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  • Dangote visits IBB in Minna

    Business Mogul Aliko Dangote yesterday visited former military President Ibrahim Babangida at his residence in Minna.

    Dangote was accompanied by his daughter Halima and her husband Alhaji Suleiman Bello. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dangote was in the state capital to attend the launching and disbursement of Aliko Dangote Foundation N250 million micro grant to 25,000 vulnerable women in Minna.

    Dangote,  after attending the event at Justice Legbo Idris Conference Hall, Minna, was  accompanied by Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello, Senate Deputy Leader Bala Ibn Na’Allah and Chief of Staff to Governor Bello, Mr Mikail Bmitosahi, to the meeting with the former military leader.

  • Housewife seeks divorce over lack of food, maintenance

    A housewife, Aisha Mohammed, on Tuesday  approached a Sharia Court in Minna seeking the dissolution of her marriage to her husband, Mohammed Shaba for not providing food in the house.

    Mohammed also accused Shaba of failing to provide funds for her general maintenance for the past seven months.

    “For the past seven months, my husband has not lived up to his responsibility of putting food on the table at home.

    “He has also failed in providing for my general maintenance and I cannot bear it anymore.

    “That is why I am begging this honourable court to bring the marriage to an end by doing the needful,” she said.

    Shaba, however, denied his wife’s claims saying he had always done his best for her.

    He maintained that he still loved his wife and would not want them to go their separate ways.

    In his ruling, the presiding Judge, Ahmed Bima advised the couple to give peace a chance, adding that marriage requires a lot of patience and understanding.

    Bima said that he would give the couple a chance to try and resolve their differences amicably’.

    He, therefore, adjourned the case until May 21, for report of settlement.

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  • Buhari will deliver on mandate – Lawmaker

    Umar Bago, a lawmaker from Niger said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari would overcome all oppositions and deliver on his mandate.

    Bago said in an interview with our reporter in Minna that people opposing the President were those used to the corruption and looting of the past.

    The lawmaker said that Buhari has remained committed to the fight against corruption, militancy, cattle rustling and insurgency, and would set the country on the path of progress.

    “President Buhari has proved beyond reasonable doubt to be honest, sincere and committed towards meeting the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians irrespective of political, tribal and ethnic differences.’’

    “The profile of Nigeria had rose high since Buhari assumed duty, because of the high regard the international community has for him”, he said.

    According to Bago, Buhari’s visit to United States was a testimony to the high regard with which the international community now views Nigeria.

    “The President’s track record of integrity is largely responsible for the foreign nations’ positive disposition to assist in checking the activities of insurgency and anti-corruption initiatives in our country,” he said.

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    He stressed that those wishing the president to fail in his second term bid were not in touch with the grassroots.

    “The love for the president is still overwhelming and unprecedented;  even during the recent APC ward congresses the people told us in clear terms that only the President would enjoy their unconditional support in 2019.’’

    The lawmaker urged politicians to be responsible in their actions and shun negative tendencies that would inhibit the peace, progress and political growth of the country.

    “What the country needs at this material time is peaceful atmosphere, to which the Federal Government is committed, to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2019.”

    NAN

  • FUT Minna withdraws 20 students

    The Federal University of Technology, Minna has withdrawned 20 students due to poor academic performance.
    According to the University’s newsletter titled number 709, the Senate in its 422nd meeting approved the withdrawal of the students.
    The newsletter stated that the withdrawal of two of the students were voluntarily due to their absence from the University for two consecutive sessions without official permission while 18 others were withdrawn due to poor academic performance.
    Ten of the students were from the Department of Chemical Engineering, five were from the Department of Animal Production, four from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology while the remaining one was from the Department of Crop Production.

  • 30,000 bottles of Codeine consumed daily in Niger State – Research

    Just as the federal government have placed a ban on the use of codeine, research have revealed that about 30,000 bottles of codeine made of cough syrup are consumed daily in Niger state.

    The research carried out by the Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA) also revealed that about three million in Nigeria consume this product in order to make themselves high.

    This revelation was made during DIWA quarterly awareness program tagged #Ban Codeine in Naija in Minna, Niger state.

    According to the Niger State DIWA chief Executive Officer, Mallam Musa Mohammed El-Sani, the cough syrup is mostly consumed by the Youth and women lamenting that the society is confronted with a painful antecedent of people consuming codeine to attain a certain high psychological and emotional status that is negative to the brain and body.

    El-Sani noted that codeine had contributed to the high rise in crime, kidnapping, raping, terrorism and killings in the country.

    DIWA want the federal government to focus on the black market where sale of the dangerous product may still be threiving despite its ban calling for intense monitoring to checkmate the pharmaceutical companies and chain distributors in order to arrest the situation.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy skies, rain showers on Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Wednesday morning with chances of localised rain showers over Abuja, Minna, Bida, Ilorin, Lokoja, Mambilla and Jalingo axis.

    NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 33 to 41 and 25 to 28 degrees Celsius respectively.

    It added that places like Yola, Jos, Kaduna and Makurdi axis were expected to be under the influence of localised thunderstorms during afternoon and evening hours.

    The agency predicted that the southern States would experience cloudy conditions with chances of isolated thunderstorms over Ogoja, Ikom, Obudu and environs in the morning hours.

    It also predicted isolated thunderstorms over the southwest and coastal axis during the afternoon and evening hours with day and night temperatures of 32 to 35 and 21 to 26 degrees Celsius respectively.

    According to NiMet, Northern States will experience partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in the morning hours with chances of localised thunderstorm over Maiduguri and Kebbi axis.

    “Northern States are expected to have day and night temperatures in the range of 43 to 43 and 26 to 30 degrees Celsius respectively.

    “With moisture as far as the extreme north, thunderstorms are probable across the country within the next 24 hours,” NiMet predicts.

    NAN

     

  • FUT Minna appoints five professors, 19 associate professors

    The authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, on Monday announced the promotion of five professors and 19 associate professors in the institution.

    The authorities announced the promotions in a statement signed by the university’s Public Relation Officer, Mrs Lydia Legbu.

    The professors are: Olagunju Remi, Department of Architecture; Abdulkarim Ambali, Department of Chemical Engineering; Aguwa Isiwu, Department of Civil Engineering, Ndaliman Baba, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Wushishi Ibrahim, Department of Science Education.

    Read Also: FUT Minna promotes 263 senior staff

    The statement named the associate professors to include Mercy Adeyeye, Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Studies; Joseph Ajayi, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology; Adama Yisa, Department of Animal Production; Faith Debaniyu, Department, Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology; and Salaudeen Tajudeen, Department of Crop Production.

    According to the statement, the appointments took effect from October 1, 2017.

  • Court remands farmer over alleged kidnap of girl, N4m ransom demand

    A Magistrate Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of a farmer, Jibrin Adamu, for allegedly kidnapping a 19-year-old girl and demanding N4 million ransoms.

    Adamu is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.

    The Magistrate, Mr Hassan Mohammed, could not take the accused’s plea on grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.

    Mohammed directed the police to forward the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice.

    He adjourned the matter until May 7 for further mention.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Abdullahi Maiyaki, earlier told the court that the complainant, Alhaji Kampau of Gurara area of Minna, reported the matter to the police on Sept. 10, 2017.

    Maiyaki said the accused person conspired with four others now at large, to invade the complainant’s house and allegedly kidnap his 19-year-old daughter.

    He said the accused persons later demanded N4 million as ransom for the girl’s release.

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 97 and 298 of the Penal Code.

    NAN

  • I have never looted the treasury – Aliyu

    Threatens court action

    Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has said that he did not loot the state treasury during his eight year tenure in the state and threatened to challenge the allegation in court.

    Aliyu made the denial in a statement he signed in Minna on Monday while reacting to the recent release of list of treasury looters in the country by the Federal Government.

    “ I wonder why the federal government should include my name in the 24 treasury looters list released again by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,’’ he said.

    He threatened to challenge his inclusion on the list to a logical conclusion after consultations with his lawyers.

    The former governor explained that nobody had confronted him with any document that he received N1.6 billion from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and urged the government to prove it.

    He alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was doing everything possible to blackmail him because he refused to join the party.

    “The APC government has embarked on calculated blackmail against my person because I refused to join the party.

    “We all have our minds and what we believe in politics is a thing of the mind.

    “In the orchestrated plot to tarnish my image, I am presently before the Federal High Court and a Niger High Court for the same alleged offence.

    “This is to show that the government is hell bent on bringing me down but they will not succeed,’’ he said.

    Aliyu said that as a governor he served the people of Niger to the best of his ability.

    “As a Governor, I left a landmark for posterity, no amount of blackmail or character assassination can wipe me out from the minds of the people,’’ he said.

    NAN

     

  • Court remands two men for alleged theft

    A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Tuesday, ordered the remand in prison of two men, Yusuf Adamu and Garba Sadiq, over alleged theft.

    The two suspects are standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft.

    The magistrate, Amina Musa, granted the prosecutor, Insp. Muazu Abdullahi’s request for their remand in custody to allow police complete its investigation in the matter.

    Musa adjourned the case until April 16 for further mention.

    Earlier, the prosecutor told the court that the accused persons were serial thieves, who specialized in stealing motorcycles from different locations in the state.

    Abdullahi alleged that a team of police detectives arrested the accused persons, following a tip off from a reliable source on March 16.

    He said the alleged offence contravened Sections 97 and 287 of the penal code.

    The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

     

    NAN