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  • Kano governor appoints Umar Ibrahim as SSG

    Kano governor appoints Umar Ibrahim as SSG

    Governor Abba Yusuf has appointed Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Kano State.

    The governor, in a statement by his spokesman, Sunusi Bature, announced that the appointment takes effect from Monday, February 10, 2025.

    Ibrahim’s appointment comes 27 days after a major cabinet shakeup which saw the former SSG, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, “dropped on heath ground.”

    Although, Yusuf on January 6 this year, swore in seven new commissioners, the post of the SSG had been left vacant.

    Governor Abba Yusuf said the new SSG (Ibrahim) was selected based on his extensive experience and expertise, which are expected to play a vital role in advancing his administration’s development agenda and keeping the state on track with its goals.

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    Ibrahim, a retired Permanent Secretary, holds B.Sc. Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University in 1985.

    “As a seasoned administrator, Umar Farouk Ibrahim is expected to bring a wealth of knowledge, strategic insight and commitment to excellence in his new role as SSG.

    “His appointment is a strategic move to strengthen the administrative framework of the current government and facilitate the effective execution of its policies and programmes,” Yusuf said.

    The governor expressed confidence that Ibrahim’s appointment would significantly contribute to realising his administration’s vision for Kano State, emphasising the importance of experienced leadership in steering the state towards sustained growth and development.

    Photo: Umar Farouk Ibrahim, newly appointed SSG, Kano state

  • NDIC remits N7bn into Consolidated Account in 2018

    The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has remitted N7billion into Consolidated Revenue Account as its operating surplus for 2018 operations.

    Its Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mallam Umar Ibrahim made this disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of newly appointed board of Director of the Corporation by the Minister of Finance Hajiya Zainab Ahmed.

    Umar Ibrahim stated the fund, was Corporation’s normal contribution as required by the fiscal responsibility Act.

    Before inaugurating the NDIC Board, Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed urged members of the board “to exhibit high ethical values in the discharge” of their responsibility.

    According to her: “You are assuming duty at a time when the Nigerian financial system is still facing some challenges and requires efforts aimed at addressing issues such as corporate governance, high level of non- performing loans etc.

    “You are also coming at a time when the system is grappling with the issues related to meeting the target of reducing financial exclusion in Nigeria to about 20 percent by year 2020”.

    She added: “The potential benefits and risks associated with the financial technology and block chain technology are also on the front burner.

    “These and other challenges can cause threats to the stability of our financial system and must be addressed promptly for the sector to play its role in facilitating the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).”

    Members of the NDIC board inaugurated on Thursday include Barrister Festus Keyamo, (SAN); Alhaji Garba Bello; Bri-Gen. Josef O. J. Okoloagu; Mustapha Adewale Mudashiru and Mr. Adewale W. Adeleke.

    Responding on behalf of the board members, board Chairman,  Mrs. Ronke Sokefun, assured the board members would put their wealth of experience gathered over the years to impact positively on the corporation overall mandate.

    She assured the Minister and all stakeholders of the Nigeria financial system that they will live up to the responsibility reposed in them by President Muhamnadu Buhari.

  • 20 die in Kaduna-Abuja expressway accident

    At least 20 people died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja expressed way on Sunday night.

    The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Umar Ibrahim, said on Monday that the accident occurred at about 7:00 p.m. at Dutse U-turn, 22 kilometres from Kaduna metropolis.

    Ibrahim said the accident involved a white DAF articulated vehicle with registration number: AJG118XA and a white Toyota HAICE bus with registration number: XA866MLF.

    He said the 16-seater bus was overloaded with 30 passengers, 29 males and a female going to the southern part of the country.

    According to him, the accident occurred when the truck that was coming from Abuja axis was trying to make a U-turn at Dutse when the bus coming from Kaduna axis rammed into it, killing 17 people instantly.

    “10 others sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital by an FRSC official, where three of them also died,” he said.

    The sector commander said the truck was going to evacuate cows from a broken down truck closed to the accident scene.

    He said the number of the dead victims was high because the bus was extremely overloaded.

    “The bus was not only overloaded with passengers but also choked with dismembered motorcycles belonging to the passengers, “he said.

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  • Accident claims 20 lives along Kaduna-Abuja expressway

    Accident claims 20 lives along Kaduna-Abuja expressway

    No fewer than 20 people died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja expressed way on Sunday night.

    The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Umar Ibrahim said in Kaduna on Monday that the accident occurred around 7 p.m. at Dutse U-turn, 22 kilometres from Kaduna metropolis.

    Ibrahim said the accident involved a white DAF articulated vehicle with registration number: AJG118XA and a white Toyota HAICE bus with registration number: XA866MLF.

    He said that the 16-seater bus was overloaded with 30 passengers, 29 males and a female going to the southern part of the country.

    According to him, the accident occurred when the truck that was coming from Abuja axis was trying to make a u-turn at Dutse when the bus coming from Kaduna axis rammed into it, killing 17 people instantly.

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    “Ten others sustained injuries and were rushed to the hospital by an FRSC official, where three of them also died.”

