Tag: Abubakar Yusuf

  • How political thugs killed 20-year-old in Bauchi

    Twenty year old Abubakar Yusuf has been stabbed to death by political thugs popularly known as “Sara-Suka’ group at Kofar-Gombe area, an outskirt of Bauchi metropolis.

    It was gathered he met his untimely death while running errand for his mother.

    The political thugs went on rampage between Thursday and Tuesday morning, injuring residents in protest against conducts of the recent gubernatorial and State Assembly elections.

    The Nation correspondent, who paid a visit to the deceased parents who lived in a suburb in Nassarawa Dawanki area, behind the Federal Government Girls College along Kofar-Gombe road, spoke with the deceased elder brother, Awwal Yusuf and mother, Suwaiba Yusuf.

    Awwal Yusuf said the deceased went to buy crayfish for his mother about 9pm on Tuesday night when the incident occurred.

    “My brother was sent by my mother to buy crayfish as she was preparing yam and stew sauce for dinner.

    “He was just unlucky to have been in the right place at the wrong time. My mother sent him on an this errand only for us to hear that he has been stabbed to death by the Sara Suka thugs  who have been tormenting us in the area  as there have been series of clashes in this area for the past three weeks.

    “The cultists mostly come from Doya, Abuja quatres and Temila Dum,” he lamented.

    The distraught mother, Suwaiba Yusuf, wished she had not sent her son an errand on that day.

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    She however said she had accepted her fate.

    She also urged the police to prosecute the suspects as early as possible to serve as deterrent to other members of the Sura suka gang.

    While confirming the incident the Police Public Relations’ Officer, DSP Kamal Datti, said 30 “Sara-suka” suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of the young man.

    He added that though nine persons were initially arrested, additional arrests were made in the following days.

    He urged the general public to report activities of the thugs, who have reportedly carried out numerous attacks targeted at members of the public.

  • Counsel’s ill health stalls Fani-Kayode’s trial

    Counsel’s ill health stalls Fani-Kayode’s trial

    A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode  till July 7, due to his counsel’s ill health.

  • Osinbajo to launch MSMEs clinic in Katsina Thursday

    Osinbajo to launch MSMEs clinic in Katsina Thursday

    The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday in Katsina launch a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) Clinic, as part of efforts to enhance economic activities in the country.

    The Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Tourism, Alhaji Abubakar Yusuf, announced this while briefing newsmen in Katsina on Wednesday.

    He said during the visit, Osinbajo would interact with entrepreneurs on their challenges and how to overcome such problems.

    Yusuf said that the state government had already constituted a committee to enlighten the entrepreneurs on the importance of the visit.

  • Kaduna LG to establish football academies

    The Chairman, Kaduna-North Local Government Football Council, Abdulrazak Usman, on Wednesday said the council planned to establish football academies in all its wards, to groom talents.

    Usman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that football competitions would be organised for primary school pupils, who would compete for trophies in the local government.

    According to him, trophies have been donated by a sports philanthropist, Abubakar Yusuf, for the competition.

    “The competition will be an avenue to discover future stars that would shine on the world stage.

    “We are planning to form academies in all the wards of the local government area for the talent discovery.

    “They will be nurtured and groomed to take Nigeria out of the woods in the near future,” Usman told NAN.

    He lamented that Nigeria used to be a strong force in African football, but that the country had been relegated.

    “It has been long since a star from the country won the African Footballer of the Year Award.

    “By establishing these academies, we hope to produce world soccer stars”.

    He said the council intended to ensure that football was taken back to its glorious past in Kaduna State.

    “To show how sports was then, hostels were dedicated for sportsmen and women when I was at university in ABU, Zaria.

    “The university authorities also went out to source for sports talented candidates and granted them admission.

    “The results are there for everyone to see today because ABU has produced several national and international sportsmen,” he added.

     

  • 3SC hold Kwara  Utd in Ilorin

    3SC hold Kwara Utd in Ilorin

    From Tunde Liadi,Owerri

    3SC boosted their chances of hitting the Premier League gain at first attempt after a 2-2 draw away to Kwara United.

    The Oluyole Warriors got the curtain raiser through Samuel Akinbinu but Abubakar Yusuf who joined the Afonja Warriors from city rivals, ABS, got the equaliser and shot his side ahead before the Ibadan side ensured honours are evened with the leveller through Francis Edem.

    The game was played at the Kwara State Sports Complex, Ilorin and both teams used the tie to measure their preparation for the start of the National League season which kicks off February 15th. Both were demoted to the lower league last season.