THE Police Force Gombe State Command has confirmed the death of two children following a stampede at the Gombe main Eid Ground. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued late on Sunday in Gombe. According to Abdullahi, the incident occurred at about 10:45 a.m. at the exit gate of the Eid Ground, immediately after the conclusion of Eid prayers. “The stampede was caused by inadequate exit access, as a large crowd, primarily women and children, rushed to leave the venue. “The situation, worsened by intense heat, led to the unfortunate incident,” he said. He said…
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AT least nine people lost their lives in a fatal road crash on Sunday morning along the Malumfashi-Kafur Road in Katsina State. The Katsina State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Aliyu Ma’aji, confirmed the accident, describing it as a lone accident involving a Hummer bus carrying 20 passengers. Ma’aji said, “Nine passengers died on the spot, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.” Preliminary investigations attributed the crash to “speeding and loss of control.” The FRSC commander urged motorists to exercise caution, warning against speeding, overloading, and reckless…
KATSINA State Governor, Dikko Radda, has lost his mother. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the late matriarch will be laid to rest by 4:00pm in Radda Village, Katsina State. “We offer our deepest condolences and pray that Allah grants Hajiya Safara’u eternal peace in Jannatul Firdaus,” the statement stated. He said Hajiya Safara’u departed this world last night at the age of 93, describing her as a woman of remarkable strength and dignity with wisdom flowed from decades of lived experience. According to him, beyond being…
THE wife of slained Katsina commissioner for science and technology , Binta Rabe Nasir and his childhood friend, Yushau Abubakar Mani have refused to enter defence and had ran to the Court of Appeal News Point Nigeria gathered. This newspaper reported that the deceased’s wife, Binta Rabe Nasir and his childhood friend, Yushau Abubakar Mani were arrested, arraigned before a Magistrate Court and remanded in custody as prime suspects in the murder of the former commissioner. Binta and Yusha’u had been standing trial along side four others before High Court of Justice, Katsina since his murder on December, 9th 2021.…
A YET to be identified disease has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA). Some students of the university, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity since the institution has not made an official statement, revealed that four students mysteriously died last week, while another passed away on Sunday after falling sick overnight. A source explained that officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the university last week for an awareness campaign on the dangers of meningitis. However, they did not confirm whether meningitis was responsible…
USMANU Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has fired three senior employees for breaking the school’s code of conduct attributed to gross misconduct, including result alteration, sexual harassment, and abscondment from duty. The dismissal was approved during the university’s 171st regular meeting on March 12, 2025, according to the spokesperson, Ismail Yauri. Yauri said the disciplinary action was in line with UDUS’s stringent “zero tolerance” policy for unethical behaviour. “The affected persons have already been served notice of the dismissal,” Yauri said. “This decision underscores the institution’s dedication to maintaining academic integrity and ensuring a safe environment for both staff and students.”
AIRSTRIKES by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft have killed two bandits kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, including 20 of their fighters in Zamfara State. The bandits were killed in their hideouts at Unguwar Goga hillforest in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, said the “precision airstrikes were executed in early hours of March 13, after careful and actionable intelligence.” The statement reads: “ The strike advancing purposeful lethality, destroyed the fortified camps of notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga, neutralising…
THE 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, at the Ramat House in Bauchi State on Thursday. The purpose of the visit has not yet been disclosed. Both Obi and Mohammed are engaged in closed-door discussions and are expected to address journalists after the meeting. Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, is expected to brief journalists alongside Obi after the meeting. The 2023 presidential election saw former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, clinch victory…
THE Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday said it rescued 30 victims of kidnap and recovered 92 rustled sheep and goats alongside 2 cows in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, in a statement noted that at about 1am on Wednesday, information was received at the Faskari Divisional Police Headquarters that some suspected armed bandits in their numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked Unguwar Sarkin Fulani, Dutsen Dadi via Tafoki village in Faskari LGA, kidnapping 30 residents while rustling 2 cows, 92 sheep, and goats in the process. He said that upon receipt…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier Tuesday, visited the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, in his office in Abuja. The visit is part of the Governor’s continued efforts to engage with key federal institutions, stakeholders, and partners to attract developmental projects to Gombe State. The engagement with the Health Minister, which was aimed at strengthening the working relationship between the two leaders, provided an opportunity for the Governor to reiterate his profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the takeover and conversion of the General Hospital Kumo into a Federal…
