By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Northeast governors’s forum has noted that the zone remained short-changed in 2021 capital appropriation and asked the federal government to make provision for more. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the 4th meeting of the forum’s meeting held in Bauchi. The forum said even though the 2021 budget was already signed into law, the zone was in precarious situation that required aggressive infrastural intervention to defeat insurgency and build resilience of the communities. The governors stressed the need for adequate allocation for capital projects for the sub region in the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Ghana’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo in the 7 December, 2020, general election. The seven-member panel dismissed the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the main opposition candidate, former president John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The court, presided over by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, said the petition of Mr. Mahama had no merit. He said Mr. Mahama did not satisfy all issues outlined by the court to determine the case. “We therefore have no reason to order a re-run as pleaded by the petitioner (Mahama). We accordingly…
Bandits in the early hours of Thursday attacked Saketa village, near Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs’ village in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto. A source, Yusuf Abubakar told ASHENEWS that the bandits attacked the village in large numbers, killed his brother in-law, Bello Magaji and abducted his mother in-law, Hajiya Innawuro. “After abducting the lady in question, Hajiya Innawuro, wife of late village head, they matcheted her son, Malam Bello Magaji who is a staff of Sokoto state government. He died on the way to the hospital around 2:00 am “Recently, the attacked have become rampant in the…
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 28 African countries shows. WHO Regional Office for Africa said this in a statement issued from its headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday. According to the statement, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, reported the findings of the analysis at a virtual press conference on COVID-19. Moeti said the analysis was based on COVID-19 gender specific epidemiological data provided by countries. “The data found that although women account for around 41 per cent…
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu says a comprehensive transformation of the global agri-food system could significantly contribute to attaining worldwide targets including ending hunger by 2030. He stated this during a virtual keynote lecture at Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. “Agri-food systems are the world’s largest economic system, measured in terms of employment, livelihoods, and planetary impact,” Qu said He emphasized that four billion individuals are directly and indirectly in food systems, wherein poverty and hunger are rampant. He further promoted “system thinking”, to be applied in a wide array of…
The North East Governors Forum (NEGF) on Thursday said it would establish a North East Airline and Bank to alleviate suffering and boost economy of the region. The NEGF consists of governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, respectively. Prof. Babagana Zulum, the Chairman of the forum and governor of Borno, disclosed this at the ground breaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrade of Bauchi government House in Bauchi. Zulum said the region had suffered decay of infrastructures as a result of insurgency. He also lamented that the country in the past, suffered poor governance and corruption…
…reports on troops desertion from the Army exaggerated, malicious The Nigerian troops yesterday evening foiled another Boko Haram attack on Marte town, in Borno state. This is just as military sources have described as ‘malicious’ reports that soldiers deserted the military after recent attacks on Dikwa and Marte. The special forces successfully ambushed and attacked the insurgents, who rode on motorcycles and gun trucks. A military intelligence officer said no casualty was recorded on the troops’ side. “Troops of 134 Special Forces Battalion, who were on patrol around Ala, a community five kilometers away from Marte, responded…
…Tasks government on growth of ceramic sector A Professor of Ceramics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Mr Tolulope Akinbogun has advised Nigerians on careful use of ceramic-based sanitary wares. He gave the warning while delivering the 122nd inaugural lecture of the university on Tuesday, warning that abuses of using such products could lead to fatal injuries and other unpleasant consequences. “Users on their own part should not abuse the use of sanitary wares. They should not stand on it because sanitary wares are not expected to bear the whole weight of users as part of the weight…
The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG is of the view that the conclusion to suspend strike action embarked by the cattle and foodstuff dealers under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) was forced on the union leaders who were as well fooled. With earlier reports that the leadership of AUFCDN was arrested and detained by the security and intimidation of union leaders out to enforce the blockade by the Military, everyone can see that the strike suspension was far from voluntary. Another pointer is the involvement of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known at the second edition of State House weekly briefing. The briefing focused on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine and Nigeria’s response to the pandemic, in the last one year. According to the NPHCDA boss, Buhari and Osinbajo will receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after some frontline health workers are vaccinated on Friday. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) and Secretary to the Government…