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Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, is dead. Alhassan, aged 61, died on Friday in Cairo, Egypt where she was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Born on the 16th September, 1959 in Jalingo, Senator Alhassan, fondly called Mama Taraba, represented Taraba North in the red chamber between 2011 and 2015 on the platform of PDP. She later decamped to APC and emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the 2015 general elections where...

“I am grieved by the loss of former Sen. Aisha Alhassan. I asked about her condition Friday afternoon after I called her number without a response!”, Atiku said. “I can’t forget her dedication and how she stood by me through thick and thin in the course of my political career,” the former Vice President recalled, adding: “I really have lost a sister and loyalist.” According to the former Vice President, Aisha Alhassan was not only sincere but also worked very hard for the achievem...

The new figure raised the total number of infections recorded in Nigeria to 165,273.

Twenty-four teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the First Lego League (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. The teams were selected after highly competitive zonal championships held in Lagos and Kano, respectively. The qualified teams from the Northern Zone – Kano are: Federal Science & Technical College, Orozo, Abuja; Federal Government Boys’ College, Apo, Abuja; Federal Government Girls’ College, Bwari, Abuja; Federal Government Girls’ Colle...

AHMAD GUMI A prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said the students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents, and not bandits. Speaking yesterday on a live TV programe, Gumi said Boko Haram insurgents were beginning to infiltrate bandit herders. “Now, we have two groups of bandits. We have the ordinary Fulani ethnic herdsmen and now there is another element which is coming in; it is the terrorist, the religious idealogues and this is what I’ve bee...

Views: Visits 5 The Senate has urged Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-GP) Usman Alkali and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to investigate the alleged violation of human rights by police in Taraba. The upper chamber also urged them to investigate the officer, the Commissioner of Police in Taraba, who allegedly authorised the unlawful arrest and detention of 14 residents in the state without bail. These resolutions were sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Emmanu...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Operatives of Anti-Cultism Unit of Rivers State Police Command are investigating eighteen suspected hoodlums apprehended by members of Rumuagholu Security Peace and Advisory committee in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area the State. DAILY POST gathered that the eighteen suspected hoodlums, including a native doctor and a man suspected to be a security agent, were caught in a bush in Rumuagholu community around 2am performing some rituals. The leader of the local vigil...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Bandawa community in Karim-Lamido local government council of Taraba State has now become a shadow of itself. This is following a fire outbreak that did not only raze down the community, but also led to the death of two persons. Reports made available to DAILY POST indicated that apart from the deaths, over hundreds of property worth millions of Naira were destroyed. The incident, which took the community unawares, claimed the deceased persons while attempting to sa...

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, May 5, 2021 The Senate has urged Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-GP) Usman Alkali and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to investigate the alleged violation of human rights by police in Taraba. The upper chamber also urged them to investigate the officer, the Commissioner of Police in Taraba, who allegedly authorised the unlawful arrest and detention of 14 residents in the state without bail. These resolutions were sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Emman...

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