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World Hijab Day: Covering Your Body Earns You Respect, Bauchi Gov’s Wife Tells Women

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3 years ago

February 9, 2020

Adamu Shehu Imam, Bauchi.

Wife of Bauchi State governor, Aisha Bala Mohammed, has emphasised the need for Muslim women to use hijab in covering their entire body, stressing that this earns them respect.

While disclosing that purified heart and attitudinal change are very essentials in societal development, especially in Nigerian Women, Aisha lamented that the way some women are bastardizing hijab to suit their selfish interest was not the way forward in Islam.

Wife of the Governor, Aisha (left) giving souvenirs to FOMWAN leader Bauchi chapter, Hajiya Aisha Dada

The wife of the governor, while disclosing this at the 2020 World Hijab Day Celebration in Bauchi, urged women to maintain high level of maturity and patients, adding that it is one of the ingredients for women folks.

She said, “Women should exhibit high level of maturity and patients which one of the ingredients for women folks. Therefore, society is expected to copy good behaviour from women. Any woman that covers her body is exempted from attracting ungodly people in the society.”

Earlier, a preacher, Malam Mukhtar Aliyu, stressed the need for women to realise the importance of not exposing their inner part to the publics, except to those enshrine according to Islamic teaching.

A cross section of muslim women at the event.

Other speakers at the event also charged women to be complete teachers and be role models by being very observant on other issues surrounding their entire lives.

Leader of Bauchi State chapter of Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigerian (FOMWAN), Hajiya Aisha Dada Kilishi, said the event is an international day observed every year because of the important of hijab among muslim women.

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EFCC Arrests NCAA Director, Other Officials Over Alleged N2bn Duty Allowance Fraud

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10 hours ago

March 20, 2023

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested four top officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.

They were taken into custody over alleged N2billion ‘Duty Tour Allowance’ (DTA) fraud, according to PRNigeria.

The suspects are Bilkisu Adamu Sani, Director of Finance and Accounts; Hart Benson Fimienye, Deputy General Manager, Treasury.

Others include Obene Jenbarimiema Turniel, Deputy General Manager (Management Accounts), and Nathaniel Terna Kaainjo, General Manager (Accounts and Stores).

Nathaniel was arrested on Thursday, March 16, while other officials were picked on Monday, March 20.

A team of EFCC investigators are questioning them at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

NCAA, the regulatory body for aviation in Nigeria, ensures safety of the sector and carries out oversight of airports, airspace, and meteorological services.

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Gunmen Kidnap INEC Electoral Officer In Zamfara With Election Results

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12 hours ago

March 20, 2023

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The electoral officer in charge of Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Bashir Shagari, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Shagari, according to a source, was coming to INEC collation center in Gusau to deliver the results of the governorship election for Maradun Local Government when he was kidnapped along the road on Monday.

The source further revealed that the electoral officer was together with other INEC staff when they were stopped on a bridge near Maradun town and whisked away to an unknown destination.

Confirming the incident to The PUNCH, the Public Relations Officer of INEC in the state, Muktari Janyau, said the matter had been reported to the police headquarters.

Janyau said, “The resident electoral commissioner in charge of Zamfara State, Professor Sa’idu Babura Ahmed, has reported the issue to the police commissioner for appropriate action.”

The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Mohammed Shehu, could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.

Meanwhile, results from nine out of 14 local government areas have been announced and the opposition PDP is leading in seven local governments so far declared.

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Soldiers Shoot Two Policemen Dead, Injured Two In Taraba

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13 hours ago

March 20, 2023

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Two police officers attached to the Taraba State Command were killed by soldiers in Jalingo, the State capital, on Monday morning.

Two others were wounded and receiving treatment from gunshot wounds following a scuffle between men of the sister security agencies.

This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer for the State Command, Abdullahi Usman.

Usman said that the crisis broke out when a female police officer, who was reporting for duty at the INEC State headquarters in Jalingo, was stopped by a military man at a checkpoint close to the headquarters and asked for proper identification.

He said the misunderstanding that ensued was settled, and the female police officer proceeded to the Collation Centre, only for the soldier to go after her and drag her out forcefully, leading to pandemonium.

The PPRO said, “A very ugly incident happened this morning around 8:30am between a female police officer and a soldier. After the initial misunderstanding, the lady was allowed to proceed to her duty post, but later the soldier went back to drag her out. The thing is that he called for reinforcement from his office, and when it arrived, he had nothing to report and decided to create a situation.

“While we were trying to settle things and I was personally taken to one of the senior soldiers there, the soldiers suddenly started shooting. We were caught in the crossfire and had to run for our dear lives. The soldiers proceeded to the Command Headquarters here and shot two police officers, and went away with their riffles.

“One police officer who was going off duty was shot and killed instantly while another who was just reporting for duty and did not even know what was happening was also shot the moment they identified him as a policeman.

“As we speak, we have gotten reports that our men who are escorting election results or on various duties are being stopped at military checkpoints and harassed. They strip them naked and harass them even though they know nothing about what happened.

“For now, the Commissioner of Police,Yusuf A. Suleiman, and the Commander of 6 Brigade Jalingo have met and discussed and have agreed that a commission of enquiry will be set up to look into the real cause of this incident.”

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