Author: Nick Yashi

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, while sympathising with the people of Kutigi in Lavun local government Area, over the accident that led to an explosion that killed 4 people, razed down several houses, blamed the driver. Governor Bello who expressed sadness over the loss of four lives and property as a result of the inferno blamed the  tanker driver for reckless driving even within residential areas. He prayed for the quick recovery of those injured as they are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital Kutigi even as those in critical condition were referred to the  Federal Medical Centre…

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Governor Simon Bako Lalong has inaugurated the Plateau State Justice Sector Reform Team (JSRT) which will drive and monitor the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law signed into law in 2018. JSRT is saddled with the duty of Coordinating, improving and monitoring the process of Criminal Justice Administration in Plateau State, and is charged specifically under Section 465 (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law with the duty to ensure that Criminal Matters are speedily dealt with. It draws its membership from all the three components of the Criminal Justice Sector, which are Law Enforcement, the Courts,…

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The Adamawa State Pensions Board has revealed how 881 ghost names were uncovered during the verification exercise currently going on at the Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola the Adamawa State Capital. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Board Mr Joab Sahma, the figure was of the 2,243 pensioners screened on Monday. Sahma disclosed to our correspondent that the Board has set up the verification team to screen a total of 2,243 pensioners who happened to be on the payroll as of December 2019. “After the intensive screening, a total of 881 pensioners did not show up till today which we…

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Gov Babagama Umara Zulum of Borno State has charged the Northern Governors Wives Forum (NGWF) to churn out decisions that will target the over 200,000 widows and 55,000 orphans as well as thousands of children roaming the streets in the north and other parts of the country as a result of the Boko haram insurgency and related crimes across Nigeria for quite some time now. He gave the charge Thursday when a delegation of Northern Governor’s Wives Forum (NGWF) paid him a courtesy call at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Maiduguri and pledged to come up with their…

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One of the four abducted Seminarians of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary, Kaduna, who were kidnapped on 8th January 2020, has been found dead. Earlier, three out of Four Seminarians were released, while the remaining one was said to be at large. However, a statement issued on Saturday, the school registrar confirmed the death of Brother Nnadi Michael, the only Seminarian in the kidnapper’s den. A release by Bishop Hassan Kukah said “the seminarian was murdered by the bandits on a date we cannot confirm’. “With a very heavy heart, I wish to inform you that our dear son, Michael…

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Nasarawa state governor, Engr. Abdullahi Suleiman has flagged off the construction of a 900- vehicle capacity bus terminal in Mararaba, Karu local government area, to ease traffic congestion. Speaking at the flag off ceremony, the governor said the choice of Karu for the over N1.9 billion project was due to its proximity to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the attendant population explosion with the highest transportation demand. Gov Sule pointed out that  apart from easing traffic congestion around  the Mararaba-Abuja corridor, the bus terminal would also ensure the consolidation of the various motor parks in the area in one…

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