Another giant stride has been recorded by the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, with two international grants awarded to one of its senior academics, Dr Gideon Idowu of the Department of Chemistry, for research projects to investigate the ecological impact of Covid-19 prevention strategies: fate and impact of medical face masks on soil ecosystem. This was announced in a statement by FUTA’s spokesperson, Adebayo Adegbenro made available to ASHENEWS on Friday. According to the statement, the awards are from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), United Kingdom and the Natural Environment Research Council-British Ecological Society (NERC-BES), United Kingdom. “The…
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The leader of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, Apostle Paul Okikijesu has predicted that terrorists were poised to join the South West regional security outfit, Amotekun. He made this among many other predictions on Friday. He also prophesied that there would be confusion among governors and their appointees, a situation he claimed would “lead to seeking the life of one another for harm and death through hired assassins and kidnappers. “A disease that is more severe than COVID-19 is already in the country. People should cry out to the Lord before it becomes widespread/ entrenched in January and February 20…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued three kidnapped persons at Mararaba Udege in Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said in a statement on Friday that one bandit was neutralised in a cross fire during the operation which took place on Thursday. Enenche said that the rescued persons had been reunited with their families.
Following the conclusion of the first-round, second-leg matches in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league on 5 and 6 January, 2021, the following teams are through to the Group stage of the competition. First-named teams hosted the second leg and the first-leg results are in brackets, with the qualifiers named. 1. Wydad Casablanca, Morocco 3-0 Stade Malien, Mali (0-1) – Wydad Casablanca qualified on 3-1 goal aggregate. 2. Raja Casablanca, Morocco 0-0 Teungueth, Senegal (0-0) – Teungueth through on 3-1 penalties. 3. Horoya, Guinea 1-0 RC Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (1-1) – Horoya qualify on 2-1 aggregate. 4. Al Ahly, Egypt 4-0…
Outgoing U.S President Donald Trump said he was “outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem” after a group of his supporters stormed the Capitol and forced a halt to a Congressional joint sitting. Trump said demonstrators “defiled the seat of democracy” and added “to those who broke the law, you will pay,” in a video posted on Twitter. Trump did not acknowledge his role in riling up his supporters with with baseless allegations of election fraud and encouraging them to march to the Capitol. He promised a smooth transition to president-elect Joe Biden, who defeated him in November’s presidential election. “Now…
Calls for the ouster of U.S. President Donald Trump grew on Thursday and members of his administration quit in the wake of a tumultuous 24 hours in Washington that saw rioters storm Congress and lawmakers finally confirm incoming president Joe Biden’s election victory. The Democratic leaders in Congress, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, demanded that Vice President Mike Pence remove Trump under the Constitution’s 25th Amendment. The calls were echoed by a Republican governor, a Republican lawmaker, and numerous House Democrats. “If the vice president and Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment,”…
The United States reported more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in one day for the first time on Thursday, as health systems struggle to cope with the number of sick and dying patients. A total of 4,033 people died in connection with the disease within 24 hours, according to the COVID-19 Tracking Project. The country has seen a total of 365,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins university, out of a population of 330 million people. On Thursday more than 266,000 new cases were reported, bringing the total tally to not less than 21.6…
Nigeria recorded on Thursday recorded 1,565 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 95,934. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its verified website. The centre said that 24 states recorded the new infections with Lagos State registering 807 while the FCT has 236. Others are Kaduna-79, Oyo-57, Plateau-47, Rivers-37, Katsina-35, Edo-30, Sokoto-30, Delta-26, Kebbi-23, Ondo-20 and Enugu-18. Others are Abia-17, Ogun-17, Benue-16, Bayelsa-15, Bauchi-14, Niger-13, Kano-10, Borno-six Imo-five, Ekiti-four and Osun-two and Jigawa-one. The centre also also said that Nigeria reported six COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours. The centre said that out of the…
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in their hideouts at Alagarno and Sambisa Forest area of Borno, Defence Headquarters says. Alagarno lies 150km from Maiduguri, the Borno capital. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said that a compound housing some high-value Boko Haram leaders was also taken out. Enenche said the compound located on 2.3km North East of Kafa in Damboa local government area of Borno and concealed under thick vegetation was being used by the terrorists to coordinate their nefarious activities.…
Nigeria is facing the most serious security challenge in its history. It is facing an even bigger challenge of social disintegration, anomie, signalling the disintegration of community. At its root is the breakdown of religious authority and hierarchies as children seek different religious affiliations from their parents. At the same time, there is a decomposition of socialisation and moral education within the family. This is accompanied by galloping urbanisation in which poverty and ghettoes provide an atmosphere in which the disconnected individuals wallowing in misery can see the engagement in mass atrocities as acceptable and indeed desirable behaviour. The precariat…