The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the spread of Anthrax disease in the country.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Director of the Adamawa Fire Service, Abdullahi Adamu has confirmed that 14 shelves were razed by fire in Yola Market.
Akpabio stated this while contributing to the debate on a motion sponsored by Abdulrahman Kawu Suleiman, member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) representing Kano South, on the need to avert an impending strike planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday.
Combined troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, sister services, Nigeria Police and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts and training camps belonging to the IPOB/ESN in Orsumoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo states.
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, was at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Tuesday as parties were set to adopt their final written addresses.
A cross-section of farmers, community leaders, security agents, and other stakeholders in Jigawa, Gombe, Sokoto, Katsina, and Zamfara have given reasons behind their decision to adopt dialogue in addressing peculiar security challenges in their areas.
The military rulers of Burkina Faso and Mali on Monday, warned the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that any military intervention in Niger Republic to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a “declaration of war” against their two countries.
The Jigawa Technical Facilitator on Immunization, Usman Binyaminu, has said that at least 22,000 persons have so far been vaccinated against yellow fever in Malammadori local government area of the state.
ASHENEWS reports that Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has condoled the family of late former Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria, and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Sunday Mbang, in Akwa Ibom state.
The new military rulers of Niger, who took over government in a coup last week, have detained at least l80 members of the ousted democratically elected administration, the previous ruling party said on Monday.