The Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru on Thursday in Abuja said the preliminary report on the recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Kaduna would be ready in a week. Olateru made the announcement at the release of eight accident reports which covered 2010 and 2019. A Beechcraft 350, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), crashed around the Kaduna International Airport on May 21. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, and 10 other military personnel perished in the crashed helicopter. Attahiru was on his way to Kaduna to attend the Passing-Out Parade of army…
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine to all 55 member-states of the African Union (AU) by the end of 2022. Some 35 million doses are to be delivered by the end of this year, UNICEF stated in a statement issued on Thursday in New York. The agreement, between UNICEF and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, will help implement the Advance Purchase Commitment (APC) signed between the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and Janssen last March. That agreement secured an option to order another 180 million doses,…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of a Caretaker Committee, to pilot the affairs of the party in Zamfara. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said in Abuja, that the appointment was in pursuant of Section 29(2)(b) of the the party’s Constitution 2017 (as amended). The Chairman of the committee according to Ologbondiyan, is retired Capt. Umar Bature, while Mr Yusuf Dambazzau is the Secretary. “Other members of the committee are Mr Farouk Rijiya, Mr Barmo Kanoma, Alhaji Muhammadu Gummi and Usamatu Aharazu Marafa. “The rest are Mr Bala…
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that five people were killed in an accident that involved a car and a stationary truck around Honda area on Ota-Idiroko Road on Thursday night. Mr Ahmed Umar, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, who confirmed the accident on Friday in Ota, said that two other people sustained injuries. Umar said that the accident, which involved a Toyota Camry car with registration number APP 583G and a truck which had no plate number, happened at about 11.45 p.m. due to alleged excessive speeding and dangerous driving on the part…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative (PISI) to tackle insecurity, conflicts and violence in the country. The Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi, while launching the initiative in Abuja, said there was urgent need for consensual action on security governance. Fayemi, who is also the governor of Ekiti, said the launch of PISI heralded an important milestone for NGF as it seeks to build a more inclusive and collaborative platform to drive an urgent country-wide response to the security challenge Nigeria was facing. “One of the key areas where there is urgent need…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it detected a confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2, known as the Delta variant in Nigeria. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this in an interview in Abuja. The deadly Delta variant is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a variant of concern. WHO said that the Delta variant was ‘dangerous’ and continued to evolve and mutate, and thus requiring constant evaluation and careful adjustment of the public health response. Ihekweazu said the variant was detected in a traveller to Nigeria, following the routine travel test required of all international travelers and…
Political manoeuvres are currently at an advanced stage as the political class position themselves for power with the 2023 election. The political crisis in the country is however so severe that Nigeria may not reach that fatidic date in one piece. The problem, as we know, is that politicians are the most focused people on earth – get power only, and therefore spend little time on issues of collateral damage that might be caused by their own modes of engagement. The current demand is for power shift to the south and the northern forces are positioning themselves on the yes/no…
By Tina George, Minna Relief may have come the way of poor and vulnerable people in Niger state, as the state government is set to implement the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery Economic Stimulus, N-CARES. The project, which will be coordinated by FADAMA office, is meant to reduce the impact of the pandemic and improve food security in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Minna, the FADAMA coordinator, Dr Hassan Kontagora, disclosed that in the next few weeks, the beneficiaries will get the stimulus after they have been identified and selected. He said that beneficiaries would include the poor within the…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has dropped the promotion of CP, Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday, said the PSC also confirmed the acting appointments of three Deputy Inspectors General of Police. The Commission also approved the promotion of 24 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. According to the statement, the decisions were taken at the 12th plenary meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday and presided over by the chairman,…
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has assured he would be freed soon. Speaking after his visit to Kanu, the lawyer said there was no strong allegations to convict him. “We’re in high spirit that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will soon come out of detention sooner than expected, and better too. It’s one thing for allegations to be made, it’s another thing to establish it. But I don’t think there’s anything strong enough to convict him. “There’s no cause for worry. His health is improving. Only that he has not been allowed access…