The Chairman of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Lawali Dangulbi, said some persons burnt a police station in Dansadau town on Thursday. Dangulbi told a news conference in Gusau on Friday that some cars and motorcycles were burnt along with the station. “The persons attacked the area in an attempt to recover 20 cows in the custody of the police who accused them of destroying farm lands with the animals,” he said. The chairman said measures had been taken by the state government to restore peace and order to the area. One of the residents, Malam Muhammadu Dansadau,…
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The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has said that late Prof. Festus Iyayi will be missed for his contributions to the academic community, workers movement and Nigeria’s pro-democracy movement. In a condolence message signed by Maku and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the minister condoled with the family, friends and relatives of the deceased. It stated that death had robbed Nigeria of one of Africa’s most fertile minds and a devoted advocate for Africa’s renaissance. “I received with utter shock and disbelief the sad news of the sudden death in an auto crash of…
The National Youth Service Corps said 2,200 corps members posted to Borno and Gombe states for the 2013 batch ‘C’ service year will undergo their orientation course in Gombe State. Gombe State NYSC Coordinator, Mr. Teryima Manaseh, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Monday. Manaseh said out of the 2,200 corps members, 1,600 would be for Gombe State while 600 were posted to Borno but would attend their orientation in Gombe, beginning from Tuesday, November 5. “Well, this particular camp is going to be a joint orientation course, Borno corps members are being posted together…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has threatened to sanction any hospital that refuses to attend to accident victims, especially during its ‘Ember Months’ patrol. The FRSC Benin Zonal Commanding Officer, (ZCO), Mr Nseobong Akpabio, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Benin. Akpabio, whose command comprises Edo, Delta and Anambra, said that the command had on Friday begun a 24-hour patrol code named “Operation Octopus’’, which would run for 15 days. The ZCO explained that during the period, its officials would patrol three critically known corridors prone to accident, to ensure that…
Hundreds of tenants and traders wept on Monday as fire engulfed the Great Nigeria House along Martins Street on Lagos Island, which served as their offices and warehouses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire brought commercial activities in the Balogun area of Lagos Island to a standstill. NAN reports that many of the traders were seen scrambling to salvage few of their goods from the burning building. The 22-storey Great Nigeria House acclaimed as the fifth tallest building in Nigeria accommodates Mainstreet Bank and also served as warehouses to some traders. According to an eyewitness, the fire started at about…
Unidentified persons yesterday attempted to set ablaze the Kano State Secretariat of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Court Road in the metropolis. A man who said he witnessed the incident told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that “some miscreants” stormed the secretariat at about 6.30 am on Saturday and set ablaze a car which was parked near the secretariat. The witness said the hoodlums were about to enter the secretariat to carry out similar act when some good Samaritans saw them and chased them away. He said it was the quick intervention of the…
Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has advised Islamic scholars and Imams of Juma’at mosques in the state against engaging in partisan politics. The advice is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Press, Malam Halilu Dantiye, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday. According to the statement, Kwankwaso gave the advice while addressing Imams of Juma’at mosques from the 44 local government areas of the state at the Government House. “It is not appropriate for Ulamas and Imams to turn their pulpits into platforms for political…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Saturday said it had arrested three suspects for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing wrappers and money. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Muhammad Gidado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspects were arrested on Friday in Gagarawa Local Government Area. Gidado said that the suspects were arrested after they broke into Hajiya Hubabatu’s residence and stole wrappers worth N115,000 and N51,000 cash. He added that the suspects also stole three measures of rice. The commandant explained that the suspects were arrested after receiving…
The Sokoto State Police Command on Friday banned the sale of petroleum products on the roadside in Sokoto metropolis and its environs. The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Shaibu Gambo, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto. Gambo said the ban was to prevent fire outbreaks which might lead to loss of lives and property, especially during forthcoming harmattan. He called on motorists, especially motorcyclists to buy their petrol from filling stations, warning that “anyone found violating the ban will be arrested and prosecuted”. The commissioner said the command had already taken concrete measures…
Four governorship candidates out of the 23 contestants for the Nov. 16 election in Anambra made it to the final round of the debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the debate, which started on Oct. 29, ended in Awka on Friday with the presentation of certificates to the candidates by the organisers. The four candidates who made the list are Sen. Chris Ngige of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Willie Obiano of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Dr Ifeanyi Ubah of Labour Party (LP). Mr Godwin Ezeemo of…
