A truck loaded with cows being conveyed to Enugu from Wudil has somersaulted on Maiduguri road flyover in Kano.

It was learnt that the truck was loaded with 28 cows, sheep, onions and dates.

One of the passengers on board the truck, Hashim Rabiu Tamburawa, told Daily Trust that the truck had left Wudil for Enugu, but on reaching the flyover at Hotoro, the vehicle somersaulted.

He said break failure might be responsible for the accident.

Policemen and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and men of the state fire service rushed to the scene to assist those who sustained injuries.

Some of the victims were taken to Sir Sanusi Hospital at Yan Kaba.

No death has been recorded from the accident so far.

Photos from the scene of the accident:

EMIOMOADEOYE:


This is starting to look like 19th-century India when dacoitry was rampant.

Those who watched films like Sholay, Gasab, and Toofan will understand what I am saying.

I have doing some research on Northern Nigeria and even the Eastern part especially those regions touched by terrorism.

One thing is common to all these regions.

There are vast areas of ungoverned lands. The effect of policing and law enforcement is absolute zero in these areas because of sheer vastness of the zones and as such bandits have the time to overrun the place.

At this stage now, we will start having heroes and villains. This is the era where Legends are born. Dogo Gide......will be like Toofan.

Another person will soon come up and claim fighting for the good of the vilagers....maybe two of them like Viru and Jai. Interestingly Viru and Jai were criminals in Sholay.

Na wa

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has disclosed plans by the leadership of the National Assembly to build a state-of-the-art medical facility for senators, House of Representatives members, guests and staff of the legislative body.

Akpabio, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja, while welcoming senators back from recess, said the medical facility would be given top priority in the second legislative year.

The 10th National Assembly which clocked one year on June 13, 2024 already has a clinic.

Akpabio said, “In this our second legislative year, it is our plan to establish a state-of-the-art medical facility in close proximity to us to serve the distinguished senators, honourable members, National Assembly staff, and our esteemed guests.

“This initiative aims to provide functional and effective healthcare for all. Within the last legislative year, we also completed and commissioned the National Assembly Library.”

He also implored the lawmakers to be committed about the welfare of the people in their actions and decisions, adding that they shouldn’t forget the cardinal principle of service to the people.

Residents of Magami in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State are celebrating the relocation of Dogo Gide, a notorious terrorism kingpin.

Gide has instructed farmers to return to their fields without fear of abduction, Premium Times reported.

Dogo Gide, allegedly involved in the abduction of students from a public school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, was reportedly wounded by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) on March 12 in Madada forest, Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State, five days after the Kuriga abductions.

Following his encounter with the military, Gide relocated to Kizara, a community on the eastern fringe of Magami, and assumed control of the area.

He assured farmers they could safely return to their farms without fear of kidnapping or property seizure.

“Dogo Gide has relocated to Kizara, a community at the eastern fringe of Magami, after his encounter with the military and has assumed control of turfs in the areas.

“He directed farmers to return to their farms without fear of abduction or seizure of properties,” a resident confided in Premium Times.

A new song shared with Premium Times, released in June by unidentified singers allegedly from Tsafe, praises Mr Gide for relocating to their area, indicating the resumption of farming activities there.

“Residents are celebrating because abduction for ransom and killings have stopped. Farm fields that were abandoned for over four years for fear of kidnapping have been cultivated this year after Dogo Gide’s directive,” the source added.

Zonefree:
Today, N100 is as useless as the P in Psychology.

BlissB:
Please, can I talk to you privately?... I will send a mail now... do well to respond when you get it. Thanks

bobonextdoor:
Muslims in my area no kuku bring food give me

As Muslim faithful across the globe prepare for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir amidst the high cost of goods, the Governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Sokoto, has approved the sum of 30,000 naira for all categories of workers in the state.

The governor in a press statement made available to newsmen in the state on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Abubakar Bawa, said the governor also approved 20,000 naira to all categories of pensioners as well as those receiving allowance from the state government.

