PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR HYACINTH ALIA ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY. (PHOTO).

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 PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES GOVERNOR HYACINTH ALIA ON HIS 60TH BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia,  Governor of Benue State, and an ordained priest on his 60th birthday. In a statement personally signed by President Tinubu, he says "I commend Governor Alia for his transformative efforts to industrialise the state and expand its road network. Benue State, famously Nigeria's food basket, now has tomatoes and fruit juice, beer, nylon and polythene factories, as well as a large-scale bakery, providing jobs for its people and adding value to its agricultural products. The iconic underpasses in Makurdi and Gboko have also eased traffic and improved urban life." It adds that Governor Alia's political journey is simply that of faith made manifest, ordained a Catholic priest in 1990 by Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh of Makurdi Catholic Diocese. It was no surprise that his people, whom he had long served faithfully in the vineyard o...

STUDENTS ABDUCTION: ZAMFARA GOVERNOR SUMMONS SECURITY HEADS.(PHOTO).


Students Abduction: Zamfara Governor Summons Security Heads 

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has summoned an emergency security meeting following the recent abduction of students of the Federal University Gusau. 

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital.

The Emergency Security Council meeting was necessitated by last night's kidnapping of students of the University who were abducted in their off-campus residence at Sabo Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area.

He stressed that, the Emergency Security Council meeting was aimed at ensuring the immediate release of all abducted persons and also finding a lasting solution to the lingering issue of insecurity bedeviling the state and beyond.

According the statement, the Governor directed the Deputy Governor, Mani Mallam Mummuni, to provide all the necessary support to the security agencies to restore normalcy in all the affected areas. 

At the meeting, the security chiefs assured the Deputy Governor of their commitment towards restoring peace in the State and equally confirmed to the Deputy Governor that troops had successfully rescued six kidnapped victims.

They also assured that, troops had neutralised scores of the kidnappers and were actively pursuing them to ensure safe rescue of all victims.

The Deputy Governor has reassured the people of Zamfara that security operatives are working tirelessly to address the current situation to make it a thing of the past.

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