Thirty more students of the Federal Government College Yauri in Kebbi state, have been released by bandits, Saturday. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the state governor, Yahaya Sarki on Saturday evening. “Today, Saturday 8th January 2022, 30 students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri and one teacher have arrived Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State capital following their release. They shall undergo medical screening and support while being re-united with their families. “It will be recalled that on Thursday 21 October, 2021, 30 students of the same school were released and brought to Birnin Kebbi to be…
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Death toll so far recorded in the recent bandits attacks on Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara state has risen to 58, government sources have disclosed. This is against the unofficial death toll of 200 persons. The bandits also burnt four villages in the Wednesday attacks that lasted for about 48 hours. According to Emirs in both, of the 58 persons killed, 36 were people in Bukkuyum and 22 in Anka local government areas. Meanwhile, the state governor, Bello Mohammed who visited the injured personnel on Saturday, said strategies were being put in place to halt the bandit…
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections grew to 1,224, increasing 15-fold in one week, the Japanese capital’s metropolitan government said on Saturday. Nationally, the number of daily new cases will likely be around 7,000 on Saturday, according to Kyodo News, as some other prefectures logged record daily numbers, indicating that the country is entering a sixth wave of the pandemic with the Omicron variant continuing to spread. The capital’s daily count was 922 the previous day and just 79 a week ago, which reflected the quickly evolving pandemic situation in the country since community spread of the Omicron variant was confirmed in…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday announced the dates for the draws for both the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The CAF Executive Committee picked the dates at its meeting on Friday in Douala, Cameroon. It said the draws for the qualifiers for the 2023 AFCON scheduled for Côte d’Ivoire will be conducted on January 21 in Douala. The preliminary round will be played by a knock-out system, on the basis of home and away matches. It will include the lower-ranked teams in accordance with the FIFA rankings. The teams…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has denied zoning its presidential ticket for 2023. This is contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary , Debo Ologunagba on Saturday. “The attention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to comments and speculations from certain individuals claiming that our Party has zoned its Presidential ticket to a particular part of the country. “This is completely misleading as it does not in any way represent the position of our Party. “For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP emphatically and unequivocally states that it has not zoned it Presidential ticket…
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has increased the prize money for champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to $5 million (about N2.8 billion). The winners’ prize money was increased from $4.5 million, representing an increase of about 11 percent. The decision was taken on Friday in Douala, Cameroon during the meeting of the Executive Committee of CAF. The prize money increase is beginning with the 2021 AFCON which gets underway on Sunday in Yaounde. The competition’s runners-up will get $2.75 million in prize money, up from $2.5 million and an increase of 10 percent. The prize…
“In times of war, the truth is so precious, it has to be protected by a bodyguard of lies” – Winston Churchill The Nigerian military is battling Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast and bandits in the Northwest. Our gallant soldiers are giving their lives so that ours can be saved. Yet, some enemies within are busy casting aspersions at the patriotic effort of the men and women at the frontline, who are braving hot and cold in deserts and dense forests and the prospect of certain death. These arm-chair experts, reclining in their cozy comfort zones, are dispersing the…
By Gami Tadanyigbe Stakeholders in healthcare sector observe that the effects of Corona-virus Disease (COVID-19) on humanity have affected every sphere of human endeavours such as in education, economy and health, among others. Sarah Gimba, a medical practitioner in Abaji community of Abuja, notes that with the rising cases of COVID-19 cases in the country, government ought to send health workers to the rural areas for effective campaign against the pandemic. She suggests the design of a grassroots user-friendly mobile application for effective information on how to avoid contact with the virus. “This will result in an effective and coordinated response…
The Nasarawa state government has earmarked N31.9 billion for the education sector, representing 30 per cent of the 2022 budget. Daniel Agyeno, Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Planning, made the disclosure on Friday in Lafia during the 2022 budget breakdown. The commissioner explained that education was the topmost priority of the state government which was why it allocated N31.9 billion per cent of its 2022 budget to the sector in compliance with UNESCO’s recommendation. He stated that the budget was made up of N71.770 billion recurrent expenditure and N39.079 billion capital expenditure. Agyeno noted that the state has adhered to international…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested a total of 272 suspects and seized 339.81kg of hard drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2021. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mrs Obot Bassey, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency in Uyo on Friday. Giving the breakdown, Bassey said the suspects comprised of 233 males and 39 females, while the hard drugs siezed were 311.2477kg of cannabis sativa, 1.2581kg of cocaine, 0.2882kg heroin, 0.0545kg of meth and 26.970kg of psychotropic substance. She said the command also convicted 39 persons, made up of 37 males and…