The Niger State Government has announced the outbreak of avian influenza (flu) in a cluster of poultry farms amidst the coronavirus pandemic in the State. The Information Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Abubakar Kuta, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Minna, NAN reports. Kuta said that poultry…
Legendary goalkeeper of the Nigerian national team, Emmanuel Okala, who turned 70 earlier in the week, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE about his background, career and feats on the pitch You just turned 70. What are you most grateful for? I am grateful that God found me worthy to spare my life. It is a thing of joy,…
The Nigerian government has condemned the decision of the United Kingdom to grant asylum to alleged persecuted members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, called it a disrespect to Nigeria, sabotage on the fight against terrorism and an…
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle in his determination to tackle the insecurity in the state has flagged off the training of the newly recruited Community Protection Guards (CPG). This is just as the Governor said that the State is now moving towards implementing new Security measures under his watch. According to him, “only…
The sidestepping of Nigeria is seen as reflective of the country’s declining global appeal. U.S. President Joe Biden made his first call to an African leader last week, apparently choosing not to speak to Nigeria’s President Buhari, an omission experts say reflects not only America’s diplomatic priorities but Nigeria’s estimation at a time the continent’s…
President Ibrahim Traoré has claimed that terrorism is a new form of violent and barbaric colonization that has been articulated on the disintegration of African armies and bad governance, encouraged by imperialists. The head of the Burkinabe state was speaking in an interview recorded on August 31, 2023 and broadcast on Wednesday evening by Burkina’s…
Ebonyi State Government, on Thursday, handed over five schools to the Catholic Church in some parts of the State. The five schools are; King David Gifted Academy; Vocational College; Government Technical College, Agba; Government Technical College, Afikpo and Government Technical College, Abakaliki. Governor David Umahi, who performed the handing over ceremony of the schools to…
A group of lawyers under the auspices of “National Lawyers Coalition for Peter Obi” has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, The Netherlands, over “organized crimes against humanity”. This was contained in a petition addressed to the Office of the…
Sonia, the 25-year-old daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has appealed to the general public for a kidney donation. This is coming barely two months after Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested for alleged conspiracy to facilitate the travel of David Ukpo, for organ harvesting for their daughter. The couple were subsequently arraigned…
By Prince Ejeh Josh, Esq We’ve grown beyond throwing tantrums. We’ve passed that stage and age of shelling invectives as a weapon of proportionality and balance of terror to deter bellicosity. In our pacific approach to issues as people with civilized, liberal and forbearing orientation, what we do is to identify people in need of…
