President AbdelFattah al-Sisi of Egypt has issued a decree for renewing the state of emergency nationwide for three months effect from Monday, state-run Ahram newspaper said. “The armed forces and the police will take necessary measures to fight terrorism and its finance, maintain security nationwide, protect public and private...
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The President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says the National Assembly (NASS) would ensure justice for victims of alleged abuses by the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Lawan announced this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. He said the NASS would also ensure that the government...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lagos state the nation’s epicentre of the COVID-19, on Sunday recorded zero infection. The NCDC, on uts verified Website said it recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The centre said with the 62 new infection, the country now have 61,992 confirmed...
Mr Yusuf Mugu (PDP-Kaura), a lawmaker in Kaduna State House of Assembly, has urged members of his constituency to remain calm, tolerant and obey constituted authorities in view of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state. Mugu made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Kaduna State Council of Imams and Ulama has urged youths to shun any form of protest and engage government to address their demands peacefully. The Council made the appeal in a statement issued in Kaduna on Monday by its Secretary General, Malam Yusuf Arrigasiyyu. The statement was in reaction...
Mr Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party leader, has proposed that revenue from the Lekki tollgate, Lagos State, be donated to confirmed victims of the shooting that occurred during the #EndSARS protest. According to him, other identifiable victims of police brutality in the state should also benefit...
Chinese researchers have successfully applied single-dose fertilisation in mechanised rice planting to reduce nitrogen cost. The current fertilisation is realised by spreading fertilizers over the fields, causing a large amount of fertilizer loss and rice field pollution. Researchers from the Nanjing Agricultural University adjusted the ratio of slow-release fertilizer...
The Chinese government has launched a 100-day crackdown on illegal fishing activities along the Yangtze River, with a national campaign targeting such practices well underway. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced this on Monday. Authorities have called for efforts to detect organised fishing crimes including illegal group fishing,...
Sen. Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says for Nigeria to attain parity with older and more established democracies, the country must accept protests as part of its national development. According to him, protest is essential because it lends greater depth to the...
The Taraba Government has imposed an indefinite curfew in Jalingo, following the invasion of government warehouses by hoodlums on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Musleem Aruwa, the Senior Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Haruna Manu on New Media in Jalingo. Manu expressed worry...
Juventus should not require a slap to wake up even if the atmosphere at grounds is soporific, coach Andrea Pirlo said after the Serie A champions stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Verona on Sunday. Pirlo said he could understand players might be influenced by appearing in near-empty stadiums...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday said the looted COVID-19 palliative in warehouses in some states were not hoarded but kept for vulnerable.The NGF Head of Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, made the clarification in a statement issued on Monday morning in Abuja. ”While some state are yet to begin distribution because they...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO), has resolved that the 2020 SSCE (Internal) be postponed indefinitely in view of the current security challenges, occasioned by the ENDSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs) to carry out trial on National Roaming Service for a period of three months, commencing from August 1, 2020 and to end by October 31, 2020. The two telecoms companies are Mobile Telecommunication Network...
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN – The Israel Institute for Biological Research on Sunday announced it will begin human trials of its coronavirus vaccine, Brilife, next week. The vaccine has received all necessary approvals from the Health Ministry and the Helsinki Committee for medical experiments on humans. “This is a day of hope for...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 62 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), recorded from 11 states across the country on Sunday. This brings to 61,992 the total number of confirmed infections since the outbreak of the pandemic early this year. According to...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said that some youths who attempted to raid a store to loot COVID-19 palliatives were disappointed as they found it empty.He disclosed this in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle: @SenBalaMohammed, on Sunday.“Today, hoodlums attempted...
Let me borrow the title of this post from the late Zimbabwean writer, whose angry novel, THE HOUSE OF HUNGER, navigates the themes of hunger, poverty, violence and madness in contemporary African society. Having read the novel, I discovered that hunger is not just the harbinger of violence, it...
By HERCULES OWEN – “And it was a few days to the exit of the then Inspector-General of Police, who was going into retirement.” Femi Adesina Dear Mr. President, It is another exit. My brother, Femi seems to know what a lot of us do not know. I...