Former President Goodluck Jonathan said in Benin on Sunday that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people. “My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ he said. He was delivering an address at the 50th birthday celebration of Apostle Charles Osazuwa, President of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly when he made the submission. Jonathan stressed that people would always be remembered for legacies they left behind. “Some of the things I did while in office to…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Management of Kaduna Electric has said that the current total power blackout in Kaduna State was due to the ongoing five-day warning strike embarked by labour unions in the state. The spokesperson of the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday. “In compliance with the NLC directive, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has knocked off all our 33KV lines in Kaduna State. “Consequently, we are appealing to all communities, security agencies and vigilante groups to be vigilant so that men of underworld will not cash in on the situation to vandalise power supply…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has offered a gifted physically challenged artist, Ms Abosede Okeowo, a US online scholarship to enhance her skills. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the presentation was made recently at the palace of Oba Adekunle Adeagbo, the Oore of Otun-Ekiti in Ekiti. The 27-year-old artist had presented to Osinbajo a pencil portrait of himself during his courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife in 2020. Inspite of her limitations, Okeowo focuses on her artistic skills and has gained recognition because of her talent. Okeowo, an indigene of Otun Ekiti in…
Motorists in Kaduna on Sunday thronged petrol stations to fuel their vehicles as the five-day warning strike directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna State begins. The NLC had on May 10 said it would ground all activities in the state from May 16, as it begins a warning strike over the irregular sack of civil servants by the state government. Following the directive, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) also directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State from May 16. This development has forced motorists into panic buying of fuel…
Today, The Arbiter is going to give our readers the opportunity for their comments about our write-ups to be published. The comments are all from our Facebook readers, excluding other social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Excluded are also comments through SMS and calls.. RE: TY Danjuma And Nigeria’s Present And Future (1), by Hassan Gimba Thanks for informing us about the duties and sacrifices of the elder statesman TY Danjuma. I used to have some misgivings about what I used to regard as his ‘feigned’ patriotism and philanthropy. But this column has substantially educated me much…
…Seeks APC’s cooperation to move Sokoto forward Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has commended Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar for his interest in the resolution of the ongoing industrial action by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) across the country. The governor who gave the commendation on Saturday while receiving the Sultan who paid him a Sallah homage to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, also called on the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bury the hatchet and join his administration in moving the state forward. According to the governor, Sultan Abubakar’s readiness to lead the negotiation process between…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal has advised Nigerian youths to strive to realize their ambitions by facing all difficult situations and challenges and acting as if the future is now. The Governor made the remarks when he hosted various youths organisations in the state to lunch in commemoration of the Eid-el-Fitr festival held at Presidential Lodge, Sokoto on Friday. ”Work hard in whatever you have chosen as a career and you will make it by God’s grace,” he encouraged the youths. In recognition of the role of the youths, who Tambuwal said have a lot to contribute in building the state and…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the extension of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and mock examinations following reports of widespread delay in registration. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Register of JAMB made the announcement at a news conference after a two-day meeting with stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday. Oloyede said that the board had identified challenges in registration and as such proffering solution to them. He said that at the end of the meeting, stakeholders had recommended a two-week extension for the exercise fixing the new date for May 29. The board had earlier fixed the…
The South West zone of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, BSN, has announced the postponement of its 2nd Annual Conference earlier scheduled to hold on 20th and 21st May 2021 to June 1. You can click here for details of registration. This is contained in a statement by the chairperson of the Society, Prof. Bola Boboye made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday. According to Boboye, the postponement became necessary because the earlier days coincided with local government election in Oyo state where the conference is scheduled to hold. “This is to notify distinguished members of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria,…
Wife of the Kebbi state governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu has charged journalists in the country, to always work towards ensuring a peaceful, united and a better Nigeria. She gave the charge at a media parley on Friday as part of the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, to mark the end of the Ramadan fast. Dr Bagudu also harped on the need for objective, positive and non destructive reportage. According to her, hate speech and fake news were the genesis of the genocide in Rwanda and that perpetrated by Hitler. “In the case of the present day Nigeria, some Judases were working tirelessly to…