The Katsina State Government says it will provide industrial tools to repentant bandits as part of its social reintegration programme. The government also announced plans to build 152 houses and business support packages for displaced households in Jibia Local Government Area. Governor Dikko Radda disclosed this in a statement on Monday signed by Dr. Bala…
The disappearance of children due to armed conflict continues to haunt families in Adamawa, leaving many in anguish and searching desperately for answers. To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised a media trip to Mubi, Adamawa State, to highlight the plight of families with missing…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno says he has resettled 6,000 families displaced by insurgency in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas of the state. Zulum disclosed this on Monday during a visit to Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, one of the largest in the state, with over 11,000 families. He said the…
The Kwara Government has said that the invasion of communties in the state by bandits would not be condoned and the perpetrators brought to book. The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, said this when he led a state delegation on a condolence visit to Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten Local Government Area. On the…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the federal and Edo state governments to pay blood money to the families of the sixteen hunters killed in Uromi. In a statement issued by JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, while extending its felicitations to…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Sunday in Abuja, commended Nigeria mothers for their pivotal roles and support to their families. The first lady’s commendation is contained in a special message to all mothers in the country on the occasion of the Mother’s Day celebration. She appreciated all women in the country for their…
The Office of Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics on Wednesday announced that at least 450 individuals who were drug users have made a full recovery and rejoined their families. In a statement, the office said the drug users returned home after receiving treatment at a rehabilitation center in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. The statement…
The Nepali government decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees (1,497 U.S. dollars) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon rain-induced floods and landslides hit 205. A three-day national mourning starting from Tuesday was also announced following a cabinet meeting. “The national flag would be lowered to half-mast during…
