The Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, on Monday, announced plans to train youths in Special Technical and Vocational skills. The Rector, Dr Sabo wada, said this on the sidelines of the inauguration of a new Mathematics and Statistics Complex at the Polytechnic in Kazaure, Jigawa. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complex housing three lecture halls with 80 students capacity each, two computer laboratories and staff offices was built by the Federal Ministry of Works under its intervention fund. According to Wada, the institute plans to introduce new courses including Special Vocational and Technical training aimed at enciouraging…
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The Kogi Government on Monday directed all hospitals across the state to give prompt attention to gunshot victims in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, who gave the directive during an interaction with newsmen in Lokoja, said that the directive became imperative to save lives of innocent citizens. “As a government, we have to change the narrative by directing our hospitals and other healthcare providers in the state to give prompt attention to gunshot victims in line with the need to save human lives. “This directive is in line with the position of the Inspector General…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, to accept his defeat as an elder statesman. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Abuja while reacting to a news conference addressed by Atiku earlier in the day. Morka said: “Still bemoaning his electoral loss, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP’s presidential candidate, earlier today, staged a press conference. “At which he delivered a long, windy, incoherent and preposterous speech unbefitting of a former Vice-President. “Atiku regurgitated…
Governoe Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved new board members for the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA). Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. Idris said that the approval came in a statement by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida. He said the new 17-man board was made up of competent persons chosen from across the state. The board members are Faruku Yaro-Enabo, as Chairman with Malam Shuaibu S.-Fawa, Sheihk Sharif Jega, and Husaini Abubakar-Goro as members. READ ALSO: Messi Wins Eighth Ballon D’or…
Elder Raymond Washima Erukaa, a former chairman of Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State, has died while in captivity. Erukaa, who was in his eighties, was abducted from his residence in Tse-Erukaa, Zaki Biam, on September 23, 2023. He was the pioneer chairman of Ukum LGA founded in 1981 and father of former Channels Television correspondent, Charles Erukaa. Charles Erukaa, the eldest surviving son, confirmed the heartbreaking news to reporters in Makurdi, revealing that the family received word of their father’s death on October 27, 2023. READ ALSO: DJ Cuppy Calls Out Fans to Gift Her New IPhone 15…
The Chief Imam of Kaga, Imam Goni Muktar, and a vigilante in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, have been killed by attackers suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgents, GOOD EVENING NIGERIA learnt that they came in a Volkswagen gulf and stormed into the imam’s residence at Malamti, an outskirt of Benishek at about 12:30 am on Monday. “On the night of Sunday, some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram stormed the house of the Chief Imam of Kaga LGA Imam, Goni Muktar and killed him, a Civilian Joint Task Force source disclosed. READ ALSO:…
Saudi Arabia, under the directive of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has facilitated the airlift of Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina Hassan Isa, for a complex surgical separation in Riyadh. These conjoined twins from Kano, Nigeria, are joined at the chest and share vital organs, making their separation a medically intricate and challenging procedure. But the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSARelief) said a team of renowned Saudi surgeons, and medical professionals has been set in motion to provide these children with the opportunity for a brighter and healthier future, as reported by Daily Trust. “The surgery, scheduled…
Members of the Sokoto State Chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) on Monday joined their counterparts nationwide as they embarked on an indefinite strike, shutting down the State House of Assembly complex. Its Chairman, Mr Abubakar Yusuf, while addressing newsmen in Sokoto explained that the strike was an extension of their ongoing struggle that began in 2020. He said, “As you may recall, we took similar action in 2020. Following interventions from various sectors, we reached an agreement promising full financial autonomy for the legislative arm of government. “However, former President Muhammadu Buhari signed an executive order…
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of 3 persons at Tse Gamber, Sengev Council Ward in Gwer-West Local Government Area (LGA) by suspected herders. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, told newsmen in Makurdi that the victims were her cousins. Anene said that suspected herders launched the unprovoked attack on the villagers on Sunday, killing and destroying properties in the process. READ ALSO: Sanitation: Lagos Gov’t reopens Alaba Rago Market She said Tse Gamber, a village in Sengev Council Ward, was a peaceful village whose inhabitants were farmers. “That is my village. Three of…
The Katsina Assembly chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), on Monday locked down the entrance of the assembly complex. The Chairman of the association in Katsina, Alhaji Isah Isma’il-Kanki, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Katsina confirmed 100 per cent compliance by its members. The association had earlier issued an ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu to implement financial autonomy for the state assemblies or risk nationwide strike action. The union has also asked state governors to commence the immediate implementation of financial autonomy for State Assemblies in line with the 1999 Constitution.…
