COVID-19: Gombe Govt Reacts To Protest At Isolation Centre
The Gombe State Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday described the protest staged by some Coronavirus symptomatic patients in the state as “emotional protest.” Dr. Mohammed Kwami, the State Focal Officer on COVID-19 pandemic Response,...
COVID-19: Bauchi Govt Extends Market Opening Hours
Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State on Friday approved the extension of business hours for markets to operate every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 6a.m to 6p.m from May 2. Mohammed, in a statement signed...
Covid-19: Daura Gets Fully-equipped Isolation Centre
As Nigeria battles the Coronavirus pandemic, the National Lottery Trust Fund has built and handed over a fully-equipped Isolation Centre to the Katsina State Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the facility...
UN Announces COVID-19 Response In Nigeria’s North East
UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), says it has scaled up emergency response measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) in northeast. Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Humanitarian Coordinator,...
COVID-19: Fulani Group Warns Members Against Unnecessary Movements
As part of measures to avoid the spread of Coronavirus in the country and beyond, Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), has advised all its Fulani herdsmen members to stop unnecessary movements...
Anxiety In Bauchi As People Await Gov. Bala Mohammed’s Coronavirus Test Result
Anxiety has gripped the people of Bauchi state as they await the outcome of the coronavirus test conducted on the state governor, Bala Mohammed. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had announced...
Police Apprehend Suspected Child Trafficker, Rescue 23 Children
The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Police on Monday paraded a suspected child trafficker, Mary Yakubu, who was caught with 23 children. Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Jalingo, spokesperson of the...
Sokoto Hisbah Records 606 Rape Cases In 2019
The Commandant, Sokoto State Hisbah Commission, Dr. Adamu Kasarawa, said the commission recorded 606 rape cases across the state in 2019. Kasarawa who made this known in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, also decried...
NDLEA Destroys 16, 146 kg Of Illicit Drugs In Bauchi
Bauchi State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday destroyed 16, 146 kilogrames of illicit drugs and narcotic substances seized by the command. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency,...
NAF Destroys ISWAP Hideout, Neutralizes Insurgents In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin in northern Borno. NAF said it...
Police Arrests 5 Suspected Cult Members In Adamawa State University
The Adamawa State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested five suspected cult members in Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi. The spokesman of the command, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, who confirmed the arrest to the...
One Killed In Attempt To Kidnap Provost Of Taraba College Of Education
One person has been confirmed dead in an attempt to kidnap Dr. Mike Dio-Jen, the Provost of Taraba College of Education Zing, at his residence in Jalingo. The incident occurred in the early hours of...
Bauchi Supplementary/Rerun Polls Record Large Turnout Of Voters
The supplementary/re-run elections in two Local Government Areas of Bauchi state recorded large turnout of voters, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Whereas supplementary election is being conducted in Zaki Local Government Area, INEC...
