News from the states and all the six (6) geo-political zones of Nigeria.
The Campaign for Democracy (CD), South-East Region, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Ballah Nasarawa. The CD wants him to track the killer of the editor of Anambra News Magazine, Mr. Ikechukwu Udendu. Uniden...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the criticism of Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu-led PDP Government by the opposition parties in the state was out of alleged indolence and frustration. A release by the party’s publicity ...
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to name agents of Boko Haram in his government and possibly prosecute them. This was even as General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) had condemned the Jonathan administration for f...
Following the on-going connection of a new double circuit 330kv transmission line from Benin, Edo State to Onitsha, Anambra State, there would be a two days power blackout in the Eastern states of the country, the Transmission Company of Ni...
The Kogi Government has banned female teachers in public primary and secondary schools from wearing trousers during school hours. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Grace Elebiyo, made this known in a statement in Lokoja on Wednesday. According to Ele...
The Kogi Deputy Gov, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, says efforts are ongoing to resuscitate the abandoned cassava processing plant in Ijumu Local government Area of the state. Awoniyi disclosed this on Tuesday when he received the Nigerian Representatives of the Kor...
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 40 suspects, who were allegedly involved in armed robbery and other crimes, in an early morning raid on Tuesday in Kaduna.
The command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Aminu Lawal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that all the suspects were arrested along Danmaliki Street and Nnamdi Azikwe Express way, following a tip-off.
Lawal said the police had recovered two sets of Army camouflage uniforms, two laptop computers, four unregistered motor cycles and a Toyota Siena bus.
``Other items include house breaking instruments and a large quantity of dry leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp.``
He said the suspects were being interrogated and those found wanting would be arraigned in court.
`` We shall continue with the raid on the identified hot spots until we rid the city of criminals.
``We urge the good people of the state to report any suspicious persons or movement around their areas.`` (NAN)
The Oredo Integrated Gas Handling Facility (IGHF) in Edo State has been completed and is expected to supply gas to the National Independent Power Projects (NIPPs). Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources commended Mr. Clifford ...
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Benin has disclosed that fresh list of commissioners into the state cabinet will be submitted to the state House of Assembly for clearance. Oshiomhole made this known at a dinner organised in honour of the former ...
The wife of a superintendent of police was yesterday allegedly kidnapped in Wuse by suspected gunmen. The FCT command of the Nigeria Police Force, however, told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that it had no information on the incident. It was learnt that the offic...
The Kano Sate Head of Service, Alhaji Umar Minjibir, has commended Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, for approving N5,000 as minimum entitlement for pensioners in the state. Minjibir made the commendation in Kano on Friday during the closing ceremony of the...
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Friday expressed disappointment with the conduct of contractors handling works at Abia sub-transmission station. The minister, who bared his mind during an inspection of the station at Ohia, Abia, said t...
Kaduna State Government is to spend over N11 billion this year to improve health care services, the Commissioner for Health, Mr Turaki Kalik has said.
Kalik said while defending the budget at the State House of Assembly on Friday that, N4 billon of the amount would be spent on capital projects while N6.1 billion would be for recurrent expenditure.
Kalik said part of the amount would be used to upgrade some primary health centres, as well as the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital being upgraded to a teaching hospital.
He said the recurrent budget size when compared to 2012, had risen from N5.5 billion to N6.7 billion, due to plans to recruit more doctors, nurses and other health workers.
He said the ministry had established a monitoring and evaluation department to supervise health workers and healthcare facilities.
He added that the state had provided N1 billion to fund the new free health services programme for children and pregnant women.
The Chairman, House Committee on Health, Alhaji Shehu Adamu expressed satisfaction with the ministry's presentation.
Adamu assured that the assemby would appropriate the funds requested in order to enhance healthcare delivery in the state.
In a related development, the state government said it would spend N5.6 billion on the digitisation of its broadcast stations, and an additional N341 million for other works on the state radio.
The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Saidu Adamu said while defending the budget of the ministry at the assembly that the aim was to fully equip the stations to provide quality services to the people. (NAN)
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect shot dead two policemen in the early hours of yesterday at Unguwa uku, along Yan-awaki market in Tarauni LGA of Kano State. Elsewhere, tension gripped residents of Riyom, and Jos South LGA&nbs...
President Goodluck Jonathan led others in laying the wreath to commemorate the 2013 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday. The ceremony ended the one month activities lined up to mark the day which included fund raising for the veterans. In D...