Some farmers in Bagwai local government area, Kano state have called on the state government to rehabilitate the Watari Irrigation dam to enable them cultivate their farmlands during the dry season. A cross section of the farmers made the call in separate on Sunday at Sector 1, Water Irrigation Project in Bagwai. Alhaji Danladi Yahaya, Chairman, Farmers Association in Bagwai, also called for the construction of access road to ease movement of their farm produce to the market. “Apart from water scarcity, lack of access road is also affecting our activities. “We call on the relevant authorities to rehabilitate the…
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The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialized agency of the UN responsible for regulating shipping, has extolled Nigeria’s leadership role in the quest for security in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director- General, Nigerian Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in a statement on Sunday said the commendation was the second in about six months. Jamoh said the letter of commendation was signed on behalf of the IMO Secretary General, Kitack Lim, by the Director, Maritime Safety Division, Heike Deggim. He said that the IMO specifically highlighted NIMASA’s contribution to the war against piracy and maritime crimes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Nora Daduut of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Plateau South senatorial by-election held on Dec. 5. The by-election was conducted to fill the vacuum created by the death of Sen. Ignatius Longjan which occurred on Feb. 9. INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Idris Amali, announced that Daduut polled 83,151 votes to defeat her closest challenger, Mr George Daika, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 70,838 votes; a margin of 12,313 votes. “Daduut, having scored the highest number of votes cast and fulfilled the requirements of…
The shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) have approved the holding company (HoldCo) structure for the bank, as they expressed excitement over the benefits they would gain from the new structure. The shareholders in a statement on Sunday gave the approval to transfer 29,431,179,224 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each in the issued and paid-up share capital held by investors to Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc. This, in exchange for the allotment of 29,431,179,224 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each to the shareholders in the same proportion to their shareholding in the bank credited as fully paid without any further…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has said that the current strategy used by Nigeria Army in fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East, has failed. Sule spoke on Saturday, when he led a delegation to comiserate with Governor Babagana Zulum over the recent killings of farmers in Zabarmari. Those on the delegation were former Governor of Nasarawa, Sen. Umar Tanko Almakura, the Emir of Lafiya, Justice Sidi Bage Mohammed (Rtd); the Emir of Keffi, Dr. Shehu Chindo Mohammed II and Senator John Danboye. The governor suggested that new methods be employed to face the menace squarely. “We use this…
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described calls for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari as a result of the killings of the rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno state as not only unnecessary but a distraction. In a statement jointly signed by Niyi Akinsiju, the group’s Chairman, and Cassidy Madueke, its Secretary, the group described as untenable and misplaced the impression being created through unguarded statements by some persons that President Buhari is not on top of the national security situation. The BMO was responding to recent comments attributed to some individuals and sociocultural groups since after the tragic killing…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said both Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial were substituted during Saturday’s 3-1 win over West Ham United because of muscle injuries. Uruguayan striker Cavani, who scored twice as a substitute against Southampton last weekend, was operating as the central striker against West Ham, but did not come out for the second half at London Stadium. French forward Martial was forced off the pitch after 62 minutes and was replaced by Juan Mata. Solskjaer confirmed both strikers will undergo scans ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League encounter with RB Leipzig, with United needing a draw to…
By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau. Two adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been reported missing, even as the commission declares the House of Assembly by-election in Bakura local government of Zamfara state, inconclusive. The by-election was declared inconclusive due to over-voting and other alleged malpractices in some polling units. The returning officer of the by-election, Professor Ibrahim Magawata who addressed newsmen in the early hours of Sunday, said the election results of some polling units in Bakura ward had been cancelled. According to Magawata, those cancelled poling units have a total number of 11,429 votes. In the…
The Federal government is to revive three major power projects in Abia North Senatorial District, in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, who was on a visit to the project sites. Mamman, who stated this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by his Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Mr Aaron Artimas, identified the projects to include: the 60/40MVA Ampree substation, 132 KVA Ampree transmission lines, located in Arochukwu, Ohafia and Ubur-Ihechiowa, and whose contracts were awarded in 2001. The minister, who expressed disbelief that the projects, which were 95…
The Benue Police Command has nabbed killer of Dr Karl Kwaghger, lecturer of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the command, DSP Anene Sewuese made available to AsheNews on Saturday. The suspected killer, identified as Nnamdi Jeremiah, is a student of the University. According to the statement, the suspect took the deceased lecturer’s car to sell in Abuja where he was nabbed. It added that Jeremiah has confessed to the crime. “On 28/11/2020 at about 2120hrs information was received that Dr. Karl Kwaghger, a lecturer with the Federal University of…