Northern Nigeria

Mar
16
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
State Govt Declares 5 Days Holiday To Monitor Ramadan Feeding

State Govt Declares 5 Days Holiday To Monitor Ramadan Feeding

News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Religion
State Govt Declares Five Day Holiday To Monitor Ramadan Feeding The Niger State Government has declared a five-day public holiday next week for the proper monitoring and distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs. The government had earlier budgeted N976m for the procurement of the items for feeding in the 25 local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, made this known in a statement on Friday in which she said the public holidays were to enable the civil servants and public officeholders to monitor and distribute the Ramadan feeding. “Monday to Friday next week have been declared…
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Jan
11
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Betta Edu: Northern Youths Ask Tinubu To Suspend Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo

Betta Edu: Northern Youths Ask Tinubu To Suspend Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Politics
Betta Edu: Northern Group Plans Mass Protests in Kaduna, Abuja If Tinubu Does Not Suspend Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo The Arewa Consultative Movement (ACM), has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The ACM National Coordinator Comrade Bilal Galadima , made the call on Wednesday in Kaduna The Arewa group has threatened to mobilise like-minded individuals and groups to shut down Kaduna and Abuja if President Bola Tinubu fails to suspend the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Arewa Consultative Movement National Coordinator , said Tunji-Ojo should be suspended for “abuse of office” and in…
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Dec
06
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Nigeria Army Chief, Lagbaja, Accepts Military Error In Kaduna Attack

Nigeria Army Chief, Lagbaja, Accepts Military Error In Kaduna Attack

FGN, Mishap, News Flash, Northern Nigeria
Army Chief, Taoreed Lagbaja, Opens Up On Military Error In Kaduna Attack The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army, Taoreed Lagbaja, has apologised for a drone strike that mistakenly killed no fewer than 88 worshippers in Tudun Biri, Kaduna state. Lagbaja made the apology during a visit to the affected community on Tuesday. He said the military has launched a thorough inquiry into the incident to ascertain and identify areas of deficiency that led to the incident. According to Lagbaja, the army’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detachment observed the movement of terrorists at Ligarma, an area notorious for being…
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Oct
29
2023
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Kaduna Refinery To Be Ready By The End Of 2024 – Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Hon. Minister Of State For Petroleum Resources(Oil)

Kaduna Refinery To Be Ready By The End Of 2024 – Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Hon. Minister Of State For Petroleum Resources(Oil)

Economy, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Oil & Gas
KADUNA REFINERY TO BE READY BY THE END OF 2024 The Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that the ongoing quick-fix project at the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, KRPC, will be back on stream by the end of 2024. The Minister disclosed this during an inspection tour of Kaduna Refinery & Petrochemicals while assessing the progress of work on the ongoing quick-fix project of the Refinery in Kaduna on Saturday. Lokpobiri said he is confident that the refinery will be restreamed by the end of 2024, considering the “significant level of…
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Oct
11
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Okada Rider Killed By Angry Mob Over False Organ Disappearance Alarm

Okada Rider Killed By Angry Mob Over False Organ Disappearance Alarm

Mishap, Northern Nigeria
Mob Kills Okada Rider Over False Organ Disappearance Alarm Police have paraded three suspects who caused the death of a commercial motorcyclist, Usman Abubakar in Aiyetoro – Gbede, Ijumu local government area of the state by accusing him of snatching the male organ of one of them. The suspects Haruna Adamu 28, Harisu Abdulrasheed 18, and Yakubu Mohammed 23 were among the nine suspects paraded for various deadly offences at a press conference by Kogi Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, in Lokoja on Tuesday. The three suspects were accused of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and false alarm leading to the…
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Oct
07
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Northern Group Calls For Accountability; Condemns Threat In “Kyari Must Go Now” Protest

Northern Group Calls For Accountability; Condemns Threat In “Kyari Must Go Now” Protest

Northern Nigeria
Northern Group Calls For Accountability… Condemns Threats In “Kyari Must Go Now” Protest The Northern Defence Network has issued a strong call for the arrest of leaders associated with the ‘Kyari Must Go Now’ group, urging authorities to investigate their motives in light of recent threats to disrupt Nigeria’s economic activities. This group had threatened to occupy strategic national assets and resort to indecent tactics if Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, is not removed from his position. In a statement released by Abubakar Nuhu Sani, Chairman of the Northern Defence Network,…
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