Twelve countries that will play the next Africa Cup of Nations Under-20 football tournament, “Mauritania 2021”, were announced at the weekend. In addition to the host country, Gambia will represent Zone A of the Union of West African Football Associations (WAFU A). WAFU will count on Burkina Faso and Ghana, the COSAFA Zone will be represented by Namibia and Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda will defend the chances of the CECAFA zone. Cameroon and Central African Republic will wear the colours of the UNIFAC zone and the UNAF will be represented by Morocco and Tunisia. These different teams qualified at the…
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President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso was on Monday inaugurated for the second five-year term after winning the November 22 presidential election. “I swear before the people of Burkina Faso and on my honour, to preserve, respect, enforce the constitution and laws to do everything possible to ensure justice for all inhabitants of Burkina Faso,” said Mr Kaboré. “From this day on and as during your first term, you are the President of Faso, the President of all Burkinabè without exception, as you recalled so well in your statement just after the proclamation of the provisional results of…
A mob on Monday set two persons ablaze over alleged robbery at Molete and Oke-Ado areas of Ibadan. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in a statement in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that the incident occurred in the morning. He added that one other person was rescued by an Amotekun team and handed over to the police. He said that an investigation into the matter had begun to ascertain the immediate and remote causes of the action. The police spokesman warned the state residents against jungle justice. “Jungle justice is condemned in strong…
Tiv Youth Council Worldwide, a pressure group has faulted Bishop Matthew Kukah’s call for military coup against President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, urging security agencies to question him over the statement. Mr Mike Msuaan, President and Convener of the group said this in a statement in Lagos on Monday. He expressed reservation over Kukah’s incitement of the south against the north and his open call for insurrection and lawlessness in the country. According to Msuaan, such calls are treasonable and must be thoroughly investigated. “The present administration met a very terrible security situation in the country which included bombing of Churches…
Asabe Awoyi, also called ‘Maman Maryam’ is a 47-year- old yam trader, who hawks yams in a small pan with only 10 pieces of tubers in it per time. Awoyi, who resides in Sabon-gari area of Bwari Area Council of the FCT said that she started selling yams after she got married at age 18, and had since sustained the trade. Although she said that the trade had not really provided enough to build herself and her family a house of their own or buy a car, it had however, put enough food on the table and paid for the…
The Police Command in Niger says 23 persons lost their lives when a truck fully loaded with dozens of cows and 45 persons, skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush. The accident occurred at about 0500 hours along Bokani -Makera road in Mokwa local government area of the state, according to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who confirmed the accident in Minna, on Monday. Usman said the truck, with registration Number BBJ 666 XA, was coming from Dadin Kowa, in Kebbi state, enroute to Lagos when the incident occurred, explaining that the corpses of the deceased,…
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has condemned recent attack by bandits on some communities of Maitumbi and Kuchi in Bosso and Munya local government areas of the state Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, in Minna on Monday decried the incessant activities of the gunmen and urged the people to support government efforts aimed at identify and dislodging the criminals. About 20 people were allegedly abducted by the bandits, numbering over 50, when they attacked communities in the two areas leaving scores injured in the process. He appealed to residents of the state to…
The Ondo Police Command have confirmed that gunmen on December 25th 2020, assassinated a 38-year-old businessman by gunmen in Helena Hotel, in Ijapo, Akure. Identified as Babatunde Adeluka, the young man was reported to have been trailed to the hotel situated not far from the Police Zonal Command. The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro said, “I went there myself. By 4:00pm, i was already there. We’ve commenced investigation trying to track down who came to kill that guy. “It’s an assassination, not a robbery case. At the time it happened, there was nobody there, except the bar girl.…
Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries. Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked Nigeria among the first 26 countries in the world in the same position with an average $442,976 million. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Nominal GDP does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates…
Kebbi governor, Atiku Bagudu on Monday, signed the 2021 appropriation bill of N141.64 billion into law. Speaking at the event, the governor commended members of the state House of Assembly for their unparalleled sacrifices by passing the bill into law during the public holidays. “It is highly commendable that you sacrificed your holidays and performed this important civic duty. “Indeed, you have put the interest of the state above any other personal considerations. “I am highly appreciative of this noble gesture of the legislature. I am proud of the commendable conduct of the members,” the governor said. Bagudu further acknowledged…