The Niger state government has condemned in strong terms the attitude of drivers of articulated vehicles for blocking the Bida-Lambata and Lambata-Izom expressways causing heavy gridlock and risks to innocent commuters and the people of the communities. A statement issued by Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), in Minna, on Sunday, called on the drivers of the vehicles to hasten the opening of the roads as the blockade would not compel the state government into allowing them to use the Minna-Bida road, which is a state-owned road undergoing reconstruction. He appealed to owners of the vehicles to direct…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Mr Salasi Musa of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared winner of the Chikun Local Government Chairmanship election in Kaduna state. The Returning Officer, Dr Sanusi Gambo, announced the results of the election on Monday, saying Salasi Musa of the PDP polled 19,402 votes to defeat Samaila Leeman, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 14,829 votes. The PDP also won eight of the 12 councillorship seats, and the ruling APC won four, Gambo indicated. The Kaduna State Independent National Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM), had initially announced Sept. 4, for the election, but this was rescheduled for…
Legislative Aides at the National Assembly (NASS) have threatened to picket the legislature starting from Monday over the non-payment of their 2019 unpaid salary arrears and allowances. They resolved to ground all activities at the Assembly to press home their demands, as they decried the series of alleged infractions perpetrated by the National Assembly Management. The group stated this in a statement in Abuja, on Sunday, signed by Mr Zebis Prince, Coordinator, Salary Arrears Affected Legislative Aides, which was co-signed by five other colleagues. They maintained that they were being owed N3.1 billion, comprising N1.35 billion in salary arrears and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has pledged more support for youth empowerment, through sports and its other intervention programmes. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN spokesperson quoted Emefiele as making the pledge at the finals of the All Financial Institutions Football Competition (AFIFC) played on Sunday at the U. J. Esuene stadium, Calabar. Represented by the Deputy Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN Samuel Okogbure, the Governor called on youths to explore every opportunity offered by the bank, including sports. He urged Nigerian youth to key into the apex bank’s financial programmes that are connected to a wide range of…
… Ohanaeze Ndigbo is one in Nigeria, US – Obizoba … Kano State has favoured Igbo people – Chigozie Obi … My leadership of Kano Ohanaeze Ndigbo will be based on accountability – Sunday Okafor … Lauds Gov Ganduje, heads of security agencies over peace, security in state … We have intervention to improve welfare of members – Harriet Chimezie In its unrelenting effort to reorganize the Igbo community in the South East, across the states of Nigeria and globally to begin a new life as a people with love for one another and their country Nigeria, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo…
Bandits on Friday night attacked the “Burkusuma camp”, joint military base in Dama village of Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state. Although ASHENEWS could not reach the Director, Defense Media Operations, Brig.-Gen Ben Onyeoku on phone because he was not able to pick, this paper gathered that the bandits approached and opened fire on the camp. Idris Gobir, a ex-Sabon Birni local government chairman told Daily Trust that many security operatives were still missing since after the attack. According to Gobir, report of the attack was received from a resident of the area who was using Nigerien network.…
“Our problems are man-made; therefore, they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.” – John F. Kennedy Nigerians have written millions of words in books and opinion articles in magazines, newspapers, journals, etc., about the problems of, or with, Nigeria. Appearances in celluloid regarding this issue also have consumed countless meters of celluloid. Writers have written about Nigeria’s problems, even though some Nigerians see them as part of the problem – for not writing enough. Politicians who everyone thinks are the problem have themselves cried about the problem, with solutions seemingly beyond their…
Anthony Joshua, fresh from being dethroned as world boxing heavyweight champions, is set to go to hospital to check a suspected broken eye socket. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who announced this moment after the loss to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine on Saturday in London, said also that his fighter was “devastated” by the defeat. He however acknowledged that the Joshua camp had no reservations about the result, and the better fighter won the bout. “Congratulations to Oleksandr Usyk. What a fighter. He put in a great performance and the better man won,” Hearn said. “I had it reasonably close in…
Brazilian legend Pele congratulated Lionel Messi on Saturday for overtaking him as South America’s top goalscorer in international football. Messi surpassed Pele’s mark of 77 goals by scoring a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Bolivia in a home 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sept. 9. The 34-year-old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward has now scored 79 times in 153 appearances for the Albiceleste. “Hi @leomessi. Sorry if I’m late. However, I didn’t want to pass up the chance to congratulate you for another record broken earlier this month,” Pele wrote on Instagram. “Your talent when playing soccer is outstanding!…
Residents of Gbaukupe community in the FCT, say they still practice the tradition of using charcoal to normalise blood flow in the leg (leg extremities). The residents in separate interviews said that in spite of the numerous things charcoal does, when put in between the toes, it eases numbness and tingling, (death of body tissue in the legs). Residents of Gbaukupe community are predominantly of Gabgyi tribe in Kuje Area Council, Abuja. Mrs Rejoice Orjiugo, a charcoal seller, said “using charcoal when you have feet numbness helps to ease the tingling. According to her, when your feet is numb and you…