Former Nigeria’s vice president, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the death of former Head of State and Chairman of the defunct Interim National Government, Chief Earnest Shonekan. This is contained in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday. He condoled the people and government of Ogun state and the entire nation for the loss of a man of industry and intellect, who lived a life of service to the country and humanity. “It is with a sad heart that I received the news of the death of the former Head of State and Chairman of the defunct Interim National Government,…
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday called for strengthened coordination from all partners to prevent cholera deaths, as over 3,598 deaths were recorded in 2021 in the country. The Data received from the Cholera Situation Report for 2021 revealed that the age group of five to 14 years were the most affected, with Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano State and Zamfara leading. This was the thrust at the National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Group Meeting in Abuja, with participation from line ministries and development partners. Emmanuel Awe, Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation with the ministry, said…
Niger state governor and Chairman North Central Governors Forum (NCGF), Abubakar Sani-Bello has condoled the Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun and the people of Egbaland over the death of Ernest Shonekan, former head of Nigeria’s Interim National Government. The Governor, in a message on Tuesday, said “it is a loss not only to the people of Abeokuta but the whole country owing to the immense contributions he made in the growth and development of the country when it was much needed.” The NCGF Chairman acknowledged the fact that the deceased is among the greatest leaders the country had ever had…
“Islamic financing is celebrated globally for its interest-free and equitable fundamentals, and has been advanced as a better financing alternative for developing countries. Ironically, the Sukuk funds over which CAN raised a hue and cry have been used to finance the construction of a road (Kolo-Otueke-Bayelsa Palm road) in former President Jonathan’s hometown. 44 other road projects have also been funded with Sukuk. Instead of uniting against the bogey of kidnapping and banditry, Nigerians were divided – and some coloured the tragedies in ethnic complexions.” In the heat of the 2018 killings by criminals, I received a deluge of broadcast…
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF), a private sector investment window with Nigerians in the Diaspora to support direct investments in the country. The president gave the approval at the presentation of a compendium entitled +600 Diaspora Icons @60, published by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, Nigeria is open to welcoming the Diaspora Direct Investment by compatriots abroad. He also pledged support for the establishment of the Diaspora Intervention Fund to support the Commission to fulfil its mandate. President Buhari…
Apollo 12 codename “challenger” completed nine missions from 1983 to 1985 and carried several people in space. Those missions made the World used to space missions as a common phenomenon and suddenly the Challenger disaster came. It was very devastating, tragic and a major catastrophe in the history of NASA. The challenger catastrophe was very devastating to the entire humanity as the event was watched live. The impact of the tragedy on the terrestrial space race between the two giant countries (USA and USSR) was beyond imagination. Millions of people watched the video of the challenger tragedy live, through CNN…
Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria (TOFAN) says it will train no fewer than 46,500 farmers in 20 states to scale up tomato production in the country. The President of the association, Bola Oyeleke who said this in an interview on Tuesday in Abuja, noted that the training would hold from January 28, and end in March. Oyeleke listed the states as Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Abuja, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kano, Gombe, Taraba, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Enugu, Imo, Cross River, Akwa-Ibom, Delta and Borno. He specifically noted that no fewer than 2,000 farmers would be trained in Lagos; Oyo…
The Arewa People’s Defence Network (APDN) has moved in defence of the reappointment of Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i as substantive Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), saying calls for his resignation were unfounded and ill-motivated. APDN, reacting to the Coalition of Arewa Youth Groups’ threat to incite public disorder to force Rufai’s resignation, described the Groups and their suspected fugitive sponsor as a national security threat that must be treated appropriately. “For a retired top official of the NIA, a Nigerian government agency tasked with overseeing foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations, to use the platform of a foreign nation for…
By Maiwada Danmallam This is a response to Farooq Kperogi’s article titled *Buhari should give no more interviews* published 8/1/22. Kperogi’s latest outing to disparage President Buhari shouldn’t surprise anybody given his irritating persistence to embarrass President Buhari yet, without attracting the attention of Buhari’s official handlers much less, Buhari himself. It’s logical then, if Kperogi endured and keep to the same line to save face given the Buhari administration is in the last lap of its mandate. Having said that, let’s review the Kperogi’s verbiage to make sense of the prominent aspects of the Channels TV presidential interview while…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Bauchi state government has debunked media reports about outbreak of polio in the state. The Executive Chairman Bauchi State primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed denied the reports on Monday. According to him, the media misrepresented his speech at the flag-off of the first round of the statewide outbreak response vaccination last Saturday. “As part of the post-free certification activities, the World Health Organisation directed every country to intensify surveillance, strengthen routine immunization for children and continuous public health education. “Through this surveillance, the state was able to collect 315 samples from January to December…