White supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a transnational threat that must be fought with global coordinated action, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. “These and other groups have exploited the pandemic to boost their ranks through social polarization, political and cultural manipulation,’’ he told the UN Human Rights Council. The COVID-19 crisis deepens the divide between those who are privileged and those who are marginalized, Guterres said. He also criticised that some governments are using the pandemic as an excuse to crush dissent. “We are seeing a vicious circle of violations’’ amid the pandemic, Guterres said.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara, has given hint at the location of the students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kagara in Niger state. The governor gave the hint in an interview on ChannelsTV’s Sunday Politics, monitored by ASHENEWS. “The students of Kagara are located around Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state, which I believe very soon they would be back home,” he said emphasizing on stakeholders’ cooperation. “As you are aware, the security issue needs more commitment from all stakeholders. We have two major problems of insecurity in the north with banditry and Boko Haram,” the governor elected on the…
The South-East Governors Forum has waded into the impasse between the Imo government and the state’s former governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. A squabble ensued between both sides’ supporters on Feb. 21 when Okorocha allegedly broke into the Royal Spring Palm Apartment, Owerri, sealed by the Imo government on Feb. 19. The situation was brought under control by the Imo Police Command, which later arrested the senator. Chairman of the forum, Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze on Monday said that the forum was already handling the…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has received 53 released bus passengers released by bandits on Sunday. The governor explained that their release followed series of dialogue, consultations and hard work. He said all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure they go through medical checkup and evaluation before they will be reunited with their loved ones. “We went through one week of dialogue, consultations, hard work and sleepless nights because we had to secure their release within the shortest possible time. “We have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that they go through a thorough medical therapy and evaluation and…
Imo police command on Sunday, arrested former governor, Rochas Okorocha for allegedly leading the vandalisation of security vehicles and breaking into the property of Imo state government. Okorocha was alleged to have led armed thugs that allegedly broke into the property and destroying security vehicles and other properties of the state government. Uzodinma had sealed Royal Spring Palm, purported to belong to Okorocha, but the former governor stormed the property on Sunday to unseal the premises. Okorocha was accompanied by his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu and several other loyalists. Reports say that on arrival he told the security personnel that he…
Pesticide products containing microbial Bt have been used in organic agriculture for many years. Bt crops have provided substantial human health, environmental and economic benefits. Growers may realize increased crop yields through better pest control and lower overall input costs. … Bt is well known as a low risk pesticide with little or no toxicity to mammals or non-target organisms. —Environmental Protection Agency Reduced insecticide use has been touted as one of the significant benefits of GM crops like Bt corn, but insecticide use is now increasing as farmers attempt to save their failing Bt crops from pests. Not only…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, says all passengers abducted while traveling in the vehicle of the state-owned, Niger State Transport Agency, NSTA, have been released. The governor made the announcement through his Twitter handle @abusbello on Sunday. “We are pleased to announce to the general public the release of the NSTA passengers abducted a week ago while returning to Minna along the Minna-Zungeru road.”
A group of civil society organisations has condemned the federal and state governments for encouraging terrorism and abduction through ransom and amnesty for criminals and asked them to stop forthwith. The 68 CSOs in a statement titled, “National Security: Buhari, governors have so far failed”, a copy of which was made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, noted that the federal government had callously abdicated its responsibility by calling Nigerian citizens ‘cowards’ and urging them to ‘defend themselves’. They further stated that ‘government’s standard state policy of using taxpayers’ money to pay terrorists thereby funding and encouraging terrorism and criminality’, is…
A coalition of youths associations in Niger state, under the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, have threatened to stage a protest tagged ‘Occupy Niger’ if the federal and state governments failed to secure the release of the abducted commuters and students of Government Science College Kagara. The youth groups also requested government to provide adequate security to all communities where bandits have continued to attack on daily basis without any form of intervention by security agencies. The youth, who handed the demands at a press conference in Minna on Saturday, noted that the Niger state had become a shadow…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Bauchi State police command has arrested a suspected ritualist for killing a child in Ganjuwa local government area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakili made available to newsmen on Sunday also said the command recovered 26 pairs of children’s clothes in the suspect’s house. According to Wakili, the 28-year-old Rufa’i Yunusa hails from Rumbu village in Ningi local government and alleged to have killed four children. The statement added that Yunusa’s arrest on February 17 followed a complaint lodged at the Ganjuwa Divisional Police by one Isyaku Ahmed, that on Tuesday…