The Bauchi State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring adequate welfare of intending pilgrims. The Secretary to the State Government Barrister Ibrahim Mohammed Kashim made this known at a two-day workshop organised for local government Hajj officers, facilitators of Bita centers, religious organisations, and other Hajj stakeholders in the state. Kashim assured that pilgrims…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has appealed for the support of the Federal Government to revive irrigation farming in the state as life gradually gets back to normal following years of insurgency. The governor implored the Federal Government to explore the possibility of recharging Lake Chad with internal water bodies to enhance irrigation farming….
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has disclosed that the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras helped traffic officers record over 850,000 violations in the state. “The usage of the ANPR to capture other related traffic offences e.g. vehicle moving against traffic; the ANPR captured 856,680 violations from January 2023 to March…
A human rights group, The Initiative for Equal Rights, has raised the alarm about the activities of a group identified as Kito, which allegedly uses online platforms to perpetuate criminal activities, including kidnapping, across the country. The group, in a statement made available to the PUNCH on Monday, alleged that the Kito group specialised in kidnapping, assault,…
Cabinet members have opposed the suspension of the monarch of the Yoruba community in Sokoto State, Alhaji Abdulfatai Coker. The cabinet members passed a vote of confidence in Coker, saying he had done nothing wrong to justify his suspension from office as the Sarikin Yorubawa of Sokoto. reports that the Yoruba Community Council in Sokoto…
The United States government says it has committed $15m to the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace programme in northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt over the past five years. It added that the programme had trained over 46,000 community members in crucial skills such as dispute resolution and early warning response across six states –…
AN Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted an order of mandatory injunction setting aside the selection and appointment of the Onifiditi of Fiditi, Oba Oyeleye Sakirudeen. The suit, marked IHOY/59/2013, was between the applicants, namely Samuel Ogunkunle and Bayo Oyewale and Oba Oyelere Sakirudeen, Ademola Akande, Depo Oguntoyin, Kunle Oniyitan, who are…
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, expressed concerns about the rate at which schoolchildren, particularly girls, are dropping out of school in the country. She said it was her desire to see young girls and women, who dropped out of school due to unplanned pregnancies, cultural barriers, economic or financial reasons, return….
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the ban on open grazing in the state still remains, warning that anyone found wanting would be made to face the full wrath of the law. He said any herdsman, who desired to build a ranch, should approach communities in the state buy land. The governor said this…
The Bauchi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to sanitising the operations of all mining companies within the state. This move is aimed at ensuring compliance with established guidelines and boosting revenue generation. The Bauchi State Commissioner of Natural Resources, Muhammad Maiwada Bello, disclosed this during an official visit to mining sites across several local…
A police officer attached to the traditional ruler of Nakera community in the Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has been allegedly killed following an attack by gunmen on the community on Sunday night. investigations reveal that during the attack on the palace of the Chu Buh, Mondeh Chagga, which occured between 10:30 to…
There was heightened anxiety within the communities in Jos and other parts of Plateau State on Monday as residents and other stakeholders waited endlessly for the commencement of the intra-city mass transit bus operations promised by the state government. reports that a total of 14 digitalised buses with at least 80 seater capacity each were…