Police kill 17 bandits, lose 10 officers in Kebbi gun battle
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi BIRNIN KEBBI — The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 police officers during a gun battle with armed bandits at Makuku village in Zuru Emirate, along the Kebbi-Zamfara border. The command also said 17 bandits were killed while several others sustained injuries during the encounter. The […]
APC chieftain urges Ndigbo to embrace national politics
By Emma Nnadozie A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Onyekachi Onyekwere, has urged the Igbo to shun ethnic and confrontational politics and support candidates of the party to strengthen their participation in national politics. Onyekwere, a businessman based in Lagos, made the call while speaking with reporters in Lagos, saying the Igbo […]
Ghana onion crisis: NOPPMAN seeks ECOWAS intervention
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: The National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene in the continued restriction of Nigerian and Nigerien onion trucks from offloading their consignments at the Kotoku Market in Ghana. The association warned that the restrictions […]
Yobe hands over four agro-industrial assets to Nigeria Food Corporation
By Maryam Abdul-Aziz Usman DAMATURU — The Yobe State Government has handed over four major agro-industrial assets to the Nigeria Food Corporation, NFC, as part of efforts to revive moribund industries, boost local production and reposition the state as an emerging agro-industrial hub. The handover, which took place at the Governor’s Office in Damaturu, is […]
Tinubu moves to double livestock sector’s $32bn economic contribution
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu yesterday disclosed moves to double livestock sector’s $32 billion economic contribution. Tinubu, who spoke at the opening of the 9th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture holding in Abuja, said the target was basically part of efforts by his administration to boost food security, create jobs and […]
B-Faso, Mali, Niger alliance slams Tinubu over insecurity remarks
By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report The Alliance of Sahel States, AES, comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, has fired back at President Bola Tinubu over his claim that instability in the Sahel was worsening Nigeria’s security crisis. It also summoned Nigeria’s chargé d’affaires in a fresh diplomatic row that has exposed deep cracks between […]
