By Ahmed Attahiru Gusau The Zamfara state commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi has sponsored the wedding of 50 widows and in Tsafe local government area of the state. Speaking at the wedding ceremony held at the Emir’s Palace in Tsafe town on Saturday, Abdullahi said the gesture was to support the less privileged and victims of banditry and other security challenges. He commended the Emir of Tsafe, Alhaji Muhammad Bawa and Islamic scholars for encouraging him to sponsor the wedding. According to him, the intervention will help in reducing adultery and other social vices in the…
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has requested Muslim Ummah to start to look for the new moon of Rabi’ al-thani 1442AH from Sunday. Abubakar made the request in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, on Saturday. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday November 15, which is equivalent to 29th day of Rabi’ al-awwal 1442AH, shall be the day to look for the new moon of Rabi’ al-thani 1442AH. “Muslim are, therefore, requested to start looking for the new moon on Sunday and report its…
The Nigerian Army has said that they have not received any formal petition over their alleged shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20. The counsel for the Nigerian Army, Mr Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, made the assertion on Saturday before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses ad Other Matters. Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo was called to give evidence on behalf of the Nigerian Army on the events of Oct. 20. “I must submit today that there is no allegation whatsoever against the Nigerian Army before this panel. “I urge…
The Senate has noted with satisfaction the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020 (BOFIA) following the passage of the bill by the senate. Sen. Ajibola Basiru (APC Osun), Chairman, Senate Committee on Media in a statement on Saturday, said the enactment of the BOFIA followed many other bills passed by the senate on critical areas of the economy. According to him, the bills passed are relevant to the nation’s development. Basiru stressed that assent to the BOFIA has effectively repealed the 1991 edition and expected to rejuvenate the financial system and enhance…
The Minister for Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Saturday urged the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to advocate for good governance of the country. Tallen made the call at a three day 10th triennial delegates conference of NAWOJ tagged “Female Journalists in Contemporary Nigeria” in Minna, Niger. “You should advocate for good governance, security and good health system through your job,” she said. She said that the measure would bring about the development of the country. The Minister advised the women journalists to give priority to gender-based issues concerning women in order to give them a place in…
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday, spoke with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte. The president-elect, in a phone call, thanked Prime Minister Conte for his congratulations and conveyed his commitment to strengthen relations with Italy and revitalize the trans-Atlantic relationship, including through NATO and the EU. Biden told Prime Minister Conte that he looked forward to working together during Italy’s chairmanship of the G20 next year. He also welcomed the opportunity to cooperate on a range of shared interests, including containing COVID-19 and improving global health security, pursuing a sustainable economic recovery, and tackling the threat of climate change.
Novo Nordisk, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on Saturday announced the introduction of a programme to supply free insulin to children living with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Nigeria and Ghana from 2021. Jude Abonu, Business Unit Head, English West Africa, Novo Nordisk, made the disclosure at a webinar organised by the company to mark the 2020 World Diabetes Day (WDD) with the theme “The Nurse and Diabetes’’ . WDD was created in 1991 by IDF and the WHO in response to growing concerns about the increasing health threat posed by diabetes. The day became an official United Nations Day in 2006…
U.S president-elect, Joe Biden Friday said the crisis of coronavirus in the country, demands robust and immediate federal response, which he observed it had lacked. Biden, who spoke after he met with the co-chairs of the transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Dr. David Kessler, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, also observed that “country is experiencing surges in reported infections, hospitalizations, and fatalities all over the country, with virtually nowhere getting spared.” Read Biden’s speech below, which was posted at build back better.com: Today, I met with the co-chairs of the transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Dr. David…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) says Nigeria and the United States of America are committed to lead global coalition against ISIS and other terrorist groups in the world. A statement by ONSA on Saturday in Abuja, disclosed that the decision was reached during a virtual meeting of the 82-member global coalition drawn from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East on Tuesday. ONSA said the virtual meeting which was co-chaired by the coordinators of the National Counter Terrorism of Nigeria and U.S. also had the Africa Union, European Union, ECOWAS and G5 Sahel represented among other…
Nigeria has recorded 156 new cases of Coronavirus infections (COVID-19) in 10 states and the Federal Capital City (FCT, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed. With the new infections the NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, put the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 64,884. According to the centre, 146 COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the disease have been discharged from isolation centres across the country in the past 24 hours. It said one coronavirus-related death was recorded within the same period. The NCDC stated that Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in the country,…