Gunmen have abducted a lecturer with the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Dr Jones Ayuwo, and attacked three journalists of the Rivers State Television, RSTV. Ayuwo, a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Communications Studies, was kidnapped Sunday night on Andoni-Ogoni Road, Rivers. The victim was said to have been returning from a meeting with members of his local language Bible translation committee when he was attacked. Ayuwo, whose wife is the Bursar of UNIPORT, also serves as a member of the Governing Council of Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt. The three journalists, who had covered the committee’s…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Sokoto office of the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has seized unclassified films and videos worth millions of Naira. The Executive Director of the Board, Mr Adedayo Thomas, who addressed journalists on Monday, said the films and videos include those with pornographic contents. According to him, the raid would be extended to other parts of the country including Kaduna, Abuja and Lagos. Thomas disclosed that the operation, which was carried out along Ahmadu Bello way, Emir Yahaya road, Abdullahi Fodio road and other locations of Sokoto metropolis, was done in conjunction with the Nigeria police. The Executive…
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced the initiation of a new phase 2 study to select the most appropriate antigen dosage for phase 3 evaluation of their adjuvanted recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies made the announcement on Monday According to the companies, the new phase 2 study will enable them to identify the final vaccine formulation for adults of all ages. The companies noted that the trial will consist of equal numbers of adults 18 to 59 years and those 60 years and above. In December, phase 1/2 study results showed an immune response comparable to patients who had recovered…
Nigerian sensational singer Omah Lay won big at the 2021 Headies Award on Sunday in Lagos. The event which was held virtually and also had people physically present at the event, due to the COVID-19 strict protocols. The night, which saw Omah Lay winning the Next Rated award category, also comes with a car as the cash prize. He won the award over the likes of Tems, Oxlade, Bella Shmurda. The next rated award is one of the biggest awards in the headies, this award was what brought an issue between YBNL boss Olamide and MAVINS Don Jazzy in 2016.…
Dr Kema Onu, the FCT Coordinator, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says effective testing for HIV is strategic in reversing the trend of the epidemic in the country. He said in Abuja on Monday that conducting mass test was not only key to ending HIV, but a roadmap in achieving the UN Joint Programme on HIV (UNAIDS) vision 95-95-95. He said “if Nigeria is able to get at least 95 per cent of persons tested, 95 per cent of persons will know their status, 95 per cent will be placed on treatment, and certainly, 95 per cent will achieve viral suppression.”…
The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, a local governor said on Monday. Luca Attanasio died of injuries, shortly after the convoy was ambushed in Virunga National Park near the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, the province’s Governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita told dpa. He said the ambassador’s driver and a bodyguard were also killed. “Attanasio died of injuries after the attack,’’ Kasivita said. The unidentified attackers were repelled by park rangers patrolling the area, according to the governor. dpa
A landscape architect, Mr Amos Alao, has tasked Nigerians on the adoption of green homes to combat the effects of climate change in our environment. In an interview in Lagos on Monday, Alao said it was pertinent that people reduced their energy consumption to curb depletion of the ozone layer. “The concept of green homes is in two perspectives. There are two types of green homes, the ones that are technologically driven and the ones that are nature driven. “When we talk about green homes, we should think about sustainability, reducing the amount of energy, water and heat we release…
The Kaduna State Government has said some bandits killed father and son in Igabi local government area of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the incident in a statement to news men in Kaduna on Sunday. Aruwan said that security agencies had reported that armed bandits on Saturday night invaded Baka village in Igabi local government area. “The bandits, operating in groups, also abducted a number of persons, mostly women and children. “Troops based in the Sabon Birni general area were mobilised to the location,” he said. He said that the group…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling, also vacated all consequential orders earlier made by the court on Jan. 4 but differently constituted by Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court, Lagos. A Federal High Court, Lagos, had on, Feb. 17, declined to vacate an interim order through which AMCON seized property belonging to Ibrahim. Ibrahim, NICON Investment Ltd and Global Fleet Oil and Gas Ltd,…
The arraignment of former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, could not commence over the inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve two suspects in the trial Counsel to the EFCC, Dr. Hassan Liman, SAN, at the mention of the case before Justice Inyang Ekwo, told the court that the 5th and 6th suspect in the matter were yet to be served with the court processes. Justice Ekwo adjourned the matter until April 19 for the suspects to take their plea. The court had fixed Feb. 9 for…