By Justina Auta The Gender Unit of the FCT Education Secretariat and an NGO, Hope for Second Chance Foundation (HOSEC) have stressed the need to amplify voices towards eliminating drug abuse, sexual and domestic violence across the nation. They made the call on Thursday while commemorating the 2021 International Day of the girl-child and stage adaptation of a novel, “The Cost of Silence,” written by Ibukunoluwa Otesile, Founder, HOSEC Foundation in Abuja. Otesile, said the adaptation of the novel into a drama by students of Government Science Technical College, Garki was to amplify the need to eliminate all forms of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
It has been one year already since that Tuesday, 20th October 2020, when the Nation was rudely shocked by a premeditated violent crackdown on youth protestors against police brutality. Earlier on that day, the Lagos State Government had declared a 24-hour curfew which would take effect from 4pm. As the deadline was not practical due to traffic chaos in Lagos, the state government extended the time for compliance to 9pm. However, before the reviewed curfew time, armed men in the uniform of the Nigerian military were deployed to the protest site at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Available evidence suggests…
Bandits on Thursday, released 30 students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri. A statement by the spokesperson of Kebbi state governor, Yahaya Sarki also said the students have arrived Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi state capital. According to him, “While efforts are still continuing to secure the release of the remaining students. Those released shall undergo medical screening and support while being re-united with their families. “We thank all those who have helped in securing the release, while congratulating Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari for the success.”
… Says Nigeria’s future worth fighting for The various intervention programmes of the Buhari administration since 2015 to date are designed and implemented in order to improve the health, education and socio-economic conditions of the Nigerian people, especially women, children and youths, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Thursday in Abuja at an event to mark six years of the Future Assured programme, an initiative of the Aisha Buhari Foundation. Later same day, the Vice President also spoke at the public presentation of Senator Ken Nnamani’s book, Standing Strong. According to the Vice President at the…
This debate on Maulud exasperates me. On one side are the Izala followers who call it – Bid’ah (an innovation with no roots in Islam), on the other hand are the Tijjaniya followers who believe there’s nothing wrong in celebrating the prophet’s birthday. A needless argument; not necessary for our society’s collective progress if you ask me. Needless because, no Tijjaniya follower would abandon what Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi says to accept what one Anas from Magama Gumau says on Facebook. Same with the Izalas, none of whom would leave what Sheikh Daurawa says to accept what a stranger says on…
The developed world — especially Western Europe and North America — have embraced genetic engineering in the medical field, mainly because the benefits can be seen directly. However, when it comes to agriculture, the benefits of genetic engineering are not immediately and directly noticeable; thus, public’s support of genetic engineering in agriculture is low, particularly in Europe. Some of the most renowned anti-GM organizations with well-oiled machinery in funding and information propagation are domiciled in western countries. These organizations, which also come with ties to political parties and forces, have disseminated a range of misleading and outright false claims of…
By Lois Jonathan, Abuja As the trial of Nnamdi Kalu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB}) resumes on October 21, the Greater Igbo Forum has called for a fair hearing in court. The group demanded that he be produced in court and be given an opportunity to air his own view as is expected of a democratic set-up. Founder of Greater Igbo Forum, Obinna Kingsman, who made the call also charged the government of the day to decisively deal with the raging problem of insecurity and also the economy in the interest of Nigerians. He said the forum…
Nigeria and Turkey on Wednesday signed eight major agreements and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on a number of the key sectors, including Energy, Defense Industry, Mining and Hydrocarbons, which implementation are expected to commence immediately. This was disclosed by President Muhammadu Buhari at a joint press conference on the occasion of the official visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Nigeria. ‘‘As a positive outcome, eight major Agreements/MoUs on a number of the key sectors including Energy, Defense Industry, Mining and HydroCarbons among others were signed today. We have agreed that implementation is to commence immediately,” a statement by…
Gunmen on Wednesday abducted 30 passengers at Garin Gabas in Rafi local government area of Niger state. ChannelsTV reports that the passengers were in three separate vehicles, including an 18-seater bus and two other vehicles, when the bandits in large number, stormed Zungeru-Garin Gabas highway shooting sporadically to scare villagers before kidnapping the passengers. A source from the community who spoke in Hausa through a phone conversation said that the bandits have now advanced to Kundu forest in Rafi local government council area to rustle some cattle. The spokesperson of Niger state police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun promised to confirm…
The Department of State Security (DSS) have barred journalists and some court officials from gaining access to the courtroom as the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed on Thursday. DSS officials had set up a barricade at the entrance of the Federal High Court where the case is to be heard, thereby preventing journalists from gaining access to cover the court proceedings. Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel, Alloy Ejimakor also told journalists that the lawyers who accompanied him were denied access. “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case is scheduled to be called up by 9:00…