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Woman beats step son to death in Kano The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Kano State, has arrested a 29-year-old housewife, Jamila Abubakar, over alleged murder of her stepson, Muhammad Bashir. Mr Shehu Umar, NAPTIP Zonal Commander in charge of Kano State, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency…
The National Economic Council (NEC) says 15 states will benefit from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding for education. The fund is part of measures to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the sector. Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced the states when he briefed State House correspondents after Thursday’s virtual NEC meeting….
Since the campaign started in July, there has been no rest for the two major candidates and their parties. By the time campaign ends on Thursday night, the two politicians and their teams would have visited the entire 192 wards in the state. From Ugbogui in Ovia north east local government area (LGA) to Lampese…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. His spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the president in a memo dated September 16, 2020, communicated his assent to the National Assembly through the Clerk of the legislature. The new Police Act repeals Cap. P19. Laws…
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Chief Dr. George Moghalu has said that all Maritime Agencies in the country are looking for ways to harmonize their operations. Moghalu stated this while briefing Newsmen at the end of All Heads of Maritime Agencies Monthly Meeting hosted by NIWA at the Authority’s Headquarters, on…
Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. According to a reliable source,the attacked took place on Thursday at about 1pm . The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a…
***advocates specific roles for Traditional Rulers to tackle insecurity The Senate has indicated that the vacuum of intelligence gathering at the grassroots created by the 1976 local government reform is responsible for the wave of insecurity bedeviling the Nation particularly in the Northern part of the country was They insisted that the removal of traditional rulers…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has requested that all banks in the country submit the statements of domiciliary accounts of some high profile individuals. The apex bank issued the directive in a September 15 letter signed by Z. Markus for the director of banking supervision. The affected individuals include Adebutu Kessington, a businessman popularly…
El-Rufai Signs Law On Death, Castration Of Rapists Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has signed into law the amended Penal Code Law 2020 that provides for stiff penalties for rape of a child including death, surgical castration for male convicts, and bilateral salpingectomy for female rapists. The state House of Assembly had last week Wednesday…
FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA STATEMENT I read with great consternation and disgust a statement purportedly issued byme on a so called outcome of the Gubernatorial election of Edo State. First, let me state emphatically that at no time did I issue any statement, verbal orwritten, on the fortunes of the APC, or any other Party, in…
