The Zamfara State Police Command have confirmed that bandits early Friday morning, abducted a total of 317 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe. ASHENEWS earlier reported that 300 students of the school, were abducted. However, the Police Command in the state, through a statement by its spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu and made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, said 317 students were confirmed abducted. According to him, security agencies, including the army and police, had collaborated in joint search for the students. “The Zamfara police command, in collaboration with the military, have commenced a joint search and rescue operations with…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that, beginning from February, it reduced the food ration to refugees in Uganda to 40 percent due to funding shortages. The long-term outlook showed that funding was “extremely” challenging, the WFP said in a statement issued in the Ugandan capital. “Based on its funding forecasts, WFP cannot rule out deeper refugee ration cuts in the coming months,” the statement said. The food aid agency said in spite of increased support from some donors, the funding situation was still precarious. New donors are needed to secure a steady food supply in…
A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow owing to engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines has said. The aircraft, which was en route from Hong Kong to Madrid, reported an “incorrect operation of the engine control sensor” mid-flight, and the crew members requested the landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. The emergency landing caused no injuries, said Rossiya Airlines, a unit of Russia’s flag and largest carrier Aeroflot, adding that the flight will continue its trip to Madrid hours later. The incident came days after a United Airlines Boeing 777 with Pratt & Whitney 4,000 engines…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has disbursed a total sum of N3,825,254,760.45 billion to the six Area Councils and other stakeholders as their share of statutory allocation for the month of January 2021. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, who presided over the 150th Joint Area Councils Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting, made the disclosure in a briefing to newsmen, on Thursday, in Abuja. Aliyu said that in spite of the numerous challenges faced by the the FCTA, it had recorded some growth in the allocations to the area councils. According to her, the sum of N2,184,299,894.92 billion…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has unveiled a series of traditional medicines, made from local herbs, that boost human’s immune system against infectious diseases, including the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19). The product launch, which held at the Ile Oodua Palace of Ile-Ife on Thursday, was done through a platform called Herbal Remedies with the Ooni as the Chairman, in partnership with ace traditionalist, Dr. Akintunde Ayeni, C.E.O/Chairman of YEMKEM International LTD. Addressing newsmen, the Ooni wondered why the African continent imports medicines and other medical ingredients from developed countries. According to him, it is a proven fact, which is…
The 19 Northern governors have resolved to work with the Federal government to tackle the insecurity bedeviling the region and to create a conducive atmosphere for socio-political, economic growth and development of the country. In a communique issued the end of a meeting in Kaduna, the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau said that the governors resolved to map out plans on how to address the poverty and underdevelopment in the region. Lalong said that the governors also reiterated their commitment to work in synergy with governors in other regions to promote harmonious and peaceful…
The Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission, FCC, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, says social justice is indispensable and the panacea for building an enduring nation. Dankaka spoke on Thursday in Owerri at a three-day retreat for FCC commissioners and senior officials of Imo government. The theme of the retreat is entitled: “Building Cooperation for Equitable Service Delivery.” Dankaka said that the primary aim of the commission was to ensure a strong, virile and an indivisible nation based on fairness, equity and justice. She said it was also to promote national loyalty and foster a sense of belonging among Nigerians. The Executive Chairman…
The mass circulation of small arms and light weapons among the civilian population has placed Nigeria on the path to self-destruction. When the minister of defence challenged Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits wielding sophisticated weapons, he was telling us the truth we know, that there is no State to defend us, we are on our own, so let’s do what we can. Of course, what he said does not make sense coming from someone with responsibility to defend us. The reason we have the State and give it the monopoly of the legitimate use of violence was to provide…
Barely 12 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari said the Federal government would not give amnesty to criminal bandits, over 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara local government area of Zamfara state, have been abducted. The Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said security agents had been been mobilized to pursue the bandits. “I can confirm to you now that we have sadly received the report on the abduction of the students of GGSS, Jangebe and right now, am on my way to the school. “At this…
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has lamented that the federal government under president Muhammadu Buhari has abandoned the state in the face of the daring security challenges in the state. The governor express his hopelessness when he received the Senate Chief Whip, Mr Orji Kalu at the Government House on Thursday. According to the Sani-Bello, after the visit of federal government’s sympathizers and deployment of mobile units, at the moment, he has little or no support from the government at the Centre. “At the moment we did not feel any federal presence here. Yes, agreed the Inspector General of Police…