A gold mine field collapse in northern Ghana this week, has claimed lives of nine this week, the country’s police confirmed on Thursday, as the rescue operations continue. Small-scale gold mining activities locally known as “galamsey”, have faced President Nana Akufo-Addo’s threat of crackdown to curb the country’s environmental damage. According to the Police, the latest incident, which occurred in Gbane mining area of Talensi district, in the Upper East region near the border with Burkina Faso, happened late Monday during a downpour. “We started with our rescue operation on Tuesday and by Thursday, we’ve been able to retrieve nine…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd on Thursday announced the promotion of 1,179 employees to new grades as part of the year-end appraisal outcomes. The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. Adeduntan said the promotion exercise was a demonstration of the bank’s commitment to empowering its employees and driving productivity against all odds. He said the resilience, sustainable performance and growth of FirstBank in the past 127 years was largely attributable to efforts of the employees. “Promotion is one of the numerous incentives we employ to reward our employees…
Against public speculations that there is mass retirement of generals in the Nigerian Army following the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), the Defence Headquarters says it is not true. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, retirement of senior officers from the military was always voluntary, adding that the military high command has yet to authorise retirement of any officer. “At this point you are all aware of the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya.…
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHDA) says Gastroenteritis Infection has spread from nine to 13 local government areas of the state with 28 deaths. The Chairman of the Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed disclosed this to newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday. The first index case of Cholera in the state was confirmed on April 24. Gastroenteritis is a short-term illness triggered by the infection and inflammation of the digestive system. Symptoms can include abdominal cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting. Mohammed said the state had recorded 732 cases from May 25 as at the time of compiling the report. He said…
The Nigerian-born global, young celebrated literary giant, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed how she made her mother practically active in a “male dominated wedding culture”. Adichie revealed this in a post on her Facebook page on Thursday. According to her, against the culture which sidelines the mother of the bride, she made her both parents to walk her down the aisle while her first dance was made with her mother. “I have always felt that western wedding traditions sideline the mother of the bride — the father walks the bride down the aisle, the father has the first dance with…
By Tina George – Minna A lawmaker in Niger state House of Assembly, Madaki Bosso has called on the federal government and National Assembly, NASS, to declare a state of emergency in all states of the federation. Speaking to journalists in Minna on Tuesday, Bosso noted that the 36 governors had held the states hostage by promoting the continued strikes of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN. According to him, it is a malfunction of the constitution for only one arm of government, the executive, to be operational for over three months. “I…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has advised president Muhammadu Buhari to allow those agitating for the Republic of Biafra to have it so that there can be peace in Nigeria. Already, members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, are being suspected to be behind attacks on police formations and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, offices across the Southeast region. The spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman while reacting to the tweets and comments comments, said the presidential tweet merely amounted to admission of failure and loss of capacity. According to the group, Buhari’s comment on criminal gangs that kill,…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has debunked media reports that he purportedly sent a secret memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, to suspend the Nigerian constitution. Media reports have been in circulation to the effect that the minister, in the memo advised Buhari to suspend the 1999 constitution. However, in a statement by his office spokesperson, Dr Umar Gwandu, made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday denied the allegation, stating that Malami is a proponent of constitutional democracy. “The attention of the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
Two persons died on Wednesday while four others sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident involving a gas tanker truck and another vehicle at the Church Gate flyover, Olusegun Obasanjo Way, Central Area, Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Ochi, confirmed the incident in Abuja on Wednesday. Ochi said that the accident, which occurred at around 1 30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Constitution Avenue at Centre Business District in Abuja, and Olusegun Obasanjo Way interception was caused by speeding and loss of control. He said that the crash…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged developing countries to chart their paths by embracing a just transition, climate action and future prosperity to power development pathways. In a statement issued by the Communications Sector of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday, Osinbajo said this was in a bid to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Osinbajo said this in his keynote address at the Columbia University’s Global Energy Forum held in May, virtually. According to the myclimate website, net-zero emission means that all man-made greenhouse gas emissions must be removed from the atmosphere through reduction measures, thus reducing the earth’s…