    The sector commander said that the truck was going to evacuate cows from a broken down truck closed to the accident scene.

    He said that the number of the death was this high because the bus was extremely overloaded.

    “The bus was not only overloaded with passengers but also choked with dismembered motorcycles belonging to the passengers, “he said.

    He said that the accident caused a trafficking gridlock that lasted for about four hours, saying, “we had to divert traffic to single lane before we were able to clear the wreckage and allow free flow of traffic.”

    An eye witness, Kabiru Mohammed, said that he was on his way to Abuja when he came across the accident.

    “Initially I thought it was armed robbery in progress, because I saw motorists turning back and taking the other lane, before I saw the articulated vehicle by the u-turn that obstructed traffic.

    “On getting there after I took the other lane, I saw a lot of people laying dead, while FRSC officials were trying to take the injured to the hospital.

    “It was really a terrible sight, “Mohammed said.

    NAN

  • FRSC says accidents claimed 416 lives in Kaduna in 2017

    FRSC says accidents claimed 416 lives in Kaduna in 2017

    No fewer than 416 people lost their lives in 593 accidents involving 882 vehicles and 4,688 people in Kaduna State from January to December 2017.

    Umar Ibrahim, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), in the state made this disclosure in an interview in Kaduna on Tuesday.

    Ibrahim also said 2,080 people sustained various degrees of injury during the period under review, bringing the total number of casualties to 2,496 a reduction from 2,897 recorded in 2016.

    He also said there was a slight drop in the number of accidents from 596 in 2016 to 593 in 2017.

    “However, there was an increase in the number of deaths from 413 recorded in 2016 to 416 in 2017 and a decrease in the number of the injured from 2,448 in 2016 to 2,080 in 2017, ” he said.

    Ibrahim said speeding remained the major cause of accidents on Nigerian highways, saying “speed thrills, but kills”

    The sector commander urged motorists to install speed limit device so as to guard against untimely death.

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    He noted, however, that quite a number of bus owners have installed the device, adding that accidents involving buses had drastically reduced in the period under review.

    “I am appealing to private car owners to equally install the device to reduce avoidable deaths to accidents.

    “We will continue to collaborate with other relevant stakeholders like the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, National Emergency Management Agency and the National Union of Road Transport Workers to reduce accidents in 2018.

    “We will also continue to carry out series of rallies and road shows in all major motor parks as part of the corps’ public enlightenment programmes designed to keep the motoring public informed on the need to be safety conscious.

    “FRSC remains committed to providing necessary human and material resources for effective management of traffic in identified black spots, and through awareness campaign on proper use of the roads, ” the commander said.

    Ibrahim equally lauded the media and other relevant stakeholders for their support throughout the year.

    “We have achieved a lot in 2017 but we can do more in 2018 with your continued support,” he added.

    NAN

  • Police kill two suspected killers of youth leader in Kaduna

    Police kill two suspected killers of youth leader in Kaduna

    The Nigeria Police Force has killed two suspected killers of a Youth Leader, Haru Manya, in Sabon Gaya in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    Manya was killed by the suspects while working on his farm on Nov. 12.

    The Force spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Sabon Gaya on Tuesday.

    Moshood said that the two suspects were killed during a shoot-out with the members of Operation Absolute Sanity.

    He explained that the operation followed a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to arrest the killers.

    “The Inspector-General of Police commiserates with members of the community and directed Operation Absolute Sanity to arrest the killers,”he said.

    The spokesman said that investigation would be intensified to arrest other suspects connected to the heinous crime.

    In a related development, the Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested eight suspected kidnap-for-ransom and armed robbery gang.

    The suspects are: Umar Ibrahim, gang leader, Iliya Adamu, Ifeanyi Linus, informant to the gang, Jibril Adamu, Samaila Haruna, Ibrahim Mamman, Ibrahim Idris and Silas Chukwuemeka.

    The Force Spokesman said that the suspects had confessed to the various crimes they had committed along the Abuja-Kaduna road.

    He said that three victims were rescued form the suspects’ hideout, adding that a police officer was also injured during the shoot-out.

    He said that items recovered from them are: two Toyota Corolla cars, one with registration number: ABJ 893 NV, and one without a number plate, two locally made single barrel guns and one AK 47 rifle.

    Others are: one locally made revolver gun, one AK 47 magazine, one live cartridge, two expended cartridges and seven AK 47 am munitions.

    He said that investigation was ongoing and when concluded, the suspects would be arraigned in court for prosecution

    “They will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation and investigation is being intensified to arrest other suspects at large,”he said.

    Moshood urged owners of the vehicles to contact the Police command in Kaduna for identification and collection

    He said that the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, had directed the Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the zones and commands to replicate same feat on the highways and major roads.

    He said that they were also to beef up security in their areas of responsibility and ensure massive deployment of armed police personnel, patrol teams and undercover operatives to black spots, flash points and other vulnerable criminal spots.

    The Force had on July 25 commenced ‘Operation Absolute Sanity’ on Abuja-Kaduna Highway to check incessant cases of kidnappings and armed robbery.

