The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, says the fight against terrorism requires global approach by integrating various skills held by both civilians and the military. A statement by the Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, on Friday, said that Ibrahim made the statement during inauguration of the Joint Integrated Operations Planning Course, in N’Djamena, Chad. He said the fight against the Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents could not be considered as the sole prerogative of the military, whose actions alone could not solve the problem. He added that there was the need…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, the bank announced in a statement it issued on Friday, in Washington. The bank said that the fund is meant to provide upfront financing for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine acquisition and deployment within the country and that it would be implemented as part of the COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project. Building on the Federal Government’s plan to break the chain of local transmission of COVID-19 and limit the spread of the virus, the…
Dakunji community in Vwang District of Jos South local government area in Plateau, on Saturday accused the military of invading the village to illegally arrest and brutalise a villager. Chairman, Dakunji Concerned Citizens Forum, Mr Pam Logyang, made the accusation at a news conference in Jos. Logyang said that operatives of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) a military task force set up to maintain peace in Plateau stormed the village at midnight on Sept. 13 and arrested one Davou Nyango. “On the midnight of Sept. 13, the military without prior notice or warrant of arrest went to the residence of Nyango,…
British care home workers who are not prepared to get the COVID vaccine should “get out and get another job,’’ Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday. Javid brushed off appeals from providers to pause the legal requirement for staff in England to be fully vaccinated, amid warnings some homes will be unable to cope if workers are forced to leave. Nadra Ahmed, chair of the National Care Association, has urged the government to put back the November 11, deadline for staff to have both jabs, saying it will have a knock-on effect on the National Health Service (NHS) if…
Gunmen kidnapped Dr Ibrahim Garba, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry of Transport, and his son on Friday, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, said in Minna on Saturday. He said that the father and son were kidnapped from their home in Zungeru in Wushishi local government area after a wedding ceremony had been held in Garba’s house. The police commissioner said investigation had begun into the abduction and assured that the perpetrators would be tracked down. “We have since deployed armed security personnel to the area to rescue the victims,” he said. Kuryas appealed to residents to provide…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the flag-off of its Anambra governorship campaign scheduled for Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra, in honour of victims of various attacks in the state. Governorship election holds in the state on November 6. The governorship candidate, Sen. Andy Uba, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. He noted that there had been several attacks by gunmen in Anambra over the past weeks, leading to destruction of properties and killings. This, he stated, included the recent murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of late Dora Akunyili, ex-minister of Information and Communications…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo departed Lagos on Saturday for São Tomé city for the inauguration of Mr Carlos Nova, the newly- elected president of Sao Tome and Principe. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said in a statement issued in Abuja that the vice-president would be joining other Heads of State and Governments, especially from Africa for the inauguration. The new president of the Central African country was declared winner of a run-off election conducted on Sept. 3 between him and the outgoing president, Mr Evaristo Carvalho. Osinbajo was accompanied on the trip to the island country by the Minister of State for…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has confirmed that two soldiers died during the recent attack on Kagara Emir’s palace in Rafi local government of the state. The governor confirmed this on Friday when he visited 12 of the injured soldiers receiving treatment at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Specialist Hospital, Minna. Speaking to journalists, the Governor said the injured soldiers were responding to treatment and will be on their feet in no distant time. Sani-Bello expressed sadness over the situation, disclosing that some of the injured soldiers were taken to Kaduna for medical attention. According to him, though no exact…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reappointed Dr Natalia Kanem of Panama as Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for a second term of four years. Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq announced the reappointment, while briefing newsmen at UN headquarters on Friday. According to Haq, Guterres is pleased to re-appoint Kanem following consultations with the Executive Board of UNFPA. “The secretary-general notes his appreciation of UNFPA’s powerful advocacy to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda to address population dynamics, and to empower the youth. “Guterres appreciates UNFPA’s focus on accountability and effective management and…
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma of Imo has disclosed that the state will soon receive $120 million from the federal government to fund its livestock programme. In an Independence Day broadcast to the people of the state on Friday, Uzodinma said the state was one out of the seven states approved to benefit from the $850 million set aside by the federal government for the special agricultural processing zone livestock farming project. He added that the state would also be benefiting from the $1.4bn facility secured by the federal government for urban and rural water development. According to the governor,…