The Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria says it plans to reward members of its academic staff who performed outstanding research and inventions to promote excellence in teaching and research in the university. ABU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kabir Bala, said this during a meeting on the way forward for the institution’s Horticultural Garden. Malam Auwalu Umar, Acting Director, Public Affairs Directorate, of the university said this in a statement on Saturday in Zaria. “Any academic staff member with outstanding research or remarkable invention would be adequately rewarded by reading his citation at the Senate in addition to certificate of appreciation,” Bala said.…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General, Department of State Services, DSS, Yusuf Bichi and Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Tony Ojukwu. A statement by Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande in Abuja said that the meeting was held on Friday, to determine the next steps toward addressing concerns of Nigerians on the excesses of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). “The Vice President and I-G later briefed President Muhammadu Buhari who gave further directives to the IGP on the matter,” he said. Meanwhile, Buhari has directed the IGP to ensure that personnel of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night met behind closed doors with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammed Adamu over ongoing efforts to reform the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The president confirmed this development in a series of tweets on his tweeter platform late Friday night. Buhari added that he was being briefed regularly on the reform efforts aimed at ending police brutality and unethical conduct, and ensure that the Police are fully accountable to the people. He, however, urged all citizens to show more understanding and patience as government would continue to do its best in protecting lives and property…
Relief has finally come on the way of commuters with the approval by the Federal government of the sum of N7 billion for the ‘urgent’ rehabilitation of the 46.3km Cham to Numan road. The Federal Controller of Works in Adamawa, Mr Salihu Abubakar announced the approval of the rehabilitation on Saturday, while inspecting the road that links Gombe and Adamawa states. He said work on the road, which has been in deplorable condition for many years, was delayed due to insufficient fund, adding that the approval of the fund by government was part of palliative to cushion the hardship of transporters and commuters…
Danny Green’s three-point attempt at the end of Game Five of the NBA Finals that would have given the Los Angeles Lakers the lead and possibly the championship was the right play, LeBron James said on FriSports Trailing by one point with 10 seconds remaining, James drove to the basket and drew two Miami Heat defenders. Instead of attempting a shot himself, James passed the ball to Green who couldn’t catch it cleanly, forcing him to dribble once before taking the shot, which fell short. The Lakers got the rebound but turned the ball over on an errant pass and…
The Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the killing of an unidentified couple in Amuzu Nkpoghoro, Afikpo North Local Government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Philip Maku who made this known on Friday, said the Command has commenced investigation to find out and arrest those involved in the act. He said a husband and wife in the area, whose names are yet to be ascertained, were on Friday found dead in a farm land in the community. “We have an incident where a man and his wife went to the farm but could not…
Doctors and nurses should be reporters of sexual assaults to appropriate authorities, a rights campaigner, Mrs Bose Irosi, said on Friday. Ironsi, also a retired midwife, said in Lagos that doctors and nurses saw rape and other sexual assaults only as medical issues requiring medical attention without seeing the human rights angle. She spoke during training on sexual assault trauma management. The training was organised by a British Council Programme in Nigeria: Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) funded by the European Union. Twenty-five medical doctors, nurses and social workers from Island Maternity, Alimosho, Igando, Gbagada and Ikorodu general hospitals attended the training.…
Former Super Eagles handler Adegboye Onigbinde has questioned the basis for the selection of players for the friendly double-header against Algeria and Tunisia. The Desert Foxes of Algeria on Friday night piped the Super Eagles by a lone goal to extend their unbeaten run in all matches to 19. Onigbinde said only Gernot Rohr, the Super Eagles Technical Adviser can give an account of the players and their style of play during the friendlies. “There is one thing we must accept, and that is that I am not close to the team. I don’t know on what basis Rohr made…
Youngstars Development Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says more than 8,000 females across 35 African countries have signed up on its First `Female and More Mobile Application storytelling and empowerment programme. The initiative is for 30 Days Module storytelling and empowerment programme, Mr Kingley Bangwell, the Executive Director of the group said on Friday in Abuja. This was during the unveiling of the `Female and More Mobile Application created by the group. Bangwell said that the platform was designed to become a storytelling platform for building self esteem of young women so they could have better belief in themselves. He…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 151 new COVID-19, infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. The centre said that the 151 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection to 59,992. It stated that the cases were reported in nine states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, but no death was recorded. Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,113. The NCDC said that Lagos state recorded the highest daily infection with 71 new cases followed by Ogun and Kaduna with 26 and 17…