Author: Ishaku Yohanna

How 17 policemen, civilians were killed in Offa bank robbery, by former DPO

Ishaku Yohanna

A former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, CSP Adamu Danjuma, yesterday narrated how 17 people, including nine policemen and eight civilians were killed in cold blood in the April 5, 2018 Offa bank armed robbery operation. Danjuma while testifying at the resumed hearing of the trial of five accused persons charged for the robbery also said 21 AK47 rifles were stolen from the armoury of the police station during the robbery operation. The police officer was the first eyewitness to testify before Justice…

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International flights resume at Abuja airport

Ishaku Yohanna

International flights resumed at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, on Monday, when an Airbus A350 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines taxied to a halt at the airport terminal. The aircraft with registration number ET-AUC, which took off from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with 180 passengers onboard, landed at the NAIA at about 2pm and was received to a water cannon reception. This is coming more than five months after the closure of the Nigerian airspace to scheduled international flights due to lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Buhari to ECOWAS leaders: Resist temptation of tenure elongation!

Ishaku Yohanna

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja said Buhari made the appeal while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic on Monday. The Nigerian leader urged his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and ensure free and fair elections. He said: “It is important that as leaders of our…

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Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, elected new ECOWAS chairman

Ishaku Yohanna

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The election of President Akufo-Addo took place at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The summit is being held at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre, where leaders will be considering reports from the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level and…

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Aisha Buhari deplores cartoon image of daughter’s wedding

Ishaku Yohanna

Office of the first lady, Aisha Buhari, has described as ‘unfair’ a cartoon critical of her conduct regarding the recent wedding of one of her daughters. Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, got married to Mohammed Turad, son to Mahmud Sani Sha’aban, a former lawmaker, last Friday. Aisha Buhari shared photos of the couple on her official Instagram page @aishambuhari. She also expressed gratitude to those who attended the event and well-wishers for their goodwill messages. In the cartoon image by Daily Trust’s cartoonist, Mustapha Bulama,, Aisha…

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Southern Kaduna Killings: Enough is enough, says Sultan

Ishaku Yohanna
Sultan Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar III

Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Dr. Sa’ad Abubakar (III), on Monday, in Kaduna, described the killings in the southern part of the state as “madness” that has to be stopped immediately. He called on those involved in killings in Southern Kaduna to stop the act, saying, “enough is enough.” Speaking during a Council’s Executive meeting in Kaduna, the monarch noted that no man in his right senses go on a killing spree of innocent people under whatever guise. The Sultan carpeted politicians as forces behind the…

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Despite increase, petrol price in Nigeria remains among the cheapest, says FG

Ishaku Yohanna

During a press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, declared that despite the recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit to N162 per litre, the price of the commodity in Nigeria remains among the cheapest in Africa. Mohammed was joined at the briefing by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman; and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. The minister said, “In spite of the recent increase in the price of fuel to N162 per litre, petrol prices in Nigeria remain…

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No going back on petrol subsidy removal – Buhari

Ishaku Yohanna

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that there will be negative consequences if the government continues with the business of fixing or subsidising the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol. Buhari, represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, gave this explanation on Monday while declaring open a 2-day First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The president said that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a severe downturn in the funds available to finance the nations’ budget and also severely hampered government’s capacity.…

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No development plan’ll succeed without women’s involvement – Tallen

Ishaku Yohanna

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, says any development plan that does not involve or put women at the center of it is bound to fail. She said many of the challenges Nigeria is facing is because women, who constitute a huge segment of the population, are being neglected. The Minister stated this when she featured on Guest of the Week, a programme on Liberty Television. Dame Pauline, who noted that Women were key towards growing the nation, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for recognizing their roles in nation…

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This is not our agreement with Buhari – Zamfara residents lament escalation of foodstuff prices

Ishaku Yohanna

Zamfara state residents have lamented the increase in foodstuff prices saying; “this is not our agreement with Buhari before we voted him into power in 2015.” The rate at which prices of foodstuffs continue to escalate in the country is now attracting serious attention, while also noting that the federal government has failed to establish a well-coordinated price control agency to regulate prices of foodstuffs in the country. Vanguard reports that an intensive investigation by its correspondent revealed that a bag of foreign rice in Zamfara state is now being…

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