Torrential rain in Jigawa state, has claimed the lives of 25 persons and more than 51,000 houses destroyed. Governor Muhammad Badaru, while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Dutse, said he could not immediately give the exact number of casualties. “You see to put the number of how many people died, you see this keep increasing. “The last count we had was between 20 and 25. Some are yet to be verify whether it is as a result of flooding or other issues, whatever it is even if it is one life that is lost as a result of flooding is…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has approved the distribution of hybrid cocoa seedlings to cocoa farmers across the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muritala Olarewaju in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin, said the distribution of the seedlings was part of the present administration’s efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in agriculture sector in the state. He enjoined the concerned individuals and associations to be in attendance at the flag-off of the distribution slated for Thursday in Ilorin. Those expected at the ceremony, according to him, include Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), Cocoa…
The National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020-2030), released by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has revealed that the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat), is a strategic contributor in building a digital Nigeria. According to the document, NigComSat will contribute to three pillars already earmarked in the policy, including the provision of service infrastructure that will enable government to provide digital services through robust satellite links in order to drive the digital economy in the rural and under-served areas. NigComSat, the policy stated, will provide the backbone to support efforts that will accelerate the penetration of affordable and quality…
Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on Intelligence and Security, Ibrahim Gobir, has called on the Federal government to strengthen psychiatric facilities across the country, to ensure desirable impact in the administration of mental health. Making the call when he visited the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) Kware in Sokoto on Tuesday, he assured that the National Assembly, NASS, will push for more support for all psychiatric hospitals, to enhance citizens’ access to mental health services in the country. The Senator expressed satisfaction with the state of facilities and good managerial leadership of Dr Shehu Sale,…
Kano State House of Assembly has passed the Emirate Councils Amendment Bill 2020. The House presided over by the Speaker, Abdulazeez Gafasa, adopted the amendment during plenary on Tuesday in Kano. The House in 2019, approved the creation of four additional Emirate Councils, bringing the number of First Class Emirs in the state to five. The new Councils are: Gaya; Karaye, Rano, Bichi and the existing Kano Emirate Council. Majority Leader of the House, Kabiru Dashi said the amendment made provisions for the Emir of Kano, to serve as the Chairman of the Council of Chiefs, thus, putting the issue…
The Kaduna Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has confirmed the death of its kidnapped officer, Mr Bulus Sanda. The Commandant, Babangida Dutsinma in a statement issued by the Spokesperson, Mr Orndiir Terzungwe on Tuesday, said late Sanda was abducted from his residence at Mararaba-Rido, Chikun local government area of the state. According to Dutsinma, the officer was dedicated to his duty in an exemplary manner. “His last location was Kaduna-North Division. He even received an award a day before his abduction and eventual death,” he said. The commandant commiserated with the family of the deceased…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has posited that with deregulation, the price of petroleum products should rather have dropped than raised. He stated this via a tweet at his Twitter handle @Atiku on Tuesday. “I am a businessman. I look at things from an economic perspective. Questions beg answers. The price of crude is down from where it was in 2019. In the US and Europe, fuel prices are far lower than they were in 2019. If we truly deregulated, shouldn’t fuel price have dropped?,” Atiku tweeted. Recall that late week, the Federal government deregulated the oil sector, thereby rising…
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned that cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that were republished by a French satirical magazine last week, were “unforgivable”. French president, Emmanuel Macron has however replied that in France, freedom to blaspheme that is linked to freedom of conscience, is allowed. According to Khamenei in a statement, “The grave and unforgivable sin committed by a French weekly in insulting the luminous and holy personality of (the) Prophet revealed, once more, the hostility and malicious grudge harboured by political and cultural organisations in the West against Islam and the Muslim community. “The excuse of…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has warned that it would not tolerate alleged act of provocation against Nigerian citizens of Northern origin resident in Rivers or any other state by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman made available to Ashenewsonline on Tuesday. According to the statement, it is unthinkable that IPOB, which has been outlawed, would issue threats and actually carry out those threats, without apprehension by the security agencies. CNG also called on “southern governors to speak up and act for the rights…
Temi Otedola, daughter of Femi Otedola, the billionaire businessman has taking into acting debuted in an emotional movie,’Citation’. In the movie, which happened to be a teaser of Otedola’s first feature movie and directed by Kunle Afolayan, Temi played a role in a character as Moremi Oluwa in the movie ‘Citation’ which also featured prominent artistes. Temi, who said she was so excited and overfilled with gratitude over her first debut, took to her Instagram page @temiotedola to make the announcement to her fans. “I can’t believe this day is here. I can officially share the first teaser for #CitationTheMovie… “This…