The Joint Task Force (JTF) has intercepted a large number of herdsmen, believed to be Fulani, who have the intention of settling down in Kwara. The JTF is made up of personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Army and the Police. In a press release on Wednesday in Ilorin, signed by NSCDC Spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi, the intercepted herdsmen were in large number. Afolabi said the herders, who were stopped at Erinle-Offa axis, were with some of their cattle and were heading towards the end of Kwara- Osun state boundary. He said the herders were…
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, Mr Ezekiel Afukonyo has alleged that some external forces are trying to destabilize the party in the state to scuttle its plan to take over power from the PDP in 2023. Afukonyo who is the board Chairman of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Awka and a four time governorship aspirant in the state stated this at a press conference in Wukari on Thursday. He explained that the battle for the soul of APC in the state has become more intense because the party is now the only hope for the…
The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr Godwin Emefiele on Thursday disclosed that at the end of June 2021, commercial banks in Nigeria refunded N89.2 billion to customers over complaints. Emefiele made the disclosure during a CBN Fair held simultaneously in Cross River and Akwa Ibom with the theme “Promoting financial stability and economic development”. Represented by Mr Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communication Department of the CBN, the governor said the cumulative number of complaints from customers of banks as at June was 23,526 while 22,173 were resolved. According him, the fair became necessary to create awareness…
The African Union (AU) on Thursday, began monthly shipments of COVID-19 vaccines acquired by the AU/African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to its member states. Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, said this in a statement on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Ramaphosa said it was a momentous step in Africa’s efforts to safeguard the health and well-being of its people. “By working together and by pooling resources, African countries have been able to secure millions of vaccine doses produced right here in Africa. “This will provide impetus to the fight…
Kano state government, Abdullahi Ganduje has said that secession is not the way out of the current challenges afflicting the country. Ganduje said this at the 2nd quarterly public lecture series of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Press Corps on Thursday in Abuja. He recommended dialogue as a panacea that should be embraced by secessionists to address perceived grievances. The theme of the lecture, which was attended by APC chieftains, members of State Executive Councils and legislators, was: “Sustaining A United and Indivisible Nigeria: A Myth or Reality”. “Let me repeat here that Nigeria is a united and indivisible country; our…
Katsina governor, Aminu Bello-Masari has told the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya that 10 of the 34 local government areas in the state were under severe attack daily by bandits. The governor, who disclosed this when he received Yahaya on a courtesy visit on Thursday, said that 10 local government areas have been under repeated attacks from bandits who kill, rape, injure the people, burn houses and rustle cattle. According to Bello-Masari, Katsina state government is totally unhappy with the current security situation in the state and therefore must be brought to an end. He restated…
A Sudanese court on Thursday sentenced six paramilitary Rapid Support Forces officers to death over 2019 killing of six students who were protesting at economic hardship as civilians negotiated power-sharing with the military. The prosecution of personnel from the RS, which is commanded by the deputy head of Sudan’s transitional governing body over these killings and others alleged, is seen as a test of the government’s commitment to democratisation after decades of autocratic Islamist rule. In a statement on the convictions of the RSF officers, the civilian court in Elobeid, where the killings occurred, said the defendants broke RSF law and…
Kwara and Niger states are to strengthen existing collaborations to ensure adequate protection of lives and properties in the two states. Kwara governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made this known in a statement issued by Bashir Adigun, Special Adviser Political Communication to the governor on in Ilorin. AbdulRazaq, who expressed grave concern with reports of degradation of multi-billion Naira natural endowments by some criminal elements in parts of Baruten local government, said he would reach out to his Niger state counterpart for maximum security collaboration to put an end to such criminal activities. The Governor disclosed that Kwara and Niger accounted for…
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, starting from September 2022, continental football ruling body UEFA said Thursday. The light-touch use of VAR at Euro 2020 was widely praised, and UEFA will hope those standards are maintained in the qualifiers for Qatar, with the group stages concluding in November. Unlike the Euros, where the VARs were based away from the matches at UEFA’s Nyon headquarters in Switzerland, the technology will be implemented on site at the stadium hosting each qualifier. UEFA had hoped to introduce VAR into its national team qualifying competitions…
At least 24 Chadian army soldiers were killed on the night of Aug. 4 to 5 during an attack by the Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad region, several Chadian media reported Thursday, citing local sources. The attack on a Chadian army position in Tchoukoutalia, Lac province, was confirmed by the army spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, who was contacted by Xinhua. The counter-offensive is underway, the army spokesman said. Lac province is regularly the target of attacks by Boko Haram. The last attack took place on April 27. On August 14, 2019, a female suicide bomber killed six…