THE joint task force in the Northeast, Operation Hadin Kai, has rescued another Chibok girl from Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Theatre Commander, Maj General Waheed Shuaibu, made this known while handing her and her two children over to the Borno State Government at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri on Monday. According to him, Ehi Abdul, 27, was married to a notorious terrorist, Abu Dada who abandoned her in Gwoza in 2014 and fled to Senegal. Ehi and her two children were rescued by sector one of Operation Hadin Kai in Sambisa forest during an operation.
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KATSINA State Government has introduced “Iddah Period Law”, to enable female civil servants to stay home for four months and ten days should they lose their husbands. Islamically, Iddah Period is observed when a woman loses her husband. The introduction of the new law came after the State House of Assembly passed a motion, seeking the state government to look into the issue of Iddah Period which was graciously approved by the Executive Arm, working on recommendations tabled by the Executive Council Members. The Katsina State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Falalu Bawale disclosed this in an exclusive interview with…
A MAX airline aircraft lost six tyres while attempting to take off from the Yola Airport in Adamawa on Sunday evening. The airline’s Director of Public and Consumer Protection Bimbo Oladeji said the aircraft was carrying 119 passengers and six crew members. “This evening, Max Air’s flight NGL1649, a Boeing 737 with registration 5N-ADB, carrying 119 passengers and six crew members, was cleared for takeoff from Yola Airport en route to Abuja,” she said in a statement late Sunday. “During the takeoff roll, a loud bang was heard, identified as the bursting of the rear gear tyres. Initially, two tyres…
POLICE anti-bomb squad, Friday night deactivated an improvised explosive device planted near a primary healthcare centre in the Maiduguri metropolis. The IED was discovered by residents around Mala Kachalla General Hospital at the federal low-cost along Baga Road around midnight. According to an eyewitness, the IED did not explode as it was discovered on time. The police anti-bomb squad was alerted and they deactivated the device without any casualty. “We discovered this bomb planted near Mala Hospital around midnight. We called on the police anti-bomb squad and they mobilised and got to the place immediately but they could not deactivate…
GUNMEN suspected to be bandits have ambushed and killed the Chief of Chanchanji HRH Alhaji Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son Yusuf Tanimu. The incident happened on Friday evening when the traditional ruler and his son were returning from a funeral service in Takum. A press statement issued by the special adviser to the governor on media and digital communication, Emmanuel Bello, said Governor Agbu Kefas received with deep sadness the news of the death of the traditional ruler and his son. The governor described as tragic how the late revered monarch was hacked to death. According to the statement, the…
GOVERNOR Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has signed into law six new bills, including amendments to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which has stirred controversy within and beyond the state. One notable change in the amended law is the removal of the Sultan’s authority to appoint district and village heads. During the signing ceremony held on Thursday, Governor Aliyu stressed that the amendments were not intended to target any individual or group but rather to enhance governance in the state. “We have observed with concern the unnecessary tension caused by our proposal to amend these laws. Some reactions…
THE Taraba State Government has suspended seven school principals over alleged involvement in sabotaging Governor Kefas’s free education policies. Their offences range from collecting WAEC and NECO fees to asking students to pay for examination numbers before sitting for exams. This follows a series of investigations and in some instances, they were caught in the act. Though the names of the affected principals were not made public, the institutions they head are Government Day Secondary School Kofai in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area; Salihu Dogo Secondary School in Jalingo, and the Government Day Secondary School’s Kununi in Lau, LGA. Others are…
THE Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff are serving as informants to bandits. This newspaper reports that bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staffers of the university as well as their family members. Exactly a week ago, bandits stormed the residence of Dr Tiri Gyan David, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development of FUMA, killing him and abducting his children. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday, Bichi said the contacts of suspected staff had been given to a security agency for further…
BANDITS dressed in a ‘Hijab’ otherwise known as Abaya have kidnapped 26 persons mostly women and children in an attack on the Runka community of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. Runka community is just a few kilometres away to the dreaded Rugu Forest which has over the years been harbouring criminals. A source in the community told Channels Television in a telephone call on Monday that the hoodlums invaded the area on Saturday night at about 10:00 p.m. He said the assailants shot sporadically in several places around the community. He claimed that the attack was a result of…
