Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has formed a crisis cell to resolve what he has called the country’s most dangerous political crisis since the 2019 military coup.
State media reports that Hamdok announced the committee, which includes members of opposing political blocs, during an emergency cabinet meeting in Khartoum on Monday.
He called for restraint and dialogue to end weeks of political tensions that have threatened to derail the country’s transition to democracy.
A physical and health education expert Adebola James while interacting with our correspondent Nancy Banigo said the participation of children in physical education in Akwa Ibom state is dropping drastically, adding that this will impact negatively on the child, as a child who is not physically educated is not totally educated.
Adebola further mentioned the importance of children participating actively in physical and health education, appealing to the state government to set up well-structured programs, to create fertile ground for future sports men and women.
He also called on parents to encourage their ward to participate actively in physical education.
After almost two years of respite in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State, two persons have been reportedly killed when suspected members of Iceland and Debam confraternities clashed in the areas.
It was gathered that the killings have shattered the fragile peace in the two communities which was occasioned by the amnesty granted to repentant cultists in 2019 by Governor Udom Emmanuel.
The Youth Leader of Udianga Enem village Udeme John while confirming the incident said this will be the second of such killings in recent times.
In a statement made available to newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer, in Akwa Ibom, Odiko Macedon, said only two persons were killed compared to earlier reports of four adding that the commissioner of police, Andrew Amiengheme, has deployed a Tactical Team to fish out the perpetrators.
As the Nation awaits tomorrow’s planned protests by the End SARS activists, a professional in the field of Criminology, Aniekan Brown, has described the action as unnecessary and ill-advised.
Brown, who doubles as the Chairperson, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Calabar Zone, made his position known in an interview with our Correspondent, Michael Bassey, preferring a peaceful match instead.
He reasoned that in the face of heightened security challenges plaguing the country, wisdom would demand that such a move could be hijacked by those who do not mean well for the country to cause mayhem and bring a bad name to the genuine protesters.
The Don expressed worry that some major cities in the country are yet to recover from the institutional damage that the pilot End SARS protest caused, and wished Nigerians would adopt a more reasonable approach in getting their voices heard.
As Nigerians grapple with the exponential rise in the price of Cooking Gas, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed has attributed the rising cost of cooking gas to poor investment into the gas sector over the years.
Ahmed said this during his inauguration as CEO of NPRA, where Gbenga Komolafe was also inaugurated as the CEO of the Upstream Regulatory Commission.
Speaking to journalists after the inauguration, Komolafe said the Commission would seek to not just be a regulator for the upstream, but also a business enabler for the sector.
Moving onto Economic matters now, The Federal Government says the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund are all officially scrapped and no longer exist.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission in Abuja.
It also said while workers of the three agencies would be protected, their chief executives had been relieved of their various appointments.
He explained that with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act, the NPRA and NURC had taken over the functions of the DPR, PPPRA and PEF.
At a time the Ohanaeze Ndigbo are calling on the Presidency to ensure that the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is produced in Court, the Federal Government has filed an amended seven-count charge against the IPOB leader.
The amended charge, which was filed by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, borders on treasonable felony and Kanu’s alleged involvement in acts of terrorism.
The federal government included a fresh allegation that Kanu had in furtherance of an act of terrorism, issued a deadly threat that anyone who flouts his sit-at-home order should write his or her will.
And still, from the Presidency, It seems like bandits’ days are numbered as President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a stern warning to bandits, saying that their clock of ultimate destruction is ticking as they will no longer have a place to hide.
In a statement in Abuja, the President’s spokesman Garba Shehu said President Buhari was reacting to the killing of over 30 people in Goronyo in Sokoto State on Sunday by bandits.
According to the president, the days of the bandits are indeed numbered because the military capabilities of armed forces are being boosted by the acquisition and deployment of advanced equipment.
He assured that his administration is determined to protect Nigerians from murderous criminal gangs that have no respect for the sanctity of life.
As Nigerians join their Muslims Counterpart globally on the occasion of the eid-el Maulud, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Muslims in the country, and Nigerians of all faiths, sending greetings of peace, unity, and goodwill to the Muslim Ummah.
In a message to mark the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad on Tuesday, the President urged the Muslims to strive for forgiveness and closeness to the noble life and teachings of the Prophet whose birthday is being marked on this blessed day.
President Buhari also used the occasion to give a snapshot of the increased activities of security operatives to effectively respond to the security challenges, pledging that the trends will not end, as he called on the media to address the tone, content, and standards of reporting into security and safety measures.
France international Hernandez is to tell the court on Tuesday where he will serve the sentence that was handed down on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old had violated the order while playing at Atletico Madrid and has 10 days to start the prison term.
The restraining orders were originally imposed on him and his girlfriend after a violent argument in 2017.
At least six people have been killed and 32 others injured by gunfire in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
It began during a protest by the Shia Muslim groups Hezbollah and Amal against the judge investigating last year’s huge blast at the city’s port.
They said Christian snipers from the Lebanese Forces faction fired at the crowd to drag Lebanon into strife, a claim denied by the LF.
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