Nigeria’s human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana has vowed to sue a former Chief Security Officer to Ex-Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Hamza Al-Mustapha for allegedly making inciting and defamatory comments over the death of Chief MKO Abiola and the June 12 incident. Al-Mustapha, in a television interview, People, Politics and Power had stated that some leaders of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) went to the Presidential Villa to collect millions of dollars, barely 24 hours after Abiola’s death. “If Abiola was alive, he would have been one of my witnesses which I…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The labyrinth of accusations and counter-accusations surrounding the uproar over the hitherto sympathetic gesture of the Honourable Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami for Al-Qaeda is another classic example of how objectivity always become the sacrificial lamb in the alter of our inordinate sentiments. One of the saddening features discernible from virtually every issue of national discourse is the recurring decimal to see reactions and commentaries being tailored along ethnic, religious, political or other primordial sentiments. And honestly speaking, this Pantami furore is not an exception. My focus here will be on the legal and moral implications…
The Nigerian Correctional Centre in Enugu says 115 inmates have recorded credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in the last National Examination Council (NECO)-organised Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) (External). The state spokesperson of the Service, Mr Monday Chukwuemeka, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. NECO released the results of its 2020 SSCE on Friday (May 7). Chukwuemeka said that inmates in Enugu had been excelling in SSCE. According to him, in 2018, 84 inmates got credit passes in English Language and Mathematics while 136 inmates got credit passes in English Language and Mathematics in 2019. He said…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says N392.77 billion was generated as Company Income Tax (CIT) in First Quarter 2021 (Q1, 2021) an increase of N97.05 billion over N295.72 billion generated in Q4 2020. This is revealed in the “Company Income Tax by Sectors, Q1 2021” obtained from the bureau’s website on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the report, the generated amount was N97.09 billion more than the N295.68 billion generated in Q1 2020. It also said that the Q1, 2021 figure represented a 32.82 per cent increase Quarter-on-Quarter and 32.84 per cent increase Year-on-Year. The NBS said that breweries,…
The management of Air Peace gave its customers free Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) Cards and numerous gifts in-flight in the spirit of Eid celebration. The Spokesperson of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, said in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, that the Eid-el Fitri campaign was intended to put smiles on the faces of customers for choosing Air Peace. Olisa said the campaign entailed placement of gift cards in random seat pockets and during the flight, passengers were told to check the seat pockets in front of them to know if they had won a gift or not. He said…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and presidents of 11 African countries on Wednesday in Kampala, attended the inauguration of re-elected Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni. The event, held at the Independence Grounds in Kampala, will be Museveni’s sixth inauguration as a democratically elected leader. Museveni was declared winner of the January 14 election after defeating opposition candidates. The event featured parades, inspection of guards, flypast, Ugandan Special Forces display, cultural display, among others. Presidents who attended the ceremony were those of Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Guinea, Conakry, South Sudan, Namibia, Ghana, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Other countries represented in…
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested otorious drug baron and former vice chairman of Lagos Island East local council development area, LCDA, Mr Asekun Sakiru. A statement by the spokesperson of the Agency, Mr Femi Babafemi made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, said Asekun had been on the wanted list of the Agency following recent arrest of some traffickers and drug seizures linked to him. “The long arm of the law however caught up with the wanted baron at about 9.40pm on Friday 7th May, 2021 while…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo on Wednesday, dissolved the state’s Executive Council and sacked 20 of the 27 commissioners in the cabinet. The governor however retained eight commissioners. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. He said the dissolution was to restructure the governor’s administration to further achieve his numerous projects of the 3R of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery agenda. Emelumba said the eight commissioners that were retained included information and Strategy, Works, Finance, Health and Youths. Others were Tourism, Technology and Women Affairs. According to him, the governor wants to rejig his…
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa local government area in Bayelsa, resulting in its shutdown. The cause of the leakage, according to the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) report on the incident, is traced to equipment failure due to a rupture at the wellhead. In a response statement made available to newsmen, the parent company of NAOC, Eni said the facility was shut down to prevent further damage to the environment. The statement made available by an Eni spokesperson on behalf of the Italian…
Niger state governor and Chairman North Central Governor’s Forum, Abubakar Sani-Bello has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the occasion of the 2021 Eid-el-Fitr celebration and the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. A statement by his spokesperson, Mary Noel Berje made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday also quoted the governor as saying that the occasion calls for sober reflection and fervent prayers in view of the prevailing security challenges in the state. He enjoined Muslims to draw from the enduring lessons of Ramadan and allow the spiritual benefits of the religious obligation permeate and positively influence attitudinal change towards…