The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kogi state, Alhaji Wakili Damina, has been abducted. The state Secretary of MACBAN, Mr Adamu Abubakar, told newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday that Damina was abducted on April 30 by some armed men dressed in army camouflage. He said witnesses said that the abductors, numbering about eight, came in a white bus at about 12 noon to “forcefully” take away the Chairman from his house at Chikara village, Kogi local government. Abubakar said that he was informed of the incident about an hour later by the younger…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Service Chiefs will on Thursday brief the Senate on the security situation of the country. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan made the announcement at the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja. The service chiefs were to appear before the upper chamber on Tuesday but was shifted due to the National Security Council meeting. The upper chamber had in a resolution on April 27, summoned the Service Chiefs to brief lawmakers on steps taken so far to address rising security challenge in the country. The Senate’s resolution was sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Sani Musa.…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to disregard the publications on social media saying the administration had been printing money since 2015. Amaechi in a statement by his Media assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said that the news should be disregarded as it was false. On May 3, a publication stated that the Minister was interviewed in 2019 admitting that President Muhammadu Buhari had always ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to keep printing money since 2015. According to Amaechi, he has never held any financial institution in the country and therefore did not qualify as an…
The Police in Benue have confirmed attacks by some gunmen on communities in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of Benue Police Command, Catherine Anene confirmed the attack on Monday, saying full details of the incident were yet to be received. Anene said that gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked Mbamondu and Vengav, in Avihijime council ward in Udam and Tse Amgbem close to Aondona, all in Gwer West Local Government. She, however, said that the Command was also yet to get full details of the attack on the communities.
Philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates said on Monday that they were ending their marriage after 27 years. The pair disclosed this in a joint statement posted on Twitter by the Microsoft founder. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. “Over the last 27 years we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. “We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together…
The federal government has approved the extension of the deadline National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise till June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Kayode Adegoke National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The extension, the federal government said, was as a result of the virtual meeting chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami and attended by following officials- Chairman of NCC, Prof Adeolu Akande. Others are the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar…
The Ado-Ekiti branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) insists that the 36 state governors must respect the provisions of the 1999 Constitution on the contending issue of full autonomy for the Judiciary. The legal body regretted that the closure of courts across the country had not only debased the country’s democracy, but adversely affected the fortunes of the legal practitioners, urging the governors to swiftly accede to the request of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to resolve the conundrum. The NBA also urged the Federal Government to convene a roundtable discussion, where all stakeholders could meet, ruminate…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Buhari also appointed a retired Major General Abba Dikko as the pioneer National Coordinator. The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and shall serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria. A statement by the Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Adviser, ZM Usman…
The African Union, AU, has opened 33 job positions into the organisation in four countries. The applications are available in four African countries, including Ethiopia which is the headquarters of the AU, the Gambia, Tanzania and Ghana. The positions cut across 21 departments in four organs of the union, which include African Union Commission (AUC), African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCFTA, Secretariat, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, ACHPR, and African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The positions and locations are listed below: Director, Human Resources Management — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Director General, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Junior Finance…
As the world commemorates 2021 World Press Freedom Day, the Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called stressed on governor Aminu Tambuwal to enhance the allowances of working journalists in the state, A statement by the secretary of the council, Abubakar Imam made available to newsmen on Monday, also called for improved working relationship between media practitioners and security operatives, particularly the police. “The council reappeals to the state government to enhance the welfare of working journalists; increase their allowances, provide them with working tools and operation vehicles,” the statement reads. “Security operatives should always…