Author: Ishaku Yohanna

7 school children, 16 others burnt to death in Kogi tanker explosion

Ishaku Yohanna

Twenty-three people, including seven school children, have died in a fuel tanker fire accident which occurred at Felele area of Lokoja,Kogi, in the early hours of Wednesday. The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Idris Ali, who disclosed this in Lokoja, said the seven school children comprised 10 male adults and six female adults. Ali said that three of the children were females while the remaining four were burnt beyond recognition. He said five of the dead victims were students and staff of the Kogi…

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Birthday: PGF celebrates Remi Tinubu, Okorocha

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday eulogised the contributions of Senator Oluremi Tinubu to democratic development of Nigeria. A statement in Abuja by its Chairman and Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the forum described Senator Oluremi who marked her 60th birthday as a rallying point for the progressives in the country. “We celebrate with her, our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and her entire family on this special occasion.…

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Revenue Generation: FG takes over NNPC, Customs, FIRS, NPA, NIMASA, NCC, others

Ishaku Yohanna

Pressured by dwindling revenues and heavy debt burden, the Federal Government on Tuesday moved to boost its resources by directly taking over control of revenue management of its 10 most lucrative enterprises. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigeria Customs Service (NSS). Others include Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Federal Airports Authority…

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Saudi resumes ‘Umrah’ pilgrimage October 4

Ishaku Yohanna

Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after it was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.  In the first stage, “6,000 citizens and residents within the kingdom will be allowed to perform the umrah per day from October 4,” the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency.  Visitors from outside the kingdom will be permitted from November 1, when umrah’s capacity will be raised to 20,000 pilgrims per day, the ministry said. 

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Northern youths commend INEC, Police over Edo election

Ishaku Yohanna

A group, the Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance, NYIPGG, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies for ensuring the conduct of a free and fair gubernatorial election in Edo state last weekend. The group advised that the same performance be replicated in the coming Ondo governorship election and future elections in the country. Addressing the media in Makurdi in commemoration of the International Peace Day celebration, President of NYIPGG, Comrade Umar Lawan said the outcome of the election was a clear indication that…

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Zauzau kingmakers commence plans to pick new Emir

Ishaku Yohanna

Kingmakers the Zauzzau Emirate have begun the process of searching for a successor to replace the late Emir, Alhaji Shehu Idris. Idris died on Sunday, at the age of 84. In order to pick the 19th Emir of Zauzau, the kingmakers have gone into seclusion. It was gathered that the Emirate statute provides that the kingmakers saddled with responsibility including the Wazirin Zazzau, Ibrahim Aminu, Fagacin Zazzau, Umar Mohammed, Makama Karami, Mahmoud Abbas, Chief Imam of Zazzau, Dalhat Kassim and Chief Imam of Kona, Sani Aliyu. “As the custom demands…

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Kano: Security agents stop protest against hike in petrol price, electricity tariffs, VAT

Ishaku Yohanna

Security agents comprising police, the State Security Service, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have stopped a protest against the increase in the prices of fuel, electricity and value-added tax in the country. The protest led by a civil society organisation, Joint Action Forum, (JAF), started as a rally in front of the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, (NUJ), along Farm Centre Road in Kano on Tuesday morning amidst heavy security presence. The leader of the group, Musa Bashir, called on the federal government to reverse…

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NUC issues new directives on reopening of varsities

Ishaku Yohanna

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released new directives to Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities for the safe reopening of universities for academic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo addressed to the Vice-Chancellors sighted, the Commission announced that steps have been taken towards the reopening of universities in Nigeria following a significant decline in the number of recorded cases of the virus in the country. According to the memo signed by Chris Maiyaki, Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, universities in Nigeria can now conclude their resumption arrangements…

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Zulum donates house, N20m to family of army commander killed by Boko Haram

Ishaku Yohanna

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has donated a house and N20 million to the widow and children of the late Col. Dahiru Bako, who died from wounds sustained while battling Boko Haram terrorists. The governor made the announcement yesterday at the burial of the late Commander in Maiduguri. In a statement titled ‘Borno Governor, Zulum donates house, N20million to late Col. D. C. Bako’s widow, orphans,’ Zulum paid a glowing tribute to the deceased. Bako, described by the governor as a fallen warrior, was the Commander of 25 Task…

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Obaseki extends olive branch to Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu, says ‘The fight is over’

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has extended an olive branch to his main opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the just concluded Edo State governorship election. However, receiving his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday in Benin, Edo State, Obaseki extended the olive branch to Oshiomhole, the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and other members of the party to join hands with his administration in developing the state. INEC ’s National Commissioner in charge of Edo , Rivers, and Bayelsa States , Mrs May…

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