Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has urged the 2020 Christian pilgrims to Jordan to pray for the nation to overcome its security challenges while in the Holy Land. Lalong also urged the pilgrims to pray for the improvement of the nation’s economy. He made the call while officially flagging off the 2020 Christian Pilgrimage on Saturday at Yakubu Gowon Airport , Heipang near Jos . “You are embarking on this spiritual exercise at a time when our nation is in dire need for prayers and rejuvenation because of the myriad of security and economic challenges we are facing. “It is very…
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) has swept all the 17 chairmanship seats so far announced as counting of votes of Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun continues. The results were announced on Sunday morning by Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGISIEC) at the commission’s head office in Abeokuta. Osibodu said that pending results from Odeda, Ado-Odo/Ota and Abeokuta-South Local Government areas would be announced as soon as they were received from the collation centres. He said that results of the elections into all the 236 councillorship positions in the state would also be…
By Lizzy Carr The World Health Organisation, WHO, has donated 1.5 million doses of cholera vaccine to Bauchi government, as the state commences vaccination against the scourge that has so far claimed 42 lives and 1239 cases recorded. in some highly affected wards. The chairman of the state primary healthcare development agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammad disclosed this during the inauguration of the vaccination of highly affected wards on Saturday. “The disease that was first reported in Ningi in May, has now spread to 19 of the 20 local government areas of the state with the exception of Bogoro. “The agency…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Sokoto state, has adopted consensus method to elect party officials in the state. A statement on Saturday by its acting chairperson, Isa Achida issued after the meeting, which held on Thursday, said major stakeholders of the party attended the attended to take the decision, at the residence of the party leader, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko. “The meeting was attended by Senator Ibrahim Gobir, who represents Sokoto East Senatorial District, and Senator Aliyu Wamakko who also represents Sokoto North Senatorial District. “Also at the meeting were the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi and Executive Secretary,…
With the Delta variant pushing US COVID-19 cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether they need to start masking indoors again. COVID-19 vaccines remain extremely effective against the worst outcomes of the disease — hospitalization and death — and breakthrough infections remain uncommon. But experts told AFP that one size doesn’t fit all, and people should consider factors like community transmission, personal risk levels, and their own risk tolerance to help decide what’s right for them. Risk low for vaccinated The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its mask guidance for vaccinated people in May. At the…
Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje says his administration would follow the blasphemy case involving Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara to its logical conclusion. He stated the government’s position when he paid Sallah visit to the leader of Qadiriyya Movement, Sheikh Khalifa Qaribullahi Nasiru-Kabara at Qadiriyya House, Kano. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano. “We are very grateful that we are following the right steps on the situation. “And the state government will continue to monitor the situation very well, up to its logical conclusion,” Anwar quoted the governor as saying.…
Kwara governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday, joined media executives to call for urgent actions to halt the spread of fake news, saying the earlier the menace is tackled the better for peace and security of the country. The governor spoke in Ilorin at a lecture organised to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin, a media giant and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. “Yesterday (during a courtesy visit to my office), I mentioned to the leaders of the media community who are also seated here a need to frontally tackle fake news and…
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says water-related hazards dominated the list of disasters in terms of both human and economic toll over the past 50 years. WMO in a report released on Friday stated that against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards dominated the list of natural disaster with the highest human losses. According to WMO’s Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, of the top 10 disasters, the hazards that lead to the largest human losses during the period have been droughts with 650,000 deaths. “It stated that storms accounted…
The Katsina State Police Command says it has foiled bandits attack at Kabobi village in Batsari local government area of the state. The spokesperson of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, revealed this in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina. “On Friday, July 23, 2021, at about 14:30hrs, bandits in their numbers, on motorbikes, armed with AK 47 rifles, blocked Jibia-Batsari road, exactly at Kabobi village, Batsari LGA. “The hoodlums attacked and kidnapped all the occupants of a motor vehicle, Volkswagen Passat Wagon, and whisked them away into the forest. “On receipt of the report, DPO Batsari led teams of…
The United Nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has welcomed Italy’s support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and encouraged the use of 2030 Agenda as a beacon for the design of COVID-19 recovery efforts. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said this while briefing correspondents at UN headquarters in New York, on Friday on the visit of Mohammed to Rome. Haq said the deputy secretary-general held talks with the Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, on SDGs and following this, Mohammed met with Italy’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio.…