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the loss of several lives and property in a communal clash in Ukhuorumi, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo. Capt. Roslyn Managbe, the Public Relations Officer, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on in Benin. “We have yet to make any arrest; we arrived at the location after the damage had been done. We are on ground to forestall any further crisis and to bring peace back to the community”, she said Witnesses, who spoke to NAN on the condition of anonymity, said that the clash…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will welcome into its fold the seven governors who are having problem with their party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) if they decide to join the party. The Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “They are welcome if that is their final decision. The development will strengthen our party towards 2015 election,” he said. Mohammed affirmed the readiness of the party to effect a positive change in democratic system to uplift the country. According to him, APC is built on the…
The Secretary of Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Ibrahim Dingyadi, says the state government has discovered about 4,000 ghost primary school teachers on its payroll. “The ghost teachers were uncovered after four-month verification of all the teachers in the 1,965 primary schools across the state,’’ Dingyadi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Tuesday. The secretary said the exercise was conducted jointly with the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the state House of Assembly’s Committee on Education. Dingyadi also said the exercise was successfully conducted between July and October 2013.…
FROM LEFT: FORMER HEAD OF STATE GEN. ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR; SULTAN OF SOKOTO, ALHAJI SA’AD ABUBAKAR III AND GOV. ALIYU WAMAKKO OF SOKOTO STATE WHEN GEN. ABUBAKAR PAID A COURTESY CALL IN SOKOTO ON TUESDAY The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday declared that Islam abhors the killing of any innocent souls. “The Sokoto Sultanate Council, all traditional rulers and the generality of the Muslims, have dissociated themselves from such dastardly acts. “Islam abhors the killing of any innocent souls without following the due legal processes,’’ Abubakar said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar spoke…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday wrote the Senate expressing his intention to present the 2014 budget to the National Assembly on Nov. 12. Jonathan, in a letter dated Oct. 23, expressed his intention to present the 2014 budget to the National Assembly. “I write to crave your kind indulgence to grant me the slot of 12:00 noon on Tuesday, Nov. 12 to enable me formally address a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2014 budget. “I thank the distinguished senators for the constancy of their support, please accept the assurances of my highest consideration,” the letter stated. The…
Sen. Sola Adeyeye (APC-Osun), the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, has urged the Federal Government to urgently cut the allowances of all elected and appointed officials by 50 per cent. Adeyeye made the call on Monday in Abuja while speaking to newsmen against the backdrop of the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The senator also urged the National Assembly to henceforth appropriate 26 per cent of national revenue to the education sector. He said this had become necessary because “the enormous rot in the education sector cries for urgent and immediate attention”. Adeyeye said that the demands…
Mr Godwin Ogagaoghene, the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has urged Nigerians to stop attributing road traffic accidents to evil spirits. Ogagaoghene said this on Monday in Ibadan while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “There are no extraterrestrial or supernatural manipulations behind road crashes; rather, crashes are mainly caused by human error and other factors like poor infrastructure. “While this notion is usually heightened during the ember months, we should realise that crashes are more during this period because of the high volume of vehicular movement. “We are in the second…
No fewer than 24 people lost their lives and property valued N105 million destroyed in fire incidents in Gombe between January and September, 2013. The Director of the State Fire Service, Mr Ishaku Maidoki, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Monday. Maidoki said the department saved 700 lives and property worth N5.2 million from the fire disasters, adding the service received 144 emergency calls during the period. He stressed the need to sustain the cooperation between the service and the public, while reiterating the determination of the service to save lives and property…
The Osun State House of Assembly On Monday in Osogbo, the state capital threatened to recommend government agencies that were not performing to expectations for scrapping. The Chairman House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Folorunsho Bamisayemi, made the threat when the State Property Development Corporation (PDC) appeared before the committee for its 2013 budget performance review. Bamisayemi said the House noticed that in its presentation the PDC had not been generating revenue for the state. “During the next budget review, I can assure you that some of us may press for the total scrapping of your agency and…
PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (M), VICE-PRESIDENT NAMADI SAMBO (4TH R) WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE AFTER THEIR INAUGURATION IN ABUJA (NAN) Dr Tunji Braithwaite, Coordinator of the Southwest Consultative Forum for the National Conference on Sunday described those opposing the planned national conference as selfish. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Goodluck Jonathan on Oct. 1 set up the National Conference Advisory Committee, naming Sen. Femi Okurounmu as its chairman. The committee was to facilitate the convening of a national conference by the Federal Government. Addressing newsmen in Lagos after a closed-door meeting of the group, Braithwaite cautioned politicians speaking against…