Lives of 28 persons were lost in a boat mishap in Shiroro local government area of Niger. The Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Inga confirmed is in a statement on Sunday. He said the occupants of the boat were 100 passengers coming from Zumba from Tija village of Munya local government area of the state. Inga said the incident happened on May 8, at about 6 p.m 50 metres to their destination when the boat hit a stump of a tree and broke. He said 65 people survived, 28 corpses recovered by local divers while seven…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Army says troops of 3 Brigade Kano have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Army, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima disclosed this in a statement on Sunday that he suspected terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio in Hotoro area of Kano, following a successful operation. He said that the ongoing operation was predicated on the need to apprehend criminals who might want to hibernate in any part of Kano state. “The general public especially residents of Filin Lazio Hotoro, are enjoined to go about their lawful businesses as security forces are on top of…
By Justina Auta An NGO, Odyssey Educational Foundation in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday, equipped underprivileged girls in public schools within the FCT with 21st century technological skills. The foundation’s Country Director, Stella Denis, said during the 2021 Technovation ceremony in Abuja, that the effort was aimed at promoting Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and application among young girls. Denis, who is also a Technovation Regional Ambassador said the project was to target public schools from remote and under-served communities in order to inspire them change the world using technology. “The essence is…
…Intercepts 75.8kg skunk in Ondo, Rivers Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the weekend, busted an online drug trafficking cartel that sells drugged cookies, cakes, brownies to Nigerians, using the cyber space as its platform. A statement by the spokesperson of the Agency, Femi Babafemi made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, five members of the organised drug criminal group were arrested during sting operations carried out between Friday 7th May and Saturday 8th May, 2021 by officers of the FCT Command of the Agency. According to him, different brands of illicit drugs were recovered from them.…
Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff, former minister of defence, better known as TY Danjuma or TY for short, is not an unknown face to Nigerians. Though some see him as controversial, others see him as a blunt man, a man who does not mince words, a man who does not pull punches, a man who suffers no fools. He is one among a very rare crop of Nigerian leaders on whom everyone has an opinion. Never colourless for people to be neutral where they stand with him. It is either you are for him or…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea that will help keep humanitarian flights in four African countries as humanitarian needs continue to worsen. The latest allocation, part of a US$5 million multi-year contribution which runs from 2020 to 2022, will help the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) maintain crucial air services for the humanitarian communities in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Sudan, WFP said in a statement. “We are very grateful to the Republic of Korea for the contribution,” says Philippe Martou, WFP’s Chief of Aviation. “When disaster strikes, the…
A former diplomat, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, said on Sunday that the reported breakthrough in malaria vaccines should convince Nigerians that every problem has an expiration date. Speaking in an interview in Abuja on Friday, Onochie said the discovery of a vaccine to tackle malaria should serve as a reminder to Nigerians never to give up on any problem or untoward situation. According to him, malaria has been killing millions of people from year to year but the discovery of a vaccine by the UK Oxford University Parasitology Research Programme will put the scourge in check. Citing a news report that…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Saturday confirmed the attack by suspected gunmen of a Divisional Police Headquarters in Odoro Ikpe in Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this while carrying out an on-the-spot assessment of the attacked police station. Macdon said: “Yes, there was an attack of the Divisional Police Headquarters, Odoro Ikpe. “Six persons, including five officers and a wife of an officer, were killed.” He said items destroyed included vehicles and other valuables. Police stations and other security posts in Akwa Ibom have experienced cases…
Rampant Bayern Munich were confirmed as German champions for the 31st time on Saturday and extended their record run of consecutive Bundesliga titles to nine. RB Leipzig’s 3-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund handed the title to Bayern Munich, who celebrated in the later game with an emphatic 6-0 triumph at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach. Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick to move onto 39 goals for the season from just 27 appearances, one behind Gerd Mueller’s Bundesliga record with two games left to play. Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick, leaving at the end of the campaign after winning seven trophies, later…
The Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Olusegun Ogungbemide has said that West Africa recorded 16 per cent of road fatalities and crashes in the world. He made the disclosure at the commemoration of the 2021 West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) Day in Lagos on Saturday. The theme of 2021 WARSO is “Road Safety Consciousness in the Midst of Global Pandemic’’. According to him, WARSO is the implementation of FRSC policies in West Africa and that only 37 out of 44 countries in Africa were committed to the organisation’s mission. “On the average, 18 deaths…