*10 Females On Defensive Driving The Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School during the weekend, graduated 50 Special Truck Drivers. Ten of the drivers were women and trained on Defensive Driving for three months, a statement signed by the spokesman of the Dangote Group, Mr. Anthony Chiejina, said. Speaking at the Graduation Ceremony, Divisional Director of the Dangote Cement Plc, Transport section, Obajana Plant, Kogi State, Mr. Ajay Singh said the Articulated Driving School was aimed at taming the tide of auto crash in Nigeria. He said the company has a zero tolerance for auto crash, which informed the setting up…
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Yunusa Hudu Ari *Says Intended Disciplinary Action Not In Good Faith By Miriam Humbe The Alliance For Justice In Nigeria has urged the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Barrister Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau to sheathe his sword of summarily sentencing Barrister Yunusa Hudu Ari, through the instrumentality of the NBA organs and allow due process of the law to take its deserving course. Barrister Yunusa Hudu Ari is the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State in the 2023 General Elections who declared governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Binani as winner of the election in…
By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has allayed Nigeria’s fears over the planned release of the excess water from Lagdo dam, which is located on the River Benue in the Republic of Cameroon. NEMA’s Head of Public Relations, Manzo Ezekiel told Humsimedia on Sunday that the Agency is working with critical stakeholders at the Federal, States and Local Governments to ensure that the release will not cause much negative impacts on the low-lying communities along the states that would be affected. It was gathered that the states on the downstream of River Benue are Adamawa, Taraba, Benue,…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of relief items as part of phase one of the Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention in Yenagoa Bayelsa. The Director General Mustapha Ahmed Habib, represented by Justin Uwazuruonye presented the Relief items to the beneficiaries. The program was approved by the Federal Government to assist 7811 households affected by the 2022 flood, as well as vulnerable individuals in Bayelsa state. The distribution is being done in partnership with the Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA). The relief package includes food, non-food items, tools for livelihood support, agriculture seedlings,…
A lineup of the suspects The Police Command in Nasarawa State on Thursday, reeled out the recent achievements recorded under the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba against criminals. At the press briefing presented by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Nasarawa State Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, 10 suspected kidnappers, seven armed robbery and one cult suspects were arrested totalling 19. While one person was arrested for other offences, the Police recovered three firearms and 11 ammunition. A breakdown of the anti-crime achievements is as follows: ARREST OF SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS…
The Dangote Cement Plc has commenced an awareness campaign to support government efforts in preventing the spread of all diseases including, anthrax. The awareness campaign was kick-started in the four catchment communities of the Dangote Cement Plc comprising of Oyo, Iwaa, Apata and Obajana. Early in July, the Federal Government confirmed the first case of anthrax in Nigeria, saying that the disease was detected in a farm in Niger State. Similarly, in June, the Federal Government had alerted the public to the outbreak of anthrax disease in some neighboring countries within the West Africa sub-region, and advised Nigerians to desist…
*To Arrest, Prosecute Perpetrators The Nasarawa State Police Command has observed with dismay the ugly trend where members of the public tag individuals of causing mysterious disappearance of genitals and resort to mob action/jungle justice. The Police Command said Medical Examination carried out on victims who reported cases of mysterious genital disappearance in Nasarawa Eggon, Obi, Lafia and Keffi Local Government Areas of Nasarawa, gave all the victims a clean bill of Health. This was contained in a statement signed for the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Police Command, Maiyaki Baba by the PPRO, Ramhan Nansel on Wednesday. The Police…
Dinah Wudiri Sid Rock Dinah Ishaku Wudiri and Sid Rock will headline the August edition of the Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum, on the 26th by 4:00pm and will include live music among other side attractions. Dinah Ishaku Wudiri makes her debut as a novelist with the publication earlier this year of SUNRISE IN THE SAHARA, following closely on the heels of her poetry collection THE TRUTHS WE FORGET TO TELL in 2022. These two publications are the outcome of her resolve to step away from the legal profession which she she practiced as a defense attorney…
By David Mkpume The sudden rise in unconstitutional transitions of power mostly via military coups in the West Africa subregion is a major cause for concern to every advocate of democracy across the world. The entire West Africa region is currently gripped by potential autocratic or military forces taking over government from democratic elected leaders causing instability in the democracy development within the West Africa subregion. In the last few years, countries in the region have suffered violation of democracy and citizens’ right to elect their leaders due to a series of coups with countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea…
The new Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite has assumed duties in the Ministry with a pledge to rebrand the country’s global investment outlook and strengthen its process in line with global best practices. The Minister said this in her address during the handing and taking over ceremony in Abuja. The Minister said: “Our Ministry is like a middleman, we are the facilitator to ensure that the Image of the country out there is as friendly as the investment opportunities we have here. “We would be doing a whole lot of branding and…
Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Ishaq Salako By Miriam Humbe Dr. Ishaq Salako on Monday, assumed duty as the Minister of State for the Environment on Monday in Abuja, following the inauguration of 45 Ministers of the Federal Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister of State who said that environment was key in human nature and existence, emphasised on the need to ensure environmental sustainability. Dr. Salako said: “Our responsibility is to ensure that we use the environment sustainably.” Humsimedia gathered that environmental sustainability is the deliberate act of preserving the environment for present and future…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) may have achieved all its mandate. PTAD was created for the pensioners under Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS). The directorate has four operational departments which are Police Pension, Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension, Civil Service Pension and Parastatals Pension. PTAD has kept to its promise that the era of bringing out aged pensioners for field verification is over with the launch of an online platform called “I Am Alive’’ Confirmation solution. The platform was created to ease pensioners’ stress from field verification which was stressful because they have to travel long journey to the venue…