Month: April 2020

Seyi Makinde: Understanding The Man And His Politics by Taiwo Adisa

Emporium Reporters

Whether by chance or design, a medley of cacophonous soundbites has been targeting the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde in recent weeks. As multi-layered as the critics come, their antics and desire appear perpetually narrow-ended: to burst the high-flying balloon of the Ibadan-born engineer turned politician. Criticism is of natural occurrence. But those you see raising issues about Seyi Makinde tend to easily confuse and misconstrue the man. Overtime, you think they would understand. However, at a point, the critics got furious and vicious, with some wearing the…

Reno Omokri: A National Licensed Gossiper and Unsolicited Town Crier By A. S. Gashinbaki

Emporium Reporters

While the patriotic citizens’ sticks together to condemn Bello El-Rufai´s idiotic tweet, for Omokri and his cohorts, they have seen the opportunity to expand their gossiping undertakings. He hurriedly run to the Igbo man and whispers in his ears, ´´so you haven´t heard, a Hausa man called you whore, armed robber, baby factory product. I am not lying oh, he hates you and all your likes with passion. Okay, if you still think I’m lying I have some evidence in my email, please let me show it to you.´´ And…

Niger Govt extends restriction of inter-intra state movement by two weeks

Emporium Reporters

Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has announced further extension on the restriction of movement of people in the state by another two weeks starting from 28th April, 2020. The extension according to the government became necessary in order to achieve the desired result of minimizing the spread of the Corona Virus. The initial two weeks’ Executive order on the restriction of movement towards containment of Covid-19 expired on the 26th of April 2020. Arising from the outcome of the Executive council and COVID-19 Taskforce meeting held at Government House,…

Niger Police gun down 3 suspected armed bandits, arrest A female suspect for culpable homicide

Emporium Reporters

Sequel to kidnapping cases recorded in some parts of the Niger State coupled with COVID-19 pandemic facing the country and the need to nib crime in the bud, the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Usman has given a marching order to the operatives of the Command to embark on aggressive manhunt of kidnappers in the State. This order led to some successes recorded as thus; The Niger state Police Command on 25th April,2020 in a Joint Police/Vigilante team led by DPO Gawu Babangida, engaged a seven man…

President Buhari eases COVID-19 Lockdown In Lagos, Abuja, Ogun …..signs proclamation order on Management of Covid-19 in states

Emporium Reporters

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of Covid-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory and other States in Nigeria as contained in his national broadcast, April 27, 2020. This was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 3 of the Quarantine Act, CAP Q2 Laws of the Federation 2004 and all powers enabling him in that behalf. Read full address President Muhammad Buhari : 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and…

Covid-19 lockdown: Please Have Human Sympathy By Abba Dukawa

Emporium Reporters

In developed societies, the government make adequate provision for the people so as to keep them indoors but the Nigerian case is not so. The government is not making provision for the people but the citizens are being compelled to stay indoors without food. Our government inability to provide for the people, the lockdown in many states has remained ineffective. People are seen on the streets of cities everyday doing their normal business, not caring whether there is a lockdown or not. I am sure the people are not actually…

Kano: Can the FG Help? Prof. Ayagi Also Passed Away

Emporium Reporters

The death of Professor Ibrahim Ayagi has just been announced in Kano. We are both married to the daughters of late Mustapha Falaki of Daneji. Allah ya jikansa. We are all concerned because all of us have some relations in Kano. In addition to two daughters, I have three grand-daughters and plenty in-laws there. It is a city dear to us. The news of deaths from there is disheartening. What is happening there is also affecting other states. Can the Governor, Emir and other personalities rise up, demand an urgent…

KANO CITY IS NOW THE KILLING FIELDS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AFRICA By Prof. Usman Yusuf

Emporium Reporters

I raised alarm in an article I wrote which was published in the Daily Trust Newspaper (page 6) on April 22nd, 2020 on how COVID-19 was ravaging Kano city. I opined that if urgent action was not taken by the Federal Government, the city could become the epicenter of the virus on the African continent. Recognizing the disastrous consequences of such a scenario, I offered recommendations that could help stem the slide. Today, I raise my voice again, this time to join the growing chorus of people both within and…

Police arrest 3 over kidnap,murder of Catholic Seminarian ….as IGP orders massive manhunt for fleeing suspects

Emporium Reporters

Police Operatives have arrested a deadly criminal gang responsible for the kidnap and murder of a Catholic Seminarian, Nnadi Michael of the Catholic Good Shepherd Major Seminary at Gonin Gora, Kakau in Chikun LGA of Kaduna State. Recall that, on January 9, 2020, the criminal gang stormed the Catholic Seminary and kidnapped four (4) seminarians, murdered one of them in cold blood and released the remaining three on 31st January, 2020, having obtained a ransom. The remains of the fourth Seminarian were found in a bush where abandoned. The suspects: Tukur…