Author: Amina Mohammed

Three people have been arrested and a fourth is wanted after a knife attack on the father of young Spanish football star Lamine Yamal in Catalonia, local police told AFP Thursday. The attack took place at 1910 GMT on Wednesday in a car park in the Catalan town of Mataro, around 30 kilometres from Barcelona, in the Rocafonda neighbourhood where Lamine Yamal is from, said a spokesman for the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan regional police force. Yamal’s father Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed several times the police said, and is being treated at the Can Ruti hospital, who could not be…

The Oyo State Government has approved N500 million to support beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project. This decision, announced during an Executive Council meeting presided over by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, is part of the state’s Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery programme. YEAP, facilitated by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, trained about 3,300 youths in 2021. A late Wednesday post on the state’s official X account revealed that the approval was a significant move to bolster youth entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. According to the post, this financial support is part of the broader SAfER programme, aimed…

The United States President, Joe Biden, shared a key economic victory with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday after securing a cut in drug prices that could resonate with US voters worried about the cost of living. The 81-year-old president and 59-year-old vice president announced the deal as they prepared to make their first joint trip since Biden’s seismic decision to drop out of the presidential election less than a month ago. The “historic” agreement with drugmakers will reduce the price of 10 key medicines for seniors, for conditions including diabetes, heart failure, and blood clots, they said in…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of a signpost from the Bachirawa Police Station in the Ungogo Local Government Area. The incident, which was captured in a viral video, occurred during the #EndBadGovernance protest that escalated into violence. In the video, one of the suspects was seen dragging the stolen signpost, which has since drawn widespread condemnation. The protest, which initially began as a peaceful demonstration, turned violent, resulting in a face-off with the police. Reports indicate that five individuals were shot during the confrontation. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed…

Akwa Ibom State Government has confirmed that the Police are now on the trail of suspects connected with cloning the WhatsApp number of Governor Umo Eno. Ekerete Udon, Press Secretary to the Governor said in a statement Wednesday that, “Law enforcement agents have been duly alerted and are on the trail of the perpetrators of this ignoble act.” He explained that the state government’s attention has been drawn, “To a carefully orchestrated fraudulent posts on some social media platforms, where some criminal elements have cloned the WhatsApp number of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State with intent to defraud unsuspecting…

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has said her experiences at the just-concluded 2024 Olympic games in France, have made her realise how strong she is to confront life’s challenges. In a series of tweets on X, Ofili said she was proud of her outing at the games despite the unfavourable outcome. “It’s easy to feel defeated, but every setback is a setup for a comeback. I’m proud of myself, this Olympics made me realize how strong I am and I’m grateful for the support from my coach, family and fans. “Trusting God’s plan and ways is the only way to heal…

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation. The WHO called a meeting of experts to study the outbreak and make a recommendation to the UN health agency’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” Tedros told a press conference. “This is something that should concern us all. “WHO is committed in the days and weeks…

…Tasks them to be good Rivers Ambassadors Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged the newly sworn-in Commissioners and Special Advisers to consider their appointments as a call to duty and as such should work hard to become good ambassadors and add value to governance in the State. Governor Fubara who gave the charge at the Executive Council Chamber of Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, while addressing guests and dignitaries, shortly after the swearing-in of five new commissioners and two Special Advisers, urged the appointees to be resilient and focused on the discharge of their duties and be…

No fewer than 29 chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State have announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress in the state, ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November 16. This was announced in a joint statement signed by the 29 defectors on Wednesday. The statement was titled ‘We Have Joined the APC.’ According to the statement, some of the defectors were chieftains who held various positions during the eight years of Olusegun Mimiko’s administration. They include a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Akindele; a former Chief Press Secretary to Governor…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four new permanent secretaries for the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The appointments, according to a statement signed by the FCTA Director of Press, Anthony Ogunleye, on Wednesday, were necessitated by the imminent retirement of two of the previously appointed secretaries and the creation of the Youth Development Secretariat. The newly appointed secretaries are Okeke Joy Chinwe (South East), Ajayi Rotimi Babatunde (South West), and Nathan Nancy Sabanti (North East). Tinubu also approved the formalisation of the position of the Solicitor-General of the FCT Administration as Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary for the Legal Services Secretariat.…