Governor Abubkara Sani-Bello of Niger on Saturday, received the abducted students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara, who were released by their captors. The 27 students, 12 staff and 12 members of a family in the school were abducted by gunmen on Feb. 17. Bello, while receiving the victims, disclosed that 38 students and staff of the school were released by the abductors “I am happy to announce this afternoon the rescue of the 38 abducted students at about 4 a.m. All rescued victims are here, though one is in the hospital suffering from excessive exhaustion. “They are being…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
* Over 50,000 cases pending trial; clearing backlog requires tackling 137 cases per day * Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra states top the charts A joint report by India-based Down To Earth and Centre for Science and Environment, CSE, has revealed that environmental crime cases piling up, with courts disposing the cases at snail-pace in India. The “2021 State of India’s Environment (SoE) report”, which was released on Saturday at an online event, was attanded by over 60 environmental thinkers, activists, journalists and academics from across India, and a copy mailed to ASHENEWS. It observed that though with a drop in the number…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to explain why he has failed in protecting Nigerians in the face of insurgency and ba ditry in the country. The group put up the demand in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday. While expressing is excitement by reports that the kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College Kagara, had regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger, CNG warned “that it is not yet Uhuru and we should not celebrate too early. “Beyond the jubilation, President Buhari owes the nation…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, has relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Yakasai of his appointment. A statement by the Commissioner of Information, Mohammed Garba on Saturday said the sack is “over his continued unguarded comments and utterances, which are deemed contrary to the stand of the All Progressive Congress (APC) government which he is serving,” adding that the sack is with immediate effect. “The aide had failed to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern and therefore cannot be allowed to continue to serve in a government he does not believe.” The…
The Federal government has restated its commitment to partner with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria on fiscal policies formulation. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning made the declaration in Zaria on Saturday. She said the partnership would enhance the shaping of the Nigerian economy towards sustainable and inclusive growth. She was speaking at the 14th Annual General Assembly Lecture organised by Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association where she presented a paper titled “The Role of Universities in Nation Building’’. She said universities and other tertiary institutions were key drivers for inclusive and sustainable development, especially now…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 11 deaths and 600 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,902 and155,076 infections in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. NCDC stated that the new infections were registered across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , in the past 24 hours. It stated that the 600 new cases were reported from 21 states namely: Lagos (169), Taraba (92), Ogun (65), Cross River (57), FCT (38), Rivers (28), Kwara (26), Akwa Ibom (25), Osun (21), Plateau…
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the release of the abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies and the government of Niger state for their responses in securing the release. “We are happy they have been released,” he said. Buhari also greatly sympathised with the staff and the students, their parents and friends on this ordeal. He, however, warned that the country would not continue to suffer these attacks that threaten the growth of education, the security…
The released students of Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi local government area of Niger, have arrived Minna, capital of the state. The students who arrived amidst tight security were taken to the Niger State Development Company suite to freshen up before being taken to the Government House to meet governor Abubakar Sani-Bello. They were received by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe. Journalists were barred from entering into the premises of the company, where the victims were being kept. Recall that on February 17, when the students were abducted, one of them was killed and…
The United States on Friday slapped a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals in what it calls the “Khashoggi Ban”. This followed a U.S. intelligence report accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the 2018 gruesome murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who announced the measure, alleged that the affected individuals were involved in “threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the Khashoggi killing. He said the ban was part of measures by the U.S. government to “reinforce the world’s condemnation of that crime”. The aim, he said, is to stop governments…
Aisha Yesufu, the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, BBOG, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for the growing kidnappings in the country. “The body language of President Muhammadu Buhari enables the terrorists. They know that we have an ineffective President and Commander-In-Chief, we have an incompetent one, a clueless one, who does not even bother about what is happening in the country”, Yesufu said. She spoke on a ChannelsTV programme Friday evening, against the backdrop of the recent abduction in Zamfara and the president’s reaction on security challenges. According to Yesufu, “What I make of the statement is…