Amb. Wilberforce Juta, Governor of former Gongola state, during the Nigerian Second Republic, has died. Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, has expressed shock over Juta who died on Saturday at the age of 75. Late Juta, who was governor of Gongola state in 1983 during 2ndthe Republic, died in Yola, after a brief illness. The former governor, under the platform of Great Nigeria People’s Party (GNPP), was Nigeria’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2004. Fintiri, in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, described the ex-envoy’s death as a tremendous loss to the People’s Democratic…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Nigeria’s Senate has reverted it will persuade President Muhammadu Buhari, to sack service chiefs, its resolution having failed to force the president to do so. The new move is in view of the continued killings by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents, bandits of people in Nigeria. The service chiefs include Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Naval Staff. The Senate Spokesperson, Ajibola Basiruin in an interview with Punch said Senate’s new position will only be advisory, from elected representatives of Nigerians. “We, however, still want to persuade the President to consider…
Some survivors of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says mental health is key to defeating the virus. The COVID-19 survivors said this in separate interviews on Saturday in Abuja. Ms Mary Adenuga, 29, and a lawyer said that she recovered from the infection having tested positive on July 17. She said that she experienced severe chest pains, extreme fatigue, lack of appetite and a high fever. “After eventually going through with the test, I spent 14 days at home in self-isolation while waiting for the test results. “My worst fear was confirmed when the results came out…
The retreat of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, held in Kaduna with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has been described as a huge success. Its Chairman, Senator Uba Sani, who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District, said this in Kaduna. According to him, the retreat with the theme, “Turning economic crisis to opportunities while ensuring deposits safety in Nigeria’s post COVID-19 era”, looked critically at the current state of the Nigerian economy in the light of the devastating impact of COVID-19 and the role NDIC must play to help stabilize the economy. “Of particular interest…
FC Barcelona said on Friday that France defender Samuel Umtiti has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the test result did not affect their UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich on Friday as he is injured and not with the squad. Umtiti is the second Barca player to give a positive test for COVID-19 in the last week. This was after his fellow French defender Jean-Clair Todibo was diagnosed with the virus on Wednesday when reporting back for pre-season training. Barca said in a statement that World Cup winner Umtiti was asymptomatic, in good health and…
Manchester City’s record scorer Sergio Aguero will not feature in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday. The Argentina forward failed to fully recover from his knee surgery, the English clubside’s manager, Pep Guardiola, said on Friday. Aguero is still in Barcelona undergoing recuperation from June’s operation. Although he has been named in the squad for the tournament, he is not yet ready even to take a place on the bench. “He is still in Barcelona. I think he should (have to) come here and do a test. He is still in Barcelona…
The Campaign for Democracy (CD) in Niger has called on the state government to stamp out insecurity ravaging some rural communities in the state to enable farmers produce enough food. The human right organisation made the call in a communique by Alhaji Abdullahi Jabi and Mr Afolabi Kehinde, CD state Chairman and Acting Secretary in Minna on Friday. “Many of our farmers have fled their ancestral homes and farmlands, living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and urban areas. “They no longer cultivate arable lands in the forests for fear of losing their lives. “These farmers…
German champions Bayern Munich utterly humiliated FC Barcelona with a stunning 8-2 victory on Friday. It was a sensational outing that sent them through into the semi-finals of the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League in an extraordinarily emphatic manner. Thomas Mueller scored twice for a rampant Bayern Munich, who led 4-1 after 31 astonishing minutes. Lionel Messi and his team mates were condemned to a thrashing that felt like the end of an era for the illustrious Catalan club. Both teams have been crowned European champions five times. But, while Bayern Munich look to have a…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 329 fresh cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. The NCDC also announced seven additional deaths to take the country’s toll from the virus to 973. It stated that 21 states recorded the 329 infections bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 48,445. The health agency said that 35,998 persons have been treated and have recovered from the infection across the country. “In what is now the second highest number of COVID-19 patients to be…
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei produced a brilliant display of solo running to break Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000 metres world record on Friday. The 23-year-old broke the record by almost two seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meeting. Cheptegei had predicted a world record run in the first Diamond League meeting of the season and duly delivered as he clocked 12 minutes, 35.36 seconds. He destroyed the 12:37.35 which Bekele set in the Netherlands in 2004. The 2019 world champion over 10,000 metres was in hot form before lockdown. He set world records over 10km and 5km…