Defending champions Al Ahly qualified for the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League semi-finals for the fourth time in five years with a 3-1 aggregate win over Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday. This was after Al Ahly played to a 1-1 draw with the South Africans in the second leg in Pretoria. Their healthy 2-0 win in the first leg in Cairo last weekend has now proved to be decisive. The result meant that coach Pitso Mosimane eliminated his former employers in his first competitive return to South Africa. Al Ahly were on the front foot from the word go and they were…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Justina Auta Representatives of states Ministries of Women Affairs, Nigeria Police and National Assembly have advocated the establishment of separate Courts for speedy prosecution of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases. They made the call in a statement by the Director, Press, Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, after a high level coordination mechanisms meeting as part of the European Union Spotlight Initiative in Abuja. The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the European Union (EU) and the UN to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children in Lagos, Adamawa, Sokoto, Ebonyi,…
The Federal Government on Saturday in Abeokuta donated 100 million improved tomato seedlings to farmers in Ogun. The seedlings were donated by Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology Presenting the seedlings at the opening of pre-season training for farmers, RMRDC Director-General, Prof. Hussaini Ibrahim, said it was imperative to boost tomato production in the state. Ibrahim, who was represented by RMRDC State Coordinator, Mr Kayode Abiola, noted that the presentation of tomato seedlings was to sustain development in its value-chain. He, however, urged the beneficiaries to ensure judicious use of the…
Aanu Aiyegbusi on Saturday withdrew midway into the final match of the women’s singles event to hand Oyinlomo Quadre the title at the DavNotch National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja. Aiyegbusi, who was the number two seed, was clearly struggling as a result of an injury and had to withdraw. The championship which was in its maiden edition was held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. Quadre, who won the toss and chose to serve, was on the front foot from the beginning of the game and raced into a 4-0 lead in the first set. However, Aiyegbusi was nursing an…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sony Echono has harped on the need for quality delivery in the education sector. Echono gave the charge at the 2021 Batch A Professional Qualifying Examination for teachers, organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in Abuja on Saturday. TRCN conducted the examination for 17,141 candidates in 43 centres across the nation. He said that the Federal Government in its effort to ensure an improved education system in the country had put modalities in place to ensure quality delivery. He said that one of the modalities was ensuring that teacher…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has condoled with the family of late Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers, who died in the Friday fatal air crash in Kaduna. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), conveyed the condolence message on behalf of the FEC on Saturday in Abuja. Mustapha, in a statement issued by Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information, office of the SGF, expressed grief over the loss. He said that members of FEC received with deep shock, the news of the fatal air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim…
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty.” – Thomas Jefferson The Asaba declaration of May 11th, 2021 was signed by seventeen governors from Southern Nigeria after their meeting in Asaba, Delta state where they announced among other things, a ban on open grazing of cattle in the whole of southern Nigeria. This part of the declaration is clearly a premeditated quit order notice and a stamp of approval to ethnically cleanse the whole of southern Nigeria of all Fulanis. Let no one tell you anything differently. The exodus north of Fulani herders and their families has already begun, this…
Katsina Emirate Council on Saturday announced the sacking of “Sarkin-Pauwan Katsina” and District Head of Kankara, Yusuf Lawal over alleged involvement in aiding and abetting banditry in his domain. Alhaji Bello Mamman-Ifo, the Council’s Secretary, made the announcement through the Emirate’s Information Officer, Ibrahim Bindawa, in Katsina. Mamman said the sacking of Lawal as district head “is with immediate effect.” He said the investigation conducted on the allegation levelled against Lawal that he was aiding and abetting banditry in his domain revealed that he was guilty of the offence. “The investigation found him guilty of all the charges levelled against…
The European Commission has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.A statement signed on Friday by Mr. Eugene Arhin, Acting Director of Communications at the Office of the President, said the announcement was made during a two-day working visit by President Nana Akufo-Addo to Brussels, Belgium, from on 19 and 20 May. It said that at a meeting with the Vice President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission unveiled the selection of Ghana as a possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. The Commission said this follows the initiatives…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has said that the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other military officers is a big blow to the ongoing war on terror. He said this in a statement by the spokesperson, Bashir Mani made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday. “Their demise is certainly a setback to the concerted efforts by the military and other security agencies, to combat security challenges across Nigeria. “The late General had re-energized the war against insurgency, banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and other related crimes. “His demise…