The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday lifted the sanctions imposed on Mali in the wake of an August 18, 2020, military coup, citing Mali’s “notable advances towards constitutional normalisation” as the reason for the relaxation of the sanctions. The regional bloc announced the lifting of the sanctions in a statement by Chairman of ECOWAS Authority and President of Ghana, Nana Kuffo Addo. The lifting of the sanctions comes two days after...
Zamfara government says it has started its gold reserve to reduce dependence on federal allocations. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, told journalists in Gusau on Tuesday that, although, there was a federal government ban on mining activities in the country, “the state government was able to purchase the commodity from licensed miners. “At the moment, we have a pure gold reserve of over 30 kilos and as time goes by, we will...
White privilege is a beast. It is an innate, naturally concocted following…it is therefore hard to extricate oneself from its snares. ―Don Okolo Man has disintegrated badly; his mind is still functional in the sense that it still wants to satisfy the musings of those like him. But the rest of him has acquired real estate in the pit of squalor where he now sits in comfort writing essays of disdain and mischievous husbandry in...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised Nigerians not to relent in their call for restructuring from the present government. The Forum agreed that that the Nigerian state has failed, especially in the area of security, adding that there was the need to look at the structure of the country in providing security for the people. The spokesperson of the forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, while speaking on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, said the country...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Operation Commandant of Youth Volunteer (CJTF) in Benisheikh community of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, Babagana Idi was reportedly killed by Boko Haram insurgents. Security sources say that a team of CJTF in Benisheikh engaged Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle during which two Boko Haram insurgents were killed and captured one alive, while one of the gallant civilian JTF members lost his life. An inside source...
The Federal Government, Governors of the South East geo-political zone and other stakeholders commends the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the unflinching support towards the completion of the administrative block of the FRSC Academy. Speaking during the inauguration of the administrative block on Monday at the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Academy in Udi Local Government, Enugu State, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, represented by Jamiu Adelabu Abdukalreem, expressed deep...
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent No fewer than 80 traditional herbal medicine practitioners were trained on Phytomedicine in Yola, by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD). The training was tagged “Harnessing Indigenous Phytomedicine from Traditional Knowledge, Developing High Quality, Safe and Effective Products for Economic Empowerment”. In his presentation, the Director General of NIPRD, Dr. Obi Adigwe said with traditional medicine government stand to earn a lot of foreign exchange. Dr Adigwe...
Super Eagles and Galatasary SK, Turkey midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, has been ruled out of the international friendly match between Nigeria and two North African countries – Algeria and Tunisia. The team’s Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that Etabo pulled out after he sustained an injury in the club’s lone goal defeat to Kasımpaşa FC at the weekend in a Turkish league encounter. Ibitoye said most of the...
The Presidency has reacted to the calls by some individuals and socio-ethnic groups calling for the immediate restructuring of Nigeria, saying the Buhari administration will not succumb to threats and undue pressure over the matter. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement on Monday morning when he responded to the renewed agitation in some quarters for the restructuring of the country. The News...
Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, better known as Kenzo, who created his label in Paris in the 1970s, died on Sunday, the brand that still carries his name said. Aged 81, Takada died of complications linked to COVID-19 at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a residential suburb on the western outskirts of the capital, his spokesman told French media. Known for his colourful motifs and original silhouettes, which mixed inspirations from Japan, such...
