I wanted to continue with my treatise on the Rule of Law as our only panacea for survival when a clarion call by the governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari, caught my attention. It might have come as a shock to many when Masari called on people of his state to arm themselves, rise, and confront bandits to defend themselves. He lamented that security officials alone cannot tackle insecurity in the state. Masari’s state, like other northwest and north-central states of Zamfara, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna and Kogi, has witnessed incessant attacks by bandits linked to the dreaded Boko…
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The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has said for the 2023 general elections to hold successfully, Nigerian government must intensify efforts to curb the general and pervasive insecurity across the country as well as the rampant intake of drugs and dangerous substances. Making the remarks, CNG Spokesperson Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said the general expectations is that government would bring a conclusive end to the daunting security challenges that characterised the year gone. “In the North especially, government, should, with the entire national resolve behind its efforts, work to achieve final disengagement, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and reconstruction within the next few months.…
A minor fire incident that occurred in the morning of January 1st 2022, at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) has been put out, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation limited has said. According to a statement by the Spokesperson of the corporation, Garba Deen Mohammed on Saturday said, “The incident, which was contained in less than two hours, was caused by a spark while a 33,000 litre truck was discharging naphtha into a tank at the PHRC. “The management of the refinery led by the Managing Director, who was at the scene supervising the operation, immediately mobilized the safety structure…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days hazy weather activity from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja predicted moderate dust haze over the northern region on Sunday. It anticipated horizontal visibility values from 2,000m to 5,000m and localised horizontal visibility value of less than or equal to 1,000m throughout the forecast period. The agency envisaged sunny and hazy atmosphere over the North-Central cities throughout the forecast period. According to NiMet, hazy atmosphere with patches of cloud is expected over the inland cities of the South within the forecast period. It forecast coastal cities…
Tottenham Hotspur’s top four bid was boosted by a 1-0 win at relegation threatened Watford on Saturday as Davinson Sanchez scored a 96th minute winner. Spurs enjoyed the majority of the possession throughout the match but poor finishing meant Antonio Conte’s side had to wait until six minutes into added time for their winner. Sergio Reguilon had a powerful shot turned away by Daniel Bachmann on 25 minutes, while Harry Kane also hit the ball just inches wide of the net in the first half. Bachmann was called into action several times in the second half. He tipped a shot…
The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), on Saturday released the results of the Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) of June/July, 2021. The Registrar of NBAIS, Prof. Muhammad Abdullahi, disclosed this during the official presentation and release of the results at the Board’s Headquarters in Kaduna. The Registrar said 24 states and the Federal Capital took part in the examinations from October 11 to November 5, 2021. He noted that a total of 39,369 candidates sat for the examination and 78 per cent had pass in four core courses of the NBAIS, which are…
Eric Adams, the city’s second black mayor and the former Brooklyn borough president, has been sworn in as the New York City’s 110th mayor. Adams was sworn in at Times Square, New York, on Saturday following the New Year’s Eve ball drop. He was sworn into office on a family bible held by his son, Jordan Coleman, just minutes after midnight by Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. “I, Eric Adams, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the State…
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp will miss Sunday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea after returning a suspected positive COVID-19 test, the Merseyside club said on Saturday. Assistant manager, Pepijn Lijnders, will take charge at Stamford Bridge in the absence of Klopp, who is isolating after reporting mild symptoms. “Testing of the entire first-team set-up has revealed no further positive cases within the playing squad in addition to the three confirmed by Klopp on Friday. “Three backroom staff members have returned suspected positive results, however,” Liverpool said in a statement. On Friday, Klopp said three players and some staff had tested positive…
The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women, especially nursing mothers to ensure their babies are exclusively breastfeed for the health and well-being of the babies. Mrs Buhari, represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on African First Ladies Peace Mission Dr. Mairo Al-Makura, spoke on Saturday at the Bwari General Hospital, when she received the first baby of the year in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). She said that six-month exclusive breastfeeding was essential to boosting the immune system of the babies, hence the need for nursing mothers to adhere. She also stressed the need…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has tasked Nigerians on peaceful coexistence, just as it felicitates with themon the occasion of New Year celebration. A statement by the President of the Association, Ladi Bala on Saturday, said “the year 2021 no doubt posed some challenges owing to insecurity and the economic down turn that forced most of the people to experience some measures of hardship.” She observed that “Nigeria as a nation was not spared of global melt down occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic that threatened the survival of most nations. “The New Year is here thus, the need…