THE Chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON, has on Wednesday, joined the Vice President of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima and other officials for the foundation laying ceremony of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Head Office in Maiduguri. Speaking at the event, Governor Inuwa Yahaya said since its inception, the NEDC has been playing a pivotal role in supporting the six states of the sub-region especially in addressing critical infrastructure deficits, intervention in agriculture, education and several other initiatives. The NSGF Chairman applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim…
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ARMED men suspected to be bandits have killed six people and abducted many others at a village in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The gunmen were said to have stormed Tudun Doki village at about 1:30 am on Sallah day. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Sokoto, Ahmed Rufa’i, confirmed the attack. He said six bodies have been retrieved so far, but the police have yet to ascertain the number of abducted persons.
A COMBINED effort of the security agencies, led by the Officers and men of 2 Battalion under I Division of Nigeria Army, Kaduna, has led to the rescue of one of the remaining two prospective corps members kidnapped in Zamfara in August last year. With this, a total of seven out of the eight corps members have been rescued. A statement by Director, Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, said efforts are still ongoing, to secure the safe release of the remaining male prospective corps member, who is still in custody of the kidnappers. Speaking on the rescue, the Director…
THE Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission has declared that All Progressives Congress (APC) won all 17 chairmanship seats and 178 councillor positions in the just concluded local government elections. Announcing the winners after the collation of all results, the Chairman of the Commission, Dr Mamman Mohammed, explained that other political parties participated but could not win at any level. The state electoral umpire is expected to present certificates of return to the winners while their swearing-in by Governor Mai Mala Buni would be at a later date. Governor Buni had while voting at his home town said his concept when…
GOVERNOR Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state has handed over power to his deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur, and embarked on a trip to Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj exercise. This newspaper reports that Zulum joined 1,815 Borno pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. During an emergency session on Friday, Speaker of the Borno House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulkareem Lawan, announced that the governor was on 28-day vacation. According to the speaker, the deputy governor would be in charge of governance from 10th June to 8th July, 2024. He noted that the formal notice was in compliance with provisions of section…
IN a strategic move to address key developmental challenges, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya , CON has initiated a partnership with the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) to unlock new opportunities in line with his vision of a prosperous and sustainable future for Gombe state. During a round table discussion with the AMCI officials led by the Director-General, Ambassador Mohamed Methqal in continuation of his trade and investment mission to the North African country, Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed commitment to leveraging international partnerships to drive socio-economic growth. He emphasized the importance of collaboration between his government and the agency in…
THIRTY people are feared dead following fresh multiple attacks by armed bandits on several villages in Dutsinma and Safana local government areas (LGAs) of Katsina State. Dutsinma and Safana are two of the frontline LGAs where activities of bandits have been on the increase despite security agencies and government interventions to decimate insurgency in the areas. Eyewitnesses told this newspaper on Friday that the affected villages, thirteen in number, were attacked in the evening hours of Tuesday 4th June 2024. They identified the villages as Dogon Ruwa, Sabon Gari Unguwar Banza, Tashar Kawai Mai Zurfi, Sanawar Kurecen Dutsi, Unguwar Bera,…
THE Zamfara State Police Command has arrested high-profile persons including a member of the State House of Assembly, and a former local government chairman in connection with banditry in the state. Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Muhammad Dalijan, revealed this while hosting the officer in charge of the Counterterrorism Unit, under the United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Thomas Parker, at the command headquarters in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. He did not mention the names of the high-profile persons arrested in connection with the crime. CP Dalijan also appealed to the United Nations, to help establish…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has charged the state’s intending pilgrims to use their spiritual journey to the Holy Land to pray for the state and the country to overcome the enormous socio-economic challenges facing its citizens. The governor gave the charge during a farewell address to the state’s intending pilgrims at the Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board office. Speaking on the current socioe-conomic realities in the country, Governor Inuwa Yahaya urged the pilgrims to intensify prayers for Allah’sintervention. “Intensify prayers for yourselves, Gombe State, and Nigeria for Allah’s intervention in the current situation. Specifically, pray for…
