The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Monday launched a comprehensive response plan for the Horn of Africa as more than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the region. A third consecutive year of poor rains is posing a major threat to food security in countries already facing natural resource limitations and conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and locust invasions during 2020-21. FAO fears that a large-scale hunger crisis could break out if food-producing rural communities do not receive adequate assistance timed to the needs of the upcoming agricultural seasons. The bulk of…
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The Police Command in Kebbi on Monday said that 16 persons and not 50 were killed by yet to be identified gunmen in the attack on Dankade village on Friday. Some online media had reported that 50 persons were killed during the attack on Dankade village in Danko/Wsaagu local government area of Kebbi. However, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar said that 16 people including a policeman and two soldiers were killed in the attack. “The incident happened on Friday around 3.00 p.m.as the bandits coming from Zamfara State invaded the Dankade village and killed 13 civilians, one police officer…
Nigerian government has again filed amended charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The amended 15-count charge which borders on acts of terrorism, was filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, last week Friday. The charge sheet signed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, MB Abubakar, on behalf of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami was obtained by ChannelsTV on Monday. “That you Nnamdi Kanu, Male, Adult, of Afatanukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State sometimes in 2021 being a member and leader of Indigenous…
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that in December 2021, Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen to 15.63 percent from 15.50 percent recorded in November. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Simon Harry, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday. Data from the NBS showed that headline inflation has been on a downward trajectory since April 2021. However, the trend was broken in December when year-on-year inflation climbed 0.23 points higher than the figure recorded in November. “However, it may interest you to note that this trend has been broken by the slight change in the month of December…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has opined that there should be an increase from the current secondary school certificate provided by the constitutional for elective offices. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education In Nigeria In The 21st Century’ at the 52nd Convocation of the University of Lagos on Monday. “I also sincerely believe that the National Assembly needs to look into section 131 (d) of the 1999 constitution with a view to increasing the minimum educational qualification for persons aspiring to be future…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria’s security architecture. The governors, who met in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, made their demand via a communique issued to journalists after their meeting. They took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government in confronting the numerous security challenges, noting that the strategies deployed to confront terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminals is still a major problem for the current administration. “The meeting expressed regrets that Mr President is unwilling, from his recent comments discountenancing the proposals for state policing,…
The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, has resigned from his position. Lukman submitted his resignation letter to the Chairman of the Forum Abubakar Bagudu on Monday. Details of the letter are not available at this time but it is not unconnected to the convention controversy of the party. Lukman has been vocal about his stance on the national convention, warning the caretaker committee against the further delay of the national convention. Governors of the APC had earlier Sunday met behind closed doors at the Kebbi Governors Lodge in Abuja. The governors deliberated on the contentious national…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered prisons officers to kill anybody who attempts to attack any correctional facility in the country. Aregbesola gave the order on Monday while inspecting the facility at the Agodi Custodial Centre, Ibadan. The minister said the officer must make it impossible for anyone to penetrate the facility because it is a red zone. He said any attack on any correctional centre is an attack on the state and such must never be allowed again. The minister said any attempt to attack correctional centres should be a suicide attempt and perpetrators must not be…
… Stage ‘One Million Women March’ No fewer than 600 Women groups, drawn from different parts of the country, will, on Tuesday next week, converge on Abuja the nation’s capital for a solidarity walk for Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The solidarity walk is tagged, “One Million Women March for GYB”. Operating under the auspices of Women United For Yahaya Bello (WUYABEL), the women groups, including Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society organisations, religious, professional bodies, women in media, politics, market women as well as top women entrepreneurs, among others, will storm Abuja to drum support for the Governor, especially as…
Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i is no doubt a political household name across the entire nation. My readers may recall my article, “Kaduna State, El-Rufu’i and His Political Shrewdness” published in this Column early last year. As stated in the article El-Rufa’I is not a “roadside politician”, nor a political pushover. He is bold, courageous, and dexterously accomplishes his political agenda not minding the consequences. I cautioned that El-Rufa’I’s zealousness in making history must be adorned with milk of human kindness. The article generated several reactions for and against. Another one was written when there was a seeming stalemate between NLC and…