Bandits have shot dead the district head of Yankuzo, Kogo Hamza in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. Yankuzo is the hometown of the bandits’ leader, Ado Aliero who was declared wanted by the military. Hamza was shot in the bandits attempt to abduct him along Tsafe Yankuzo-road on Saturday. The traditional ruler was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau where he died Saturday night while receiving treatment. A resident of the area, Audu Mohammed told Analyzer news that Hamza was attacked while he was returning home after a meeting with the Emir of Tsafe. “The bandits…
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…Emefiele’s withdrawal limits, retaliatory against politicians – Fintiri …All governors back CBN’s cash withdrawal limit — Masari ASHENEWS recalls that controversies over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cash withdrawal limits of N100,000 and N500,000 for individuals and corporate bodies, respectively have continued to rage with pro and against views trailing the policy. The recent are mixed reactions by two Nigerian governors, Ahmed Fintiri of Adamawa and Aminu Masari of Katsina State. ASHENEWS reports that Fintiri on Friday accused the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele of targeting the political class with the cash withdrawal limit policy. The governor at a campaign…
By Alba Torrents de la Peña and Lisa Eshun-Wilson The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year. While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access and do not protect against reinfection. A vaccine that can help prevent HCV infection is a major unmet medical and public health need. One major reason there hasn’t been an HCV vaccine yet is that scientists have yet to identify the proper antigen, or the part of the…
Bayern Munich are “shocked” that their Germany goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer will miss the rest of the season with to a lower leg fracture he suffered while skiing on holiday. By John Bagratuni and Miriam Schmidt, dpa The injury came a week after Neuer and his Germany team were eliminated in the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar, and Neuer said on Instagram on Saturday that he has already undergone surgery. “What can I say, the end of the year could have definitely gone better. While I was trying to get my head clear while ski touring,…
Two workshops for female candidates contesting in the 2023 Nigeria elections are set to hold on the 12th & 13th December 2022. The trainings are being facilitated by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria implementing partner with the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) within component 4 (Support to media) of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria-Phase II (EUSDGN II) project. Taking place in Osogbo and Port-Harcourt concurrently, the EU funded training will equip 60 candidates from the southern parts of Nigeria on advanced strategic communication and media engagement, in addition to the use of conventional and…
“We cannot continue to entrust the lives of our promising young girls into the hands of some sexually reckless individuals who are masquerading as lecturers on our campuses” President Mohammadu Buhari has ordered Nigerian universities to disengage randy lecturers with immediate effect. His call is coming during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that kicked off on 25 November; the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which will end on 10 December, Human Rights Day. Speaking at the 46th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife on Saturday, the President,…
Forbes announces that Arnault is worth 186.2 billion while Musk has dropped to $183.6 billion Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” on Thursday announced that Twitter and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has dropped to a second spot behind the CEO of French luxury brand LVMH, maker of Louis Vuitton luxury goods and Hennessy cognac, Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes, Musk is now worth $183.6 billion, falling below Arnault who is estimated at $186.2 billion. Forbes noted on Wednesday that Arnault’s ascent is because LVMH’s stock is mostly flat this year, while Musk has experienced a “dramatic collapse of Tesla’s share price,” which…
By Ishaq Dan-Imam, Lokoja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi state has called on citizens of Kogi state who are yet to, to come forward and collect their permanent voters cards (PVCs). This follows the low rate of PVCs collection in the state despite INEC’s persistent calls on the citizens to come forward for the PVCs, few months to general elections. About 250,000 voters cards (PVCs) have been issued to voters in the local government offices with 160,966 yet to collect theirs. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet told journalists and civil society organizations on…
“All fears and worries being expressed by Nigerians on the planned limited cash withdrawal policy are seriously being taken care of as nobody or section of Nigerians will be left out” ASHENEWS reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered explanation to Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on the need for the implementation of the cashless policy, which limits cash withdrawal for individuals to N100,000 and Corporate Bodies to N500,000 per week. ASHENEWS recalls that the Senate on Wednesday resolved that the CBN deputy governor on Financial System Stability, Mrs Aishat Ahmad and her…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will relocate 357 Polling Units (PUs) to safer areas due to security challenges in Katsina state. According to the commission, the decision is to ensure that all Internally Displaced People, IDPs, in the state are allowed to cast their votes during the 2023 elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Prof. Ibrahim Yahaya-Makarfi, made this known during a stakeholder’s forum on Friday in Katsina. He explained that the electoral Act 2022 has made clear and explicit provisions for the conduct of elections in emergency situations. “In specific terms, section 24…