Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has expressed gratitude to His Holiness, Pope Francis, for praying against the killings in Southern Kaduna and for the peace of Nigeria. Pam said this in a statement at the end of strategic stakeholders meeting with states Chairmen and Secretaries of states Pilgrims Welfare Boards from the North Central and North West Zones of the country. The statement was issued on Wednesday...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, says the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central Nigeria has international dimension. Adamu said this during a town-hall meeting on peace and security held on Wednesday in Zuru, headquarters of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. “We have realised that most of the banditry has an international dimension. The bandits come from outside the country. We arrested Sudanese, Nigeriens and Malians, among other nationals. “We...
The embattling President of Mali, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday, announced his resignation hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the West African nation. Keita said it is to avoid “bloodshed”. The President and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were detained on Tuesday afternoon by rebel soldiers. Both of them drove to a military base in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, which had been...
The House of Representative Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements has invited the Nigeria Ministry of Justice to explain more to the Nigeria public the sovereignty clause in the Nigeria/China loan agreement. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Committee, Nicholas Ossai, at the sitting of the panel, which was investigating the external loans and commercial agreements signed by Nigeria. The Punch in its investigation revealed that there were indications that the...
Democrats on Tuesday night officially nominated former Vice President, Mr. Joe Biden, to face incumbent President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Biden’s nomination came on the second night of the party’s virtual National Convention under the theme, “Leadership Matters”. His emergence followed the announcement of votes by party delegates from across the country via video messages. The candidate immediately took to Twitter to accept his nomination, saying it was the “honour...
Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said, on Wednesday, they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests, deeper into crisis. In a statement broadcast on state-owned television early on...
Nigeria and other West African nations are set to adopt a new system of utilizing satellite technology in better predicting environmental patterns to help mitigate flood. The adoption follows an initiative by African Union (AU) Leaders and the European Union in the training of key stakeholders in the application of the technology. The training which opened in Abuja and is also to be held simultaneously in other West African Countries, is being conducted by the...
The Kaduna government has begun verifying 7,261 cooks engaged under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. Mr Umar Abdullahi, Programme Manager of the programme, made this known in Zaria on the sideline of a two-day Media Roundtable to enlist media support on reportage of social protection programmes Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the goal was to verify the cooks and ensure that they are doing the right...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,895. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, said four deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, has continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. The agency said...
The House of Representatives on Monday faulted the sovereignty clause in Nigeria/China loan agreement, saying the sovereignty clause is dangerous. This was stated in Abuja by the Chairman of the House Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements, Nichola Ossai, during the investigative hearing on external loans and commercial agreements. Ossai added that Nigeria’s loan agreement with the Asian country was only being governed by Chinese laws. He added that the Federal Government of Nigeria in...
