Why nobody knows how many Nigerians there are
No census has yet arrived at an accurate figure by R.S. NIGERIA is Africa’s most populous country, a designation it wears with pride. It had more than 182m citizens in 2015, according to the World Bank, and is poised to have the world’s third-largest population, behind India and China, by 2050. But that figure and […]
Zero Hunger: Five states endorse peer mechanism
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Five state governments, includingBenue, Borno, Ebonyi, Ogun and Sokoto state have endorsed a peer advisory mechanism to enable them to monitor the implementation of their state-grown agricultural plans in order to end hunger by 2030.
Okoh Urges Muslims to Imbibe Lessons Of Ramadan
The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has implored the Muslim community in the Bureau to understand fasting as going beyond mere deprivation of pleasures but also as a spiritual exercise to draw adherents nearer to God.
Under Pressure From EU Regulators, Facebook Explains How It Will Tackle Extremist Content
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) issued the following statement today in response to Facebook’s announcement of its plans for combating terrorism online:
Unkown gunmen kidnap businessman in Sokoto – NSCDC Commandant
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto A group of unknown gunmen were said to have kidnapped a 27-year old businessman, Alhaji Abubakar Kakirko, in Kakirko village,Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in the state, Mr Babangida Abdullahi has said.
Integrity Group, Enugu Parley Unknown to Atiku, By Media Office
The Atiku Media Office wishes to state that the news report in a section of the media at the weekend in which stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, shunned a purported presidential campaign parley of former Vice President and APC chieftain, Atiku Abubakar is blatantly false.
Finsbury Park attack: Suspect’s family speak
“We are massively in shock. It’s unbelievable,” say the family of Darren Osborne, who was arrested after the terror attack on a mosque in London. “It still hasn’t really sunk in.” The 47-year-old father-of-four, who is known to have lived in Cardiff, was held on suspicion of attempted murder and terror offences after a van hit […]
Sokoto establishes agency for poultry development, Ladan as DG
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto AN agency for the development of poultry activities has been established by the Sokoto State Government with the announcement of Alhaji Balarabe Ladan as the agency’s Director-General.