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Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:46

Scores feared dead as boat carrying 200 people capsizes in Kebbi

A boat ferrying about 200 people capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday, though the number of casualties remains unclear, said a spokesman for the state’s governor. Such incidents are not uncommon in Nigeria, with track records of overloading and poor maintenance and safety, though the number of passengers in Wednesday’s boat sinking means that dozens of lives were feared lost. “The boat was ferrying about 200 passengers” coming from the neighbouring country of Niger, said Yahaya Sarki, a media aide for the governor of Kebbi. “Their locally made wooden boat capsized mid-water,” he said. “Bodies are…

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 05:48

Mali's former coup chief takes power after military arrests president

International pressure increased on Mali’s military leaders to free the president and prime minister on Tuesday, a day after their arrest deepened a political crisis and threatened to derail a transition to democratic elections. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been detained at a military base outside the capital Bamako since Monday evening. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned what he said was a “coup within a coup” and raised the threat of targeted sanctions. The two men were in charge of a transitional government created after a military takeover in August that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.…

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:39

Southern govs’ ban on open grazing illegal - Presidency

The presidency says southern governors’ proposed plan to enforce ban on open grazing is of “questionable legality”. According to the presidency, the resolution reached in Asaba, Delta state capital, will not solve the farmer-herder clashes. The governors had said the decision was taken as part of efforts to improve security in the region. There have been mixed reactions over the Asaba resolution, and recently, Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), had likened the proposed ban to prohibiting spare parts trading in the north. In a statement on Monday, Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesperson, said President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier…

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:38

Bauchi gov expresses support for ban on open grazing

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says he is not opposed to the proposed ban on open grazing in the country. On May 11, governors in the southern part of the country resolved to ban open grazing and movement of cattle by foot in the region. Speaking at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Monday, Mohammed said though he supports the prohibiting of open grazing, “the baby must not be thrown away with the bath water”. The governor who noted that he isn’t comfortable with the “ethnic criminalisation” of herders, said the…

Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:30

Soldiers arrest Malian President, PM in second military coup within one year

The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for "calm" in the impoverished West African nation. This come after reports that interim President Ndaw and PM and Mr Ouane were driven by soldiers to the Kati military camp near the capital, Bamako. This raised fears of a second coup within a year in the country. Defence Minister Souleymane Doucouré has also reportedly been detained. Late on Monday, Ouane told AFP in a…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:53

Nigeria’s economy posts marginal Q1 growth on oil price rise

Nigeria’s economy grew 0.5% in the first quarter, lifted by higher crude production and oil prices, the country’s statistics office said on Sunday, as activities slowly gain momentum after the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdowns. Africa’s largest economy, exited its second recession since 2016 in the fourth quarter, despite a full-year contraction in 2020. Nigeria had been grappling with low growth before the coronavirus pandemic triggered a recession and created large financing gaps, including dollar shortages and inflation. “The Q1 2021 growth rate was slower than the 1.87% growth rate recorded in Q1 2020 but higher than 0.11% recorded in…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:52

Kaduna crash: Buhari directs flags to fly at half-mast, grants holiday to military personnel

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honour of Ibrahim Attahiru, the chief of army staff, and 10 other officers who died in an air crash in Kaduna. The 11 officers were on board a military aircraft which crashed near the Kaduna international airport on Friday. Attahiru was scheduled to attend a passing-out parade for army recruits in Kaduna on Saturday. The officers were buried at the national military cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, the directive on the…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:50

FG declared 90 travellers wanted, advised Nigerians to avoid them. These are the 90 Covid-19 offenders

Federal government has publicly declared a total of 90 travellers who recently visited or arrived from India, Brazil and Turkey, as potential health hazards to the society and seeks their whereabouts. A statement issued Sunday night by Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19 and signed by its chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said the identified individuals failed to observe the newly instituted mandatory protocols recently put in place against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the statement, the list, which contains a total of 27 Indians and 63 Nigerians, arrived Nigeria through…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:44

Belarus accused of ‘hijacking’ a plane in order to arrest an opposition blogger

Belarus has been accused of hijacking a European jetliner and engaging in an act of state terrorism when it forced a Ryanair flight to perform an emergency landing in Minsk after a bomb threat and arrested an opposition blogger critical of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko. Roman Protasevich, a former editor of the influential Telegram channels Nexta and Nexta Live, was detained by police after his flight was diverted to Minsk national airport. Minsk confirmed that leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered his military to scramble a Mig-29 fighter to escort the plane. The Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, said the plane had…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:54

Buhari didn’t attend burial of Army Chief, Attahiru and others in Abuja. Here’s how Nigerians reacted to the C-in-C’s absence

Absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the funeral of Ibrahim Attahiru has set social media, especially Twitter, on fire. Attahiru and 10 military men died in an air crash that occurred in Kaduna on Friday evening. The deceased officers were laid to rest at the Military National Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. But while top government functionaries were in attendance, it was a no show for the president. While some described it as a shock, others said it shows that Nigeria is not worth dying for. Below are some Twitter reactions: Noah Nwosu @NoahNwosu75 It is very curious and strange…

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Saturday, 22 May 2021 05:57

Bad weather ‘caused’ air crash that killed Army Chief in Kaduna - Defense HQ

The defence headquarters says the air crash which occurred on Friday was caused by bad weather. Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff, and 10 other military officers died in the incident which took place near Kaduna international airport. According to a statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, defence spokesman, the incident is being investigated. “It is with a heavy heart that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) regrets to announce that this evening at about 1800 Hours, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru in company of his entourage, who were on official trip from Abuja to Kaduna, were involved…

Saturday, 22 May 2021 05:56

Army chief, Ibrahim Attahiru, died in the air mishap along with 10 other officers. Here’s the full list

A list of officers who died in the military aircraft crash that occurred in Kaduna on Friday has been released. The crash, which involved a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft happened near the Kaduna international airport. Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff, who was one of the victims, was said to be on his way to Kaduna to attend a passing-out parade for army recruits scheduled for Saturday (today). The army had said all the 11 officers aboard the ill-fated aircraft died. Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, shared a list of deceased officers on…

Saturday, 22 May 2021 05:54

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N616.87bn for April,2021

Federation Accounts Allocation Committee on Friday said it shared a total of N616.87bn as April 2021 revenue to Federal, States and Local Governments as well as other relevant agencies in Nigeria. Office of Accountant General of the Federation disclosed that the shared revenue was contained in a communiqué issued by FAAC after its monthly meeting for April 2021 held through virtual conferencing. Director, Information, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, Henshaw Ogubike, revealed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The statement was titled ‘FAAC shares N616.87bn April 2021 revenue to FG, states and LGs’. According to the statement,…

Saturday, 22 May 2021 05:52

Fuel price increase not yet, FG re-assures Nigerians

Federal Government is not in a hurry to increase the pump price of petrol, according to Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Sylva said this while reacting to the recommendation of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) that fuel price should be between N380 and N408.5 per litre. At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the governors called for the full deregulation of the downstream sector and the immediate removal of fuel subsidy, saying the current subsidy regime was unsustainable, and only smugglers and illegal marketers benefit from it. The recommendation of the governors had triggered anger and resentment across the…

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