By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau Bandits have again stormed Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun local government of Zamfara state and kidnapped about 100 students with some teachers in the state. ASHENEWS gathered that the bandits stormed the school around 11am on Wednesday when the students were taking lessons in their classrooms. A resident of the area told our reporter through telephone on condition of anonymity, said the bandits stormed the school premises around 11:00am shooting sporadically and kidnapped the students. “As I am talking to you now, we cannot ascertain how many students and their teachers have been kidnapped…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has disbursed a total sum of N4,119,421,409.95 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders, as its share of statutory allocation for the month of July 2021, The figure shows an increase of revenue from the N2,660,740,632.40 billion disbursed in month of June, to N4,119,421,409.95 in the month of July, representing over 50 percent increase FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, who presided over the 156th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), commended all critical stakeholders for their cooperation, despite challenges recorded in the past. The minister explained that the…
Arik Air has announced that it was resuming flight operations from Abuja to Sokoto and Kano from September 3, 2021. The announcement is contained in the Arik Affinity Wings platform for its regular on Wednesday. The carrier said that flights from Abuja to Sokoto and Abuja to Kano, would operate weekly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while Lagos passengers could also connect seamlessly to either of the two destinations through Abuja. It said the decision to reinstate flights to Sokoto and Kano was informed by the yearnings of customers in those areas, for the real Arik Air experience. Captain Roy Ilegbodu, Arik Air…
The Kano State Fire Service says 20 persons were killed and property worth N5.6 million destroyed in different fire incidents in the state in August. The spokesperson of the service, Samiu Abdullahi gave the statistics in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. Abdullahi said that the service also saved 102 lives and property worth N14.7 million in 16 fire incidents in the state during the period. He said the service received emergency calls from 27 fire stations across the state in the period review. “The service responded to 81 rescue calls and 14 false alarms from residents of the state,”…
Bayer has developed and launched a new crop protection product known as Lagon to help farmers tackle the problem of weeds in cassava and raise yield. Tested on more than 200 trials and demos across Nigeria and Tanzania, Lagon was rated among the top best pre-emergence herbicides for control of both grasses and broad-leaf weeds in cassava. “The launch of Lagon today aims to provide a big relief to farmers,” says Temitope Banjo, the Country Sales Manager of Bayer in Nigeria. “These are exciting times for cassava farmers… Farmers need not to worry about weeds anymore,” he added. Weeds have…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Agriculture and Power, Sabo Nanono and Engr. Mamman Sale, respectively. Buhari announced this cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday. The president also directed the Minister of Environment, Muhammad Abubakar to take over the ministry of Agriculture. Also, the Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu has been redeployed to the Ministry of Power. Details later…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over plans by some subversive groups and individuals to undertake a negative media campaign against the Service. The spokesperson of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya said in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja that the plan would involve the use fake news, propaganda and malicious narratives through sponsored articles, among others, to undermine the organisation. He added that the Service had steadily monitored these activities, their perpetrators and therefore wished to inform the public to disregard the emerging trends and patterns. The DSS spokesman pledged the commitment of the service to…
…As Makinde unveils Lekan Salami Sports Complex Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo state counterpart, governor Godwin Obaseki as well as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, will join governor of Oyo state, ‘Seyi Makinde, to officially unveil the remodelled Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Wednesday. Other notable Nigerians expected at the event are a former Military Administrator of Oyo State during whose regime the Lekan Salami Stadium was initiated, General David Jemibewon (rtd), former governor of the state and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, High…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not zoned its presidential ticket to the Northern part of the country, a former national legal adviser of the party, Mark Jacob has said. Jacob, who is also a former attorney general and commissioner of justice in Kaduna state disclosed this when he appeared on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, on Monday. “Nobody has discussed anything on zoning in our party. We have not zoned our party’s presidential ticket to the North. In fact, the feeling among members is that it should be zoned to the Southern part of the country”, he said. According…
The Niger chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has zoned its 2023 governorship ticket to Niger South, an official has said. Mohammed Kolo, Special Adviser on Politics and Strategy to Gov. Abubakar Bello, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Minna on Tuesday. Kolo said that the deputy governorship ticket was also zoned to Niger East. He faulted claims that Bello had annointed a candidate to succeed him after leaving office In 2023. “On the zoning arrangement, the caucus of the ruling APC on July 3, unanimously agreed to allow zone “A” (Niger South), to produce the next gubernatorial…