https://youtu.be/kQxLBybGQ-4 Troops, ISWAP firepower leaves 22 vehicles burnt in Borno By Zagazola Makama ASHENEWS reports that at least, 20 vehicles were burnt when armed insurgents broke into the compound of a humanitarian aid organization in Monguno, Borno state, in the Northeast Nigeria. ASHENEWS gathered that insurgents of the Islamic State West Africa Provence (ISWAP) were responsible for the attack which took place at about 1am on Thursday. An Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, that the terrorists had targeted aid workers. According to the sources, after failing to find any of…
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The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has disclosed that the Command and Staff College of the Corps will commence next year. ASHENEWS reports that Audu stated this while inspecting the proposed college site and facilities located in Lamingo community, Jos-North local government area of Plateau state. Dr Audi emphasised that training and manpower development is pivotal to the growth, development and success of any serious organisation, adding that NSCDC will continue to make giant strides in this direction until maximum level of professionalism is attained. He expressed profound gratitude to the Executive…
ASHENEWS reports that former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan has been drafted to resolve the crisis presently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Gabriel Suswam, monitored by ASHENEWS on Arise TV on Thursday, revealed that moves had been made to draft Jonathan into reconciling aggrieved members of the PDP ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Describing the party crisis as “family affair”, Suswam expressed hope that such would be resolved before the presidential election in February 2023. “Jonathan has been dragged into the issue to resolve the matter. Solving this problem between the G-5 governors is what we should be…
The British government said on Thursday that it had frozen assets together worth 18 billion pounds ($20.5 billion) held by Russian oligarchs, other individuals, and entities sanctioned for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has passed Libya and Iran to become Britain’s most-sanctioned nation, according to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, part of the finance ministry. The frozen Russian assets were 6 billion pounds more than the amount reported across all other British sanctions regimes. “We have imposed the most severe sanctions ever on Russia and it is crippling their war machine. “Our message is clear: we will not allow…
The Ogun State Police Command said it would commence the prosecution of motorists driving against traffic on major roads in the state, especially the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The command said it was worried about recent accidents on highways in Ogun. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police spokesperson stated this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Oyeyemi stated that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had directed Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), Area Commanders and traffic officers across the state to go all out for recalcitrant drivers. ”Those who are in the habit of driving against traffic, otherwise known as one- way drive,…
Twitter owner Elon Musk launched on Thursday a survey about changes in the content of the social network. Musk asked his followers on Twitter to answer “yes” or “no” to the question “Are you seeing far fewer bots/scams/spam?” According to the poll, 52.1 per cent of respondents answered the question in the affirmative, while 47.9 per cent disagreed. The poll has already surveyed more than 700,000 people. Musk closed a 44 billion dollars deal to purchase Twitter on October 28 after months of negotiations and legal disputes with the company about the number of fake accounts, which the entrepreneur believed…
Nigerian government says it will not allow any social media platform to plunge Nigeria into crisis. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the third edition of the “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration (PMB) Scorecard 2015-2023” programme. The PMB Scorecard initiative is organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture to showcase the achievements of the administration in the last seven years. The third edition featured the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who reeled out the achievements recorded by his ministry. In his opening remarks, Mohammed said the warning to the social media platforms became…
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump are only a minority of members of opposition Republican Party, according to President Joe Biden. “Voters had made it clear in the country’s midterm elections that they don’t want every day going forward to be a constant political battle,’’ Biden stated. The American leader stated this on Thursday, during a post-election news conference at the White House. “I don’t think we’re going to break the fever for the super mega MAGA Republicans,” he said. The U.S. president was referring to the slogan “Make America Great Again” that Trump popularised during his 2016 presidential…
The second Asia Summit on Global Health, co-organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), kicked start on Thursday. The two-day summit had brought together, experts and industry people from around the world to discuss the latest trends and developments in the healthcare and medical fields in person or online. The summit had the theme’ “Charting a New Course in Healthcare through Collaboration’’. John Lee, chief executive of the HKSAR, said at the opening ceremony that innovation and technology were at the heart of Hong Kong’s policy priorities. They were also…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. Pictorial reports released by the media unit of the State House confirmed the meeting of the Nigerian leader with the British Monarch. The agenda of the meeting between Buhari and King Charles was unknown as at the time of filing this report. Buhari used the opportunity of the meeting to condole with the new king on the demise of his mother, Queen Elizabeth ll, and to also congratulate him on his confirmation as the new British Monarch. Buhari departed Abuja on October 31 for…