Beijing has set up more than 100 so-called overseas police stations across the globe to monitor, harass and in some cases repatriate Chinese citizens living in exile, using bilateral security arrangements struck with countries in Europe and Africa to gain a widespread presence internationally, a new report shared exclusively with CNN alleges. Madrid-based human rights campaigner Safeguard Defenders says it found evidence China was operating 48 additional police stations abroad since the group first revealed the existence of 54 such stations in September. Its new release – dubbed “Patrol and Persuade” – focuses on the scale of the network and examines the role that…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Zagazola Makama Troops of the Nigerian Army said they killed several Boko Haram insurgents after it cleared five suspected hideouts in the Northeast of Mafa, Borno state. ASHENEWS gathered that the troops of 112 Battalion, under 24 Task Force Brrigade, Operation Hadin Kai, along with some Civilian Joint Task Force, embarked on a fighting patrol to suspected Boko Haram hideouts in Bulakulari, Gwari gwazo, Loskori, Limanti and Gaza villages on December 3, 2022. An intelligence sources, told Zagazola Makama, Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, that the troops made contact with the terrorists in the course of the counter-offensive patrol and eliminated unspecified…
By Bashir Adefaka Aside the perfect job he has continued to do coordinating his Fulani people living in Lagos State on behalf of the Oba and government of the Centre of Excellence, His Royal Highness Dr Mohammed Abubakar Bambado II, the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos recently embarked on an Umrah, the Lesser Hajj to Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to pray for Nigeria. The monarch, during the religious journey that has the blessing of automatic acceptance of prayers and contains abundant blessings of Allah, prayed mainly for Nigeria, Lagos State, where he operates…
Abubakar Babazango’s (Abaza) ambition of becoming the House of Representatives member for Girei Federal constituency at the National Assembly (NASS), is coming to fruition as he continues to get endorsement day-by-day. Abaza who is contesting under the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) over the weekend, embarked on house-to-house campaign for the people of Alkalawa ward of Yola North (Jimeta) to vote for him. One of the people spearheading the movement, Garba Sani who spoke with our reporter in Yola assured that Abaza is the best man to be supported if the constituency wants quality representation. According to him, Abaza’s promoters…
By Stephen Enoch Following the availability of Covid-19 vaccines in Kano state, Kumbotso and Gwale Local Government Areas (LGAs) received and distributed 1,341,852 and 1,046,038 respectively. Stephen Enoch visited rural communities in these LGAs and reports. Surviving the lockdown was very tough for 64 year old Zainabu Abu who thought the world would probably come to an end because she had never witnessed a time in her life when she would be forced to stay indoors, with constrained income. Zainabu is among the many rural residents in Zara community, a hard-to-reach area in Kumbotso LGA who have been left out…
…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.…
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…