WEEKLLYHIP

– Ms Fa’iza Abubakar scored nine As in the just released WAEC result – She received a scholarship to study to the doctorate level by the Kano state government – The young girl revealed that she was not an exceptional student when she was younger Ms Fa’iza Abubakar has been offered automatic scholarship up to the doctorate level by the Kano state government following her impressive result in the just released West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) exam. Premium Times reports that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje awarded Fa’iza the scholarship after scoring A’s in all the nine subjects she registered in her WAEC result. Faizah Abubakar received scholarship up to doctorate level for scoring 9 As in WAEC The young girl who hails from Bakin Zuwo, in Kano Municipal area received the scholarship to study any course in any university across the world for undergraduate, post graduate and doctorate level. The governor said: “This gesture is to ackn...

– Nigeria is currently battling a number of violent groups including the Boko Haram, militants and other agitators – Professor Wole Soyinka , while speaking at the University of Benin, advised government on the next line of action to take Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has advocated for stiff punishment for religious leaders caught preaching hate messages. Imams, district and ward heads at an Emergency meeting summoned by Governor Kashim Shettima at the Government House, Maiduguri, recently Soyinka, who spoke at the University of Benin, Edo state, attributed the high- scale violence experienced in many parts of the country partly to what people hear from their religious leaders. Daily Trust reports that while delivering a lecture titled: ‘Culture at risk’ at 2nd Eminent Lecture series organised by the university, the litrary icon said some preachers engaged in messages that encourage religious intolerance According to him, the bombi...

– The Nigerian army showed some of its weapons in Port Harcourt – This is part of the Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger Delta region The Nigerian army has displayed some of its weapons as part of its on-going exercise in the Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger Delta region. The rise of militancy in the region has led to bombing of oil and gas pipelines that has affected the economy. In reaction, the army initiated Operation Crocodile Smile which is meant to train troops in amphibious operation and also protect the region in other to curb militancy. On Saturday, September 3, troops displayed some armoured tanks in Port Harcourt in Rivers state. See photos below:

– Nigerian man shares photos of people in Kano state, who are reportedly discovered deposits of gold -He says that people need the help of the federal government because the locals can only dig a little Facebook user Jaafar Jaafar shared the post of his friend Rufa’i Dabo , who wrote an interesting post after he visited Bagwai and Shanono LGAs in Kano. The man claims that these two villages are abundant of discovering gold and other natural resources. According to him the only problem is that the locals can only dig a little as they do not have the modern equipment to assist them in mining these mineral resources. He also shared photos of the villagers digging and searching for gold in the rivers where they think the gold could have been stuck. Read Rafa’I Dabo’s post below: “Fifteen kilometres into the dense farmland, lays a deposit of gold right under our noses. Gold is mined by locals in limestone rocks and shallow ditches. Sometimes it is washed ...

– Minister Lai Mohammed has said that Nigeria recovered about N78 billion, and 3 million dollars from looters since the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari – However, the minister stated that it’s not enough for what Nigeria needs to revive economy Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, has revealed the amount recovered by Muhammadu Buhari’s government so far. Mr Mohammed stated that these funds can’t rescue Nigeria’s economy as they are a far cry from what the country needs to revive the economy. The minister said this on Friday when he appeared on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The minister, speaking during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, added that the amount of money recovered is always being made public. He said: “ What we have recovered and if my record is right is about N78 billion, and 3 million dollars. “We have been able to block various accounts in which about 9 billion dollar is found bu...

– The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has announced the date for 2016 Eid el-Kabir – Sultan’s announcement comes after he received reports from the moon sighting committee and some other committees across Nigeria Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III on Friday, September 2, announced that Muslims will observe the Eid el-Kabir on Monday, September 12. In a statement signed by the chairman advisory committee on religious Affairs at the Sultanate council in Sokoto Sambo Junaidu, the committee together with the moon sighting committee received reports from various committees in Nigeria over the Eid el-Kabir. Junaidu said this followed the declaration of Saturday, September 3, as the first Zulhijja, 1437 AH. Having accepted the committee reports the sultan further declared the Eid el-Kabir day, Junaid said. He further said, Monday, September 12, – the tenth Zulhijja – will be marked...

– Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, says that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead – He says that the individual originally identified as Shekau has indeed been killed – Major General Irabor says the Army does not make statements that are not based on facts The Nigerian Army has again declared that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. However, Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, is the one announcing Shekau’s death this time. Major General Lucky Irabor, Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, has declared that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. Speaking during a tour of Adamawa state on Thursday, September 1, Major General Irabor insisted that Shekau is dead, Vanguard reports. He said that the individual originally identified as Shekau has indeed been killed. His words: “I can confirm to you that the original Shekau was killed, the second Shekau was killed, and the man presenti...

– A former APC governorship aspirant in Benue state, Nath Apir, says the Buhari led government has failed to do the needful to sustain the level of economic growth recorded by the previous administration – Says Nigeria is in shambles, adding that the people can hardly feed and that the naira has crashed to over N400 to the dollar – Apir casts doubts on President Buhari’s ability to proffer solution to the economic crisis Apir says President Buhari cannot assemble a group of yes sir people and expect good results because there is no one to challenge him. A former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Benue state, Nath Apir, says Nigerians are currently regretting voting for President Muhammadu Buhari at the last general elections. Apir, reacting to the declaration by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that the nation’s economy has gone into recession, lamented that the APC led government had failed to do the needful to sustain th...