The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, on Tuesday, led members of the party’s National Working Committee and Board of Trustees on a sympathy visit to the Yobe State Governor, Mai Buni. The visit was in response to the recent Mafa attack and the flooding that has affected parts of the state. Some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday, September 1, looted and set ablaze shops and houses in Mafa village in the Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. More so, no fewer than 20 persons died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged…
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Kwara State Government has urged residents of the state to take seriously the various flood alerts, enlightenment, and precautionary measures already done by the government and traditional institutions. In a statement on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Communication, Bola Olukoju, said various agencies of government have conducted several public enlightenment programmes on flooding and how to mitigate its impacts in areas that are prone to it. “More of such programmes are still ongoing, including through radio stations and community leaders. The government has desilted many drainages and water passages within the metropolis while discouraging actions that may compound the threats…
18th September 2024 The Israeli military said on Wednesday that four soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Tuesday. A female paramedic was among those killed, the military said, adding that six soldiers were also wounded, three of them critically. The latest fatalities bring the military’s losses in the Gaza campaign to 348 since the start of a ground offensive in the Palestinian territory on October 27. AFP All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness following the death of 40 members of the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria in a road accident on Sunday. Buhari expressed his sadness in a statement signed on Tuesday by his media aide, Garba Shehu, to the government and people of Kaduna State. The former president said, “I’m pained by the loss of many lives due to the road accident involving participants in the Maulud celebrations in Kaduna. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon.” The Muslim worshippers were travelling from Kwandari in Plateau State to Saminaka,…
Super Falcons defender Tosin Demehin has parted ways with French outfits D’Arkema side Stade de Reims after just two seasons at the club, The PUNCH reports. Demehin made the disclosure on her social media, expressing her gratitude to the club and their supporters. “After amazing years and seasons in Reims, I want to thank everyone for the opportunity to share and be part of those moments with you,” she wrote on her X handle. “I want to thank the president, coaches, club staff, medical teams, and especially my teammates who have become family for the belief and hard work that…
In the spirit of the just concluded Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) supported by the French Embassy in Nigeria and the French Institute, will be hosting a workshop on Wednesday, September 25 at the Springhall British School, FCT Abuja. Tagged Inspire the Future,the closed workshop is part of a range of sporting activities across various schools in Nigeria being organised by the French Embassy to showcase its dynamism in the period of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the organisers, the objective of the workshop is to inspire, inform and educate the…
In a move to revamp Enugu State’s Sunrise Flour Mills in the Emene area of the state, the state government has signed a N40bn agreement with Jelfah Nigeria Limited. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X (formerly known as Twitter) handle of the state Governor, Peter Mbah on Tuesday. “Today, we took another decisive step towards revitalising our moribund assets. We signed a landmark N40bn deal with Jelfah Nigeria Ltd, led by the chairman, Moses Saromi, to revitalise the long-abandoned Sunrise Flour Mills at Emene,” he wrote. The governor stated that the deal would see the company…
Right-hand batter and African Games bronze medallist Piety Lucky will captain Nigeria’s U-19 girls as they travel to Rwanda for the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Cricket Federation on Tuesday announced the 14-player roster for the rescheduled qualifiers which will be played from September 22 to 29 in Kigali, Rwanda. Captain Piety is joined by some other Female Yellow Greens stars like super-bowler Peculiar Agboya, teenage sensation Shola Adekunle, Lilian Ude and Christabel Chukwuonye. Others her Kehinde Amusa, Anointed Akhigbe, Peace Usen, Deborah Bassey, Eguakun Omosigho, Victory Igbenedion, Inyene Ubong, Naomi…
The Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta State, was enlivened by the athletics event of the 2024 National Youth Games again on Tuesday as young athletes from the hosts Delta and Anambra States battled for supremacy in the 200m and 4×100 finals, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Both states shared the honours in the boys and girls categories of both events. Anambra reigned supreme in the girls’ 200m as girls’ 100m champion Chigozie Nwankwo won her second title at the games by running an impressive personal best of 24.71s. Nwankwo inspired an Anambra 1-2 finish, with her teammate, Adaeze Ezeh, winning the…
The Oyo State government has banned any form of meetings by head teachers or teachers during school hours, whether within or outside public school premises. The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, announced this on Tuesday while monitoring the resumption of schools in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Adeniran said the move was to ensure strict adherence to the unified school timetable in all public schools in the state. “This is a warning to all head teachers and teachers to desist from holding meetings during school hours. Henceforth, any primary school head teacher…