A total of 11 kidnap victims were on Saturday night rescued from their abductors by officials of the Zamfara government, a statement issued by Jamilu Iliyasu, the Press Secretary to Governor Bello Muhammad, has said. Iliyasu said the unconditional release of the victims, who hail from Bukkuyum local government area of the state, followed the ‘carrot and stick’ approach initiated by Muhammad. ‘Carrot and stick’ is a metaphor for the use of a combination of reward and punishment to induce a desired behavior. Iliyasu explained that government officials started negotiations with the bandits immediately they received distress calls that the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
One of Africa’s leading food processing and agribusiness companies, Nigerian based Dantata Foods and Allied Products Company Limited, has partnered with a UK based innovative and Agric-technology firm, RegenFarm Limited in collaboration with the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office of the British government under its Agricultural sector intervention (LINKS Project). A statement by the General Manager, Corporate Services of Dantata Foods and Allied Products Company Limited, Sanusi Bature on Saturday, said “the tripartite partnership is aimed at increasing quality food production, enhancing export opportunities of Nigeria’s agricultural commodities and improve soil fertility, nutrients content and organic matter. “A technology platform…
The deputy governor of Sokoto state, Manir Dan’iya has said that the current administration, under the leadership of Aminu Tambuwal, is a clear departure from past governments since the creation of the state 43 years ago. Dan’Iya stated this when he received members of the Advocacy for the Empowerment of Nigerian Women Initiative (AENWI) in his office on Thursday. He told the group which honored him with the ‘Integrity & Peace Award 2020’, that women inclusion in governance is a ‘grand style’ cultivated by Tambuwal. “It is clear without contention that under Tambuwal, women in this state have enjoyed his…
Today, I offer a short tribute to our great comrade, friend and compatriot Yima Sen, who was buried last weekend. Yima was an elegant person, soft spoken, polite, open to dialogue and always ready for a debate. He was also always firm and clear in his progressive beliefs, ideologically sharp, deeply cultured in Marxist theory and always ready to engage not just in theoretical postulations but grounding evolving struggles in theory and practice that serve to elucidate the best pathway to progress. It is this life-long engagement in theory and practice, in seeking deeper understanding of on-going struggles and in…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for its leaders to enable them to address the numerous challenges facing the country. Abubakar spoke at the inauguration of a new Mosque donated by the Qatar Foundation to the community of Rijiyar Kade in Kware local government area of Sokoto State on Thursday. The Sultan said that Nigerians needed to support its leaders with fervent prayers and to remain patient as the country’s challenges are being addressed. “As leaders we are aware of all the hardship the people are facing. However, I want to…
By Attahiru Ahmed Gusau Zamfara state government has denied insinuations that it claimed ownership of mineral resources, especially gold that lay abundant in the state. Briefing news men on Wednesday, the commissioner for Environment, Mines and Solid Minerals, Dr Nurudeen Isah, said buying gold from artisanal miners, was aimed at curbing the wave of banditry and ‘not to desecrate the constitution’ of Nigeria. “We have never and have no intention to desecrate the constitution of Nigeria,” he said, adding that the issue of gold is topical and “borders on the politics, economy and security of the state and the country…
The AUDA-NEPAD, in partnership with the Biosafety Directorate of the Commission for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, held a consultative meeting on biotechnology and biosafety in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between October 29 and 31 October 2020. The objective of the meeting was to have deeper insight on the state of affairs on biotechnology from both the regulatory and technology side, and to refine planning for the delivery of biosafety services in the remaining part of 2020. The meeting also discussed the needs for 2021 that AUDA-NEPAD/ABNE may partner with Ethiopia to support biosafety service delivery. Participants were government officials from…
By Mark Boye I arrived home from work late around 4:20am (EST), and quickly prepared a hot tea and jumped into bed. I woke up around 10am and reached out to my phone and the first news that greeted me was the sudden demise of our former President, His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings. It was my former colleague, Adu Isaac, who’s Facebook post caught my attention. Shocked, and confused, I quickly searched for more news of the sad news, and lo and behold, social media set ablaze, as people pour in more tributes on his death, including Rawlings own family.…
By Abubakar Shekara Partisan politics is just a part of politics. That’s to those who know the real meaning and scope of politics. The adage that man is a political animal extends the scope of politics beyond the confines of political party activities; propaganda, campaigns, elections and the pursuit of partisan interests, which is a shallow perception of the term and its implications on society Aristotle in coining this phrase, meant politics to encompass things that concern the city state, the dynamics of roles, power and influence that determine and control the affairs of a given geopolitical entity. And this…
In October 2020, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba announced the Federal government’s quest for the support and contributions of Nigerians in the Diaspora on the implementation of the country’s vision 2025. According to the minister, Nigeria’s intention is to “Attain energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products, improve access to quality education, affordable healthcare and productivity, improve security for all,” while promising that government would work with the recommendation to be made by Nigerians in the Diaspora. In an exclusive interview with AsheNews, Sweden-based Nigerian renewable energy expert, Dr Ade Raheem observed…