How vehicle tyre problem killed Gombe family of six

Indeed, these are difficult times for the associates and friends of the Maidalan Gombe, Alhaji Ahmad Shehu, following the loss of his six family members in a tragic road accident along the Gombe-Azare highway. findings reveal that a burst tyre contributed to the death of the six family members. The deceased persons were the immediate…

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Ex-EFCC boss Bawa conferred with Kebbi’s traditional title

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the fourth Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Tafidan Jega’, by the Jega Emirate Council of Kebbi State.checks show that while the former EFCC chairman was honoured with the ‘Tafidan Jega’ title, his uncle, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya Bawa, a former Executive Director,…

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LASG urges communities’ cooperation to prevent flood

The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has disclosed that the removal of structures on the drainage systems is to prevent perennial flooding in the areas. The PUNCH reports that the state government had on Monday commenced the removal of contravening structures under the System 1  Drainage Channel Midstream (Odo Iya Alaro) Ojota…

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PDP demands speed as Kaduna Assembly probes El-Rufai

Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday, set up a fact-finding committee to probe all finances, loans and contract projects awarded during the administration of the immediate-past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The probe by the state Assembly comes weeks after the incumbent Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, lamented that El-Rufai left him a huge debt…

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FG launches soil fertility initiative

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agricultural reforms aimed at bolstering production and improving soil management practices. Shettima spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of an agricultural initiative tagged ‘Soil Values’. In 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said  26.5 million Nigerians might face a food crisis between…

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NECO shifts Common Entrance exam over low enrolment

The National Examinations Council has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. NECO’s acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the postponement was due to low enrolment. Sani said the Common Entrance…

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FG launches soil fertility initiative

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to agricultural reforms aimed at bolstering production and improving soil management practices. Shettima spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of an agricultural initiative tagged ‘Soil Values’. In 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said  26.5 million Nigerians might face a food crisis between…

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Yoruba Nation: UCH denies harbouring agitators

The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, has debunked allegations that its premises were being used as armoury by the Yoruba Nation agitators. The hospital through its Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmi Adetuyibi, in a statement in Ibadan on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to health care delivery, adding that it would not engage in…

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