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By Kamil Opeyemi A 13 year old boy suspected to be giving information to bandits in Katsina State has been arrested by the police. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the command , made this known in Katsina. “On July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) attached to Dansoda village, Dandume Local Government Area (LGA), succeeded in arresting the 13-year-old boy. “He resides in Sheik Abdullahi quarters of Dandume town. He was arrested in connection to a suspected case of aiding and abetting armed banditry. “The suspect was arrested…
Agency Report Donald Trump has vowed to run “to be president for all of America” as he took to the stage at the Republican National Convention on Friday. Trump said this in his first public speech following the failed attempt on his life. “I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength, and hope,” Trump told an ecstatic crowd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Four months from now, we will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country.” “Together, we will launch a new era of safety, prosperity…
Agency Report Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to address an extraordinary meeting of the UK Cabinet on Friday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer underlines Britain’s ongoing support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president will be the first official visitor to Downing Street under Starmer’s premiership, and the first foreign leader to address the Cabinet in person since U.S. president Bill Clinton in 1997. He is expected to brief the ministers on the situation in Ukraine and the need to expand Europe’s defence industrial base, as well as agreeing a £3.5 billion ($4.5 billion) defence export finance deal with Starmer. Starmer…
ICPC Set to Probe Incident About 13,350 diapers meant for antenatal care at a Primary Health Centre in Sambawa community, Kebbi are alleged to have vanished from the centre. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has vowed to investigate what it called “the criminal conduct” and bring the culprits to book. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu, said this at a one-day conference, organised by the ICPC in Abuja, on Thursday. ”Recently, the Sambawa community in Kebbi State sent a petition to us regarding missing antenatal care items for pregnant women and newborn babies donated…
Agency Report The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, have told the House of Representatives Committee on Mineral Resources they dont provide security covers for illegal miners in the country. NPO Reports that there have been suggestions that men of the Nigerian police and the Army with other security agencies provide security for illegal miners in the country. Speaking at the hearing conducted on Thursday in Abuja the security chiefs responding to a query by the Committee that the members of the armed forces and the police were providing…
Says We’re Trying to Contact Family Dead Student By Halimah Olamide Authorities of the University of Ilorin have on Thursday confirmed the death of one student in the fatal road crash that occurred at the Main gate of the institution. Mr. Kunle Akogun, the Director of Information of the institution, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports, said other victims of the accident were either transferred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital because of complications, other treated within the university health centre for those with minor injuries. Conveying the sadness of the management of the University over…
Dan Bilki Kwamanda a known outspoken critic and commentator from Kano has been brutalised over his comments. Kaduna state Governor Uba Sanni has been called to question over the humiliating threat meant on Kwamanda. See Video :
By Halimah Olamide Hours after the House of Representatives announced the decision to cut members salaries by 50% on Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the real jumbo pay is in their allowances and not salaries. Atiku said though the move by the lawmakers is commendable, he noted that salaries are a mere “drop in the ocean.” When compared with what each member takes home at the end of every month. NPO Reports that the House had on Thursday announced that to identify with the situation in the country, members would sacrifice 50% of their pay for the…
Says It’s Sacrifice in View of Current Economic Situation By Halimah Olamide Speaker Abbas indicated that each member earns approximately N600,000 monthly, resulting in a total contribution of about N108 million per month from the 360 members. The House of Representatives on Thursday cut their salaries by 50% as part of their sacrifices in view of the economic downturn in the country. The lawmakers at the Green chamber said the cut in pay will be for six months. Speaker Abbas indicated that each member earns approximately N600,000 monthly, resulting in a total contribution of about N108 million per month from…
By Halimah Olamide The organised Labour on Thursday explained what led to an agreement with the Federal Government on N70,000 as the new minimum wage in the country. Joe Ajaero President of the NLC and Festus Osifo his Trade Union Congress counterpart told journalists shortly after the agreement that part of the reasons for accepting the N70,000 was the fact that minimum wage will now be reviewed every three years and not five years. More Details later…