The deceased, whose name remains unknown, was said to have taken his own life on the 9th of September, 2024, as a result of his inability to provide for his family.

According to the eyewitness, the victim was also distressed by his friends’ advances towards his wife, who admitted to seeking help from others to feed their 3 children.

“Being overwhelmed by hardship, he tragically £nded his life,” another social media post reads.

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On Monday, Channels Television spotted some angry protesters clutching the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina.

Protesters were seen holding the Russian flag while chanting songs in Hausa, and running through the streets in protest.

The DSS also confirmed the arrest of some tailors suspected to be mass-producing the Russian flags in Kano State. It said the sponsor has also been nabbed while an investigation is ongoing over the development.

The development comes as the #Endbadgovernance national protest against hunger and hardship enters Day 5 on Monday.

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Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, confirmed on Saturday, that the pupils were rescued around 2:30 pm at Sabon Kwara village, Jenkwe Development Area of Obi LGA in the state.

Nansel said the rescue was achieved with sustained pressure mounted on the abductors by the combined search-and-rescue team comprising of the police, military and vigilante groups.

The victims are said to have been taken to hospital for medical examination and shall be handed over to Doma LGA chairman to reunite them with their parents.

The two pupils’ rescue comes after the Commissioner of Police was said to have visited the scene.

The incident occurred barely a week after the police in Nasarawa dispersed suspected kidnappers at Saraduana forest in Toto LGA of the state and rescued 30 victims.

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Nasarawa State Coordinator, Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN), Illiyasu Tunga, disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in Lafia, the State capital.

According to him, the ANRiN project is been implemented in 12 states in the country, with high burdens of malnourished children and pregnant women as well as nursing mothers. He added that the state was also rated second in Social Behavioural Change Communication and third in Coordination of Development Partners toward reducing the prevalence of malnutrition.

He listed the states in the projects are being implemented including Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kano, Kasina, Gombe, Abia, Akwa-Ibom and Oyo.

He explained that the projects had started in 2017 when the data on malnutrition across the country was devastating.

“At that time, it was discovered that over 30 percent of children between zero to five years from the mentioned states were malnourished. So the government was concerned about the prevalence rate of malnutrition and rolled out so many interventions including ANRiN projects aimed at reducing the scourge.”

Tunga added that the project is in four different phases and each phase would last for five years.

“The projects were initiated in 2017, but the Nasarawa State office began activities in 2019 and the first phase of the program would end on December 31, 2023. The data for Nasarawa State in 2018 revealed that because of lack of Vitamin-A, the burden of malnutrition and stunted growth in Nasarawa State was 33 percent.”

He explained that the state government through their office had engaged people from all the electoral wards in the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) to provide services to the targeted people to reduce malnutrition.

Tunga added that currently, Nasarawa state is providing seven services to 1,869,385 children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers across the 13 LGAs of the state to tackle the scourge.

He added that four of the services were being provided for children while three is to pregnant women and nursing mothers.

“The interventions for children include, Macro Nutrient Powder, Vitamin A supplement, deworming tablet and Zinc Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS). While for pregnant women and nursing mothers are, Maternal Infant and Young Children Nutrition Counselling, Iron Folic Acid, and Sulfadoxine and Pyrimethamine (Fansider).”

He explained that with their interventions already, the prevalence rate has been reduced, but they are waiting for official results from the Federal Government to ascertain the situation at the moment.

He assured the public that the state government would not relent until the malnutrition burden is reduced to its barest minimum.

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Recall that Obi suspended his presidential campaign to visit flood victims some states affected by the ravaging flood.

The Director General of the National Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, had earlier stated in a statement, that the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, will begin presidential campaign in Nasarawa State ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Okupe said the resounding presence of supporters of Obi and his running mate, Yusuff Datti, in Nasarawa and other states in the North would send a strong signal concerning the strength of the party across the country.

According to the DG, the Obidient Movement is total and all-embracing and had announced their entry into the political space in June when Obi and Datti emerged as presidential candidates of the LP.

Speaking on the Obidient Movement, he said the movement “is total and all-embracing and had announced their entry into the political space since June when Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad emerged as the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the LP.”

Okupe noted that the rallies held by the Obidient movement across the country since June 2022 showed the resolve of citizens to reclaim their country. He stressed that the party and its campaign council would continue to give the youths a voice in the country.

He said the uncommon patriotism and zeal shown by the youths about the Obidient movement gave hope and succor to many Nigerians that restoration and rebuilding of this country were possible and achievable.

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Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),DSP Ramhan Nansel confirmed this in a statement released on Tuesday afternoon.

The statement read in part , “On Monday, Aug. 15 at about 8:45 p.m., the attention of Policemen on routine patrol was drawn to the sound of sporadic gunshots in the Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state.

He explained that the operatives attached to Nassarawa-Eggon Division immediately raced to the scene.

“Adesina Soyemi, Commissioner of Police (CP) also reinforced the men with a combined detachment of the Police Mobile Force, the Anti kidnapping unit, Military personnel, Vigilante as well as local hunters.

“Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that unknown gunmen while shooting sporadically, invaded the residence of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism and forcefully abducted him to an unknown destination.

“The search and rescue operation is ongoing by the combined team, led by Area Commander, Akwanga Area Command, ACP Halliru Aliyu to rescue the victim unhurt and arrest the perpetrators of the crime,” he added.

The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police directed that anyone with useful information should assist the command to rescue the victim and arrest of the kidnappers.

He therefore said that those with useful information should reach out to the command via the following numbers: 08035951018, 08033806409, 08037461715 and 08036157659.

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According to a video shared by The Guardian Nigeria, Sanusi was accompanied by Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

The deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Friday led juma'at prayers at the Awe Central Mosque, in Nasarawa. He was accompanied by Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
In this video, he can be seen heading to the mosque.⁣
Credit: Abel Daniel#SanusiLamidoSanusi #NasirElRufai pic.twitter.com/SmDUgbITll

— The Guardian Nigeria (@GuardianNigeria) March 13, 2020

El-Rufai arrived Sanusi’s abode in Awe at about 12:46 p.m. in a convoy of about six security and official vehicles.

He went straight into the house to have a meeting with the deposed emir.

There was a security barricade around the house preventing observers and journalists from going to meet the former emir.

Sanusi was on Monday sacked as emir by the Kano State Government.

He was then banished to Nasarawa and had his freedom restricted by security officials.

On Friday, a federal court in Abuja ordered the police and the State Security Service to release Sanusi.

El-Rufai appointed him into two offices including as the chancellor of the Kaduna State university.

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