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Kano state chapter, on Monday, shut down the state House of Assembly paralysing legislative activities. The action followed the directive of the national leadership of PASAN to members to proceed on indefinite strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association had directed its members nationwide to shut down the National Assembly and all the 36 State Houses of Assembly indefinitely, from Monday. Malam Bashir Yahaya, PASAN Chairman, Kano State chapter, told NAN that members in the state joined the strike following directives by the national president of the association. READ…
Job Atolagbe, the traditional ruler of Shao in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara, says the community’s age-old mass wedding tradition is to promote unity and inclusiveness among indigenes. Atolagbe, who is the Ohoro of Shao, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to the traditional ruler, the Awon mass wedding model provides an annual rallying point for indigenes. Atolagbe, who recalled that his mother also wedded through the Awon festival, described the marriage institution as a critical aspect of community life in Shao. Delving into the history of the mass wedding, the Ohoro…
Dr. (Mrs.) Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat, a female lecturer from the Department of Biochemistry at the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State, was discovered dead in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the town, with herthroat was allegedly slit. The branch chairman of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) at FUTMinna, Prof. Gbolahan Abolarin, confirmed this unsettling incident. According to Prof. Abolarin, the body of the slain female lecturer was said to have been discovered on Sunday morning when her church members traced her to her house after failing to show up at Sunday Church service. Local…
Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has expressed his support for the decision to allocate sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to members of the National Assembly, maintaining that the practice is neither new nor unusual. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the plan for each of the 469 Nigerian lawmakers to receive an SUV valued at N160 million has recently stirred criticism and public condemnation. But, Senator Ndume believes that providing official vehicles for public servants is a common practice and not out of the ordinary. He suggests that this has been a long-standing tradition, and it’s not the first time such…
A mob on Saturday beat a pastor with the Deeper Life Church, and one of his members, on the allegation of stealing genitals in Kanshio, a suburb of Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to reports Jude Tyokula, a member of the church, was first apprehended by youths after a young man whose identity was yet to be established, raised alarm that his manhood was stolen. Tyokula, during his ordeal, reportedly implicated his pastor, simply identified as Terna, as the person who had directed him to carry out the alleged act. The situation escalated until the police intervened and transported…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Most Rev Mark Nzukwein, on Sunday confirmed the abduction of a priest of St Ann’s Parish in Sarkin Kudu, Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba. This is contained in a statement issued by the Communication Director of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. John Jerome in Jalingo. He said the priest, Very Rev. Fr Thaddeus Tarhembe, was abducted by four armed men who invaded his rectory at about 2 a.m on Sunday. READ ALSO: 69 arrested for violating environmental law in Nasarawa Nzukwein called on the public and all people of goodwill to pray…
No fewer than 69 people were arrested for allegedly violating environmental law during this month’s sanitation exercise in Nasarawa State. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Yakubu Kwanta, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen during the exercise in Lafia. Kwanta said that those arrested were majorly motorists as well as tricycle and motorcycle riders, saying that they cut across all local government areas of the state. He said that the state had adopted a new strategy to ensure effective monitoring of the exercise by constituting a special inspection team. The commissioner said that members of the team, who…
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the Feb. 25, 2023 election, has urged blacks to deploy their abundant natural resources and talents to shade off the slave trade effect. Obi, the former governor of Anambra , made this known in a statement by his media aide, Mr Michael Nwolisa in Lagos on Sunday. Obi stated this in England as a guest at the Celebration of Black History Month by the black community at Oxford University. The former governor said the time had come for Africa and the black community to engage in productive activities, good governance,…
The Police Command in Benue on Sunday said a medical doctor has been arrested in Rivers over the disappearance of three children from Benue. The medical doctor, whose name was not given, was arrested by the police in Rivers following an alert on the missing children. A statement signed by the command spokesman, SP Sewuese Anene in Makurdi, said that the children were found in the doctor’s custody in Rumuokoro. Anene said the Command had on Sept. 24, received a complaint from one Mr Godwin Kpaakpa of Badagry Street, Opposite St. Peters Church Wurukum, Makurdi that two of his children…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two people who suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kano by the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi. He said that the incident occurred along Katsina road by Baban Gwari roundabout in Fagge Local Government Area. Abdullahi gave the names of the deceased as Philip Osando, 40, and Philip Emmanuel, 35. READ ALSO: 100 Feared Drowned as Boat Capsized in Benue River “We received an emergency call from one…