A unionist, Mr Peter Esele says the National Assembly, NASS, should probe the causes of recent military plane crashes in the country. The former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said this in Benin on Saturday while reacting to the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other top military officers in a plane crash. He noted that Friday’s military plane crash was the third this year, with a total of 20 lives lost so far. “It’s unfortunate that the COAS, the number one soldier in the country was being flown in an…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A gas explosion on Friday rocked Abeokuta, injuring two people. The explosion occurred barely 24 hours after one person was killed and another injured in a gas explosion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on Thursday. The Friday’s explosion occurred at the CSCC construction yard at Onikoko area of Abeokuta. Two people were seriously injured while vehicles were destroyed by the explosion. It was gathered that the injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. The explosion occurred from a cylinder filled with gas but not in use. The explosion affected many buildings on the Onikoko -Adigbe…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has tasked the federal government to fashion out measures that would enable Nigeria achieve its diversification agenda through agricultural interventions. Mrs Edobong Akpabio, the new Chairperson, Agriculture and Agro-Allied Group, LCCI, gave the charge in Lagos on Saturday. Akpabio, who began a two-year tenure in May, expressed her optimism on the role of agriculture in reviving the Nigerian economy. She identified limitations, such as unfavourable loan interest rates, unrealistic collateral requirements, onerous application procedure for loans, insufficient loan size and maturity date as hindering the sector. “Others are, poor infrastructure, multiple taxation…
A new ground-breaking study on COVID-19 by Africa-based professors has indicated that adult mortality from 30 days of the coronavirus, after being admitted to critical care with suspected or confirmed infection, appeared considerably high in Africa. “A critical factor in these excess deaths may be a lack of intensive care resources and underuse of it, the researchers, noted in the study, published on Friday, in the British medical journal, The Lancet. A copy of the study indicated that the study focused on 64 hospitals in 10 countries Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. They…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has called for an investigation into the air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others on Friday. He said that the Accident Investigation Board is expected to unravel the immediate and remote cause(s) of the unfortunate air accident. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that the unfortunate incident occurred after landing at the Kaduna International Airport due to inclement weather. “The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has therefore…
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described as a rude shock the death of the 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, barely four months in the saddle. Magashi said that the mishap that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, alongside others senior officers and his aides, represents a huge national disaster. Magashi stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadir, on Saturday in Abuja. He condoled President Muhammadu Buhari, the Military and the Nigerian Army in particular as well as his immediate family and Nigeria…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received briefing from Minister of Defence, retired Maj. – Gen. Bashir Magashi, on the plane crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister was accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. LEO Irabor, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Amao and other senior officers. Mr Sunday Aghaeze, Personal Photographer to the President (Presidency), confirmed this in pictorial reports on Friday evening in Abuja. The minister and the service chiefs also used the opportunity to condole with the president over the demise of…
The Sokoto Network for Good Governance has faulted the South-East governors for banning open grazing in the region. The Network, addressing a press conference in Sokoto on Friday also noted that there was no controversy in the statement of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami where he said that the governors have no constitutional powers to stop Nigerians from exercising their constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of movement. According to the statement read by the chairman of the group, Usama Dandare, some Nigerians were only generating controversy from Malami’s position, “even against the clear position of Nigerian constitution…
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has urged the Police to thoroughly investigate all cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV) to ensure justice for survivors. Tallen made the call during an advocacy coordination mechanism meeting with commissioners of women affairs in six states taking part in the European Union (EU) Spotlight Initiative in Abuja on Friday. The spotlight initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the EU and the UN to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children. The minister expressed concern over the increasing cases of SGBV, in spite the…
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Friday said that the Federal Government would conduct surgical repairs on anyone identified to be having Obstetric Fistula. Tallen disclosed this during the joint ministerial press briefing in Abuja as part of activities to commemorate the international day to end Obstetric Fistula/VVF. According to her, the catchment areas to begin are Gwagwalada, FCT and Adamawa for women and girls suffering from obstetric fistula. She said that it was going to be in collaboration with the Ministries of Women Affairs and Health and other organisations. The minister said that…