The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Monday in Benin said that members of his committee were in the state to assist in ensuring that the Sept. 19 gubernatorial election was conducted peacefully. Abubakar stated this while addressing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, ahead of the peace pact by all parties involved in the elections. According to him, the political temperature in the state has...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) at midnight on Monday said that the death toll for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria had jumped to 1, 083. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports the NCDC confirmed that there were 132 new infections. It stated that one new fatality raised the death toll to 1,083. The agency said 132 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused...
Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu AWKA — Pandemics are purely health-related, however, “throughout history, pandemics have had profound economic effects”, writes The Economist. This is true as can be observed with the COVID-19 pandemic, not just in Nigeria but around the world. More people have lost their job, many businesses are struggling while some have collapsed under the weight of the burden of the pandemic, yet, it is not over. In Anambra State, it is no...
The Presidency has replied Nigeria former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, over his recent comment that Nigeria was becoming a failed and more divided state under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo on Thursday had said he had never seen Nigeria in such a state before, saying the blame for the current state of the country is due to poor management of the country’s diversity by Buhari. Obasanjo said, “Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has received the former House of Representatives member Alhaji Abubakar Mahmud Wambai and his supporters who defected from the All Progressives Congress APC to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Adamawa. The Governor at the ceremony held in the Government House, Yola over the weekend, said ‘’the people of Adamawa are yearning for change and therefore this administration will not relent until the downtrodden are...
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has nodded the former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment about Nigeria becoming a failed state and can crumble if nothing urgent is done to address the country’s challenges. Fayose gave the nod on Saturday night in an Instagram Live Chat with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ovation Media Group, Dele Momodu. Obasanjo in an event on Thursday had said Nigeria was slowly becoming a failed state...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in conjunction with Spotlight Initiative has trained senior government officials and Civil Society Organisations on gender-responsive budgeting. The training held at Murtala Nyako training centre, Adamawa state secretariat was aimed to have a responsible budget that could help in the fight against gender violence plaguing the society. In her welcome address, Bar Fabaryu Alfred representative of the FIDA Chairperson stated that’’ The project...
The Lagos state government has instructed all public and private schools to begin the 2020/2021 academic session on September 21. Mr. Kayode Abayomi, the state Head of Public Affairs, in a statement on Sunday, said the state would adopt a phased approach in reopening public schools. He noted that while all classes in private primary and secondary schools are permitted to resume, only JSS 3 and SS2 students in public schools will return to classes....
From the rockies to the Hudson, to the Potomac, beyond the great sand spread of the Sahara, to the river Naija, the end is on its way ―Don Okolo Life as we know it could be coming to an end. That is not a figure of speech. I have consulted with the shamans and medicine men, from the world’s renowned rainforests, from the swamplands of the Pantanal, to the critter-burdened monsoon regions of the far...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Muslim Council of Adamawa State has on Saturday launched the 1442 Islamic calendar in Yola, calling for tolerance and mutual respect with non-Muslim and adherents of other religions. Malam Gambo Jika, Chairman of the council, in his welcome address noted that the organisation under his leadership has been working with relevant stakeholders to ensure peaceful coexistence in the state. Jika particularly lauded the state government for the giant developmental...
