The United States government has described the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari as a dedicated public servant and respected interlocutor for the American government. In a condolence message to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, eulogized the important role played by Kyari in the repatriation of over $300 million in funds stolen by former head of state, Sani Abacha. ‘‘Kyari was a valued and respected interlocutor for the U.S. government and particularly for our leadership team in Abuja. ‘‘We appreciate working with him on many important matters, including…
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Mr Kafishu Abdullahi, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has challenged researchers, professionals, among others to come up with `tailor fitted solutions’ to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Abdullahi spoke on Friday in Abuja at an online event `COVID-19: Hackathon,’ also called `Hack the Crisis in Nigeria.’ Abdullahi in his keynote address, `COVID-19: Nigeria’s status and update,’ said beyond the health crisis, the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic since its outbreak, has also demonstrated to be a socio-economic scourge. “The post COVID-19 era will have an economy shaped by new habits, policies and regulations based…
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday, said it had arraigned 1,909 violators of the Federal Government’s lockdown order before 13 mobile courts in the territory.The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the command, Mr Bala Ciroma, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja.He said that the mobile court convicted 1,736 of the violators and discharged 145, while 28 had their cases adjourned.Ciroma said the convicted violators were sentenced to community service or given option of fine.The police commissioner said that the command had been on the street, enforcing the presidential lockdown order to…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has advised Muslims in the state to observe the month of Ramadan in a way that would not spread the dreaded coronavirus and endanger lives. The governor gave the advice on Friday in Ilorin in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye. “I felicitate with the Muslim ummah on the coming of another Ramadan, a month in which God’s mercies are exceptionally abundant and His forgiveness far-reaching. “I wish the Muslim ummah a very rewarding fasting season. “Let us have our sahuur and Iftar in conditions that would not spread the virus and…
The Southern German State of Bavaria on Friday said arrangement had been concluded to impose fine of up to 5,000 euros (or 5,393 dollars) for violating anti-coronavirus mask rules.The highest penalty is reserved for shop owners who do not ensure that their employees are wearing the required mouth-and-nose coverings, measures set to come into effect on Monday.People who go into shops or travel on public transport without such a mask will face fines of 150 euros, as set out in an updated catalogue of fines.Meanwhile, all the 16 Germany’s federal states had since made face coverings mandatory in public to…
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has donated to her fans and followers N300,000 to celebrate her birthday during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. The renowned actress, who said words were not enough to express how excited and grateful she was, took to her Instagram page on Thursday to appreciate God and to gift 30 fans to mark her day. “Happy birthday to Me ..A light on a hill that cannot be hidden,? I will be giving out 300k to 30 people. “Note ..This is for people who are struggling to feed in this pandemic, not for career, school fees or any of…
The U.S. government has described the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari as a dedicated public servant and respected interlocutor for the American government. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, stated this in a condolence message to President Muhammadu Buhari. Nagy eulogized the important role played by Kyari in the repatriation of over 300 million dollars in funds stolen by former head of state, Sani Abacha. ‘‘Kyari was a valued and respected…
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday urged the state government to set in motion a machinery for the immediate conduct of the postponed elections into local government councils to bring governance closer to the people. Mr Ade Adetimehin, the party’s chairman in the state, made the call via a statement signed by Mr Steve Otaloro, the party’s Director of Media and Publicity. The statement was made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure. Adetimehin was quoted as making the call during a stakeholders teleconference meeting held at Ose Local Government Area of the state.…
On a good day, Abimbola Adelakun is a compelling read. But writers do have dry days, when the muse fails the quill abysmally. Such must have been the misfortune of the columnist in her April 23 outing. The tragedy was however not her failure to deliver; the real catastrophe was actually the pedestrian intellection unwittingly exposed within a spell of creative drought. In the said Punch column entitled “Why are Nigerians still so poor?”, Adelakun resumed her pillory of just any institution, idea – just anything Nigerian, other than her own fancy. The raging Coronavirus pandemic would seem to present…
The death of Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has elicited a great deal of controversy, but the posterity demands that the history of our leaders bears the truth. Without doubt, the history of Kyari will cite powerful voices that remember him as a very loyal servant. These voices were diverse. They came from different shades of the political spectrum. They came from different parts of the country. The Minister of External Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Kyari’s friend for over 42 years, delivered a testimonial for the ages. An excerpt reads as follows: “Abba was loyal…