The federal government has directed public buildings and facilities to fly the National Flag half-mast in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers. The fag will fly half-mast from Monday to Wednesday, according to a statement. The statement issued in Abuja by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha said that President Muhammad Buhari gave the directive. The statement said that the directive is to honour Attahiru and other 10 senior military officers who lost their lives in the plane crash on May 21. Boss said that the president…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Bandits have killed 20 people and injured many others when they attacked five communities in two local government areas of Zamfara state. Residents of the affected communities confirmed the attacks and the casualties to ChannelsTV in an interview on Sunday. According to the report, the gunmen who invaded the communities in large numbers on Saturday afternoon and started shooting sporadically, killing innocent residents in the process. The affected communities – Gabaken, Rigiya, Donroyi, Torawa, and Riwoji are located in Zurmi and Kaura Namoda local government areas of the state. “They (the bandits) attacked a village called Gabaken and killed five…
Gunmen on Saturday, killed the kindred head of Tse Ancha and nine other persons in Agan council ward, Makurdi local government area of Benue state. While the spokesperson for the Benue state police command, Sewuese Anene confirmed the attack via a text message, a resident of Tse Ancher and a journalist attached to the Benue state government house, who does not want his name mentioned also confirmed the attack to ChannelsTV. “The attackers started their operation at Tse Ancha and almost penetrated down to my school before some Youths with local weapons like machete and arrows stopped them but they…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), USA Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently probe the recent recurring military plane crashes in the country. NIDO, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Eromosele Idahosa, and the Executive Director, Ms Patience Key, on Sunday said the incident was a “national disaster”, adding a thorough probe is necessary to avert future occurrences. The statement said there was the need to unravel the root causes of the crashes, expressing worry that the Nigerian Army had in the past three months recorded three plane crashes. In February, a NAF aircraft crashed in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of founder of the NASCO Group, Ahmed Nasreddin, as “a great loss not only to Plateau State, but also to the entire country”. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. Buhari noted that “the pioneering role of the industrialist in the development of agriculture in Northern Nigeria since 1963 was a historic giant stride for which he would never be forgotten. ”Late Nasreddin was a man of vision who built the company from strength to…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the 2021 first quarter 0.40 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase, though a pleasant surprise, is not reflective of the manufacturing sector current realities. The Director-General of LCCI, Dr Musa Yusuf said this in reaction to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) GDP Q1 2021 report on Sunday, in Lagos. According to the report, the nation’s GDP rose from 0.11 per cent in fourth quarter of 2020 to 0.51 per cent in first quarter of 2021, translating to a 0.40 per cent increase. Yusuf said the recovery of…
The Police Command in Zamfara on Sunday said several bandits were neutralised in the state on Saturday night when criminals attempted to attack Magami village of Gusau local government area. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Shehu Mohammed, in Gusau. “Yesterday night, the command received a report that bandits in their large numbers stormed Magami town in Gusau LGA with intent to attack the community. “The Commissioner of Police, CP Hussaini Rabiu, directed Police Tactical units, comprising of PMF/CTU/Special forces and Operation Puff Adder based in the area to…
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has been awarded the 2021 ‘Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria’; ‘Most Innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’ and ‘’Best CSR Bank Nigeria.’’ Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank disclosed this in a statement made available on Sunday. Adeduntan said the Global Banking and Finance Magazine conferred the prestigious awards on the bank recently. He said the awards were on the account of the bank’s indelible roles in deepening financial inclusion; advancing digital banking eco-system and impacting individuals in host communities with technology. Adeduntan said the Global Banking and Finance awards reflected innovation, achievement,…
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that in spite of the slower pace of economic activities in the first quarter of the year (Q1, 2021), Nigeria’s Growth Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 0.51 per cent year-on-year. The Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report for Q1 2021 was posted on the Bureau’s website on Sunday. According to it, this marked two consecutive quarters of growth, following negative growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020. It said the Q1 2021 growth rate was slower than the 1.87 per cent growth rate recorded in Q1 2020 but…
There are a number of issues on the public burner. I could have gone on with Part 2 of my write-up on General T.Y. Danjuma and what Nigeria could take out of him. But that should wait. There is also Sambisa Forest, Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP). And then, of course, the brouhaha about the ban on open grazing in the south. The death of General Attahiru Ibrahim, the Chief of Army Staff, is the freshest. Sambisa needs to be talked about because it is like the spiritual base of Boko Haram and…