President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, depart Abuja to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made available to news men in Abuja on Sunday, said the one-day summit will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 to be presented by Buhari. Recall that the President was appointed the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19 during the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of ECOWAS on April 23, a position that made him the coordinator…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
…Says PTF spent N22bn; States N7bn; Police N500m; Air Force N877m The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has responded to the Freedom of Information, FoI, request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Connected Development, CODE, saying the federal government, in four months, spent a N30.5 billion on COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, of the total of N36.3 billion public funds and donations received by it, government spent the N30.5 billion between April and July this year, leaving a balance of N5.9 billion. However, SERAP in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole…
By Yahaya Sarki Kebbi State is synonymous with food production, largely due to the formidable revolutionary approaches of the indefatigable State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in food production, particularly rice production. Kebbi has the potency to produce myriad of agricultural products, amongst which is rice. Indisputably, Kebbi State is fast becoming the food basket of the nation. Certainly, happy development has indeed attracted the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari, prompting him to kick start the ‘Anchor Borrowers loan Program’ in the state in 2015, to provide loans and agricultural inputs such as cheap fertilizers, improved seeds, chemicals and water…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command, have arrested one Hamisu Tukur for allegedly stealing a patrol vehicle, which belongs to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC. The Command Spokesperson, DSP Anjuguri Manzah in a statement on Sunday, said the 25-year-old was apprehended at the outskirt of Bwari, during a stop-and-search operation. According to the statement, a distress call was received by the Command’s control room on Saturday on the vehicle, which was stolen at Sky Memorial Complex in Wuse Zone 5. “The exhibits recovered from the suspect are: one white Toyota Hilux-HQ-26RS and a single key”, Manzah…
Serena Williams survived a third-round scare at the U.S. Open to topple 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 and keep alive her bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title. A sure-footed Stephens pounced early as third seed Williams struggled with her first serve and committed 13 unforced errors in the first set, claiming an early break for a 2-1 lead. The 26th seed kept Williams on the run as she saved two break points, with the 38-year-old struggling to find her rhythm. But the momentum dramatically shifted in Williams’ favour in the second set. She opened up a…
A Big Brother Naija housemate, 26-year-old Abia-born Erica on Saturday, broke three house rules of the ‘Lockdown’ edition. Erica, after the Saturday night party, rained abuses at Laycon and other housemates who refused to support her after approaching Laycon to clarify his statement that she tried to kiss him severally. She broke the following rules: 1. Erica threatened to kill Laycon outside the house. 2. She poured water on the bed of the Head of House (HoH) in order to stop Prince who is her deputy from sharing the lounge with her. 3. She used the word ‘vote’ while discussing…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 162 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC on its twitter handle @NCDCgov on Saturday, said three deaths were recorded. According to it, a total of 54,905 cases have been confirmed, 42,922, discharged and 1,054 deaths recorded in 36 states and FCT. The Centre stated that Lagos state led with 53 and followed by Gombe state with 21 new infections. Among other states with new cases were Oyo (19), Delta (12), Ondo (11), Plateau (10), Ebonyi (9), FCT (6), Kwara (6), Kaduna (5), Rivers (3), Ogun (2), Anambra (2), Imo (2), and…
The Bauchi Command of the Nigeria Police, has arrested one Yusuf Bako for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl inside a mosque. The spokesperson of the Command, Ahmed Wakili in a statement on Saturday, said the 50-year-old suspect was rescued and rearrested while he was being attacked by a mob following the incident. “On September 3, 2020, at about 11:30 am, one Jamilu Abdullahi, male, of Igbo quarters, reported at the township police station that on the same date at about 9.20 am, a mob was beating an unknown person on Aminu street and a team of police officers moved to…
Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity of the Nigerian Army have arrested 418 bandits and 315 illegal miners in the North-West. The Acting spokesperson of the operation, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this at a media briefing newsmen on the success recorded by the Army Operation at the Special Army Super Camp 4, Faskari, Katsina State, on Saturday. The Operation he said is to support Operation Hadarin Daji to fight banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, arm robbery and all form of criminalities in North-West and some parts of North-Central. He stated that troops of the Operation Sahel Sanity had recovered 43 Ak-47 rifles,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr Femi Onayemi, veteran Journalist, who has put in 50 years in active journalism practice, as he turns 80 on Sept. 6, 2020. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday, saluted the commitment of Pa Onayemi to a profession he loves dearly. He noted that Onayemi had served variously as reporter, editor, now editorial consultant, in a journey of five decades that saw him through publications like Daily Times, Daily Sketch, The Punch, National Concord, The Mail, and many others. Buhari also saluted what he described as…