The Northern Governors Forum and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan have condemned Friday’s abduction of 317 schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara. The condemnations are contained in separate statements signed on behalf of the Forum by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham and Lawan by his Special Adviser on Media Ola Awoniyi on Friday. According to the Forum chairman and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, the spate of abductions in schools in the region was grossly unacceptable. He said strong measures must be taken to put an end to the menace before it escalated into a monster that would inhibit…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the attack on Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata-Mafara Local Government of Zamfara State, where a number of girls were kidnapped. This is contained in a statement issued by the UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Mr Peter Hawkins, through the UNICEF Communications Specialist, Mr Sam Kaalu, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Katsina. “We are angered and saddened by yet another brutal attack on schoolchildren in Nigeria. “This is a gross violation of children’s rights and a horrific experience for children to go through, which will have long lasting…
The Sokoto Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Gwadabawa local government Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman, Nasir Isah. The Commissioner of Police, Kamaldeen Okunlola, who has visited the village, said in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Sanusi Abubakar on Friday, that the incident occured in the early hours of Friday. “Following the unfortunate armed banditry attack and Kidnapping at Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto on 26/02/2021 at about 01:00am. “One Nasiru Isah, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman of the said local government was kidnapped. “On arrival, the residents of the community led the CP’s delegations…
By Bashir Mani The Sokoto Caliphate was a sovereign Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa founded during the jihad of the Fulani War in 1804 by Usman dan Fodio. It was dissolved when the British conquered the area in 1903 and annexed it into the newly established Northern Nigeria Protectorate. The Sultanate of Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto Caliphate, the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the caliphate. The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has Senior Councilors…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has reacted to comments credited to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi that Nigerian journalists are criminals by reporting bandits as criminals. Gumi had, on Arise TV on Wednesday, sais: “You are emphasising on criminality, I don’t know. Even the Press (journalists) are criminals too because they are putting oil into fire [sic]. These people are listening to you, don’t address them as criminals”. However, the Union in a statement by its National president, Mr Chris Isiguzo made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, condemned the Shiekh for the comment, saying, “We do not see any correlation between…
Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa is one of the youngest political appointees in the administration of Sokoto’s governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The son of former governor of Sokoto state and Democratic Peoples Party presidential candidate in the 2003 General elections, Alhaji Dalhatu Attahiru Bafarawa, Sagir is the Commissioner of Environment. He spoke on how the state is tackling the perennial issues of environment in an exclusive interview with ASHENEWS. Excerpts: Sokoto state government has embarked on projects to check environment challenges, including flooding, gully erosion, etc. Starting with NEWMAP, what’s happening in that partnership? NEWMAP is a World Bank project that started…
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…
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…