Troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt decisive blow to Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in a failed attack on Damboa in Borno. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the failed attack took place in the early hours of Friday. Nwachukwu said the gallant troops of 25 Task Force (TF) Brigade countered the attack by the terrorists who made a spirited attempt to infiltrate the town. He said the criminals attacked the town in the early hours through multiple flanks with unconfirmed number of…
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Yesterday, I gave the 9th Annual Population Lecture Series of the National Population Commission on the theme of population, rights and peace. I agreed with Bode Augusto that the popular saying that: “Nigeria’s population is a strength” that could provide a demographic dividend, is false. As he argued: “Population is only a strength if it is well educated, healthy, the economy has the capacity to provide them with employment and households have enough income to buy goods and services produced by businesses.” He adds correctly, that one of Nigeria’s biggest problem is uncontrolled population growth: “Every year, we add 5…
As the world marks the 2021 World Toilet Day (WTD) on Friday, UNICEF says the states of Abia, Zamfara, and Akwa Ibom rank least while Kwara, Plateau, and Ebonyi rank highest in open defecation in Nigeria. According to it, there has been limited progress over the last two years in the fight against open defecation in Nigeria. World Toilet Day is marked annually on November 19 to raise awareness on the 3.6 billion people around the world who are still living without access to a safely managed toilet. It is to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and…
The UN Children’s Fund(UNICEF) and other critical stakeholders including UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have called for implementation of the National Policy on Gender in Education. They made the call at the inauguration of the policy by the Ministry of Education on Monday, in Abuja. The Chief of Education, UNICEF Nigeria, Saadhna Panday, said the launch was a demonstration of transformative political will and strategic investment in girl-child education in Nigeria. She, however, noted that the challenge was how to deliver the proven strategies through sustainable delivery mechanisms with speed, scale, and quality. “On behalf of UNICEF I…
The United States has delisted Nigeria, Russia, China, and eight other countries from its list of religious violators. This is contained in a statement by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Wednesday. The US then described the countries as “Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.” Titled, ‘Religious Freedom Designations’, the statement l also disclosed that Algeria, Comoros, Cuba, and Nicaragua have all been placed on a Special Watch List for governments that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom.” In a similar vein,…
The absence of Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, stalled the suit filed by former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, against the state government and others. Justice Mohammed had, on September 22, fixed Wednesday for hearing an application, challenging its jurisdiction in the suit filed by Okorocha. On the last adjourned date, the former governor’s counsel, Oba Maduabuchi, SAN, had urged the court to fix another date to take the motion, challenging its jurisdiction, and moved for an adjournment on the ground that he was bereaved. The prayer for adjournment was not opposed by counsel to…
Suspected Ambazonian soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon stormed Manga village in Takum local government area of Taraba state, killing 11 persons including a traditional ruler on Wednesday morning, ChannelsTV has reported. Takum local government area is a border community between Taraba state and the Republic of Cameroon. Joseph Manga, the brother of the slain traditional ruler and the Senior Special Assistant to the Taraba governor, Darius Ishaku, confirmed the incident in an interview. He disclosed that the Ambazonian soldiers first attacked the border community in Cameroon republic before crossing over to Nigeria to unleash mayhem. “The Ambazonian separatist soldiers…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has presented a budget of N340 billion for 2022 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged, “Budget of Economic Resilience”, Masari said it was higher than the 2020 figure by N48 billion. He said that the budget was made up of N102 billion recurrent expenditure, representing 30.40 per cent and N238 billion capital expenditure, representing 69.85 per cent. “The 2022 budget is designed to complete ongoing projects and initiate other capital projects that can be completed within the life of this administration. “The total amount projected to finance the 2022…
A Professor of Food Process Technology and Product Development with the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Mathew Oluwamukomi has observed that to attain sustainable food and health security in Nigeria, farmers must be guided to imbibe and practice value addition. He said the practice will ultimately increase their earning and prevent rip-off by middlemen who come to buy off their products cheaply and resell for profiteering. He made the submission while delivering the 139th inaugural lecture of the University on Tuesday in Akure. Speaking on the topic, “Value Addition: A Sine Oua Non for Sustainable Food and Health Security,”…
Dear Hon. Ismail Kayode Tijani We are writing this letter to bring to your attention some burning issues we believe are unfair which require your urgent attention. First and foremost, we have to spell out to you your rule of engagement as an Honorable member of the Nigeria House of Representatives as stipulated by the law of the federal republic of Nigeria. A member of the House of Representatives is considered to be the direct representative of the people of His/Her district or constituency. Such member’s roles and duties are and not limited to: representing His/Her constituency well, move peoples…