(Minna) The Police in Niger state said they had arrested eleven suspects over their alleged involvement in various forms of criminal activities ranging from; armed robbery cattle rustling and kidnapping for ransom in the past two weeks. Parading the suspects before newsmen at the State Command headquarters, Dutsen Kura-Gwari, Minna, the Police Public Relations Officer…
(Minna) The Governor of Niger state, Alhaji Abubarkar Sani Bello, has directed the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to intensify efforts in improving the quality of animal husbandry. According to him, such effort constitutes an integral part of the administration’s agricultural transformation agenda for improved food production. Bello gave the directive when he visited the…
(Lokoja) The United Labour Congress (ULC),kogi state branch, has joined in solidarity to reject 60 per cent salary for Kogi State Workers. Comrde Simeon Opaluwa, State Chairman of ULC,who spoke the mind of the congress, described the action as deliberate, “wicked and unfortunate.” Ooaluwa noted that out that Kogi State Government had no reason to…
(Lafia) Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Alkali, member, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has distributed 500 bags of rice to the people of his constituency to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and to enable them celebrate the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitri. Ibrahim Alkali, who is representing Lafia North Constituency in addition to being the House Deputy Chief Whip,…
(Ilorin) The Police Command in Kwara state has denied rumour making round in the area, that suspected members of two rival cult groups have again clashed in Okelele area of Ilorin, killing two persons in the process. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command in state, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, made the denial in…
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(Sokoto) The Sokoto State Government has earmarked N113m for the fumigation of the state, in its resolve to eliminate malaria and other agents of COVID-19. The Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, in charge of the State Malaria Elimination Agency (SOSMES), Alhaji Abubakar Danlawan disclosed this in Sokoto while inaugurating the Central Facilitating Committee…
The salaries of all political office holders in Akwa Ibom state have been slashed by 20 per cent on the directive of the Governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel as prices of crude oil continue to dwindle. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem,in a statement said the development became imperative due to…
(China) A NEW drug is being tested by scientists at China’s Peking University, according to AFP. A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race…
