…Assures to commit more to humanity The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, Mary Noel-Berje has received the “Outstanding Media Personality of the Year (2022) award. The award by the Federation of West Africa Freelance Association was conferred Noel-Berje along with other awardees in Abuja on Saturday. Receiving the award, the CPS dedicated the award to God, her principal, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and her family for giving her the opportunity to serve, leading to her recognition. She applauded the organizers for finding her worthy of the award, pointing out that she never expected it.…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Now that we’ve found love, what are we gonna do with it? – The O’Jays. While the title of this work might have been spurred by the above verse from The O’Jays R&B group’s 1973 hit, the title of the year 2000 film, Finding Forrester, was an inspiration. Finding Forrester, an American drama written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant, featured a black teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), who was invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester (Sean Connery), through whom he refined his talent for writing…
…Challenges Adamawa CAN chairman to prove corruption allegations Discontinuing the airlifting of intending pilgrims does not amount to and should not be misconstrued as a suspension of the entire pilgrimage activities The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Reverend Yakubu Pam has debunked claims that the Commission had suspended the 2022 pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He also challenged the Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Steven Dami Manzo to prove his allegations that Pam is enmeshed in financial mismanagement. ASHENEWS recalls that while the NCPC board chairman, Rev Yomi Kasali…
With smallholder farmers producing around a third of the world’s food, the growing frequency of climate disasters such as these has considerable implications for global food security. There is an urgent need to support communities — and the farmers who feed them — who are hit hardest and fastest by climate change We are already living in a world that is 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times, with the science unequivocal that this warming has been caused by human activity. The consequences are plain to see: East Africa is being ravaged by the worst droughts in 40 years, southern…
New fossil fuel investments in Congo basin is threatening a staggering 90% of the dense forests Third of Congo basin’s tropical forests are under threat from fossil fuel investments, undermining climate action, report warns The area of land given over to oil and gas extraction in Africa is set to quadruple, threatening to wipe out a third of the dense tropical forests in the Congo basin and accelerate the climate breakdown, a report warns. Almost 10% of the African continent is already covered by oil and gas production fields, but this could expand to almost 38% if proposals for new…
The Osun state governorship election tribunal had refused to accept certificates presented by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke on the grounds that they were blurred. However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has produced Adeleke’s original original documents filed with it in 2018. A statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Olawale Rasheed on Saturday said the Tribunal has admitted the documents legible and clear enough to read. According to the statement, Adeleke has expressed optimism that the ongoing case at the tribunal will end in a favourable consideration and positive affirmation of the mandate freely given to him by…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on State Houses of Assembly to speedily ratify the bill seeking total autonomy and devolution of powers to the Local Government Areas in the country. The vice president made the call on Friday while delivering the “Distinguished Annual Lecture” of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Kuru, near Jos. The lecture was titled “Subnational Local Governance in Africa: Rethinking Policies, Frameworks and Institutions”. Osinbajo, who was represented by Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said that local authorities play key roles towards nation building, but lamented that the…
A Non-Profit Organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives (JDI) has released a comprehensive report on the mental health of youths with disabilities and their family members in the country. The Founder of JDI, Angela Ochu-Baiye, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday. Ochu-Baiye noted that the report was informed to further draw attention to the issues faced by persons with disabilities and their family members, especially as it pertains to social exclusion. The founder added that others social exclusion forms included abuse, harassment and other challenges and these might lead to depression and anxiety among others. She said:…
“The so-called Reuters’ News Editor for Sub-Saharan Africa, Alexandra Zavis should better retrace her steps, before the founder, Paul Julius Reuter starts to regret the demonic journalism being practised by the journalists that he left behind” The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has accused Reuters, a British international news agency, of attempt to blackmail the Nigerian military through what it described as “mercenary journalism”. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Akpor said the news outlet wrote that it was working on a series of stories about purported actions of the Nigerian…
Anambra state governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Friday presented appointment letters to 5,000 newly recruited teachers in the state. Soludo, while presenting appointment letters to no fewer than 5,000 newly recruited teachers in Awka said that the future of youths of Anambra lie in the hand of teachers. The governor said the issuance of the appointment letters was in fulfillment of one of the components of his manifesto which was repositioning the education sector for quality manpower development. “Today, we are keeping one of our promises; we promised to position Anambra as a centre of excellence for human capital development and proactively…