Author: Ishaku Yohanna

NLC announces nationwide protest over petrol, electricity price increase

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on going ahead with its earlier planned strike and protest, with effect from September 28, 2020, following the failure of the Federal Government to reverse the increases in electricity tariff and fuel price. Speaking in Abuja at a press briefing, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said the protest action was inevitable since the federal government has refused to reverse the increase in electricity and fuel prices. According to Wabba, the “privatization of the electricity sub-sector, seven years down the line, has not yielded any…

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Ondo governorship election is going to be dicey, APC Caretaker Committee Member warns

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee representing Youths , Barrister Ismail Ahmed, has expressed concern ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Ondo State, assuring that his Party would not take anything for granted especially after losing the recently concluded gubernatorial elections in Edo State to an opposition Party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Addressing Journalists at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,  Ismail Ahmed said the Ondo State election was going to be dicey but however assured that his party was not going…

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FG spends N8.9t on subsidy in 10 years – PPPRA

Ishaku Yohanna

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the Federal Government has spent a total of N8.94 trillion on oil subsidy between 2006 and 2015. The agency disclosed this in a document on subsidy payment released in Abuja on Monday. It said that the subsidy was paid to oil marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the period under review. A breakdown of the money indicated that in 2006 a total of N257.36 billion was paid, in 2007, N271.51 billion while in 2008 N630.57 billion was paid to…

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Schools Reopening: FG calls for caution, says ‘10% of COVID-19 cases are below 19 years’

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has warned against flouting COVID-19 safety guidelines during school reopening to avoid a spike in infections. The federal government had asked school administrators to start preparing for the full reopening of schools after they were shut in March to check the spread of COVID-19. Speaking on Monday at the presidential task force briefing, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, said there is growing complacency as the number of infections appears to be reducing. The minister said records show that 10 percent of all positive cases treated in the…

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NCAA threatens to stop domestic flights over breach of COVID-19 protocols

Ishaku Yohanna

Domestic airline operators risk losing their licences over non-compliance with the COVID-19 protocols of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) warned on Monday. The NCAA Director General, Mr Musa Nuhu, issued the warning in a letter to all operators (DG39/20) with reference NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/267, dated Sept. 21, on Monday in Lagos. The letter bore the title: “Non-Compliance with COVID-19 Protocols.’’ Nuhu said the warning was necessary because some domestic airlines have been flouting the protocols. Nuhu said the warning was necessary because some domestic airlines have been flouting…

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Herders/farmers clash: One dead, 20 injured in Jigawa – Police

Ishaku Yohanna

One person has been reported killed while 20 others were injured during a violent clash over land between farmers and herders in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Monday, the police have said. The police said the unrest happened at Madamuwa forest, a Fulani settlement and it was over a land ownership tussle between the warring groups. Musa Mamman, aged about 55, died while receiving treatment after the clash, the police said. The police spokesperson for the state, Audu Jinjiri, on Monday, said among those injured, six were…

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How Boko Haram terrorists killed Nigerian Army Colonel

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Colonel D.C. Bako, who  was Commander of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, the team combating terrorism in the North-East region of the country. According to the newsletter signed by an army spokesman, Colonel Ado Isa, the fallen soldier was gallant and was one of the finest war heroes. The statement further revealed that Col DC Bako always led from the front and was a patriotic Nigerian, who led a patrol to clear Boko Haram Terrorists from Sabon Gari-Wajiroko axis near Damboa. It…

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Mali’s military junta announces transition president

Ishaku Yohanna

Mali’s military junta announced the leaders of a new transition government in the Sahel state on Monday, which will retain strong army links despite international pressure to appoint civilians after a coup. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita said in a televised statement that former defence minister Bah Ndaw would become transition president — while he himself would serve as vice president. The announcement comes after the 15-nation West Africa bloc ECOWAS last week gave Mali’s ruling officers “days” to appoint civilian leaders, warning that it would not lift sanctions on…

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Petrol scarcity looms as NARTO orders tanker drivers to begin strike

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) on Monday ordered tanker drivers nationwide to halt operations beginning from Tuesday, September 22, 2020. NARTO gave the directive in Abuja in protest against the Federal Government’s ban on petroleum trucks above 45,000 litres from plying Nigerian roads. NARTO is the umbrella organisation of all commercial vehicles owners in Nigeria engaged in the haulage of petroleum products, general cargoes, and movement of goods and passengers within the country and the West-African sub-region. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, NARTO’s National President, Yusuf…

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Edo 2020: Nigeria’s multitude of election riggers were made ineffective – Kwankwaso

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki and the entire people of Edo State on the successful and peaceful conclusion of the gubernatorial election which was held on Saturday September 19, 2020, describing it as a well deserved victory. In a statement signed his Principal Private Secretary, Muhammed Inuwa Ali, and made available to news men on Monday in Abuja, Kwankwaso said the action of the good people of Edo State symbolizes hope for every true democrat in the country. “I congratulate Gov. Godwin Obaseki…

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