ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the creation of six new ministries, assign commissioners to man them, and redeployed others.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mahmud Jega as Special Adviser (Public Affairs), and Abdulaziz Abdulaziz as Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called for the allocation of a budget line to tackle the menace of drug abuse in northern Nigeria. The group made this known on Sunday during a sensitization lecture on drug abuse and the proliferation of dangerous substances among the youth organized by the Zaria local government students association. Speaking during the event, the spokesperson of the group, Abdulazeez Suleiman said that the current situation of drug abuse in northern Nigeria requires a deviation from the already established protocols in tackling the menace. “I should like…
ASHENEWS reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Kwara Central, Saliu Mustapha has said that President Muhammadu Buhari administration has done well for the people of Kwara state and Nigeria in general.
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has condemned the setting ablaze of the Catholic Priest of St. Peter’s and Paul, Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi by bandits at his residence in Kaffin Koro, Paikoro local government area.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has imposed a 6:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew on the Lambata community in the Gurara local government area of the state.
ASHENEWS reports that bandits in the early hours of Sunday set ablaze the chairman of the Paikoro local government chapter of the the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state, Rev.Fr Isaac Achi.
ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has promised to fix the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi state if elected in the 2023 elections. This online platform also reports that Atiku pledged to help the state government to offset the unpaid salaries of civil servants if elected. The presidential candidate said he would make available $10 billion for job creation for young people. Atiku made the promise when the party’s presidential campaign team met with party supporters in Lokoja, Kogi state capital. “If you elect a PDP government, the nightmare of Ajaokuta will…
By Fatima Zahra Mohammed ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it made 137 arrests of suspects, and secured 80 convictions at the Federal High Court in 2022. This online platform further reports that the command emerged the best in reducing the demand for drugs in the past year. The Commander of the NDLEA, Haruna Kwetishe who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Minna on Saturday, said the suspects were arrested in various parts of the state. “For the year 2022, NDLEA Niger Command made a total arrests of…
ASHENEWS reports that the Kaduna Electric has disconnected Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of Sokoto and Zamfara state governments over a N2.5 billion debts. This online platform further reports that the disconnection followed the state governments’ failure to comply with demand, final disconnection notices issued to them by the company. A statement made available to ASHENEWS by the spokesperson, Abdulaziz Abdullahi on Saturday, said while the Sokoto state government owes N1,496,313,156, the Zamfara government owes N1,040,506,730 as at December, 2022. According to him, the debt “is not only hindering the operations of the Company, but also making it extremely difficult…