The Plateau chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned killing of commuters at Rukuba road, in Jos North local government area of the state. A statement by the chairman, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo in Jos on Sunday also urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators. The criminals on Saturday, attacked a convoy of buses conveying commuters, killed 22 persons and injured scores. Lubo also condemned ongoing killings in Bassa, Riyom, Jos South and Barkin Ladi local government areas. “We wish to express deep pain over the recent attacks in Riyom, Jos North, Barakin Ladi and Bassa, leading to loss…
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The Presidency has condemned the Saturday attacks on travellers from a religious event in Bauchi, passing through Rukuba, near Jos, Plateau. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja, regretted the reported deaths of at least 22 persons with several others injured as a result of the attacks. According to him, these kinds of attacks on innocent citizens are unacceptable, heinous, and stand in complete contradiction to the teachings of the great religions. “It is widely known that Plateau State has been one of the states affected by…
Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong has declared an imposition of curfew on Jos North, Bassa, and Jos South local government areas of the state. Recall that convoy of commuters was attacked along Rukuba road, Jos North LGA on Saturday, which led to the killing of innocent persons. The governor therefore announced the curfew in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen Saturday night. According to him, the curfew became necessary after he received briefings on the situation from the relevant heads of security agencies. “The reports indicate that 23 of those attacked lost their lives while 23 persons…
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture has granted the Kebbi state government official permission to host Nigeria’s observance and celebration of 2021 ‘World Tourism Day’ (WTD), slated for September 27. The permission was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the National Institute Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) on Saturday, in Abuja, signed by Joesef Karim, Special Assistant to the institute’s Director General, Nura Kangiwa. Every Sept. 27, is marked as a WTD by the United Nations. It is globally observed to create awareness about tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic contributions to tourist destinations and host communities. In recent…
The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP), supported by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), has urged farmers to form cooperative societies to enable them access $95 million support. The project’s Communication Specialist, Mr Ameen Yassar, in a statement on Saturday, said the Project Coordinator, Ibrahim Garba-Muhammad, gave this advice while playing host to farmers groups from Zarewa, Rogo local government area in Kano. He said that the support would be accessed under the IsDB’s Lives and Livelihoods Fund and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development. Garba-Muhammad said that the project focus would be on improving crop production and enhancing livestock productivity in…
BUA Cement Company on Saturday trained 50 women on business skills, disbursed scholarships to 30 students and distributed furniture to 24 schools in Sokoto communities. Speaking at the combined ceremonies, the Managing Director, Mr Yusuf Haliru-Binji, represented by Mr Aminu Bashar, the Director, Plant Operations, said 50 women were trained on beautification and decorations skills. He said the beneficiaries would be given starter pack to start their businesses as a way to promote self-reliance and boost the economic well-being of their respective families. Haliru-Binji said that already, the company had awarded scholarships to 30 Sokoto students studying Science and Engineering-based…
Heavy rains that have lashed the Niger Republic since June have claimed 64 lives, authorities said on Saturday, as floods and landslides hit the West African country normally used to drought. In a statement read out on national television, Niger’s cabinet said 32 people had died when their buildings collapsed, and another 32 drowned. The floods and landslides had affected close to 70,000 people in total, the statement said, with more than 5,000 houses destroyed or damaged. The worst-affected regions are Maradi in the south, Agadez in the Sahara desert, and the capital Niamey. Cholera is spreading as a result,…
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, causing several deaths and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake. The epicenter of the quake, which shook homes and sent people scrambling for protection, was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) by road from the center of the densely populated capital Port-au-Prince. “Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital,” Christella Saint Hilaire, who lives near the epicenter, told AFP. “Everyone is in the street now and the shocks keep coming.” The long, initial shock was felt in much…
ActionAid Nigeria, an international NGO, has charged youths to embrace agriculture in order to address unemployment and reduce the spate of violent extremism in the country. Mr Friday Ogezi, Project Officer with ActionAid Nigeria, made the call on Saturday at the 2021 Youth Summit, on preventing violent extremism in Kogi, at Abache and Emekutu in Ankpa local government. Ogezi said the summit was in commemoration of the 2021 International Youth Day with the theme: Transforming Food System; Youth Innovation in Peace Building Through Climate Change Mitigation. The summit was organised by ActionAid Nigeria in collaboration with Participation Initiative for Behavioural…
Nearly two million people were urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan on Saturday, leaving at least one dead and three missing. AFP reports that authorities in seven regions, mainly in the northern part of Kyushu island, issued their highest evacuation alert as the weather agency reported unprecedented levels of rain in the area. Under the non-compulsory alert, more than 1.8 million residents have been asked to leave their homes immediately, according to public broadcaster NHK. TV footage showed rescuers towing residents through submerged streets on a lifeboat in the town of Kurume…