2021

Governor of Borno State Babagana Umara Zullum After receiving the monthly allocation(FAAC) lately yesternight’s Thursday 18th February 2021; from the FG orders the immediate payments of February salaries to the all civil servants in the state. The Governor urges all the Banks to deliver 24hrs services and makes sure that states, LG’s, Teachers and pensioners…

A Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed is dead. Mohammed, a medical doctor, was born in Dala, Kano State. There are speculations that he died of coronavirus complications. The deceased would be remembered for his comments – sometimes controversial – on national issues. He was a founding member of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in 1976…

•States’ helmsmen demand prosecution of criminals •To dedicate part of ECA to security Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Eromosele Abiodun and Nume Ekeghe The Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC) and Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has cautioned state governors to be more temperate in their utterances in order not to…

The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the sack of the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, for asking Nigerians to defend themselves against armed aggression by bandits and terrorists. The PDP made its position known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday. It described the Minister’s statement as reckless and a…

The Clerk, Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Amoka has warned the Clerks of local government councils against engaging in unconstitutional acts in the discharge of their duties. Alhaji Amoka handed down the warning on Wednesday at a workshop organised by the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in collaboration with a…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government for January. The amount is much higher than the N619billion shared in December or the N601 billion in November 2020. According to the communique released by the committee, the amount shared by the three tiers included cost of collection…

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 13 illegal dairies and water factories in Kumbotso and Nasarawa Local Government areas of Kano State. Its Kano State Coordinator, Mr Shaba Muhammad, said this on Wednesday in Kano during an inspection and enforcement exercise. Muhammad said the agency seized counterfeit water, milk…

No fewer than three persons lost their lives and 3,600 other displaced  in a fire incident in an Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp in Customs Area of Maiduguri. Yabawa Kolo, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, made this known to news men in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Ms Kolo said said that…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has Urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to convert existing Voting Points and Voting Point Settlements into Polling Units(PUs). This the forum expressed the believe would be practical and immediate measures to decongesting and expanding voter access to Polling Units.The Secretary-General of the ACF, Murtala Aliyu gave the indication while…