30 April 2025
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Ex-NYSC DG Maharazu Tsiga Regains Freedom After 22 Days in Captivity

Wendy R.

Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, has regained his freedom after spending 22 days in captivity. A source confirmed his release on Friday night, stating that the retired general is currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital for security reasons. Tsiga was abducted on February 6, 2025, when armed bandits stormed his residence in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. During the attack, two individuals sustained injuries, and one of the kidnappers was accidentally shot dead by a fellow gang member. The gang, reportedly led by the notorious bandit kingpin Babaro,…

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Jigawa Govt Approves N1.5 Billion Compensation for Residents Affected by Road Projects

Wendy R.

The Jigawa State Government has approved over ₦1.5 billion for compensating individuals affected by township road construction projects across various towns in the state. State Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, Alhaji Sagir Musa Ahmed, disclosed this to journalists following the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House in Dutse. He highlighted that road construction projects impact several towns, including Fagam, Kila-Jugwa-Sakuwa-Gwaram, Sankara-Ringim, Bulangu-Kafin Hausa, Gandun Sarki-Hadejia, Dansure-Roni, Aujara-Jahun, and Dutse Local Government Areas. This initiative falls under the Ministry of Land, Housing, Urban Development, and Regional Planning. Additionally, the council has sanctioned over ₦8.2 billion as a…

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Ex-NYSC DG, Major General Tsiga, Kidnapped In Katsina As Bandits Strike Again

Wendy R.

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired), alongside several residents of Tsiga village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to local sources, the armed assailants stormed Tsiga’s residence on Wednesday night, wielding sophisticated weapons. Eyewitnesses reported that during the attack, which lasted only a few minutes, two residents sustained injuries, while one of the attackers was mistakenly shot and killed by his own gang members. Authorities in Katsina State, including the police, are yet to issue an official statement regarding the abduction. Katsina…

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Imo Police Arrest Three With Human Skull, Launch Investigation

Wendy R.

The Imo State Police Command has arrested three men in the Ogii community, Okigwe Local Government Area, for allegedly being in possession of a human skull. The suspects, identified as Patrick Okoere (29), Ifeanyichukwu Anyaemeka (28), and Chukwuemeka Onyekachi (20), were apprehended on February 3 along the Okigwe-Umuahia Expressway following a tip-off from residents. They were found with a human skull, a native hen, and white garments. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye, in a statement on Tuesday, revealed that during interrogation, Okoere claimed his uncle, Osunta Oko, had asked him to procure a skull for use in a land dispute. He…

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Gwagwalada Community Calls for Government’s Interventions on Infrastructure Development

Wendy R.

The people of Kaida Tsoho Community in Gwagwalada have called on the FCT Administration and the Federal Government to provide them with more basic amenities especially water and roads to make life easier for them. They made the call during the inauguration of Water 4 Life Project by an NGO, Nikki Udezue Foundation, NUF, in collaboration with Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, SEOF, in Abuja. Lack of access to safe water and sanitation had remained a major factor to high mobility and mortality rate among children under five including adults. This perhaps prompted the initiation of “Water 4 Life” project by…

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One Dead, Two Injured As Herdsmen, Youths Clash In Gombe

Wendy R.

A clash between herdsmen and youths in Lano village, the Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, has left one person dead and two others hospitalised. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi. According to the statement, the conflict began when youths from Lano village barricaded the Lano-Deba Road and allegedly attacked herdsmen crossing from Kuri village, killing five of their cows. The youth reportedly accused the herdsmen of seizing phones from local farmers and obstructing the transportation of farm produce. Abdullahi said,…

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Twani Foundation Engages Youths on Mentorship Trainings and Skills Development

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Twani Foundation Engages Youths on Mentorship Trainings and Skills Development An NGO, Twani Foundation has emphasized the urgent need for sustained mentorship of young people in various areas of entrepreneurship to ensure they are self reliant. The Founder of the NGO, Ms. Angel Twani gave the indication during the Nigeria Youth Internship and Mentorship Intervention Scheme, tagged: THE ELITE BRUNCH SUMMIT, held in Abuja. A representative of the Ministry of Youth Development, Comrade Dotun Omoleye said the ministry was poised towards achieving it’s mandate of providing guidance and direction for the youths through policies and programs geared towards achieving the…

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Sit-at-home: Enugu Govt, Police Insist Sit-at-home Is Illegal, Advise Parents To Ensure Their Children Are Not Used

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The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state has since moved on from that era. Therefore, the government directed citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as the security agencies and infrastructure had covered every inch of Enugu State to ensure the security of lives and property. This was even as the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police also countermanded criminal elements‘ sit-at-home advisory, declaring that any attempt to disrupt peace and security would be met with“decisive action.” In a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG…

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Kebbi State Constitutes Panel of Enquiry Over Students’ Protest

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The Kebbi State Government, has constituted a panel of enquiry of nine members on the recent protest by the students of College of Health Sciences and Technology Jega. The panel to be headed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Hussaini Abdullahi Zuru, is to identify the courses of the students riot, gang leaders, Lecturers and external forces involved as well the estimated level of damage. The State Commissioner for Higher Education, Isa Abubakar Tungu, who constituted the panel, directed that it should report its findings and recommendations within two weeks as the college remain closed until the outcome…

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Man Bags 7 Years Imprisonment Over Sexual Abuse

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A Kano State High Court, on Friday, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Abdullahi Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for sexually abusing three teenage boys. Lawan, of Rangaza Damagari area in Ungogo Local Government, Kano State, was convicted on three-count charge of sexual abuse after he pleaded guilty to the charges. Delivering judgment, Justice Aisha Mahmoud, sentenced the convict to seven years imprisonment on each of the three-count charge preferred against him by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), Kano Command. Mahmoud held that the prosecution had proven his case beyond reasonable doubt. She sentenced the convict to…

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