President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, visited Kigali, Rwanda, where he participated in the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, and also held bilateral talks with world leaders. The Nigerian leader, who returned to Abuja on Sunday, had while in Kigali, visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda where he made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to be tolerant of one another and embrace peace for the general good of the society. Buhari toured the permanent exhibitions at the Memorial and laid a wreath at the mass graves where more than 250,000 victims of the genocide were…
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The Ebonyi Government says it is reaching out to the family of the individual contacted by Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu (PDP -Enugu West) to donate his kidney to the senator’s ailing daughter. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abakaliki. Orji said the state government was reaching out to David Ukpo’s family, the touted donor who is from the state. “Ukpo’s information to the metropolitan authority of the United Kingdom orchestrated the criminal charge against Ekweremmadu and his wife. “The state government is…
The Nigerian Army says its troops of 302 Regiment and security agencies have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra and Enugu State. Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday, said the raids were carried out in conjunction with operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services and Nigeria Police Force. Nwachukwu said the IPOB/ESN criminals were dislodged on Saturday at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra. He said the troops cleared IPOB fire positions and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad has advised citizens of the state to acquire guns to protect themselves against bandit terrorists. A special government announcement issued by the state commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara on Sunday, also directed the state commissioner of police to issue license to willing and qualified individuals. According to the statement, the state government has already concluded arrangements to distribute 500 forms to each of the 19 Emirates in the state for those willing to obtain guns to defend themselves. Read the full announcement below: Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazilian-returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi. Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. He stated that the suspect was nabbed on June 20 upon arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa. He added that the suspect had swallowed 50 wraps of cocaine before departing Brazil and excreted 48…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), says it is implementing infrastructure projects worth 11.5 billion dollars in West Africa. Ms Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Director-General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office of the Bank, said this in an interview on Sunday. Akin-Olugbade said that 39 per cent of the investment which represented $4.5 billion was for transport infrastructure, while 19 per cent representing $2.1 billion was for investments in energy infrastructure. The director-general who said the total investment excluded projects in Nigeria, said that $0.65 billion was for investments in water and sanitation. She listed the countries benefitting from some…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), says it is working with ECOWAS through the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to develop the energy market. According to the bank, the aim is to ensure improved quality and quantity of energy supplied to West Africa. Ms Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Director-General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office of the Bank, said this in an interview on Sunday. The WAPP is a specialised agency of ECOWAS. It covers 14 of the 15 countries of the regional economic community (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 774 suspects and seized 3,874.3kgs of various narcotics and psychotropic substances in Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau in the first half of 2022. The three states make the Zone D of the narcotics agency. Umoru Ambrose, Zonal Commander in the zone said this in Lafia on Sunday while marking the 2022 UN International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. He said 134 drug suspects were prosecuted during the period, while 378 drug users were counseled and rehabilitated. He added that states in the zone had intensified their operations in the War…
A nine-year-old child advocate, Halima Abdulkareem has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to join forces to end child abuse and molestation in Africa and in the world. Halima, an African made the appeal at the Women’s forum at the on-going Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali. The child, who appeared to be the youngest member of the forum, was recognised by Prof. Ruth Kattumuri, Senior Director Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development at the Commonwealth of Nations. Kattumuri invited the child advocate to make a short remark at the meeting. “I am a child advocate and I speak for children all…
The Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo was on Saturday killed by suspected bandits on the farm on Kaduna-Kachia Road. The Chancellor, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev. Fr. Christian Emmanuel, confirmed the incident in a statement made on Sunday. Emmanuel said late Fr. Borogo, was killed at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm by suspected terrorists. “Fr Borogo was aged 50 and was the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Kaduna Chapter. “Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso…