ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state over the victory of the party at the Supreme Court.
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ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the sale of counterfeit Arla Dano 14g full cream Milk Powder across states in Nigeria.
Genetically enhanced (GE) crops, pesticides, and fertilizers have fueled an explosion in food production over the last six decades. Following the pioneering work of Norman Borlaug during the Green Revolution, agricultural output began a dramatic climb from just over $1 trillion annually in 1961 to more than $4 trillion per year in 2019. This staggering increase has spared more than a billion people from starvation and improved living standards worldwide. A large body of research and real-world experience have confirmed time and again that restricting access to better seeds and crop chemicals traps the poorest people in a cycle of poverty.
On July 23, 2023, this reporter traveled to Bukka village, a few kilometers away from the headquarters of Mokwa to meet with an old sick woman who was accused of witchcraft in Central Nursery and Primary School Mokwa (Yeko Rabba).
For years, Hassan Patigi, a preacher and exorcist from Patigi community in Kwara State, has been touring many towns and villages in Nigeria on a self-imposed mission to heal the sick and save the poor. However, his quest has left a trail of abuse, especially in villages across two North-Central states, Niger and Kwara. During his crusade, he orders the torture of men and the public humiliation of women, accusing them of witchcraft. Alongside these unlawful acts, he extorts money from the victims, causing division and disgrace within the families affected. In this investigative report, Yunusa Umar of WikkiTimes exposes the atrocities committed by another self-proclaimed ‘Man of God’ in Nigeria, showing a disturbing pattern of rights violations of Nigerian citizens without any apparent sanctions from government authorities.
Rhoda Bulus, a 30-years old mother of four living with her family at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwada town, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, sits by the doorsteps to a room she shares with 10 other women and children. She moved to the camp three years ago after bandits laid siege on her home.
ASHENEWS reports that President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted healthcare providers of the presence of boxes of probable authentic Prevenar 13 displaying a tampered expiry date.
ASHENEWS reports that the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday commissioned 500 resettlement houses for internally displaced persons in the Logumani community of Ngala local government area of Borno State.
This is not a rejoinder to Prof Jibrin Ibrahim’s January 18th, 2024 opinion titled “The First Coup”. His opinion only serves this piece as the peg for a caution against overlooking the constitutive outside in the explanation of the phenomenon of coups in Africa, historically. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim’s piece on January 18th is striking in its restatement of the apprehension of both the cycle of coups and the wish for the syndrome to go away.