The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Thursday bemoaned the menace of water hyacinth on the Epie Creek in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The water channel which used to serve as water transport route for several communities and fishing grounds was no longer navigable. Mr Alagoa Morris, Head of Field Operations at ERA/FoEN, spoke during a field advocacy visit by the environmental rights group to the leadership of Onopa community in Yenagoa. Morris noted that the blockage of the Epie Creek by water hyacinth had resulted in economic hardship and loss of livelihood…
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The Police Command in Kaduna State on Thursday confirmed the escape of two of the abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun local government area of the state ASP Mohammed Jalige, the Command’s spokesperson said in a press statement that information reached the Command about the escape of the students on Wednesday. Bandits had invaded the school and kidnapped unspecified number of students in the early hour of June 5. Jalige said that on Wednesday at about 3.30am, the Command was informed by a good samaritan that two students of the school were sighted and believed to…
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has teamed up with Turkish club side, Fatih Karagumruk from Kano Pillars. The Super Lig team confirmed the signing of the 28-year-old on their Instagram handle on Thursday evening. “We added the 28-year-old Nigerian offensive player to our squad. “During his career, he played for clubs such as VVV Venlo, CSKA Moscow and Leicester City,” the club wrote but did not give details about the contractual agreements. “He scored 15 goals in 87 matches for the Nigerian National Team. “We wish success to Ahmed Musa under the Karagümrük jersey, signed by our Vice President Serkan…
The Federal University Dutse (FUD) on Friday said it had so far admitted 3,657 students for the 2020/2021 academic session. FUD’s Registrar, Bukar Usman gave the figure in a statement by the spokesperson, Abdullahi Yahaya in Dutse. Usman said that registration for the 2020/2021 session would begin on Aug. 2. Giving the breakdown of the admission list, the registrar said that 3,234 were Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates while 423 were Direct Entry (DE) candidates. According to him, the second batch of the admission list will be released as soon as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) completes…
An activist on Friday warned the South African government against environmental disaster in port city of Durban and other parts of the country. During recent large-scale mayhem and mob violence, numerous chemicals were spilled into nearby waters from a warehouse that set on fire, killing fish and other aquatic animals on a large scale. Thandile Chinyavanhu of Greenpeace Africa called for an immediate investigation and clarification on the nature of the pesticides and other chemicals. “We don’t have clarity at this point. We definitely need to know the extensive list of chemicals and the potential impact they could have when…
The police in Kano State on Friday, confirmed the arrest of five men for allegedly sodomising a 20-year-old in Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa in Kano. The police said a woman, who resides in Mandawari quarters, Kano, reported matter at the police station. The police said that those arrested are Ahmed Inuwa, 34, Nasiru Isyaku, 48, Lawan Uba, 31, Auwalu Uba, 40 and Rabiu Sharu, 33. “The victim was rushed to the Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano, where he was treated and discharged,”he said. Haruna-Kiyawa said that the Commissioner…
The Vice Chancellor, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Prof. Christian Anieke, has announced a 33 per cent reduction in school fees of students in the Faculty of Arts of the institution. Anieke also announced the expansion of the scholarship programme of the university to accommodate five students per session. The vice chancellor made the announcement on Friday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the commencement of admissions into the institution’s academic programmes for the 2021/2022 academic session. The university is owned and managed by the Enugu Diocese of the Catholic Church. The vice chancellor, who is also a cleric, said that…
By Abujah Racheal Nigerian government says it confirmed 973 COVID-19 cases in five days. Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the country recorded one of its highest number of cases in months on Wednesday – 238. A closer look at the figures also indicated that on Thursday, there were 184 infections in Nigeria with Lagos leading the way. The country’s commercial centre had 124 cases. On Tuesday, there were 206; Monday’s number was 146 while 203 contracted COVID-19 on Sunday. As of Friday morning, there were 170,306 confirmed coronavirus cases, 164,772 recoveries, and 2,130…
China on Thursday rejected a plan by the World Health Organization (WHO) for another probe into the origins of coronavirus, including a hypothesis that the disease could have started from a Chinese laboratory. The UN health agency had earlier this month proposed an investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 including an audit of laboratories and markets in the Chinese city of Wuhan while calling for transparency from authorities in the Asian nation. But the vice minister of the National Health Commission (NHC), Zeng Yixin, told reporters that China will not allow such a probe. “We will not accept such…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has warned that the country’s security authorities will not tolerate any form of violence in the guise of agitations and secessionists’ threats, urging people to channel their grievances via the right quarters. General Irabor made the remark when he met with retired senior military officers in the Southeast in Owerri, the Imo state capital on Thursday. “The military will resist any attempt by anybody, group or individual wanting to use the instrument of violence against the state, that we will not allow,” the CDS noted but added that the military is…