THE Katsina State Government has stressed the need for the Federal Government, to support the security agencies in the state with sophisticated weapons to fight bandits and other criminal elements terrorising the state. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Danmusa, made the call on Monday night shortly after attending an emergency security meeting with stakeholders chaired by the state governor, Malam Dikko Radda. He said that the state government had realised, that bandits disturbing the peace of the state, now use more sophisticated weapons such as the RPG, citing an occurrence where one of the…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has flagged off the Tumfure Road Projects in Gombe Metropolis as part of activities to commemorate his fifth-year anniversary in office. The highly anticipated 11-kilometer Tumfure road network is the first of its kind in the area’s history since the creation of Gombe State in 1996. Governor Inuwa said his government would continue to execute projects that have a direct bearing on the lives of ordinary people. “Many administrations have come and gone without constructing a meter of road here, but our administration is today flagging off the construction of an 11-kilometer road…
SIX Boko Haram members, including a terrorist commander, Adamu Muhammad, known as Abu Busara, have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).’ The insurgents gave up their terrorist activities and handed themselves over to the military on Thursday, May 23. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the MNJTF’s Chief Military Public Information Officer Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, identified the terrorist commander as Adamu Mohammed. He also listed other terrorists as Isah Ali, 18 years old; Hassan Modu, 18 years old; Nasir Idris, 23 years old escort for the Commander of Jubillaram Usman Rash; Abba Aji, 21…
GOVERNOR Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON, has sworn-in a new Commissioner and 22 Special Advisers in his consistent drive towards transforming Gombe into an enviable one among Nigerian States. Shortly after performing the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Inuwa Yahaya charged the new appointees to work harmoniously and assiduously towards achieving the goals of his administration, saying good governance must be provided for the development of Gombe state and the well being of its citizens. “Your appointment is a call to service, in order to help navigate the affairs of our state through turbulent waters, and not an invitation to political luxury and…
THE Nigeria Police Force has announced the rescue of the two daughters of Aminu Ardo, a member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, who were abducted in November 2022. Announcing the rescue of the victims in Abuja, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, stated that the rescue was made possible through the collaborative efforts of various security agencies, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. According to the police, the children were initially abducted with their mother and other siblings, but the mother managed to escape during the rainy season of 2023 with two of her…
THE Adamawa Government said it has recorded no fewer than 838 cases of measles and 49 deaths in the state. Dr James Jacob, Director, Disease Control and Immunisation, disclosed this to newsmen in Yola on Tuesday. He said, so far no fewer than 13,084 children were vaccinated and the cases of the disease have now reduced. According to him, the success recorded so far was as a result of political will by the top government officials in the state. He said that there was no new case as of last week but active search cases were still ongoing. Jacob called…
TROOPS of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sub Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended six suspected kidnappers in separate operations carried out within Taraba State two of whom attempted to bribe them with N2m. The operations were carried out on the 19th of May 2024. Acting on a tip-off, troops from the 93 Battalion Sub-Sector 3B OPWS, stationed at Forward Operating Base Wukari, carried out a raid in Chinkai Village of Wukari Local Government Area. In a statement, Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Oni Olubodunde, said the raid led to the apprehension of two individuals identified…
VICE-PRESIDENT Kashim Shettima on Saturday arrived Bauchi to inaugurate the 15th Edition North-East Joint Domestic Trade Fair and other viable projects in the state. Mr Shettima, who landed at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, at about 10:25 am was received by governors Bala Mohammed, Babagana Zulum and Ahmadu Fintiri of Bauchi, Borno and Adamawa. Others are Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Agbu Kefas of Taraba and Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State as well as hundreds of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and People’s Democratic Party, PDP, supporters. Mr Shettima is expected to inaugurate the remodelled Government House,…
THE North-East Governors’ Forum has expressed concern over the neglect of the North-East in the allocation of federal government capital projects, particularly the poor state of road and railway infrastructure along the economic corridors that link the zone to the rest of the country. The forum called on the federal government to prioritize the reconstruction of these critical infrastructure projects. It also noted with dismay the prolonged power blackout experienced by the zone and the nonchalant attitude of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in addressing the issue. In response, the forum resolved to set up a regional solar power…
NO fewer than 200 people have been killed by a dangerous humid heat that has been experienced from the 1st to 13th of this month in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Residents who spoke to our correspondent complained about a combination of high temperatures and relatively humid air, causing an approximate 47 to 50 degrees centigrade, which experts describe as a danger level, saying such could cause high risk of heat cramps and exhaustion. Unofficial records at the Yola Cemetery Corporation (YCC), located in Damare area of the capital city, put the death toll from the unusually experienced excessive heat…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, is currently in Bauchi, participating in the 10th North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) meeting alongside his colleagues from the subregion. The meeting, chaired by Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, is a platform fir the NE Governors to exchange views on strategies and share best practices to address the pressing issues facing the North East as well as improve the quality of life for residents of the zone. In his opening remarks, Governor Zulum reiterated the commitment of the North East Governors to tackle the subregion’s challenges. He emphasized the importance of…