Terrorists on a Thursday attacked a Mosque and abducted 14 worshipers Giwa local government area of Kaduna state. The gunmen were reported to have stormed the mosque in large numbers while residents were observing the evening prayers. Although the state government and police authorities have yet to confirm the incident, a local security source narrated to ChannelsTV how it occurred. He said the bandits surrounded the mosque upon their arrival in the area and in the process, they took about 14 worshippers away to an unknown destination. The gunmen were also reported to have carted away an unspecified number of…
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Accident on Saturday morning have reportedly killed 12 persons and six others injured on Ilorin-Ogbomoso road. The Kwara Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade who confirmed the incident said the crash was because of Route Violation (RV) Speed Limit Violation (SPV) and Loss of Control (LOC). The sector commander said the crash involved a white commercial Toyota Hummer Bus without a registration number and a white commercial Volvo Trailer also without a registration number. “This morning we were informed of the unfortunate crash which occurred on the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway at a location called Ote. “It…
The Johnson and Johnson (J&J) single-dose vaccine was the most accepted type of COVID-19 jab in Nigeria in the last one week. This is according to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) which gave an update on the vaccination exercise via its verified Twitter handle on Friday. Other brands of COVID-19 vaccine approved for use by the Nigerian authorities include Oxford/AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer. In the report which covered the progress of the exercise in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the agency revealed that there was an average daily uptake of 80,000 doses of the…
The Director of Publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salisu Danbatta has explained that the Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), John Akpanudoedehe has not resigned his position as being speculated. Dambatta said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to reports in the media that Akpanudoedehe had resigned his position following the leadership change in the party. “We wish to note that the Secretary of the APC CECPC, Akpanudoedehe never sent a resignation letter to the party to the best of its knowledge and neither was he sacked as some…
India’s military accidentally fired a missile into neighbouring Pakistan, New Delhi’s defence ministry said on Friday, calling it “deeply regrettable”. Hindu-majority India and Muslim Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from British colonial rule in 1947, two of them over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Their shared border has a heavy military presence on both sides, and there have been numerous flare-ups between them, with tensions sometimes raising fears of an atomic exchange. “In the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile” on Wednesday, India’s defence ministry said. It did…
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, on the occasion of his 61st birthday. In a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja, the Nigerian leader recognised His Highness’ steadfast commitment to Nigeria’s economic development, peace and stability. The president noted that the crown prince had demonstrated compassion to the Nigeria’s humanitarian needs and lending a helping hand to deal with the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic. He also saluted the leadership and visionary foresight of the crown prince which, he said, had brought economic…
Chinedu Anyaso, a chietain of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the hike in the price of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), popularly called diesel, will worsen inflation in the country. Anyaso, who is the Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community, said this in an interview in Awka on Friday. He described the development as unhealthy, saying the hike portended stiffer hardship for Nigerians. The price of the commodity went up about two weeks ago in Awka and its environs from N400 per litre to N650 per litre. Diesel is the major source of energy for articulated vehicles,…
Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda died on Friday at the age of 85 after a long battle with colon cancer, his son Andrew told AFP. “He is gone”, Andrew Banda told an AFP correspondent in Lusaka. The southern African country’s fourth leader since independence from Britain served for three years from 2008 — a term remembered for economic growth and corruption allegations. Banda was vice-president when his predecessor Levy Mwanawasa unexpectedly succumbed to a stroke, propelling him into the top job. But the veteran diplomat was defeated in 2011 elections, despite overseeing major economic growth during his tenure. Zambia’s economy…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, is set to meet field commanders to evaluate all ongoing operational engagements of the Nigerian Army during the first quarter COAS Conference. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the conference was with a view to effectively project into the future by providing an interactive framework between the COAS and the field commanders. According to him, the conference will provide a platform for the Nigerian army to appraise its performance for the year 2022. “Additionally, it will retrospectively…
Kwara state government is set to empower 100,000 beneficiaries, including artisans and farmers through Government Guarantee Support Scheme (GGSS). The General Manager, Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Muhammad Brimah, disclosed this at an interactive session with artisans and small-scale business owners in Ilorin on Friday. Brimah said the scheme is an expansion of the state social investment programme to assist owners of micro businesses, including artisans and small-scale farmers. He said this is being done in partnership with the Governor’s Office on Poverty Alleviation. Brimah said the scheme will be in phases, starting with the enumeration of all artisan…