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Disaster:NEMA distributes relief materials to 300 victims in Kano

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to 300 victims of fire, flood and farm flood disaster in Kano state.

The Director General NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, made the disclosure at the Flagg off distribution of relief materials to 2021 disaster victims in Kano on Tuesday.

Ahmed-Habib,represented by Mr Nuhu Alhassan, the Director Relief and Rehabilitation said that the materials were relief to alleviate their sufferings.

“the beneficiaries include 300 disaster victims of fire,flood and farm flood across the 24 Local Government Area of Kano.

He said that the items included cement, roofing sheets, vegetable oil, zink nail,bags of rice, bags of beans, bags of maize, Maggi cube, tin tomato paste and salt.

In his remark, the Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje said that the state government is always concern with the plights of its citizens and is ready to do everything possible to protect and uplift the status of its people.

Ganduje represented by Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Gawuna,commended the Federal Government and Director General NEMA for his special concern in the affairs of Kano state and also commended SEMA and entire staff of the Agency for the selfless service they have been rendering to the people of the state.

“There is no amount of relief materials that could be given to you that will assuage the pain of losing a love one, especially if he is the breadwinner.”

Ganduje called on the general public to always listen to advice’s and warnings issued by relevant authorities on how to avert and curtail disaster as well as environmental management.

He urged the beneficiaries to make proper and judicious use of the items given to them.

Also speaking, the Executive Secretary Kano State Emergency and Rehabilitation Agency(SEMA), Dr Saleh Jili, said it has recorded 457 cases of fire incidents and property worth N733.8 million were destroyed in 2021.

“Out of 457 victims of fire disaster,12 were dead while 139 were injured.
“3,337 victims were affected by flood out of which 27 lost their lives, 21 injured and 341 farmlands were washed away.

“Each of the victims will be giving two bundles of roofing sheet,two bags of cement,one packet of zin nail,two 10kg bags of rice,two 10kg bags of beans.

“Others include one 10kg bag of maize,one carton of Maggi cube,two tins of tomato paste,one Jerrycan of vegetable oil and two sachets of salts”

He commended Gov Ganduje, Federal Government and Director General NEMA for their support to SEMA.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Abubakar Baba,expressed joy,commended NEMA and the Federal Government for the gesture and promised to use it judiciously.

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Breaking: Court Drops Charges Against Minors

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the charges brought against a total of 119 #EndBadGovernance protesters.

All 119 protesters were arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on Treason felony, inciting to mutiny, among others.

The defendants were arraigned in two batches at the previous proceeding.

The first batch comprised a total of 76 protesters which included 32 minors and the second batch a total of 43 protesters.

The trial judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the matter.

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NNPP Crisis: Assembly Members Deny Factional Differences

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As the crisis erupted within Kano’s ruling party NNPP, with some members calling for the governor to stand independently, the Kano State House of Assembly has denied knowledge of any of its members being involved in the rifts.

The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Lawan Hussain, representing Dala Constituency, revealed this to newsmen in an interview with journalists over the publication of an online newspaper, Daily Nigeria, stating that some members of the NNPP in the House have joined the factional crisis.

He described the news as a fabricated and mischievous story from unpatriotic elements planning to destroy the peace reigning within the party. He said that as far as the members of the House are concerned, there are no conflicts between the governor and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

The Majority Leader therefore assured the party parliament members of their solid support for the leader of the Kwankwasiyya and state governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, adding that the governor considers Senator Kwankwaso his mentor.

On the issue of some party members calling for the governor to be independent (Tsaya da Kafar Ka), Hon. Dala said the governor is operating independently without interference from any person. He therefore accused some opposition politicians from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, of sponsoring unpatriotic people to ignite a crisis in the state with a view to disrupting the government’s development initiatives.

 

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Breaking: Tinubu Orders Release of Minors Arrested Over Endbadgovernance Protest

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President Tinubu Orders release of all minors who participated in the Endbadgovernance protest .

 

The minister of information and national orientation Muhammad Idris stated this to state House correspondents.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday.

The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy; Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communications and orientation.

Idris stated that the President has instructed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to begin the process of securing the minors’ release without delay.

“The President has directed that all minors be released on the and also reunited with their families anywhere they are in the country. A committee has been set up to look at the issues surrounding their arrest, detention and release. All the law enforcement agents related to the case will be investigated and anyone found wanting will be brought to book,” he said.

 

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