ASHENEWS reported on Sunday that the attorney general of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the country plans to disband its “morality police”. The morality police had allegedly killed an Iranian woman for refusing to wear veil (Hijab), a situation that has led to mass protests However, Iran’s state-run al-Alam news channel on Sunday denied the media reports claiming the country’s morality police had been shut down. Earlier on Sunday, several news outlets reported that the Islamic Republic had abolished its morality police which is tasked with enforcing the country’s strict dress codes. The reports cited comments made by Iran’s…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has disclosed that Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu mediated for the release of Federal University of Dutse student, Aminu Adamu Mohammed. ASHENEWS recalls that Mohammed was arrested by the police over his Twitter post, which was described as offending to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigerian president. Although he was released on Saturday following Mrs Buhari’s Friday withdrawal of the case, little was known about those who facilitated Mohammed’s release. However, NANS national president, Umar Barambu in a statement obtained by ASHENEWS on Monday revealed that Bagudu led the mediation team that…
…Also meets multinational forces By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri “Borno state government will support you and we will return you to your community as soon as the water recedes” – Zulum Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday visited Malam-Fatori citizens who were displaced by floods and in refugee camps close to Bosso in neighbouring Niger Republic. Malam-Fatori is headquarters of Abadam local government in the northern part of Borno state, northeast Nigeria along the shores of Lake Chad. It was occupied by Boko Haram for seven years from 2014 before it was recovered by the military. ASHENEWS recalls that between 2013…
“First and foremost, the primary duty of any government is to ensure the security of lives and property, without which no sensible human activity takes place. But the Federal Government which is responsible for the security of lives and property has been unable to fulfil this covenant with the people thus allowing bandits, insurgents, and kidnappers to turn the country into a killing field, maiming and abducting people, in schools market squares and even on their farmlands” By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reacted to the federal government over the claim by the Minister of state for…
Of more than 140,000 Twitter users who announced they were moving to Mastodon, just 1.6 per cent have actually quit Elon Musk’s social media platform. Only a handful of Twitter users who have threatened to leave the social network for open-source alternative Mastodon have actually deleted their Twitter accounts. An analysis of more than 140,000 Twitter users shows that although plenty of people have said they are leaving the site, only 1.6 per cent have wholly abandoned the platform, which was bought by entrepreneur Elon Musk in late October. “I’m not hugely surprised, because I’m one of those people that…
… As the command arrest 4 for alleged criminal conspiracy, impersonation The Niger State Police Command has debunked online media reports that there was assassination attempt on a Senator in Minna, Niger state capital. The denial is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday. “The Niger State Police Command wishes to respond to an online publication which stated that there was an assassination attempt of Senator in Minna, which is untrue and false. “The fact of the incident is that on 03/12/2022 at about 1900hrs, based on a…
Iran’s attorney general has said that the country’s “morality police” will be disbanded, according to media reports on Sunday. “Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary and have been abolished,” Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was quoted as saying late Saturday by the ISNA news agency. However, it is unclear whether the force will be set up again in a different context or under a different name. State news agencies have reported that death sentences and legal proceedings for “morality” offenses will continue. “Of course, the judiciary continues to monitor behavioral actions,” Montazeri told a conference Saturday outlining religion-based policy. Kamran Matin, a Senior Lecturer…
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…
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…