Mrs. Racheal Dave Umahi welcomed the first baby of the year around 12.52 am at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. The baby girl, delivered by a National Youth Service Corps member, Mrs. Chidimma Attah-Favour, serving in Ebonyi, weighed kilogram at birth. Speaking during her visit to the first baby delivered through Spontaneous Vagina Delivery (SVD), Mrs. Umahi prayed and thanked God for safe delivery. She commended the management of the hospital for their commitment and attention to ensure safe delivery. She urged the parent to bring up the baby properly to better their family and the society. “2023 is a unique…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has pardoned 11 convicts in an exercise of the prerogative of mercy powers conferred on him by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that the governor, who acted on the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, released the convicts on Sunday. The statement added that it was customary to extend a gesture of compassion on New Year’s day by granting pardons to deserving prisoners within the jurisdiction of the state. The Kaduna State Advisory Council on Prerogative…
The Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has reacted to the G5 governors’ alleged meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu in London. ASHENEWS reports that the five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Uguwanyi (Enugu), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) have insisted that the party’s National chairman, Iyorchia Ayu must resign for someone from the South. They were reported to have met with Tinubu to decide on supporting him as their preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 election. However, Tambuwal in response to a question during…
The joint tactical team from Gurara and Paikoro local government areas of Niger state on Friday rescued 13 kidnap victims. A statement by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Emmanuel Umar made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, said the feat was in furtherance to the ongoing security clearance operation against banditry, terrorism, and other violent crime in the state. “On 30/12/2022 at about 1300hrs, following a tip-off that some roving bandits were sighted around Bonu, Gwalu, and Chimbi areas of Gurara and Paikoro local government areas. “Consequently, joint security forces raided the areas, and during the raid, the…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command says it recorded 724 cases and over 1,465 arrests in connection to various crimes in the year ending 2022. The Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan disclosed this while presenting the Command’s scorecard for 2022 to newsmen at an end-of-year dinner. According to him, the achievements included 81 cases of culpable homicide and 184 suspects arrested in connection to the cases, while 209 other suspects were arrested in connection with armed robbery. Alhassan also stated that while the command recorded 19 cases of attempted murder, 106 rape cases were reported and 129 arrests…
The Selection Board of the DAILY TRUST African of the Year Award has announced that there is no winner of the award for the year 2022. A statement Friday said that “after careful consideration of the works of the eight finalists, the Selection Board has decided that there is no winner of the award for 2022 as none of the finalists met the rigorous criteria for selection for the Award”. The Board had met to consider the works of eight finalists drawn from a list of 168 nominations received at the end of the first phase of the selection process…
…Managing Director/CEO Ademola Adebise retires from Wema Bank Plc with effect from March 31, 2023. …Current Deputy Managing Director, Moruf Oseni appointed as Managing Director/CEO … Executive Director, Wole Akinleye appointed as Deputy Managing Director … Tunde Mabawonku appointed as Executive Director The Wema Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its Managing Director/CEO, Ademola Adebise. He will be proceeding on terminal leave from January 2nd, 2023, after over 13 years of meritorious service on the Board of the Bank. He will be succeeded by Moruf Oseni, currently the Deputy Managing Director. Ademola Adebise was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief…
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday, signed N268 billion 2023 appropriation bill into law. The governor in November presented N245 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. Speaking shortly after signing the document, Ganduje said the legislators reviewed the budget upward to N268 billion to cater for social and economic development of the state. He said the budget was designed to fast fast track completion of ongoing projects and initiate new ones. While reitrating commitment to implement the budget in accordance with the law, Ganduje expressed readiness to ensure continuous cordial relationship with the legislature. The Speaker,…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai has signed the 2023 appropriation bill of N376.4 billion into law. Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Umma Aboki disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday. She said that the budget prioritized the health and education sectors with an allocation of 43.70 per cent, explaining that 15.70 per cent was for Health and 28 per cent for Education. “This is consistent with the state government’s commitment to allocate a minimum of 15 per cent and 25 per cent of its total annual budget respectively to Health and Education,’’ she said. The commissioner added that…
The global football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento has died aged 82, his manager, Joe Fraga has confirmed. Popularly known as Pele, he was a worldwide football celebrity who was declared a national treasure in his native Brazil. Born in 1940, Pele died on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in São Paulo. He was 82. According to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, his death was caused by multiple organ failures, the result of the progression of colon cancer. Pelé had been receiving treatment for cancer in recent years, and he entered the hospital several weeks ago for treatment…