District head of Goron Maje in Dan Batta LGA of kano state; Alhaji Uaman Musa Mohammed has been accused of raping a 14 year old girl. Reports indicate that the girl was tested HIV positive when she went for a test with her suitor preparatory for their marriage. When asked on how she got infected with the HIV virus the girl revealed that the district head has been having an affair with her but has warned her not to tell anybody and threatened to kill her if she dates reveal their relationship to a third party. meanwhile emir of kano Muhammad Sanusi the iii has suspended the district head and set up a committee to investigate the matter. DG kano state Hisbah board sheikh Aminu Daurawa said his board will soon summon the district head for interrogation.
the strike by yobe state workers enters second day. doctors have disassociate themselves from the strike. doctor Àdamu alhassan the state secretary of nma said nma has no reason to join the strike as they are not affiliatee to nlc
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Saturday, 20 February 2016
we have never been given a penny for IDPs says Gov Gaidam
Governor gaidam told a crowd of APC supporters at the government house Damaturu, who gathered to witness his assent to the 2016 finance and appropriation bill, explained that the state had only benefittted from twenty million naira from the victiom support fund.
according to him, only sixteen million of the twenty million naira was given to the specialist hospital Damaturu for the free treatment of victims of boko haram attacks in the hospital.
The governor explained that the only money the state will boast to have gotten was the fifty million naira donated to the state by the Lagos state government, which was extended to Adamawa and Borno states.
He said the state government has been spending huge sum of money in providing water, medical care, food and education to the internally Displaced persons in the three major camps and those in host communities.
in another development, the general manger of the state rural water supply and sanitation agency (RUWASA) comrade mohammed M Bukar has restated the determination of his agency to provide portable water and sanitation facilities to the internally Displaced persons in all recognised camps.
he said RUWASA in collaboration with its partner agencies such as UNICEF, Medecine San Frontiere and ACF are working toward improving the sanitary condition of the IDPs, adding that adequate water supply has been maintained in the camps. this according to him had convinced the IDPs to apply for plots of land in Kuka reta to enable them settle there permanently.
the General manager stated that RUWASA will soon construct 5 blocks of 2 compartment latrine and shower room at Abbari-YBC host community with a view to discouraging open defecation among the IDPs.
He commended the state governor Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam for his concern towards the welfare of the IDPs.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Yobe Governor swears in LGA caretaker chairmen
Governor jbrahim Gaidam has sworn in the newly appointed 17 Local government caretaker committees chairmen today with a call on then to be prudent bin the management of scarce resources. Governor Gaidam said the on going staff verification exercise embarked upon in aome LGAs was meant to ensure that workers receive only what is due foe them and wage total war against ghost workers syndrome which is synonymous with local government service. He said excess money realise from the exercise will be channelled to the execution of people oriented projects. He stated that the federal government had since withdrawn funding of SURE-p initiative adding that his administration out of concern towards the welfare of youths continued with the program to provide succour to the teeming unemployed youths in the state. Alhai Ibrahim Gaidam enjoined people to offer prayers for the success of his administration rather than raining curse which will afversely affect them. Amonh those sworn in are Alhaji Muhammad Misa Potiskum for Potiakum: the Rector College of agriculture Gujba Alhaji Mulima Idi Mato for Geidam and Alhaji Ballama Budu for Yusufari. meanwhile; governor Gaidam has announced the appointment of thw chief Imam of Izala mosque Damaturu Ustaz Baba Gana Kyari as his Senior special Assistant on religious affairs.