The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has again sponsored 45 indigent undergraduate students at the Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State. The lucky students will study various Science, Engineering and medical courses, so as to bolster manpower supply to the state and Nigeria, hence get more Engineers, Medical Doctors and other related professionals. Wamakko, a former Governor of Sokoto State, presented the Admission Letters to the benefitting students, at his Sahabi Dange road, Gawon Nama, Sokoto residence on Sunday. They were drawn from across the twenty three…
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It was Julius Caesar who said that the best death is a quick one. What US President Donald Trump endured last week was the electoral equivalent of the old Chinese torture of Lingchi, or death by a thousand cuts. Those who genuinely love Donald Trump [maybe Melania, Don Jnr, Ivanka, Jared Kushner and a few others] must be wishing that he speedily lost Florida and Texas on election night. He would have had a sleepless night that Tuesday but he could have slept well afterwards, instead of going for days without sleep as Joe Biden steadily overtook him in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State charpter, has advised Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure more fairness as he commences second term in office on Monday. The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, in an interview on Monday in Lagos, said that the INEC boss on his reappointment should read the riot act to the INEC officials to elevate fairness in elections. “Indeed, the INEC Chairman should show more fairness and be able to speak the truth to his “employer. The INEC chairman should prove his critics wrong by delivering credible elections all…
By Ahmed Attahiru, Gusau The zonal vice chairman of Zamfara Central of the All Progressive Congress, Sani Mayanchi has described the death of the chairman of Zamfara Local Government Service Commission, Malami Yandoto, as a loss to the entire people of the state. In a condolence message issued in Gusau on Sunday, Mayanchi said the entire people of Zamfara central had missed a man with humility and political commitment to the development of the state. He described late Yandoto as a humble and very courageous person, who strongly believed in the ideals of developing Zamfara, noting that the pain of…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) will officially launch Retirement Savings Account (RSA) transfer system, under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) on Nov. 16. The Head Corporate Communication, PenCom, Mr Peter Aghahowa, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said the commission had concluded arrangements for the take-off of RSA transfer to allow the RSA holders to transfer their accounts from one Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) to another once in a year. He said this in line with section 13 of the Pension Reform Act 2014. “The launch date for the RSA Transfer System is scheduled for Nov.…
The EU will impose tariffs on U.S. products in the dispute surrounding aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday. A recent World Trade Organisation ruling permitted the EU to impose tariffs, Dombrovskis said. “And that’s what we are doing,” he said. The ruling, issued in mid-October, allows the EU to impose tariffs worth nearly four billion dollars (3.37 billion euros) on U.S. imports annually to retaliate against unfair aircraft subsidies. The EU would remain open to negotiations, however, with the commission advocating for both sides to drop tariffs on each other’s products, Dombrovskis…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it arrested 167,783 traffic offenders between July and September 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Monday. Kazeem said the offenders were arrested for over-loading, seat belt use violation, riding motorcycle without helmets, driving with shattered windscreen, driver’s licence violations, among others. He noted that the corps is prepared to enforce and enlighten the people on the culture of traffic adherence in the country. “Enforcement in FRSC is always the last resort; basically, I believe in educating the public…
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, has neutralised several terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in airstrikes at Tumbun Allura in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday, said the airstrikes also destroyed the terrorists’ logistics hub on the fringes of Lake Chad in Northern Borno. Enenche said that some of their structures, including a suspected fuel storage facility were also destroyed in the attack. He said the air raid was executed Sunday following a credible Human Intelligence reports as well as aerial…
A political pressure group, Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard, has commended the American people and government on the recent victory of Mr Joe Biden in the presidential election, describing it as “a breath of fresh air.” Dr Johnny Ben, the Director-General of the group in a statement on Monday said that Biden’s victory at the poll provided new opportunities of greatness for America and it’s allies. He called on President Donald Trump to accept the outcome of the election in good faith so as to further sustain the American democratic culture. “The Democratic process of the United States of America on the just concluded presidential…
More than 500 experts, governments, civil society, academia and the private sector representatives from Africa and other regions, have agreed on the agenda of regional cooperation and accelerating geothermal development in Africa, at the Eighth African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGEO C8) that concluded on 6 November. This is contained in a press release posted on the website of the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP. According to the statement, “participants recognized the need for capacity development for geothermal practitioners to ensure effective development of these projects through the newly established Africa Geothermal Centre of Excellence. “To ensure successful exploration and development,…