A group of women, known as “Able Women”, have taken up the repair of the dilapidating access road to their community, Byazhin- Across, a community in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja. The access road leading to the community has been in a bad state, causing accidents for the residents. Mrs Khadijat Kosoko, a member of the group, said the project started in 2019, as an act of love for the society and humanity. “Seeing how pregnant women were having miscarriages, students falling from bike, made us to come up with an idea to help the community fix the deplorable road.”…
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Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has given an insight into how cattle rustling snowballed into the current spate of kidnapping and banditry in the North West Zone of the country. The governor spoke in Katsina when he appeared on NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The governor attributed part of the security challenges the region is facing to lack of education as well as influx of criminals from some North African countries. Masari, who said there were ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the state, lamented that the current situation had prevented farmers from…
The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has emerged the overall best in the just-concluded Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology (CODET) academic contest for all engineering faculties in Nigerian universities. The school disclosed this on Saturday in a statement jointly signed by Mr Wole Balogun, Special Adviser on Media Matters and Mr Foluso Ogunmodede, Chief Information Officer to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, in Oye-Ekiti. The statement said that FUOYE retained the topmost position in CODET which was held in Abuja after clinching a trophy in the 2018 edition of the contest. According to the school, the implication of the award…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to 23 degree courses being offered by the Federal College of Education (FCE), Pankshin, Plateau. The NUC communicated the accreditation news to the college’s Provost, Dr Amos Cirfat, via a letter. A press statement signed by institution’s Public Relations Executive, Mr Istifanus Kyakmut, stated that the provost broke the news at a meeting of the institution’s Academic Board. The statement said that the full accreditation of the 23 bachelor of education courses was the outcome of a visit by an NUC team which assessed the programmes between March and April this…
Bandits have killed an unspecified number of farmers who were abducted in Buruku and Udawa villages in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. The victims were kidnapped during an attack on the two communities over a month ago. spokesperson of the Kaduna State Command Mohammed Jalige confirmed the incident to Channels Television via a telephone call on Sunday. Mr Jalige said the victims were kidnapped from their farms. He explained that the bodies of some of the victims were later discovered on Saturday. Although Mr. Jalige did not confirm the number of casualties; reports suggest that at least eight…
Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has said that Chukwuma Soludo is the best person to succeed him as the next governor of the state. Obiano made the statement at the 2021 New Yam Festival of Isuofia Community in Aguata local government area held at Isuofia Civic Center on Saturday. Soludo is the governorship standard bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), the party ruling Anambra in the past 16 years. He said that Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, has the intellectual capacity, local and international contacts and other qualities required in a person to serve…
The Ebonyi Police Command have confirmed that an unidentified vehicle plunged into a mining pit at Enyigba community in Abakaliki local government area of the state. DSP Loveth Odah, the command’s spokesperson said that the Police responded swiftly to the distress call received over the incident. Odah said that local divers were immediately contacted to rescue occupants of the vehicle but they could not succeed due to poor visibility as the incident happened in the night. “Available reports suspected that the driver lost control of the vehicle and fell into an unclaimed mining pit which was water-logged due to constant…
Lemongrass is a plant, which leaves and oil are used to make medicine. It is used for treating digestive tract spasms, stomach ache, high blood pressure, convulsions, pain, vomiting, cough, achy joints (rheumatism), fever. It is also said to be used for common cold, and exhaustion. It is also used to kill germs and as a mild astringent. However, some botanists and gardeners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said that lemongrass was also effective for both environment and human health. The gardeners said lemongrass could also be good as a scare for snakes. Mr Paul Philips, a gardener in Garki…
The Chairman of Jos North local government of Plateau, Shehu Usman has warned residents against revenge, over the killing of commuters in the area. Criminals on Saturday attacked a convoy of buses conveying commuters at Rukuba Road in Jos North, killed 22 persons and injured scores. Usman gave the warning in a statement by the Senior Information Officer of the local government, Mr Philip Eplong, in Jos on Sunday. The chairman said the council would not tolerate attempts from any individual or group, to disrupt the already established peace and peaceful coexistence of residents in the area. He described the recent acts…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 665 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths across the country on Saturday. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday morning, said that the country additional infections, though higher than the 636 on Saturday, raised the cumulative cases to 181, 962. The NCDC said the country’s fatality toll from the disease now stands at 2,219. The Public Health agency noted that new cases were reported from 13 states- Lagos (369), Anambra (68), Oyo (63), Akwa Ibom (48), Kwara (28), Rivers (26), Edo (21),…