Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday announced the death of his Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Surajo Marafa-Gatawa. A statement by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Malam Muhammad Bello, said late Mafara-Gatawa passed away on Sunday (today) after a brief illness. Bello said the late commissioner, born on Sept. 15, 1957, was an astute politician. He said that the deceased had been a Councillor in Sabon Birni Local Government...
Troops of Operations Thunder Strike and Whirl Punch in conjunction with the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki have killed 17 bandits in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This was disclosed on Monday in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche. Enenche also disclosed that several other bandits escape with gunshots wounds in the joint operation that was conducted on May 7 at the hideout of suspected bandits around Mashigi...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Agency Law (amendment) 2019 bill. The bill which made provision for the creation of am Amotekun corps into Law was amended on Monday. However, Section 20 (1) of the bill which subjects the appointment of the Lagos Amotekun Corps Commander to the confirmation of the House was retained. This is in accordance with the practice and procedures of the House that...
A total of N40.2 trillion was spent by Nigerians on food and non-food items in 2019, a report just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. The report which details findings on the consumption expenditure pattern in Nigeria is based on the Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) which was last conducted in 2009. It classifies household consumption expenditure types by food and non-food items at the national, zonal level, state level, and the...
The Kano State Government has confirmed that some 47 medical workers tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the state. Dr. Tijjani Husaain, the Coordinator, Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19, made the disclosure at a news conference of the Taskforce on COVID-19, on Sunday in Kano. Hussain said that the health workers were confirmed to had infected the virus in the past weeks, noting that no new case of the virus infection was recorded...
(Reuters) – Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87. Richard, a Grammy Award winner and inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame whose electrifying 1950s hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” and flamboyant stage presence influenced legions of performers, succumbed to cancer. “Little Richard died in...
There’ve been several reminders in recent weeks about the pledge African leaders made to dedicate 15% of their budgets to healthcare back in April 2001 at an African Union meeting. The pledge is known as the Abuja Declaration (pdf). The reason for those stories or social media posts is that few of these countries have come close to matching that reasonable target and we’re all in the middle of a health crisis. As Quartz Africa covered last week, many...
Beware, least you inspire in me not an act But a cobweb on the soul– “How do you say no in an attempt?” No man ever did—an elemental balm. For men the work of God’s creation drives A tradition up against the wall. You must nurture it, watch it, like a newborn— Otherwise, the spark can travel the path of stone. For us the breast undoes itself over and over: Just like the fingernail grows...
Some notable actors, including, Kunle Afolayan, on Saturday, took to their Instagram handles to celebrate a veteran actor, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as “Oga Bello” who clocked 67 years. They celebrated “Oga Bello” for his mentorship and fatherly guidance in the profession. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that “Oga Bello” was born May 9, 1953. He began his acting career in 1964, and produced his first movie “Ogun Ajaye” in 1985. Since then,...
Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world’s most influential songwriters. Rough and Rowdy Ways” will be released on June 19, according to a brief announcement on Dylan’s official website early on Friday. It will be a double album but no further details were given. The announcement followed the release late on Thursday of a third...
