Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has asked the federal government to declare bandits threatening the peace of the Northwestern region as “terrorists”. El-Rufai made this call after receiving the third quarter security report from the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Wednesday. According to the governor, declaring the bandits as terrorists will enable the Nigerian security forces to utterly decimate the gunmen without fear of being sanctioned by the international community. “We in the Kaduna state government had always urged for the declaration of bandits as insurgents and terrorists. “We…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has said Nigeria could unearth the enormous potentials tied to agriculture with the adoption and right application of agricultural Biotechnology. The Governor stated this while declaring open, the media, farmers, and extension agents retreat on modern biotechnology for the northeast region held in Yola Gov. Fintiri who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Crowther Seth said that Nigeria is a country known worldwide for her agricultural exploits but today the contributions of the agriculture to the nation’s GDP has greatly reduced in recent years due to productivity challenges. The coming of agricultural…
The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, CABI, is to help overcome constraints to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable, FAIR, and responsible data use. CABI has been awarded a $4.5 million contract by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work with them to help address known constraints to data utility in agriculture development investments. It will do this by increasing the capacity and capability of the foundation, its grantees and the community to manage the move towards FAIR data standards and responsible data sharing and use. The contract with CABI will help the foundation’s Agricultural Development Program strategically address…
The Attah and Paramount Ruler of Aiyede Kingdom in Ekiti state, Oba AbdulMumini Orishagbemi has commiserated with the government, Sultanate and people of Sokoto state over Goronyo market bandits killings on Sunday of over 60 persons in Goronyo local government area. Oba Orishagbemi, described the attacks as a senseless, wicked, uncivilized and ungodly act that could have been carried out only by people with no heart, a statement by his media consultant, Bashir Adefaka said. According to the statement, “shedding the blood of innocent persons is an act that angers Allah and worsens social and economic life of any society.”…
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has emphasised that concerted effort is needed by all stakeholders to eliminate cancer in the country. The chairman, Dr Kayode Fayemi stated this during a maiden dinner organised by the First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) tagged “a night of alliances in the fight against cancer”, held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Represented by Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central states Governors Forum, Abubakar Sani-Bello acknowledged that many deaths as a result of cancer would have been prevented through early diagnosis. He noted that more was needed to be done in the nation’s health care facilities…
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arraigned one Olaniyan Amos (aka Crime Alert) and his company, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWS said Amos was arranged “on a 35 -count charge bordering on conspiracy, operating business of other financial institutions and obtaining money under false pretense to the tune of N35,000,000.00. “The defendant was arrested following petitions by victims, alleging that Amos through his company, Detorrid…
Egypt’s e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments soared 40% on its Cairo stock market debut, a boost for the country’s ambitious privitasation plans that could see several state enterprises go public in the coming years. The state-controlled payments firm saw its shares rise to 19.51 Egyptian pounds at 0920 GMT on Wednesday, after pricing the deal at 13.98 pounds per share and completing Egypt’s largest initial public offering (IPO) since 2015. The initial pricing gave the IPO a deal size of 5.84 billion Egyptian pounds ($371.7 million) and valued the company at 22.4 billion pounds. The deal saw e-finance raise…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who is on a two-day official visit to Nigeria. The visiting president arrived at the presidential villa at about 11.10a.m, and was received by Buhari at the fore court of the villa. Buhari and Erdogan immediately went into a closed door bilateral meeting to renew the bond of friendship between Nigeria and Turkey. A statement on the Turkish president’s visit to Nigeria, on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, said the two leaders were expected to consider about 24 bilateral agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs).…
Okapi Children Cancer Foundation on Tuesday donated N6 million to children fighting cancer disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ms Kemi Adekanye, Chief Volunteer and Founder of the Foundation, said the gesture was part of its annual events to support children fighting cancer at the National Hospital Abuja (NHA) and University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) in Abuja. Adekanye, while decrying the high cost of treatment and management of childhood cancer, stressed the need for the government and other philanthropist to support the patients and families, which will increase chances of survival for them. According to her, the organisation…
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed November 22 for the arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over allegations bordering on fraud while she served in the office. Although Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, the proceeding could not take place due to a public holiday. However, a check at the court on Wednesday revealed that the matter, though not on the cause list, had been fixed for November 22 and November 23 for trial. Justice Ekwo had, on July 12, threatened to…