The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has started research into the development of maize varieties that can withstand flood and remain in waters for up to 14 days. Prof. Muhammad Ishiyaku, the Director of the institute said in Zaria on Sunday that the institute had started the first phase of the experiment. He said that when the institute must have identified the flood endurance of those selected lines, then it would use them in its breeding programmes. “That will take a while before we can be able to say here are the potential…
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At least 48 people were killed and 97 others injured in an attack by armed militias in El Geneina, the capital of Sudan’s West Darfur State, official SUNA news agency reported on Sunday. “The bloody events are still continuing in El Geneina city starting from Saturday morning, which left around 48 people dead and 97 injured, according to our statistics,’’ SUNA quoted the Doctors’ Committee in West Darfur State as saying. The committee urged the government to provide means of transport accompanied by security forces and medical cares. The Council of Ministers, in the meantime, sent an urgent high-level delegation…
Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sen. Jubril Martins-Kuye, on Sunday morning died, aged 78. The minister’s political godson, Sen. Lekan Mustapha, representing Ogun East senatorial district in the Senate, confirming his death. Sen. Mustapha described the death of Martins-Kuye as shocking, saying he was not just a mentor but a pathfinder. According to reports, the former minister would be buried by 4.00 p.m. on Sunday according to Islamic rites. The politician was appointed Minister of State for Finance in June 1999 during the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo, serving until June 2003. The then Acting President Goodluck Jonathan also…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, over the death of his brother, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abubakar. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director, MURIC said this in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, describing the deceased as an industrious man. “Sokoto State lost an industrious son yesterday, as the state’s Commissioner for Home Affairs, Abdulkadir Jeli Abubakar III, died after a protracted illness. “The deceased was a junior brother of the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. “We are deeply saddened by…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have expressed determination to prevent air accidents occurrences being associated with human factors in the industry. Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu gave the assurance in a keynote address he delivered on the prevention of human factors in air accidents occurrences at a conference in Lagos on Sunday. The conference was organised by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) in partnership with the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). Nuhu said the primary responsibility of the regulator was public safety and that was why it must ensure safety and shared responsibilities with…
The police command in Zamfara has arrested four suspects over alleged killing of a Fulani herdsman. At a press conference in Gusau on Sunday, the Commissioner of police, Abutu Yaro said that the command also recovered 200 rustled cows following its steadfastness in crime fighting. He said further that some weapons were recovered and the command secured the release of no fewer than eight persons abducted three weeks ago. “We recovered no fewer than 200 stolen cows, five AK 47 rifles, three vehicles and a large number of ammunitions,” he said. According to the commissioner, the peace process being led…
Ekiti government says it will spend N1.4 billion on ‘Amotekun Corps’ in the 2021 fiscal year. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr. Femi Ajayi stated this in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, during the breakdown of the 2021 budget. “Following the incessant security challenges which include kidnapping, herders/farmers clashes, robberies in the country, to ensure the security of lives and properties, Governor Kayode Fayemi inaugurated the Ekiti State Security Trust Fund coined “Amotekun in collaboration with other South-Western States on 19th October, 2020. “A sum of N1,444 billion has been earmarked as capital allocation for Amotekun Corps. For procurement of Drones for…
The Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, BEPU, says bandits on Friday abducted 18 police officers along Birnin Gwari-Funtua road in Kaduna state. The union’s chairman, Barrister Salisu Haruna confirmed the attack in a statement, adding that the policemen were on transit from Minna in Niger state to Kano state when they were attacked. “Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) reports that the whereabouts of 18 Police Officers attacked along Birnin Gwari Funtua road on Friday 15 January 2021 is unascertained. “The 18 police officers, who are on surveillance along Birnin Gwari Funtua road, were attacked on Friday. As at the…
Gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding to a wave of assassinations in Kabul and other cities while government and Taliban representatives have been holding peace talks in Qatar. The two judges, who have not yet been named, were killed and their driver wounded, in an attack at around 8:30 am, police said, adding the case was being investigated by security forces. A spokesman for the Taliban said its fighters were not involved. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement condemning attacks on civilians by the Taliban and other militant groups. Ghani…
A Gambian change maker and women rights advocate, Musu Sawo has emerged winner of the 2020 Daily Trust African of the Year award. A statement by Nura Daura, acting Chief Executive Officer of Daily Trust, said a seven-member award selection committee, announced 30-year-old Sawo as the winner. The committee, led by the former President of Botswana, Dr Festus Mogae, said the award was for her commitment to ending violence against girls and women including child marriage and female genital mutilation. Married at the age of 14 and widowed at 21 with no inheritance, Musu, who had also gone through female…