Kaduna confirms killing of Captain Na Allah, one other
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of Captain Abdulkarim Ibn Na’Allah by suspected assassins and one Ahmadu Tanko by bandits at Janwuriya in Kajuru Local Government Area. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who confirmed it in a statement said: “Kaduna State Government has been informed by security agencies that the remains of one Captain Abdulkarim Ibn Na’Allah were found in his Kaduna home. “In what appears to be a case of culpable homicide, the deceased was found in a bedroom of his residence Malali, Kaduna North LGA, apparently after having been strangled with
Lagos airport runway’ll operate 24 hours, says FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said Lagos airport runway will operate 24 hours once the Federal Government gives the green light to its proposal. The Managing Director, FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday after a facility tour at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Our correspondent gathered that for 13 years, the AirField Lighting on Runway 18 Left at the airport has been uninstalled, making aircraft unable to land or take off when it is dark on the runway. The PUNCH had reported in June that the unserviceable state of the runway
We shed tears of joy after receiving first pay in Saudi Arabia, UK, others – Nigerian doctors
Some Nigerian doctors in Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have knocked the Federal Government for its alleged failure to invest in the health care sector. The doctors, who spoke in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, said the inconsistency of the government to adequately cater for the needs of medical practitioners had led to massive brain drain in the health sector. Some of the doctors who shared their experiences with our correspondents added that they cried and felt overwhelmed when they received their first wages, which some of them described as being 10
Court upholds FRSC’s power to fine motorists without trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the powers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to fine motorists for alleged traffic offences without first prosecuting them in a court of law. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the decision on August 27, 2021 while dismissing a suit by a motorist, Dr M.Y Suleiman, seeking N10million as damages from the FRSC for the detention of his car. The car’s detention followed Suleiman’s alleged violation of a traffic offence and his subsequent payment of a fine without first being prosecuted. The judge held that contrary to the plaintiff’s claim, the practice
NARD Strike: NMA gives FG 21 days to resolve issues with doctors
*NARD Strike: NMA gives FG 21 days to resolve issues with doctor* The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has thrown its weight behind the ongoing nationwide strike, embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). In a statement jointly signed by its President, Prof. Innocent Ujah, and Secretary-General, Dr Philips Ekpe, the NMA said the Federal Government should resolve all pending issues with NARD within 21 days in the interest of all concerned. The NMA released the statement on Sunday after the executive arm of the association held a National Executive Council (NEC), meeting between Aug.
Buhari’s Men Move To Pacify South-West
Buhari’s Men Move To Pacify South-Wes WORRIED by the growing disaffection towards the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari from the SouthWest zone, some northern leaders have begun what has been interpreted as a deft move to placate the Yoruba people through notable leaders in the zone. Sunday Tribune gathered that the move has the blessing of President Buhari. The northern leaders, who are known in power corridors as Buhari’s men, are said to be in the vanguard of the effort. They are Governors Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, who is also the national caretaker chairman of the ruling All Progressives
PDP crisis: I’m still the National Chairman, my mandate ends December, says Secondus
Prince Uche Secodus has said he is still the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. He also said that the mandate given to him at the party’s National Convention in Abuja on December 9, 2017 remains intact until his four-year tenure expires in December this year. He made the clarifications following his absence at the party’s 92nd National Executive Committee meeting held at its national secretariat in Abuja on Saturday amid speculations that he had been removed from office. Secondus, in a statement sent to one of our correspondents from his media office, said his absence at the meeting
Just In: FG recommences conditional cash transfer to Nigerians
The Federal Government on Saturday recommenced its Conditional Cash Transfer programme to Nigerians. Starnews reports that the Federal Government has recommenced the programme in Lagos State. Flagging-off the 5th and 6th Bi-Monthly payment in Lagos State, Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, said that 6,810 persons/households had benefited from the programme since inception. Arobieke said that the CCT supported the poor and vulnerable to improve consumption, with the aim of reducing poverty, preventing vulnerable households from falling further down the poverty line and building their resilience to withstand shocks. ”The programme is to facilitate the transfer of
China to partner with Nigeria to fight modern day slavery
AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, China has disclosed its readiness to work with the country to halt modern day slavery. This is as the United Nations Education Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) revealed that over 150 million children are subject to child labour accounting for one in 10 children around the world. Speaking on the theme, “Modern Day Slavery, A National Question: Protecting the Future Generation,” the Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Li Xuda, said though the
We can’t reveal location of 368 grazing reserves – Agric Ministry
Following the controversies trailing he identities of the 25 states where 368 grazing reserves to be reviewed by the Presidency are located, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said it is not in the position to reveal the identities of the states. The Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Services at the ministry Winnie Lai- Solarin, made this known to The Nation yesterday. Lai-Solarin said there is a committee working on the review of the grazing sites and the states would be made known as soon as they are done. She stated that the Minister of Agriculture
