Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on support groups of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to embark on door-to-door campaigns for the success of its candidates at all levels. He made the call during the inauguration of Ubandoma Volunteers Forum in Sokoto on Saturday. Represented by the Speaker of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Muhammad Achida, Tambuwal assured that PDP will rescue Nigerians out of poverty, insecurity and economic challenges brought by the APC-led administration. He called on Nigerians to vote APC out of office, because according to him, it has failed Nigerians in every sector. Tambuwal further…
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Against Nigeria’s tidal wave of continued borrowing, the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has said that children in Nigeria would curse the leaders because of the country’s accumulation of both internal and external debts. Sanusi stated this in his address titled “Building a resilient economy” during the Kaduna Investment Summit in Kaduna on Saturday. According to him, while Nigeria’s economy has been tied to the oil and gas sector and subsidy removal is fast mitigating the growth of the economy, the country has continued to be a rentier state. “It does not exist for development but as a…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said innovation in agriculture is key to human survival and development. Obasanjo said this at the Grand Award Night for the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Science and Literary Criticism, organised by the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Friday in Lagos. He emphasised the need to encourage innovations in food security, eradication of hunger and poverty, secure raw materials for domestic and foreign exchange so as to see the nation develop. “Way back when humans were primarily hunters, they saw the need to cultivate and grow plants and livestock for sustenance, and then as exchange…
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has visited the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, after attending the seventh edition of Kaduna Investment Forum. Tinubu, who was accompanied by his host, Gov. Nasir el-Rufai, and APC stalwarts, were in the palace to seek royal blessing and pay homage to the emir. Tinubu arrived the palace few hours after the departure of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to Kaduna for his campaign and engagement with Arewa Joint Committee. While apologising for his inability to attend Bamalli’s coronation, Tinubu however said he would make the palace…
The federal government on Saturday presented 370.5 metric tonnes of grains to the Sokoto state government for distribution to vulnerable households in the state. Presenting the items, Mustapha Ahmed, the Director- General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the gesture was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval. “In line with assessments conducted and reports to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, the President approved the release of 12,000 metric tons of assorted grains. “This is from the National Strategy Reserve Stock for distribution to all states of the federation and FCT. “Part of which is…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Kaduna state for establishing its credentials as an investment destination of choice in Nigeria. President Buhari gave the commendation on Saturday during day three of the ongoing 7th Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit. Buhari was represented by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Yalwaji. The President said that the efforts had received wide recognition as seeing in the response of the business community through the quantum of investments into the state. “Kaduna state has emerged as one of the leading destination for Foreign Direct Investment for Nigeria in the last six…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has commenced his campaign tour to Kaduna State with a visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli. Abubakar was accompanied by the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former governors of Adamawa and Niger States, Messrs Boni Haruna and Babangida Aliyu. Some serving and former members of the National Assembly, among others, accompanied Abubakar on the royal visit. While in Kaduna state, Abubakar is billed to visit Kaduna city and Kafanchan as well as attend an interactive session with presidential candidates organised…
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi state. The Zonal Commander in-charge of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, Misba’u Iya-Kaura, confirmed this to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said the agency in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and NAPTIP rescued 21 victims at Kangiwa axis on their way to Senegal, while the remaining eight were rescued in different parts of the state. The zonal commander said that the victims, who were coming from Ondo, Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara States, were mostly between 18 and 24…
The Enugu state government has suspended the traditional ruler of Ekpulato Mgbowo in Awgu Council Area of the state, Igwe Greg Ituma, over security issues. The suspension is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Chieftaincy Matters, Dr Charles Egumgbe, on Saturday in Enugu. The statement said that the suspension was sequel to allegations of conduct inimical to the security of the state. It added that the suspension of Ituma will pave the way for pending investigations, subsequent findings and recommendations to the state government.
Namibia has been hit by another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Zambezi region, which is located in the extreme north-east of the country. Agricultural officials said this in an e-mailed statement on Saturday. The country’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Albertina Shilongo said the areas of Kabbe South and North constituencies had been declared FMD-infected areas, while the entire Zambezi region was declared a disease management area (DMA). Shilongo said that intensive FMD surveillance, aimed at establishing the extent of the outbreak, was underway. He added that movement of all cloven-hoofed animals out and through the controlled area had been…