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned to July 17th to hear the case filed by the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against the State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the State. El-Rufai is challenging the House committee’s report which accused him of corruption. At the commencement of the hearing of the case on Monday, counsel to the first respondent, the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Sani Katu, SAN, informed the court that they are in the process of filing a notice of preliminary objection, challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON is set to receive a distinguished award for excellence in governance. The award will be presented to the Governor by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR during the 2024 Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja tomorrow, Saturday, 6th July, 2024. Inuwa Yahaya will be honoured as the best performing Governor in Governance, Health Sector, in recognition of his significant contributions to healthcare development in the state. He was nominated for this prestigious award by the Presidency through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the…
THE Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman, on Tuesday, led residents to perform rain-seeking prayers widely attended by the residents in their numbers. The prayers held at about 8:00 am at the Eid Prayer Ground Mosque, were led by the Chief Imam of the Katsina Central mosque, Imam Gambo Mustapha. Participants attending the prayers called for the intensification of such prayers by the residents, to ensure a bumper harvest, for the ease of economic hardship, and a decrease in food prices, including the resolving of insecurity currently bedevilling the state. One of the participants of the prayer, Malam Abdurrahman Bature,…
BANDITS have killed a lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State. Dr. Tiri Gyan David was killed in a fresh bandits attack in the early hours of Tuesday. The lecturer was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the university. An eyewitness told News Point Nigeria on a telephone call that the incident occurred at about 1:30 am at the lecturer’s residence in the Yarima Quarters, Low-Cost Estate, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. He added that the bandits invaded the community with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically to scare the…
VICE President Kashim Shettima on Monday visited victims of Saturday’s suicide bombings in Gwoza, Borno State. During the visit, Shettima made personal donations to the surviving victims while he condoled the families of dead victims. Eighteen persons were reported killed when four suicide bombers set off improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Gwoza on Saturday. A handful of injuries were also reported in the attack which was one of the deadliest reported in the state in recent months. The degree of injuries ranged from abdominal ruptures to skull and limb fractures. On Monday, Shettima disclosed that the death toll from the…
THE Katsina State Government has issued a query to the Emirate Council over the absence of some District Heads at the 2024 Eid-el-Kabeer Sallah Durbar held on June 16 and 17, 2024. The query was contained in a letter signed by the Director of Administration and Supply in the Governor’s Office, Government House Katsina, Rabiu Jibia, which directed the Emirate Council to provide reasons for the non-participation of some district heads in the celebration. Dated June 27, the letter referenced a previous letter from the Emirate Council dated June 7, 2024, and requested a prompt response. In his reaction when…
MANY people including a soldier and some wedding guests have been killed, and several others injured on Saturday, when four suicide bombers launched attacks at different spots in Gwoza and Pulka towns, all in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Gwoza is located 128 kilometres, in the southern part of Maiduguri, the state capital. The suicide attacks were launched on the same day when a man committed suicide in Anambra State, while a woman climbed the rail of a bridge, jumped and killed herself in Delta State. In Gwoza, it was learnt that the first suicide incident was at…
SIX persons have been killed as two suicide bombers detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State. According to a survivor, the first bomber was a nursing mother carrying a baby on her back when she stormed the venue and detonated the IED. The wedding was held on Saturday at Tashan Mararaba near the Fire Service in Gwoza town. The bomber identified as a young mother in her twenties pretended to be a guest at the wedding. While trying to bury the dead persons, another bomber disguised as a mourner detonated an IED…
RESIDENTS of Magami community under Gusau Local Government of Zamfara State, have been thrown into a state of despair and confusion over an offer by a notorious bandits kingpin, Dogo Gide, to protect them. Our correspondent gathered that Gide had taken an unusual stance by offering protection to residents and farmers in community, urging them to go into their farmlands without fear of being kidnapped. His offer has since sparked a mix of reactions among the residents of the area and the surrounding communities. Gide was said to have relocated to Kizara village, a community around of Magami, and assumed…
HAJIYA Halima Adamu, mother of the famous Hausa Singer Dauda Adamu, popularly known as Rarara, has been abducted, this newspaper can report. She was abducted at her residence in Kahutu village, Danja local government area of Katsina State, according to a source in Kahutu village. According to the source, the bandits stormed the village around 1am Friday and abducted the aged woman. “The bandits came on foot and silently because they did not fire a single shot during the operation that lasted for just a few minutes. The woman did not resist when the bandits requested her to go along…
THE Incidence Manager and Director of Epidemiology at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Kabir Suleiman at a press conference held on Wednesday, revealed that the state has recorded 118 suspected cases of Cholera. He also said it is fully prepared to prevent its spread and other vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the state. According to the agency, it has also activated its Incidence Management System as part of measures taken by the state government, to ensure that the Cholera outbreak is being managed. He announced that the state government has embarked on building about 102 health facilities across the LGAs,…