General News (Page 617)

(FLOWERBUD NEWS)  A Sharia Court ,sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Monday sentenced one Auwal Yusuf to eight  months imprisonment for snatching a handbag from one Maryam Aminu. The convict, who resides at Unguwan Dosa area of Kaduna, had pleaded guilty to the charges bordering on conspiracy and theft. TheContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) The Zamfara government is introducing new measures to improve Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Alhaji Bala Bello, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said on Thursday in Gusau. Bello, while receiving officials from the state’s Vehicle Investigation Office (VIO), who paid him a courtesy visit, urged the VIO toContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) Nigeria’s Taekwondo team to the 12th African Games in Morocco will be led by defending African Champion, Uzoamaka Otuadinma [female middle -73kg]. Also included in the team are experienced athletes like the Commonwealth gold medallists, Shola Olowookere [male feather -68kg] and Josephine Esuku [female fin -49kg], the NewsContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo says,  cultural heritage of any nation is a key factor that unites  the people and guarantees progress. Ihedioha disclosed this on Thursday  at the  New Yam (“Iri Ji) festival of  his Mbaise  people, a clan in Imo made up of Aboh/Mbaise, Ezinihitte/Mbaise andContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) The Thai government on Friday launched additional rain-making operations in the Northern, North-Eastern and Central regions to tackle serious droughts. According to the Director-General of DRAA, Surasee Kittimonthon, six aircraft from the Air Force and Army division joined the Department of Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation (DRAA)’s fleet inContinue Reading