The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has said that he will continue to speak and air his views to defend and rebuild Nigeria. Sanusi, who is also the current Khalifah, Tijaniyat Movement of Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Saturday at a stage play titled “Emir Sanusi: Truth in Time.” The play was written by Prof. Ahmed Yerima, a professor of Drama at the Redeemer University and produced by Executive Chairman, Duke of Somolu Productions, Mr Joseph Edgar. The 14th emir said he has what it takes to contribute to nation building because of his long history of service to…
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By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi A Public Health consultant with Gombe State University, Dr Ibrahim Rabiu has noted that female genital schistosomiasis is an emerging public health problem that affects women and girls endemic areas. He was speaking at the 2022 annual general meeting annual general meeting and scientific conference organised by the Bauchi branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) held at the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi. Dr Rabiu described female genital schistosomiasis as a disease condition where eggs laid by adult parasite migrate and become trapped in the genital organs such as ovaries fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina. According…
A Texas jury ordered US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary shooting was a “hoax.” The verdict came a day after the same jury awarded a couple whose child died at Sandy Hook $4.1 million in compensatory damages for the emotional stress caused by Jones broadcasting falsehoods for years on his InfoWars online and radio talk shows. The huge sum ordered from Jones, who for years gathered a sizable following for his often outlandish conspiracy claims, vindicated the lawsuits against him by families…
Participants at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 6/2021 embarked on a seven-day Geo-Strategic Study Tour to the Republics of South Africa and Egypt on Saturday. Spokesman for the college, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, made this known in a statement he issued in Abuja. Maidawa stated that the tour was an important component of the National Security and Organisation of Defence Module of the course and constituted a vital part of the training programme. He said the tour was designed to expose participants to the geo- strategic environment. It would also afford them the opportunity to appreciate the link between…
The Nigerian Navy shipped military hardware and contingent to Guinea Bissau on Saturday on peace keeping mission on the auspices of ECOWAS. Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai said that the expectations of the Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau would yield many positives. The military wares such as trucks, cars, and tankers were among equipment shipped on NNS KADA. Guinea Bissau has experienced four coups since independence from Portugal in 1974 and is currently in turmoil. “Nigeria’s effort towards peace-keeping and peace enforcement in Guinea Bissau becomes germane while the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s…
Team Nigeria on Saturday won four additional medals in the morning session of day nine of the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Team Nigeria won four medals in the athletics and para-athletics events. Njideka Iyiazi won gold in the women’s F56/57 Shot put with a throw of 10.03m Ugochi Alam won a bronze with a throw of 9.38m in the same event. Team Nigeria has now won two gold and one bronze medals in para- athletics. In the athletic event,Team Nigeria dominated the Women’s F55-57 shot put event. Eucharia Iyiazi won gold, while Ugochi Alam won bronze.…
The Kogi state government on Saturday pleaded with Nigerian government to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Kingsley Fanwo observed that the company’s site was fast becoming a den of criminals, He made the plea in a statement issued in Lokoja following series of criminal activities reported in Ajaokuta local government area in a short space of time. The most recent, Fanwo, noted were the gruesome murder of three police officers and five vigilantes, the kidnapping of three children on Wednesday and killing of six persons, including two expatriates and two police…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said that the presidency was working towards stabilising the educational system to get parents retaining their children to learn in the country’s tertiary institutions. Shehu said this on the sideline of the 11th Graduation Ceremony of Glisten International Academy, in Abuja on Saturday. The theme of the ceremony is “Exponential Visibility: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. The special assistant whose son is also graduating from the school, advised the students to make good use of their studies “For the graduating students, I want to say that they…
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) is offering its first Arabic online course on introducing the concept of transforming conventional banks to operate in accordance with Islamic Shari’ah by presenting all the practical and applied aspects of the transformation process. This course is the first of its kind designed for capacity building in order to bring theory and practice together with the authoring and video lectures in transforming the conventional banks into operation in Islamic principles and Shari’ah compliance. The course which is open to all interested professionals and Islamic financial specialists from 15th August 2022, is uniquely designed to provide the…
As part of its ongoing efforts to check the rising incidence of foreign exchange speculation which has brought pressure on the value of the Naira, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Friday, met with representatives of Bureau de Change Operators in the Federal Capital Territory. Bawa said he called the meeting to fashion out a collaborative stakeholders response to brazen foreign exchange speculation especially at the parallel market which is hurting the country’s monetary policy by instigating a run on the value of the Naira. The operators who thanked the EFCC for…