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The Periscope reporter The death has been announced of a veteran broadcaster with international experience, Alhaji Ibrahim AbdulAziz, known as Dan Almajiri AbdulAziz was involved in ghastly motor accident, along Gombe – Bauchi road on his way to Dass local government, Bauchi state, for a royal wedding. AbdulAziz was a broadcaster with two VOAs; The Voice of America, Hausa service covering Adamawa and Taraba states and the Voice of Arewa, the first and most popular online TV in Adamawa state. AbdulAziz was also an artist with FRCN Fombina FM radio, before joining TV Gotel, Gotel Communications, as a presenter. AbdulAziz…

The Periscope reporter A Nigerian judge has cried out after he allegedly discovered that three children he had with his ex-wife were not his biological offspring. Anthony Okorodas was sworn in as a judge of Delta State High Court by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in 2018 In a press release last week, Okorodas accused his former wife, Juliet Ototo, of cheating during their marriage, which ended 11 years ago. Our correspondent could not immediately reach Ms. Ototo for comments. A telephone number provided for her did not connect Monday evening. Mr. Okorodas’s statement that he did not give birth to his…

By SIA Media To ensure transparency, accountability, and all-inclusiveness, Senator Ishaku Abbo, the youngest Senator, representing the northern senatorial zone of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, has joined the verification committee as an observer, to ensure that his constituents are adequately captured to benefit from the federal government’s entrepreneurial empowerment scheme; Artisans and Transportation Survival Fund Grant. 426 people are targeted to benefit from the scheme in the northern senatorial zone for which Abbo would not want any distraction, more especially, as he defected to the opposition party in the state the and the ruling party at the national level; the…

The Periscope reporter The Federal Government has granted provisional licences to 20 new private universities to operate in Nigeria. The decision was taken at the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu Wednesday, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. The minister revealed that the approved universities would get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission. Adamu said the approved universities would operate with the provisional licences “for the next three years, while monitoring and evaluation will go on.” Nine of the newly approved universities are…

The Periscope reporter The question as to what could have been the underlying cause of the alleged sadistic egomaniac mistress maltreatment of her housemaid to death is yet to be responded. Investigation is ongoing but Fatimah Hamza the alleged sadistic egomaniac mistress who earlier claimed that it was Tomcat that would not want to be obstructed by Khadijah from tomcatting Molly that has bitten the housemaid, resulting to her death has changed the cause of death to drug overdose. Fatimah said that the housemaid did not readily explanation her encounter with the tomcat until her health condition has gotten bad.…

The Periscope reporter Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order restricting the use of tricycles and motorcycles in three local governments areas of the state’s namely; Girei, Yola North and Yola South LGAs The press release Tuesday, signed the press secretary to the state governor, Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou explained that the res within the hours of 10:00pm to 5:00am. The Order, which could be cited as “Adamawa State Restriction of Movement of Tricycles/Motorcycles Executive Order No.1 of 2021 comes into effect on Tuesday 2nd February, 2021 until further notice. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who expressed…

The Periscope reporter Bauchi state is visited by strange disease causing swelling of the legs as no fewer than fifteen people have been infected in Bara, village in Kirfi local area of the state, located on the Bauchi-Gombe highway. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed is the chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), he made this known at a press conference commemorating this year’s World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day on Monday in Bauchi, the state capital. Bara is an agrarian community known for cultivating watermelon. The BASPHCDA boss explained that receiving the report of the strange illness in the…

By Hassan Gimba In his autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, first published in 1994, the revered Nelson Mandela wrote: “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw”. Even though not an absolute truism, this saying of the Madiba just about sums up the life of the renegade Fulani herdsmen and that of Southern Nigerian demagogues. But many times, a man has to be dissuaded from the life he believes in and is deliberately directed to the life he should live. This is what keeps the…

The Periscope reporter * No one can recommend lasting solution to the anti Fulani herdsmen than the real Fulani herdsman as a governor – Yunusa Abubakar * Governor Umar Ganduje has suggested a solution to the herder-farmer crisis in the country * The Kano governor said movement of cattle and herders from the north to southern parts should be abolished * Ganduje said a law should be made banning herdsmen trekking to south from north * Ganduje said his government would build a ruga settlement to accommodate herdsmen in Kano * Miyetti Allah leadership fails to end herdsmen – farmers…

The Periscope reporter Adamawa state police command with the vigilantes and hunters groups has subdued notorious armed robbers terrorising motorists and passengers along Numan – Jalingo tough and rough, potholes ridden highway. The press release Monday, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adamawa State Command, DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje revealed that the command has in the early hours of monday, received a report that some gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have blocked Numan- Jalingo highway terrorising unarmed unsuspecting travellers. “On the strength of the distress call, the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji took a proactive action by…