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As the Kano State government goes tough on fake drugs and adulterated products’ sellers, the chairman of the newly inaugurated Kano State Task Force on Fake, Counterfeit, Adulterated Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Food Products, Alhaji Ali...
Renowned philanthropist and former Minister of Defence, Gen.Theophilous Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) yesterday condoled with Governor Mukhtar Ramallan Yero, Mrs Amina Yakowa and the people of the state over the death of Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa. He desc...
Justice M. Kolo of an Abuja High Court yesterday held that he would remit the case file of a suit by a former Bayelsa State Governor Timpreye Slyva seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC)from taking possession of ...
Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has called for early commencement of processes for effective reservoir management to mitigate possible effects of excessive rainfall in 2013. At a strategic meeting for performance and agenda setting, an...
The Kogi State police command has arrested a 46-year-old suspected traditionalis,t Hosea Folorums, over the murder his four-month-old son. The commissioner of police, Kogi State Command, Alhaji Mohammed Katsina, who paraded the suspect in Lokoja yester...
Occupants of Jakande Estate located in Ejigbo in Lagos State have vowed to resist the state government’s plan to demolish 50 houses in the estate which failed the integrity test conducted by the government on the structures. The occupants of some...
Hell was let loose in Sagamu, Ogun State yesterday when no less than 20 inmates of Sagamu Prison escaped from the facility. The incident which occurred at the early hours of Friday caught the Warders unaware as the inmates were all set free during the ...
As part of arrangements to serve its customers better, Dana Air said it would expand its fleet to accommodate other aircraft types such as Boeing 737. One of the directors in the group, Mr. Francis Ogboro, disclosed this yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...
The Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) management board says it has started the electronic loading of trucks in the petroleum downstream sector. Mr Goddy Nnadi, General Manager, Corporate Services, PEF, made this known in an interview with the News Agen...
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Prisons Services, Mr Zakari Ibrahim, said on Friday that 20 prisoners escaped from Sagamu prison on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the authorities of Ogun Prison Command had declined comments on the incident when the report filtered out.
But speaking with newsmen at Sagamu prison, Ibrahim described the incident as ``unfortunate and embarrassing.''
“I am here because of the issue of escape and I came personally to see what has happened and to ensure that things are done right.
“My visit is also to ensure that any staff found culpable face the full wrath of the law; we have set up a committee that will give us full report of what happened. What I can tell for now is that we have 20 inmates who had escaped and we have re-arrested four of them.
“I have addressed the staff and I have told them that their commitment must be full and total; those who want to embarrass us should just leave. If investigation into the matter reveals that the incident was as a result of negligence of some of our staff, they will be dismissed and punished accordingly.
“Some of them (staff) will also be prosecuted and may even change uniforms,” he said.
NAN gathered that the fleeing inmates broke the prison’s fence and injured some prison officials in the process of escaping. (NAN)
The Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Center, Jaji has concluded arrangement to deploy 800 personnel to Darfur, Sudan. The personnel, drafted from the 323 Battalion, Akure, under the 2 Div. of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, had undergone a four -week pre-deployment training at the centre.
Speaking at the graduation of the officers, the Commandant, Maj.-Gen. John Zaruwa said the training was part of the Army's effort to inject quality in the troops deployed on UN peacekeeping missions to various part of the world. ``With great sense of pride, we are marking the end of another pre-deployment training as troops of NIBATT 39 are about to be inducted into the African Union/ United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur, Sudan.
``It is very vital for peacekeepers to be highly trained professionals capable of confronting the complex and multidimensional challenges of contemporary peace keeping environment.”
Zaruwa said the personnel had received adequate training to ensure effective performance in peace support operations within the Sudan environment. He urged the personnel, who comprised of 753 soldiers and 44 officers to display high standard in their conduct.
In his remarks, the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Ibadan, Maj.-Gen. Muhammed Abubakar, urged the Army personnel to be disciplined and restrain from any act capable of tarnishing the image of the country. “You must not involve yourselve in the trafficking of illicit substances especially alcohol and drugs as it is very offensive to the cultural values of the Darfur people.
“I must also remind you of the UN zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and i am confident that you would live above board.”
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to their next rank. A statement issued by Mr Frank Mba, the Deputy Public Relations Officer, on Friday said that all the promotions were w...
Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was on Friday in London sworn in as Councillor of West- Flanders Constituency in Belgium, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Nweke, a member of the Belgian Green Party, was re-elected last year having made history in 2006 when he became the first non-Belgian born politician to win an elective position in West-Flanders.
With his re-election, Nweke's mandate includes issues bordering on the economy, social policy, international development and minority priority. ``The last several years were a learning curve where some important results were equally achieved.
`` I will continue to have my eyes on the ball as far as social policy is concerned, but with an expanded portfolio that includes the economy and international development.
``Small and medium enterprises are the engine of the local economy and a business-friendly environment will not only keep existing businesses in good shape but will attract new investments and create jobs. A number of good initiatives are ongoing and obviously these would be continued and enhanced. It will also make sense to re-evaluate some economic activities that are liabilities to the local economy,” He told NAN's Western Europe Correspondent.
Nweke, who spoke on international development, said the challenges of global meltdown were insurmountable. ``I think that the relationship between the western economies and the emerging ones has for too long being based on the wrong premise.
He said that partnership, rather than charity, should be the bedspring on which the larger part of the relationship rests. ``The economies of the west are showing signs of saturation, while there are huge developmental potential in the emerging economies. So let’s build a relationship of mutual benefits.”
Nweke, 46, years, migrated to Belgium in 1993; he is currently the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) Europe. (NAN)
The Kano State Government said it earmarked more than N100 million for the wedding of another batch of 1,000 divorcees and widows scheduled for January. The Director-General of the state Hisbah Board, Alhaji Abba Sufi, disclosed this in an interview wi...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order in Borno said on Thursday that it repelled an attack by unknown gunmen in Marte Local Government Area of the state.
JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said in a statement in Maiduguri that the attack was targeted at the 21 Brigade, Nigerian Army troops in the area. ``This is to confirm that at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, gunmen attacked the 21 Brigade troops’ location in Marte. In the process, one soldier and one police man lost their lives,’’ Musa said.
He, however, said that five of the attackers were killed in the shootout. Musa said that several items, including two AK 47 rifles and a locally made double barrel gun, were recovered. ``Others are three loaded magazines with 35 rounds of ammunition,'' Musa said.