The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has decried the consistent rise in the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.Its representative in Benue, Adewole Oke, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi while delivering a goodwill message during the presentation of the Benue Framework toward addressing humanitarian challenges in the state. … Read more
A fresh outbreak of diphtheria disease has reportedly killed four children in villages in the Mingibir Local Government Area of Kano State. 28 others were said to have been hospitalised, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the Information Officer of the local government, Tasiu Dadin-Duniya, Punch reports. According to the statement, the children … Read more
The police command in Yobe, say suspected Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and Yobe into darkness. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. Mr Abdulkarim said … Read more
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved over N708 million for payment of benefits to 461 retirees across the state. Mr Buni’s Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. He said the approval was granted following the … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of committees to manage primary elections to fill vacancies in the national and state assemblies. The party, on Wednesday, released the primary election committees, primary election appeal committees and secretariat committees to manage the primaries across nine states ahead of the 3 February bye-elections. The states … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday declared the seats of Ebonyi South and Yobe East Senatorial Districts vacant. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the seats vacant during plenary. The seats were declared vacant following appointments of David Umahi and Ibrahim Gaidam as ministers of work and police affairs respectively. Since their appointments as ministers, the two … Read more
