The Chairman of Matawalle Support Organization in Sokoto state, Anas Waziri, alongside hundreds of his supporters have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued by Bashar Abubakar, Special Assistant, New Media to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) on Sunday in Sokoto. Abubakar quoted Waziri as saying, “we decided to leave the party as its leaders had failed to take us to the promised-land. “Our exit from PDP is a sign of victory for APC because of its acceptability across the board.” Waziri said that as they joined…
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The National President Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria, Dr Momoh Mustapha, has urged fish farmers to acquire training in aquaculture. Mustapha said this in an interview in Abuja on Sunday. The president said that knowledge always gives an edge no matter the challenge. ”As the popular saying goes, Knowledge is Power. Everyone involved in the business of aquaculture and fisheries including myself must go for facts finding,” Mustapha said. He said that aquaculture, which is domestic culture of fish is the most appropriate recommendation in fish farming. Mustapha added that fish farmers should be encouraged and trained…
The Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has called for more funding and understanding from international partners to save the fast drying Lake Chad from disappearing totally. Adamu who was speaking as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja, said Nigeria could not fund the revitalisation of the strategic lake alone. The minister said that Lake Chad is an international water body; hence Nigeria will have to partner with other member countries to address the issues of the lake. Part of the plan to revive the Lake Chad includes inter – basin water transfer…
Nigeria 1914 Exhibition, a showcase of historical portraits, artifacts and paintings, which chronicles Nigeria’s history from the 1914 amalgamation through the 1960 Independence, debuted in the nation’s capital. The opening ceremony of the week-long exhibition was held on Saturday night at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Mr Akin Laniyi, Project Director of ‘Nigeria 1914’, said that the exhibition with the theme “The Story of Nigeria’s Birth, History, Milestones and Icons”, was scheduled to hold from October 1 to 8. According to him, the project, which received the endorsement and support of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and other…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the situation in Burkina Faso following a coup that ousted President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. The secretary-general “strongly condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms and calls on all actors to refrain from violence and seek dialogue,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Guterres, in a statement. Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore announced Friday night that President Damiba was ousted. Gunshots were heard in the capital city of Ouagadougou on Friday morning. Access to the presidential palace, the public television and certain strategic points in the city were…
Some beneficiaries of free Vasicovaginal Fistula (VVF) surgery coordinated by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) have expressed joy and appreciated the kind gesture, saying it assisted them to start life afresh. The beneficiaries expressed their joy and thanked the Fund in separate interviews in Yola on Sunday. VVF is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that results in continuous and unremitting urinary incontinence. The entity is among the most distressing complications of gynecologic and obstetric procedures. Conditions that may cause VVF include the lack of good medical care, prolonged labour, and early marriage, among others. However,…
Dr Jaafar Jaafar, the Head, Forensic Unit at Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has said that the Adamawa DNA Forensic Laboratory is dedicated for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) investigations. Jaafar who made this known in an exclusive interview in Yola on Sunday, added that the aim is to get evidence for conviction of GBV perpetrators in court, especially rape cases. He said that the laboratory, which is the first of its kind in the country, is being run by the Modibbo Adama University, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The head, who stressed the importance of…
Some Nigerians from different parts of the United Kingdom (UK) gathered in London on Saturday to celebrate Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The celebration also saw the crowd march in support of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. A statement issued by Ms Asa Blessing-Chijekwu, Global Head, Press, Peter Obi Presidential Global Network (PPGN) quoted the Coordinator, Dr Michael Chukwujekwu, as saying that about 20 different groups collaborated to organise the rally. Chukwujekwu said that the supporters which collapsed under the UK Support Groups Coalition for Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti-Ahmed came from England,…
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Marriage Registry said 1,522 marriages were registered officially between January and August in the area. The Chief Marriage Registrar of AMAC, Mr Akinwumi Akintayo announced this in Abuja on Sunday, saying that in the same period, 11 marriages at the “edges of collapse” were settled and reunited. The chief registrar, who stressed that it was important for intending couples to understand each other before taking their vows, also called on parents to desist from interfering in their children’s marriages. “When we talk about marriage, some people think that we are just talking about two…
The second Niger Bridge has reached 95 per cent completion and will be ready for use by the beginning of 2024. The acting Controller of Works in Anambra and Engineers’ representative on the project, Mr Seyi Martins said this when he received members of the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) at the site. Martins said the first phase of the project, which was the bridge proper, was substantially completed and that what was left was the final asphalt surfacing on the Asaba bound carriageway lane. He said the asphalt wearing course had been fully laid on Onitsha bound…