No fewer than 1000 Almajiri children will benefit from the Gombe State Contributory HealthCare Management Agency under its equity programme. Our correspondent reports that the occasion was organised with support from the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor at Tsansanya, Almajiri, and Islamiyya schools. Speaking, Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, who was represented by Deputy Governor Dr Manassah Jatau, said in a bid to ensure an unwavering commitment to meeting the health needs of the populace, his administration introduced GoHealth to provide access to health care especially the vulnerable and the less privilege. He said, “Of course, without this scheme,…
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The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has hailed Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the election victories of Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma and his Kogi counterpart, Usman Ododo. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu. The two-term governor of Kano State said the landmark judgment was not only a testament to the confidence Imo and Kogi people have in the party and its candidates but also a reaffirmation of the rule of law and the integrity of Nigeria’s judicial system. The APC national chairman…
Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the current realities of Nigerians is deeply concerning to his principal. He said the hunger and hardship in the land was worrying to his principal and at such, Atiku had put politics aside and was focusing on humanity and not 2027 politicking. While responding to a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, who asked Atiku to wait till 2031 for his presidential ambition, Ibe asked Gorge to turn his direction to Tinubu. He said, “We cannot afford to put the cart…
The crisis rocking the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress deepened on Monday after the dissolved Austin Agada-led All Progressives Congress announced that it had nominated 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship candidates ahead of the October 5, local government election in the state. The primary exercise took place in all the wards across the 23 local government areas of the state on Saturday. The development comes five days after the aggrieved executive members, who were dissolved by the APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, dragged him to court for ignoring the exparte order restraining the National Working Committee…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, A. A Babangida, and 19 others for 30 days over their alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping and terrorism activities. Justice Peter Lifu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1146/2024, brought before the court by the Defence Intelligence Agency. Justice Lifu ordered that Babangida be detained along with the other suspects for 30 days to enable DIA operatives to carry out a thorough investigation into their alleged involvement in the crime. The other suspects are Usman Idris, Abu Safiyanu, Alhassan…
The Kano State Education Sector Joint Steering Committee conducted a two-day meeting in Kaduna on Monday to review progress reports from Technical Working Groups on the implementation of basic education initiatives in Kano State. All stakeholders in the education sector gathered to brainstorm and assess the progress made so far, addressing the challenges hindering the advancement of the state’s education sector. Addressing the participants, the State Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, explained that following the declaration of a state of emergency on education by His Excellency, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, the Ministry has taken positive steps to ensure that the…
An Enugu Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu North Magisterial District has remanded a 40-year-old man, Osita Igwe at Enugu Correctional Centre for alleged robbery. The charge marked MEN/541/2024, which our correspondent obtained on Wednesday, shows that Igwe was arraigned on Tuesday on a three-count charge bordering on robbery and conspiracy. The count read in part, “That you Osita Igwe ‘M’, and others now at large on or about the 5th day of July 2024 at Ebeano tunnel road, Enugu within the Enugu Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: Robbery and thereby committed an offence punishable…
Adeolu Adeboye, son of Redeemed Christian Church of God’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, received over N8 billion from Kaduna State Government for a contract, but abandoned the project after 30% completion. SaharaReporters learnt that Adeolu and his wife, who secured the contract through Ronchess Global Resources Plc during former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration, have been evading accountability for the diverted funds and unfinished project. Following Kaduna State Government and House of Assembly’s probe into the alleged fraud, the cleric’s son filed a suit (FHC/L/CS/1206/24) at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Adeolu seeks an injunction restraining the Economic and…
A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has denied claims that he did not support the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election because Abubakar is not from his region. George, who recently declined his appointment to the PDP National Disciplinary Committee, addressed the issue during a TVC political programme on Sunday night. The former National Vice Chairman of the party refuted the claims made by the Atiku camp, stating that his lack of support was due to Abubakar allegedly dividing the party during the election campaign. He…
The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 1,153 parcels of cannabis (marijuana) worth N57,688,448 in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The seizure followed the interception of a truck with registration number T-25750-LA along the Yamboa axis of Bukuro in the Baruten Local Government Area on 3 July 2024 by operatives of the Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. The Customs Area Controller in Kwara State, Comptroller Faith Ojeifo, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing the media on the activities of the command. Ojeifo said the seized cannabis was concealed in fabricated compartments and other parts of…