Lawal Adamu Usman, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna state has called for urgent action to fish out those responsible for the kidnap of a Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic lecturer and his children. Noting that time has come for government to move beyond the usual rhetoric and act, Adamu, PDP’s senatorial candidate for Kaduna Central in the 2019 elections, said government must also take practical steps to guarantee the safety of students on campus. He pointed at the neglect of the Polytechnic environment which he said is located in the outskirts with porous sorrounding that expose the campus…
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From the very first time I saw his campaign poster as a clean-shaven PRP governorship candidate in 1979, to the 1990s when I frequently saw him at Unguwar Kanawa, to 2006 when I had a major interview with him in Kaduna, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa looked and dressed like a conservative Hausa man. He unfailingly wore a flowing gown with a long kubbe cap. But looks can be deceptive. This was the most radical man, civilian or military, that ever became a state governor in Nigeria, of old Kaduna State from October 1979 to June 1981, when he became the first…
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has posited that his party the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the best friend Nigeria could have. He stated this in a post on his Facebook on Monday. According to him, the party has so much to offer to all parts of the country. “The Peoples Democratic Party is the best friend Nigeria could have. All geopolitical zones deserve a political party that believes in Nigeria and not a party that believes otherwise. “The PDP has much to offer all parts of Nigeria, and I urge all Nigerians in all zones to keep…
A deadly wheat disease common to Asia and South America has been identified in Africa for the first time, raising fears of potential spread to wheat crops across the continent. Pawan Kumar Singh, head, wheat pathology, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) says that the fast-acting and devastating fungal disease known as wheat blast was first spotted in Africa in the Zambian rainfed wheat production system in the 2017-2018 crop cycle. But scientists, he explains, have now isolated and identified the pathogens responsible on the Zambian rain-fed wheat, and determined their ability to cause the disease. Wheat is becoming…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has called for cooperation among relevant agencies in the fight against human trafficking and child labour in the country. The NAPTIP Benin Zonal Commander, Mrs Ijeoma Uduak, made the call at an awareness campaign against Trafficking of Youths held in Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of Edo on Monday. “It is important for relevant agencies to work together to effectively tackle the problem of human trafficking and child labour in our society. “Such cooperation would go a long way towards effectively tackling the different aspects of human trafficking,’’ she…
Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 152 new infections of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The centre noted that the country had so far tested 705,809 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27, 2020 The public health agency said that “the new infections brings the country’s total number of infections to 65,148.” It added that the new infections were reported from seven states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with no Coronavirus-related deaths in the last…
The Kaduna State Government says troops on internal security operations have rescued nine persons kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday afternoon. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan said this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Aruwan said that the government received operational feedback that the victims were rescued by troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS). He explained that the troops on routine patrol along Akilubu-Gidan Busa axis of the Kaduna-Abuja road, received a distress call around 4p.m., indicating that bandits had blocked the highway. “The bandits opened fire on a bus, forcing the…
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has described the suit challenging the Arabic inscription on the Nigerian currency, as an act of acrobatic religiosity. MURIC made the assertion in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Monday while responding to a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo. Omirhobo had argued that the Arabic inscription on naira notes portray Nigeria as an Islamic state contrary to the country’s constitutional status of a secular state. The lawyer also filed a similar suit against the Nigerian Army seeking the removal of Arabic inscriptions from its logo. The cases are being…
By Etta Michael Bisong, Abuja The Federal government says it would complete 2,140 units of the ongoing housing projects under the National Housing Program, NHP, in 34 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This plan, which is contained in the 2021 budget proposal, according to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, was made known during the budget defense of the housing sector before the Joint Senate and House Committees on Housing. He explained that the ongoing projects under the sector include the construction of 3,926 National Housing Projects across the six geo-political zones of…
By Mohammmed Ahmed The European Union funded Technical Assistance to CSOs (EU-TAC) project, has strengthen capacities of 25 civil organisations to drive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), water governance in Plateau state, Mrs Oluseyi Abdulmalik, WaterAid Nigeria Communications and Media Manager stated this in a statement on the occasion to mark the end of the project in Jos, weekend. According to him, “The EU-TAC project, which is now coming to a close, was launched in 2018 to execute the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme III (WSSSRP III) in Plateau State. “In a bid to improve governance of the…