We Won’t Escape Another #ENDSARS Protest, SP Lawan Warns
THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, warned on Monday that Nigeria as a country, will not escape another citizens’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage the youths. Speaking when he formally declared open the...
Kano Govt Seals Hospital For Violating COVID-19 Protocols
The Kano State Government has sealed a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano for treating sever cases of coronavirus, COVID-19. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba. According to the Commissioner, the hospital was shutdown in accordance with the standard set by the state Task Force on COVID-19, which...
Governors In Talks With World Bank To Support States — Fayemi
The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) says it is in touch with the World Bank for funds for states to mitigate the economic and social costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kayode Fae=yemi of Ekiti, the NGF chairman, said this in a statement on Monday. Mr Fayemi also said there are ongoing plans to include disbursement of existing and new financing for...
Boat Mishap: 8 Bodies Recovered, 12 People Still Missing – NSEMA
Eight bodies have been recovered with 12 people still missing from the boat accident which occurred on Monday around Tungan Leda in Borgu local government area of Niger state. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said that it rescued 11 people alive adding that the dead passengers include five females and three males. The reason for the capsizing of the boat...
Why I Want To Start My Work From Okpoko -Soludo
The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has explained the rationale behind making Okpoko his first place of visit following his inauguration as the state governor on Thursday. He noted that since the area has been accepted as the weakest link in the state, he had no option but to begin his administration’s projects from Okpoko. Soludo said that the clarification had...
2023: Adesina Denies Endorsing Tinubu For Presidency
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has denied endorsing the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 presidency. A statement that made the rounds online, credited to the AfDB President, had Adesina endorsing the former Lagos State Governor. The statement read, “If Senator Bola Tinubu could make Lagos the...
Buhari Returns To Nigeria After Medical Trip
Barring any last minute change in plan, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria Friday, August 13, 2021. The President would return to Nigeria by 5pm today, after about two weeks break to the United Kingdom. According to a police wireless message made available to ABN TV, all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the Federal Capital Territory...
You’ll Pay Heavy Price – IPOB Threatens Police, Army Over Arrest Of Members
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned security agents against the continued detention of one Mazi Ofornedu Okafor. IPOB warned that the Enugu State Police Commissioner and other security agents would “pay heavy price” should anything happen to Okafor while in police detention. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful alleged that men of the Enugu...
Group Commends Ikpeazu For Construction, Commissioning Of Roads In Aba
An environmental rights group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD has commended the Abia state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu for the completion of construction work on select roads in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, and commissioning of same. The roads according to FENRAD include, Osusu, Eziukwu, and other roads, even at Ogbor Hill Axis. The group...
Drama In Senate As RMRDC Boss Lists “Kilishi” As Research Breakthrough
There was a mild drama at the Senate on Monday when the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, Professor Hussain Ibrahim, identified the development of Kilishi technology as its major breakthrough since the agency’s creation, 33 years ago. Ibrahim, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Science and Technology to brief the senators on the activities...
