A boat mishap in Zhigiri village of Shiroro local government of Niger state on Tuesday, left no fewer than seven persons dead. The incident was said to have occurred when the villagers were heading to Dnaweto, a neighboring village in the hinterland for a naming ceremony at about 4:00 pm on Sunday evening. It was also revealed that a man Muazu Babangida lost his two wives and a son in the incident. A statement by the spokesperson of the Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA), Salis Saba Esq, made available to journalists in Minna, lamented that the incident was a result…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami says the amended electoral bill is so supportive of insecurity and discriminatory for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. The minister, who made this position known in a phone in programme on Radio Kano, monitored in Abuja, also maintained that the electoral bill had excessive cost implications, and hence would not be signed by the president. According to him, the new electoral bill has not captured the interest of all Nigerians, adding that signing it into law by the president will further create more crisis in the…
Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has told social media promoters to stop comparing his works with his counterparts, adding “Borno is not competing but desperate on recovery efforts. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Isa Gusau made available to newsmen on Monday. “While I am enormously grateful for all the support and promotions. I have in recent days, received messages forwarded to me, in which our work-in-progress in Borno state is being compared with some states, and in some cases, with insults. “The fact is that, I feel extremely uncomfortable any time I…
A non-governmental organisation, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), has inaugurated a project in Nasarawa State to advance climate justice and smart agricultural practice. The Executive Director of GIFSEP, Mr David Terungwa, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lafia. He said that the project was tagged “African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ)”. Terungwa said that AACJ was designed to work toward pushing for climate justice and lobbying the state government to increase budgetary allocation to line ministries, departments and agencies. He said that implementation of the project began with sensitisation of 80 stakeholders across…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola and Noimot Salako, Ogun Deputy Governor have urged Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence. They made the plea on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) held at the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), B-Zone IVC Permanent Site on Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The theme for the 111th edition of the IVC entitled “How Could This Be” was targeted at examining issues affecting Islam and how it could be addressed. Represented by Abdur-Rasaq Oladejo, the Sultan admonished the students to eschew violence, urging them to be constructive in their presentations…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is ending year 2021 by winning global overall best company in oil and gas reforms at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) global awards in Seoul, South Korea. The company picked the award for Nigeria against other countries in Africa and the Middle East that were implementing the OGP at the summit of member countries, for setting up a Beneficial Ownership (BO) registry to end anonymous companies in the country. The Deputy Director/Head Communications and Advocacy of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Obiageli Onuorah disclosed in a statement that many factors were…
Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese Mathew Kukah has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he owes Nigerians explanation and answers to when killings will end. Kukah stated this in his 2021 Christmas day message titled, “A Nation Still in Search of Truth and Vindication”. According to the Bishop, “Does the President of Nigeria not owe us an explanation and answers as to when the abductions, kidnappings, brutality, senseless, and endless massacres of our citizens will end? When will our refugees from Cameroon, Chad or Niger return home? We need urgent answers to these questions”. The cleric advised the president to…
By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed has described those operating civil society organizations (CSOs) in the state as ignoramuses, for accusing him of signing the 2022 budget “secretly”. A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media, Communications and Public Enlightenment to the governor, said the CSOs’ accusation was a desperate attempt to crave relevance, “by ignorantly accusing the state government for what they thought was a breach in procedure over the 2022 appropriation bill.” The statement added that the appropriation bill is “a document guiding the spending of public funds to be monitored by the lawfully…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on Nigerian Christians not to “not miss the message of the season-love one, respect one another and have compassion for one another” as they celebrate Christmas. In a message he personally signed and made available to news men on Saturday, Tambuwal lamented the world that is plagued with challenges including COVID-19, climate change, terrorism and economic meltdowns, and called on citizens “to set aside our differences and forge a common front to halt these malaise threatening our collective existence, unity and integration. “We must all ponder on the security situation in our country,…
Nigerian government has approved a new national policy for biosecurity. The development is in its demonstration of commitment to protect the environment, human health and socio-economic development of Nigeria. According to the Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor the policy was approved at the special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Thursday. “The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Biosecurity Policy and Action Plan 2022-2026 to ensure, among other things, biosecurity for the protection of the environment and human health from harmful biological agents and to protect our socio-economic development. “The policy document aims…