THE Kebbi State Government has confirmed that 26 people have died from a suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Aliero, Gwandu, and Jega local government areas. Cerebrospinal meningitis is a serious infection that causes inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses and can spread from person to person. Symptoms include fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. If not treated quickly, it can lead to serious complications or death. This was confirmed by the state Commissioner for Health, Musa Ismaila, during a press briefing…
THE Taraba Government says the state’s deputy governor Aminu Alkali has been away for medical reasons but will resume duty soon. Alkali has been away since November 2024, raising concerns among stakeholders in and outside the state. But in a briefing after the Taraba Executive Council Meeting on Monday, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Zainab Usman said the deputy governor was hit by a stroke. According to Zainab, the stroke affected the deputy governor’s ability to talk but said Alkali is recuperating and intends to resume soon. She said, ”Sometimes around November last year, his excellency had an…
IN what appeared to be a reprisal following the killing of their leader, Maigemu, by a combined security force in Kebbi, suspected Lakurawa terrorists on Sunday attacked Birnin Dede village, killing 13 people. According to a source, the assailants also set at least eight villages on fire near Birnin Dede, all within the Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The source explained that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the killing of the Lakurawa leader by security forces. He added that the attackers spared only one village, which was guarded by the Army. “We seek protection from…
THE Minister of State for Works, Rt. Hon. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, Esq. has flagged off the distribution of the annual Ramadan package to households in Goronyo Local Government Area (L.G.A.), to complement the efforts of both the Federal and State Governments, especially during this holy month of Ramadan. The items distributed include bags of parboiled rice, millet, maize, and cash gifts worth more than one hundred and fifty million (150) million Naira. The beneficiaries, including party stalwarts, religious leaders, and members of trade unions, as well as security agencies, cut across the entire eleven (11) wards of the L.G.A. Other…
THE Federal Government has converted the Gombe State government-owned General Hospital, Kumo, into a Federal Medical Centre. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, in a statement, on Sunday, said the Kumo Federal Medical Centre is the second federal medical institution in the state, after the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe, the capital. According to him, the federal government had earlier upgraded the Gombe Medical center into the Federal Teaching Hospital from the initial medical centre He disclosed that the Kumo Federal Medical Centre Kumo, will serve as a tertiary health hospital, contribute to the training of medical personnel, and boost health care…
TARABA state governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has said that women will continue to be the focus of his administration in terms of opportunities, empowerment, and inclusiveness. According to a statement by the Special Adviser, Media, and Digital Communications to the Governor, Emmanuel Bello, the Governor noted that his administration has the highest number of women in the cabinet in the history of the state as a demonstration of his faith in women’s leadership capacity. Consequently, Dr. Kefas commended Taraba women for their diligence and commitment in their various calling, stressing that they are the true champions at the home front.…
A COMBINED team of security operatives, including vigilantes, has killed a senior Lakurawa terrorist, Maigemu, in Kebbi State. The Director of Security, AbdulRahman Usman Zagga, confirmed this to journalists in a statement on Friday. He said Maigemu was neutralized on Thursday in Kuncin Baba, a remote area in Arewa Local Government known for its challenging terrain. The operation followed a fierce gun battle between him and security operatives. This development comes just a week after Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu), visited Bagiza and Rausa Kade communities in Arewa Local Government to condole with residents over the killing of…
NO fewer than four students residing at the Paris Quarters behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State, have been abducted by suspected bandits. A resident told our correspondent on Sunday that the incident took place on Sunday at about 2:20 a.m when the hoodlums in their numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons including AK-47 rifles, invaded the area in disguise and whisked away four female students. Although the police spokesman in the state, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, and government officials were yet to respond to inquiries by our correspondent, it was gathered that security operatives were immediately mobilised to the scene…
BAUCHI State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Alhaji Nuru Isah, for allegedly using a cane to strike his wife,Wasila Abdullahi, to death. The incident happened near Government Girls College, Fadamam, Mada Area, Bauchi. The Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, on Sunday, said, “On the March 1, 2025, at about 11:30 00PM, the Bauchi State Police Command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam Mada Area, Bauchi. “This unfortunate event arose from a misunderstanding between one Alh Nuru Isah, aged 50, a business man at…
IN a concerted effort to support the less privileged and vulnerable during the holy month of Ramadan, the Gombe State Government has launched a statewide distribution of essential food items to provide much-needed relief, ease economic hardship, and enable greater spiritual devotion during this sacred period. The essential food items for distribution include 30,355 bags of rice, 6,880 bags of maize, 3,360 bags of millet, 2,880 bags of sugar, 3,380 cartons of spaghetti, and 2,688 gallons of vegetable oil. Flagging off the distribution exercise, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people of…