President Muhammadu Buhari (left), welcoming his new Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abbah Kyari, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday

Adamawa
Dr Fatima Atiku, daughter of former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar and newly appointed Adamawa State Commissioner for Health, has forfeited her salary and allowances for use in revitalizing the health sector in the state.
Fielding questions from newsmen in Yola on Friday after being sworn –in along with 21 other commissioners, Fatima, a Consultant, said she was making the sacrifice because of the numerous challenges in the health sector.
“I am very grateful to the governor for appointing me to head the Health Ministry.

Bauchi
Twenty persons have died of Cholera in the Shira Local
Government Area (LGA), of Bauchi State.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen, by the Information Officer in the LGA, Malam Danlami Baza, in Bauchi on Saturday.
The statement said 200 persons were admitted in the hospital.
It added that the Acting Chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Usman Mashema, called on the public to come out for treatment as soon as they noticed any sign of cholera.
The statement appealed to the Federal and State Governments as well as donor agencies to come to the aid of those affected.
Borno

Governor  Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Saturday
presented N100,000 cash assistance and clothing materials to each of the parents of the 219 girls abducted at the Government Secondary School, Chibok.
He presented the items while interacting with the parents in Maiduguri, noting that the gesture was a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I met with the president last Thursday in Abuja and he directed that I should meet you and console you over the missing girls.

Ekiti

The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Kola
Oluwawole, says some residents of the state have poor attitude to observance of the monthly sanitation in the state .
In a statement issued by Mr Stephen Gbadamosi, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Speaker in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, the lawmaker observed that the poor attitude was common among the youth and commercial motorcyclists.
“I assure you that those citizens who breached the stay-at-home order on the exercise will be handed over to the police for appropriate sanctions.

FCT

The Presidency has advised the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to stop playing down achievements so far recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the president’s Senior Special Assistant, Media, Malam Garba Shehu.
Shehu said the PDP should rather bury its head in shame for subjecting Nigeria to the “worst economic plunder through corruption’’ in its recent history.

Jigawa

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has
opened 62 study centres nationwide to avail Nigerians the opportunity to acquire higher education, according to Alhaji Abdullahi Dogo, Director, Jigawa Study Centre.
Dogo disclosed this on Saturday in Dutse, when the centre matriculated 180 students for the 2015/16 academic session.
He urged the newly admitted students to study hard and obey the rules and regulations of the institution.
Dogo warned that the institution would not tolerate any form of laziness and indiscipline.

Kano

The Kano State Police Command has warned the public
against the activities of some fraudsters extorting money from unsuspecting people on the pretext of getting them enlisted into the police.
This is contained in statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Magaji Majiya and issued to newsmen in Kano on Saturday.
The statement said reports had reached the command on the activities of the fraudsters.
According to the statement, the command has yet to receive any directive on recruitment in line with the Federal Government’s plan to employ additional 10, 000 police officers across the country.
Kaduna

Senator  Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna Central), on Satur
day in Kaduna inaugurated a programme aimed at uplifting the lives of his constituents in education, healthcare, sports, recreation, and skills acquisition.
Sani, who tagged the programme“ , ‘Talakawa Grassroots Revolutionary Development Programme‘ explained that it would serve as his platform to meet the yearnings of the people.
“The launch of this programme signals the commencement of a revolutionary change in the lives of the people in my constituency, Kaduna central.”
According to him, the people voted for change that will make meaning to their lives by liberating them from plunder and exploitation.

Katsina
Women for Health, an NGO  funded by the Department
for International Development (DFID) of United Kingdom, said it has expended N200 million on improving healthcare delivery in Katsina State.
The National Programme Manager, Dr Fatima Adamu disclosed this on Friday, when she paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Aminu Masari in Katsina.
According to her, the funds were used to build the capacity of health personnel and in establishing more health facilities.
She pledged her continuous support to the government to enhance healthcare delivery across the state.

Kwara

A lifeless body of a 65-year-old man, Mr Dele Ogundeyi,
was on Saturday recovered from a well on the Aperan Way in Omu-Aran, Kwara  State.
Our correspondent  reports that Ogundeyi was a retired Secretary of Offa Local Government Area Liaison Office, before his death.
The deceased, who hailed from Ile-Nla compound in Omu-Aran, went missing around 11 a.m. on Saturday, according to a relation, Mr Abdulkareem, prompting a search party by family members.

Kogi

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kogi
State University, says it will resume an industrial action suspended in May over unpaid allowances of N1 billion to its members.
The Acting Chairman of union, Dr Gbenga Aina, told newsmen in Anyigba on Saturday that the lecturers had resolved to go on strike on Sept. 1 if the state government did not honour an earlier agreement with the union on the payment.
He accused the state government of reneging on the “gentleman’s agreement’’ reached with the union before the suspension of the strike in May.

Nasarawa

A retired psychiatric nurse with the Dalhatu Araf Spe
cialist Hospital, Lafia, Mr Emmanuel Ogar, has urged the federal and state lawmakers to enact tougher laws to prohibit drug abuse.
He told newsmenin Lafia on Saturday that such step would reduce mental cases in Nigeria.
Ogar insisted that the fight against drug abuse should not be left alone with the government, saying, “it should be seen as a collective fight by all well meaning citizens of the country.
“If we continue to leave it alone to the government, it will take a longer time to achieve success.

Sokoto
Farm produce worth over N100 million were detroyed by
flood in 27 villages in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, the Chairnan of the Local Government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho, has said.
Chacho disclosed this to newsmen in Wurno on Sunday.
He said the destroyed farm produce which were already maturing include; rice, millet, guinea corn, maize and beans.
According to the chairman, the flood was caused by the release of excess water from Goronyo dam and that it had affected no fewer than 7,577 farmers.

Yobe

Senator Muhammad Hassan (PDP) Yobe South, has do
nated N2 million and relief materials worth millions of Naira to flood victims in Ngelzarma.
Hassan, who presented the materials to the Emir of Ngelzarma, Alhaji Zanna Maiyeri, said the donation was to provide the victims with their immediate needs.
The relief materials were assorted foodstuff including rice, millet, guinea corn, beans, spaggetti,salt, sugar, milk, cooking oil, blankets, mattresses, mats, wrappers and clothing materials.
“I feel obliged to intervene and provide the flood victims who are members of my constituency with succour as they have been displaced and now taking refuge outside their homes.