The international community has reacted to the military coup in Sudan, where soldiers on Monday arrested members of a transitional government meant to guide the country to democracy. The U.S. government said it was “deeply alarmed” by reports of a military takeover, which is contrary to the will of Sudan’s people, the White House said. “We reject the actions by the military and call for the immediate release of the prime minister and others who have been placed under house arrest,” said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre. Reacting on Twitter, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres wrote, “I condemn the ongoing…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Muhammad Bello, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), scheme has the capacity to effectively drive Nigeria’s economic recovery process. Bello spoke on Monday when he declared open a two-day Symposium on the Imperatives of an NYSC Trust Fund, which has as its theme: “Consolidating the Gains of the NYSC in Youth Empowerment and National Development in the Face of Current Economic Realities: The Imperatives of a Trust Fund.” Bello, who was represented by Asabe Umar, Director, Youth, Social Development Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Development Authority (FCDA), added that the scheme can do…
By Tina George, Minna The Consumer Market for Family Planning (CM4FP), has revealed that women prefer to access family planning services from Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) and Chemists in Niger state. The study, conducted by the Society for Family Health (SFH) showed high dependence on alternative outlets and low patronage by women to government-owned hospitals and health centres. Major findings obtained during the field researches and studies in focus were disclosed during the dissemination meeting held in Minna, Niger state. The Consumer Market pilot study on family planning is implemented to address the data gaps by producing high-quality…
My mother-in-law asked me to poison my step children – Woman tells court Ms Christina Jacob told a Makurdi Upper Area Court that her mother-in-law asked her to poison her step-children. Testifying in a divorce petition, Jacob said that her marriage with Mr Linus Obeya, has broken down irretrievably. She also prayed the court for custody of their two children. ”I met Obeya sometime in 2010 in Lagos. I got pregnant in 2013 but my husband contracted out the marriage introductions since in Igela tradition, pregnant women can not be married off. ”I endured untold hardship, suffering and starvation while…
A coup has reportedly occurred in the North African country of Sudan with unidentified gunmen arresting several of the country’s leaders early Monday, a government source told AFP. This followed weeks of tension between the military and civilian transitional authorities in the East African country. AFP journalists noted that the internet was cut off throughout the country, while demonstrators gathered in the streets to protest against the arrests, setting fire to tires. The events come just two days after a Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned of a “creeping coup” at a press conference…
The Zamfara state police command has stated the reason it arrested one Mugira Yusuf of the state. Media reports have indicated that Yusuf’s arrest was politically motivated. But the Police in a statement by the spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu on Sunday said his arrest followed “official complaint of alleged criminal conspiracy and inciting public disturbance.” “The attention of Zamfara State Police Command has been drawn to news trending on social and other conventional media, regarding the arrest of one Mugira Yusuf by Operatives of the Command on Thursday, 21st October, 2021, where media were giving his arrest different correlation “For…
Prof. Musa Garba Maitafsir, the Director and Chief Executive of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna, says the institute is committed to its mandate of producing quality, better, responsible and modern-oriented teachers in the country. He stated this in Maiduguri at the closing of a training for 250 teachers from Marte, Monguno and Nganzai local governments on Friday. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Institute, Yusha’u Muhammad on Sunday. The training took place between October 18 and 22, with a theme: “Efficient Record Management and Electronic Documentation.” Maitafsir commended the member representing Monguno/Marte/Nganzai at the…
Protocols The North East came into existence on the 5th of May, 1967 when, in his bid to check the influence of Odumegwu Ojukwu in the East, General Yakubu Gowon created 12 states out of the four regions in the country. On the 3rd of February, 1976, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed divided the monolith North Eastern state into three – Borno, Bauchi and Gongola. These three states were further divided into six by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on the 27th of August, 1991. From Borno we got Yobe, Bauchi gave birth to Gombe and from Adamawa came Taraba. From a…
The Nigerian Central Bank, CBN, says President Muhammadu Buhari will formally unveil the country’s digital currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday, at the State House, Abuja. The apex bank made this known on its Facebook page on Sunday. According to the bank, the eNaira is a result of years of research to advance the boundaries of payment systems. “The launch of the eNaira is a culmination of several years of research work by the Central Bank of Nigeria in advancing the boundaries of payments system in order to make financial transactions easier and seamless for every strata of…
Sokoto state government written to Nigerian government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state. The decision followed an enlarged security council meeting on the fallout of bandits attack on Goronyo market that left 43 people dead last week. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this when he received the North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) represented by governors of Borno and Gombe states, Babagana Zulum and Muhammad Yahaya, who paid condolence visit to the state on Saturday. According to Tambuwal, the call for the reversal of the blockade became necessary in view…