    On July 31 and Aug. 3, the police also arrested 31 and 40 suspects at Katari and Rijana areas, along the Kaduna-Abuja road.

    NAN

  • INEC deploys 450 personnel for Gombe parliamentary bye-election

    INEC deploys 450 personnel for Gombe parliamentary bye-election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had deployed 450 ad hoc staff in Gombe for Saturday’s House of Assembly bye-election in Dukku North constituency.

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, made this known in Gombe on Friday while briefing the

    newsmen on preparations for the poll.

    The Dukku North seat in the assembly became vacant following the death of Malam Gambo Kabade, the member representing the constituency, about two months ago.

    Ibrahim said that the ad hoc staff had been trained and would work in the six wards of the constituency during the election.

    He said that accreditation and voting would commence simultaneously at 8 a.m. and that voters were free to stay back after casting their votes, for counting of the ballots.

    The REC said that sensitive material for the election sent from INEC headquarters in Abuja and kept at Central Bank of Nigeria, Gombe, would be taken to the constituency Friday evening.

    He stated that the commission had made adequate arrangement for security to ensure that peace and order prevailed during the exercise.

    According to him, in each of the pooling units, there will be a minimum of five security personnel.

    Ibrahim also said that the result would be announced at the constituency collation centre.

  • FRSC records 37.7% drop in road accidents in Kaduna in first half of 2017

    FRSC records 37.7% drop in road accidents in Kaduna in first half of 2017

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday said the number of road accidents recorded in Kaduna State dropped to 392 in the first half of this year.

    The figure was against the 620 accidents recorded in the corresponding period in 2016, a drop by 37.7 per cent.

    The Sector Commander, Malam Umar Ibrahim, gave the statistics in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.

    Ibrahim said that the 620 accidents recorded in the first half of 2016 involved 856 vehicles, but the figures dropped to 392 accidents involving 555 vehicles in the same period in 2017.

    “The number of people involved in the accidents equally reduced from 4,767 to 2,699 with corresponding  decrease in the number of injured from 2,546 to 1,700,” he said.

    The sector commander did not give the number of deaths recorded in the accidents, but attributed the successes to improved attitude of motorists towards their safety.

    He said that compliance by commercial vehicle owners to the directive to install speed limit device had greatly improved in recent times.

    Ibrahim commended motorists and urged them to continue to cooperate with security agencies on the highways to ensure accident free roads.

    “I am equally calling on private vehicle owners to install the device of self regulation to control speed and save lives.

    “Political office holders can help in that regard, this is because if members of the national and state house of assemblies installed the device, others will follow.

    “I want to also say that not all accidents are the will of God as many people erroneously believed.

    “If you guard yourself against accident, God will help you, but you cannot be careless on the road and expect to be invincible.

    “Let us all join hands to keep our roads safe for all road users at all times,’’ he said.

    Ibrahim said that the command has concluded the “audit” of the entire township roads in the state to know roads that require roads signs and those that are bad and need repairs.

    He said that recommendation would soon be submitted to the appropriate authorities for immediate action.

    “Plans have also been concluded to comb the highway to take care of road side grasses obstructing drivers’ view and replace broken signs where necessary,’’ Ibrahim said.

  • FRSC mobile court convicts 103 traffic offenders in Osun

    FRSC mobile court convicts 103 traffic offenders in Osun

    Mobile courts of the Osun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) convicted 103 traffic offenders in May, an official has said.

    The state Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Umar Ibrahim, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Osogbo.

    Ibrahim said that the offenders were arrested for various traffic offences, including over speeding, lack of valid driver’s licence and lack of speed limiter, among other offences.

    He said that the arraigned and convicted 103 persons were among the 114 traffic offenders arrested in Osogbo and Ilesha in the month under review.

    The sector commander said that 61 traffic offenders were arrested in Osogbo but nine of them were cautioned and discharged, while 52 were arraigned.

    Ibrahim added that 53 traffic offenders were arrested in Ilesa, 51 arraigned and two cautioned and discharged.

    The sector commander said those convicted paid stipulated fines.

    Ibrahim advised motorists to obey traffic rules to avoid arrest.

  • EFCC arrests councilor, six others for diverting IDPs rice

    A supervisory councillor with Mafa local government area of Borno State, Umar Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) in Maiduguri over alleged diversion of 300 bags of rice meant for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the area.

    Ibrahim, who supervises the local government’s agricultural department, was arrested alongside others named Bulama Ali Zangebe and Modu Bulama in a sting operation carried out by officials of the EFCC zonal office in Maiduguri.

    According to the EFCC, the food was donated to victims of insurgency in the area by Danish Refugee Council (DRC).

    Mafa local government is among the areas destroyed by Boko Haram in Borno State.

    According to the EFCC,  the suspects after interrogation disclosed they acted on directives from the Caretaker Chairman of Mafa local government area, Shettima Lawan Maina.

    The suspects claimed the local government chairman directed them to sell the rice.

    The rice was reportedly sold to the duo of Alhaji Lawan Ibrahim of Bolori Stores and Umar Salisu at the rate of N8, 500 per bag.