The Royal Commonwealth Society, United Kingdom has adjudged Mujeebat Idris of Ansar-ud-Deen International College, Oke Ata, Abeokuta, Nigeria as the bronze award winner in the 2021 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. The 2021 edition of the prestigious Queen’s Commonwealth Competition received over 25,000 entries from students, in both junior and senior categories, around the world. T The title of the essay for the senior category where Mujeebat emerged, was “Post Covid-19: If I were President”. In a certificate signed by the Chair, Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh; Chair, Junior Judging Panel,Paul Edmondson and Chair, Senior Judging Panel, Imtiaz Dharker, Mujeebat…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Ibrahim Tanko and President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice B.B Kanyip, over abuse of court processes regarding the forthcoming Triennial Delegates Conference of the Union. ASHENEWS recalls that the delegates conference, earlier scheduled by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to hold between 3rd and 5th October, 2021. However, Soji Amosun and Ayokunle Ewuoso approached the Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria and on August 27th 2021, procured an interim order in…
The brutal murder of Dr Chike Akunyili by the so-called “unknown gunmen” — I call them “the Boko Haram of the south-east” — has torn my heart to pieces. I was an associate member of the Akunyili family, having related closely with his wife, Prof Dora Nkem Akunyili, who did an amazing job as director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) from 2001 to 2008. She died in 2014 after losing her fight with cancer. Her husband was one of those rarely celebrated in Nigeria — a successful man in his own right who…
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe have a joint development arrangement especially with respect to the oil and gas sector. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday when he attended the inauguration of President of Sao Tome and Principe, Carlos Vila Nova, at the Presidential Villa in Sao Tome. According to him, Nigeria’s relationship with the twin-island Central African nation of Sao Tome and Principe has been growing over the years and would even now be further strengthened. “We think that Sao Tome and Principe is an important partner and we have a very…
Former President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state along with his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike have been nominated for the award of the African Bar Leadership Medal (ALM) by the Africa Bar Association (AfBA). Both Governors Tambuwal and Wike are Life Members of the AfBA. At the AfBA event billed to hold, as part of the association’s annual conference, in Niamey, Niger Republic, this month, former Presidents of Niger Republic, Muhammadou Issoufou, Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma and Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are among nominees to be decorated with ALM. Other nominees of the medal…
The PDP Assurance Group, a pro-Atiku Abubakar political organisation has faulted the party’s committee for zoning presidential ticket to the Southern Nigeria. Speaking with a group of journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, the Coordinator of the group, Murtala Dahiru said the presidential ticket should be left open for credible aspirants to contest because zoning is unconstitutional. According to him, zoning of presidential ticket cannot produce credible leadership in Nigeria, adding that political parties and key players were causes of current political problems in the country. “We should avoid politics of religion, tribe or section. All Nigerians need is anyone with…
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has pledged to deepen diplomatic relations with Nigeria, especially in tackling regional and security issues. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Embassy of France in Nigeria on the goodwill message by Macron to President Muhammadu Buhari, in commemoration of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebration. The statement quoted Macron to have reaffirmed his personal commitment to the relationship between France and Nigeria leading to economic and demographic power. “I firmly believe that it is in the mutual interest of our two countries to strengthen this relationship on all fronts. “Since…
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Gabriel Aduda has inaugurated a newly constructed Nigeria Chancery in Bissau. Aduda stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between Nigeria and Guinea Bissau. The ceremony took place in Bissau on the sidelines of Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary. Speaking at the event attended by diplomats and members of Nigeria community in Guinea Bissau, Aduda said bilateral relations between both countries span decades and had been through thick and thin, especially in the area of peace and security. He said the Federal Government of Nigeria had shown very strong support for the government of Guinea…
The Paramount Group, South Africa’s global aerospace and technology business, says it has designed highly sophisticated military platforms to address the rugged and austere African environment and threats facing armed forces on the continent. Ivor Ichikowitz, President of Paramount Group disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Ichikowitz said the fight against jihadist militants in and around the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique, which began March 2021, has recently been met with a modern, tightly-interwoven and wholly Pan-African response. “African-designed, highly sophisticated military platforms, developed to specifically address the rugged and austere African environments and threats facing armed forces on the…
Real Acts of Kindness (RAK) Development Foundation, a non-governmental Organisation (NGO), on Thursday inaugurated a two-room toilet and bathroom in Iragbo community, Badagry, Lagos State, to curb open defecation. Addressing residents at the inauguration, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Pioneer, RAK foundation, said he decided to build the toilet based on the community’s request. “In the 20th century it is unheard of that a community will not have a decent toilet facility where one can ease himself and also have a decent shower. “Consequently, I decided to adhere to the request and within five days we have been able to build and…