Terrorists have killed 10 persons and abducted several others in separate attacks in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, ChannelsTV has reported. According to a local security source, the terrorists had earlier attacked some villages in neighbouring Niger state and kidnapped some people. “Passing through Birnin Gwari, they were attacked by some local vigilantes at Ungwan Bula, Unguwar Dafillo and Ijinga villages in Randagi district of Birnin-Gwari. “In retaliation, the bandits returned to the villages on Saturday morning and killed ten people, including six local vigilante members and four villagers. They also kidnapped an unspecified number of people…
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The Acting Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Michael Ohiani says the organisation has implemented 173 concessions worth nine billion dollars since its inception in 2008. Speaking in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, the DG said ICRC was able to issue 116 Outline Business Cases (OBC) certificates and 47 Full Business Case (FBC) certificates approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). He said that some of the challenges experienced over the years was the challenge of getting financing for long term projects. “Our banks are used to short term financing facility, however, Debt Management Office (DMO) has…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Sunday for Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the formal opening of the 2022 Judicial Year of the African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights. Osinbajo’s Spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president had been designated as the guest speaker at the inaugural event to be attended by leaders from across the continent and beyond. In 2021, at its 15th anniversary, the court resolved it would convene a solemn ceremony at the commencement of the first of its four sessions of each year to mark the official opening of the judicial…
Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Saturday solicited sustained cooperation of the three tiers of government in the state. The governor spoke when he monitored the State Delegates’ Conference of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN as well as the inauguration of the newly elected executives. According to him, “we must work together, under each other and move the state forward. “This is also the only way we can ensure the entrenchment of sustainable democracy and provide the direly needed dividends of democracy to the people of the state. “We must work together and that does not mean…
Amid the military operations in Ukraine, Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said there would be severe military and political consequences if Finland and Sweden opt to join NATO. Both countries share borders with Russia in the Arctic Circle. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Zakharova warned that mooting the idea of NATO would be detrimental to both countries. “Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging the security of other countries and their accession to NATO can have detrimental…
Following president Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law on Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted the dates for the conduct of the 2023 general elections. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed the new timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 General Elections in Abuja on Saturday. According to him, the 2023 General Election is now 363 days away with the presidential and National Assembly elections, earlier slated for February 18, 2023, being shifted to February 25, 2023, while Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections have been adjusted from March…
Russia has launched an amphibious assault on Ukraine’s Sea of Azov coastline, Pentagon officials confirmed Friday. The attack is centered to the west of Mariupol and is delivering “thousands” of naval infantry ashore, according to the Pentagon. “We can’t say with perfect prediction what they’re going to do or where they’re going to go,” the official said. For the present, Ukrainian troops remain in control of Mariupol itself, but Russian forces are approaching from both the east and the west, Mayor Vadym Boychenko confirmed to Ukrinform. The region is home to a large ethnic Greek population, and the Greek embassy…
The Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Mr Sunday Dare has assured that the new multi-billion Naira sports complex, which is being built by Sokoto state government, would be used by the federal government for national events, upon completion. He stated this when he visited the Sokoto New City District, the location of the new sports complex, during his official visit to the state on Saturday. According to the minister, the complex upon completion, would facilitate the grooming of young athletes that could compete and represent Nigeria in different national and international events. Dare described the new sports facility as…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Civil Society Organisations, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition members in the National Assembly for standing their ground on the passage of the Act. Ologunagba said that the newly signed Electoral Act, among other things, principally provided for the electronic transmission of election results directly from the polling units. This, according to the party, is a death knell to manipulations, ballot box…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is partnering with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to provide digital literacy and fact-checking skills to stem the tide of fake news. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, while receiving a delegation led by NUJ President, Chris Isiguzo in Abuja on Friday, said the partnership would promote digital skills among journalists. Inuwa said that the agency was committed to the expansion of the digital space. He said digital journalism, media ethics and fact-check would help to promote robust, digital-based journalism that served the best and wider interest of the nation. “We wish…