Governor Aminu Tambuwal, is presently playing host to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai at the Government House, Sokoto. Although details of Buratai’s visit to Tambuwal is not immediately known, Ashenewsonline gathered from a reliable government source that it may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the Northwest, including Sokoto. While Buratai was accompanied by Army Commanders to the Government House, the Deputy governor, Munir Dan’iya and Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Sa’idu Umar were among those who received the Army Chief along with Tambuwal. Details later…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Goverrnor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Sunday, led a delegation to condole Senator Aliyu Wamakko over the death of his 23-year old daughter, Sadiya who died during child-birth. Those on Tambuwal’s entourage were his Deputy, Alhaji Mannir Dan Iya, former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Saidu Umar and Chief of Staff, Alhaji Mukhtar Magori, among others. The Governor expressed deep shock on the death of the deceased and prayed the Almighty Allah to repose her soul, as well as his family, the fortitude to bear the loss. Similarly, Senators Danjuma Goje, Ahmad Yeriman and…
By Tina George, Minna A member representing Bida/Katcha/Gbako Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Saidu Abdullahi, has offered to reconstruct one of the oldest markets in Niger state. Burnt in a fire inferno two years ago, the foundation laying ceremony for the reconstruction of the 600 shop Etsu Musa Market, was flagged off by the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar in Bida on Saturday. According to Rep Abdullahi, the reconstruction of the burnt market is a project under the Zonal Intervention Project of the Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal constituency in 2020, which he facilitated the project to improve the socio-economic development…
Communiqué sets out a road map for WTO reform; Communiqué calls for development to be at the centre of WTO reform; Agriculture subsidies and non-tariff barriers highlighted as a specific hindrance to development. Following a meeting convened by the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) and hosted by the Afreximbank, a communiqué addressed to members of the WTO and the eight candidates who have been shortlisted as the institution’s next Director General was released yesterday calling for a wide range of reforms. The communiqué was formulated following numerous consultations with PAFTRAC members, its institutional partners, and through a…
The Management of Arik Air has asked for intervention of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over the planned industrial action to be embarked by the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, from Monday. The Chief Executive Officer of Arik, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu in a letter to the minister, sought his intervention for the unions to understanding and cooperate. The unions on Thursday, threatened to commence strike on Monday over alleged non payment of staff salaries since April after placing 90 per cent of the workforce on compulsory leave.…
Russians head to polls in regions throughout the country on Sunday to cast their votes in local elections set to test the dominance of United Russia, the party most closely associated with long-time President Vladimir Putin. The elections will be conducted in the course of several days as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The main and final day of voting comes up on Sunday, and will take place against the backdrop of months-long anti-Putin protests in the Far East and the near-fatal poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny with the Soviet-developed nerve agent, Novichok. A nationwide survey by…
The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has sealed 13 gaming offices in its ongoing operation to close all unregistered gaming offices in the state. Mr Liye Anthony, Head of Gaming said on Sunday, that the operation, which began on Thursday had so far shut down five offices of bet9ja and King Bet respectively, two Access Bet offices and one office of Derby Lotto. He said that there were about 1,500 gaming offices across the state operating illegally without due registration and license. “We will continue to go after them until all the operators of the gaming companies regularised their operations…
Kano state government says COVID-19 is largely responsible for the decline in uptake and delivery of essential primary health care services in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa announced this during a Zoom meeting on Kano State Health Systems Strengthening Program MOU Review, coordinated from Abuja. “The Covid 19 incidence in the state from April 2020 resulted in a decreased uptake of PHC services due to fear of contracting Covid 19 and movement restrictions”, he affirmed. Dr. Tsanyawa observed, however, that the Ganduje administration made concerted efforts to halt the trend including public sensitization on…
Liberian President George Weah, has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state. The moves comes after thousands of Liberians protested rising incidents of rape in the capital Monrovia last month, in a bid to draw attention to the country’s alarming rate of sexual assault. Late on Friday, Weah said he would install a special prosecutor for rape in Liberia, as well as set up a national sex offender registry, a statement from his office said. The government will also establish a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 160 new infections of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 56,177. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov on Saturday. The agency said that in the last 24 hours, two people died from the virus, bringing the death toll nationwide to 1,078. The NCDC stated that the number of recovered patients increased by 90, bringing total number of discharged cases to 44,088. “As of Sept. 12, 2020, 160 new confirmed cases and two deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 56,177 cases have…