following the disabled blockage of the runway by Max Airline for a double tyre burst. According to reports, the airline, Max Air’s flight NGL 1649, Boeing 737 with registration 5N-ABD with119 passengers on board and 6 crew members cleared to take off from Yola airport en-route Abuja as rear tyres burst at about 7:15 pm. One among the passengers who didn’t want his name media confirmed that as the airline was speeding for take-off, a loud sound suspected to be a tyre burst with…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola A twenty-five-year-old man has been apprehended by Adamawa state police command for allegedly stabbing to death of his friend in the Ganye. Usman was killed by his friend who robbed him of his belongings a motorcycle and the sum of Twenty thousand naira, N20,000 in Dage village of Ganye local government area of Adamawa state. The Adamawa state Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris said, “I have directed you for thorough and clinical investigation on the suspect, Yahaya Balarabe, a resident of Dage Village, Ganye Local Government Area. “It was said Balarabe accompanied the Victim to his…
…calls on citizens to support mothers to practice breastfeeding From Atiku Sarki, Abuja To raise and create awareness of good health and the outcome of breastfeeding on infants, young children mothers, families and the society at large, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with its Health Partners and other stakeholders has joined the rest of the World to observe and celebrate the week scheduled to hold between 1st to 7th August, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations in…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos To prevent future building collapses in the Plateau state, the state government has inaugurated a Technical Committee to investigate the recent collapse of the Saints Academy Jos two-storey building. The state governor, Barr. Caleb Manas seh Mutwang said the tragic event claimed the lives of students and staff and left many others injured. During the inauguration of the Committee at the Twin Theatre, New Government House Little Rayfield, Jos, Governor Mutfwang tasked the Committee to thoroughly investigate the causes of the collapse and examine the examination of all individuals involved in the construction and maintenance of…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar To boost it’s the economic potential of the state to a betterment Agriculture Senator Bassey’s Administration In line with his vision of extracting value from cash crops such as Cocoa, Coffee and Oil Palm, where Cross River has comparative advantage, key players in the Cocoa subsector have committed to exploring measures of repositioning the industry to a more productive and sustainable economy. The governor made the statement recently in Ikom during a two-day Stakeholders’ consultative meeting organized by the Multi-Stakeholder Committee for Cocoa, Coffee and Oil Palm Strategic Plan development in collaboration with one of…
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni has declared that the people of the state would not participate in any protests in whatsoever name but support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in its strive to improve the economy, security, and other developmental challenges facing the nation. The Governor also urged the people to take advantage of the laudable agricultural empowerment scheme of the state government, to ensure food security and economic development in the state and the country. Gov. Buni made the declaration during the launching of the mega agricultural empowerment programme by President Bola Ahmed…