According to Bawa, the payment which is expected to commence on Thursday was aimed at ensuring that civil servants in the state celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir with ease.

Recall that the governor had earlier approved the payment of June Salary on Monday, June 10, to all the categories of workers including local government workers.

The statement read, “The Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has graciously approved the payment of Sallah gifts (Goron sallah) to all the state’s and local governments workers, pensioners as well as those receiving allowances under the Local governments and the Primary Health Care Development Agency.

“The payment, which is in two categories, is as follows; state and local government workers are to enjoy N30.000 each, while pensioners and those receiving allowances in the local governments and Primary Health Care, Agency are to receive N 20,000 each as his Sallah largesse to them.

“The magnanimous gesture, which commences on Thursday, the 13th of June is aimed at ensuring that the civil servants observe this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Kabir with relative ease”

The statement further said, “Similarly, the governor has approved the release of cash allocation for June to all the MDAs in the state.

“It could be recalled that barely three days ago, Gov. Aliyu directed the payment of June’s salary to all the civil servants in the state, all in an attempt to make the workers financially stable before and during the Sallah festivities”.

Aliyu, who is currently on pilgrimage in the holy land however charged the workers in the state to reciprocate the good gesture by being dedicated and punctual to work.

He also prayed for hitch-free sallah celebrations in Sokoto, Nigeria and the world over.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon, which will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry, Daily Trust gathered.

The new ministry will be for livestock development, a department hitherto under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, with the goal of driving the administration’s livestock master plan.

The Nigeria Livestock Master Plan, inaugurated in August, last year, was instituted to guide the development of the livestock sector which accounts for about one-third of the 21 per cent contribution that the agricultural sector makes to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

A source said the new ministry was expected to take the lead in addressing the perennial farmer-herder clashes that had continued to have a debilitating impact on the country’s food security, as well as led to the loss of thousands of lives and property.

Another source hinted that the president decided to create the new ministry to drive his idea of ranching as a solution to the problem, which he said would see state governments provide lands for the federal government for the project.

More ministers
Sources told Daily Trust that aside from the creation of the new ministry, the cabinet reshuffle would see to the appointment of state ministers for most or all the ministries that currently only had one minister. Recall that some Nigerians criticised the president for operating what they termed “an overbloated cabinet.”

But the president, at the inception of his administration last year, justified the size of the cabinet, which initially comprised 48 members, including the suspended Betta Edu and Simon Lalong who resigned to take up a seat in the Senate.

“If you combine too many ministries because you want to save money, you will have a future of non-performance and no results,” the president argued.

The development will also see to the appointment of ministers for ministries that only have a minister of state, like Labour and Employment, as well as a minister for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation which Minister, Betta Edu, has been on suspension since January 8.

Daily Trust reports that ministries without ministers of state are arts, culture and creative economy; foreign affairs; special duties and inter-governmental affairs; communications, innovation and digital economy; finance; marine and blue economy; solid minerals development; tourism; transportation; industry, trade and investment; innovation, science and technology; works; sports development; and women affairs.

Others are aviation and aerospace development; power; budget and economic planning; information and national orientation; justice; and Niger delta affairs.

Daily Trust gathered that while the president is expected to act on the assessment report of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the ministers by his Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, political calculations may affect or tamper with his decision.

Ms Hadiza could not be reached for comment on the status of her assessment as at the time of filing this report, but in April, she said the citizens’ delivery tracker launched by the federal government would use empirical data to evaluate the performance of the ministers.

Meanwhile, the tracker is said to be a component and not the only yardstick used for the assessment of the KPIs of the ministers.

Upgrade for some, exit for others
One of the sources also disclosed that some ministers of state had been penned down for upgrade and that it was certain that some ministers would be dropped.

He said, “I can confirm to you that a former Governor is among the ministers that will be dropped in the cabinet shake-up. There is also a minister of state that has been pencilled for upgrade.”

When contacted, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said, “I don’t know about any cabinet reshuffling. What I know is that the president is preparing to address the nation for the Democracy Day celebration, and on Thursday he will leave for Lagos to celebrate Sallah.”