Music star Tiwa Savage has shut down pregnancy rumours after sharing pictures from her hot summer body on social media. Tiwa was rumoured to be pregnant with another baby for one of Davido’s huncho, but has come out now to dispel the rumours. The rumour was believed to have started after Tiwa’s Instagram live performance for the movie ‘Coming To America 2’ after party. The single mother of one, recently on her instagram, posted pictures of her hot summer body with the caption “Pregnancy where???’’ to further dispel the rumours. Tiwa, who the New York Times described as the Queen…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Federal government on Tuesday called for the management and control of aflatoxin in Nigeria’s crop value chains. Dr Oyeleke Razak, Head of Nutrition, Crop Production and Food Safety, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this at a workshop in Abuja with the theme: ”Scaling Solutions to Control Aflatoxin in Nigeria”. Razak explained that aflatoxin was a natural poison from some types of aspergillus fungus, primarily aspergillus falvus, found in soil and dead or decaying plants. He further explained that aflatoxin infected crops from flowering until maturity, with Maize and groundnuts being most susceptible. “Aflatoxin causes liver diseases,…
Kogi government on Tuesday announced that it had secured a $100 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance some Special Agro- Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) projects in the state. The state Commissioner for Finance and Budget Planning, Mr Asiru Idris, disclosed this in Lokoja, while declaring open a stakeholders meeting on environmental and social impact assessment of the proposed SAPZ and associated developments. He said that the state was happy to be a beneficiary of the project which, he said, has the potential to bridge the existing gap between production and need, employment, transportation and power supply.…
The Senate on Tuesday sought the establishment of a permanent military and police command base in the area adjoining Shiroro and Rafi local government areas of Niger state, to tackle escalating insecurity in the state. The resolution was sequel to a Point of Order raised by Sen. Sani Musa at plenary. The upper chamber also urged the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector-General of Police to redesign the mode of operations of the military in the affected areas, so as to curtail escalating insecurity. The motion was titled “The activities of bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in Shiroro, Munya…
By Habibu Harisu The Sokoto Police Command, have confirmed that mob on Tuesday attacked the Kware Divisional Police station, located in Kware local government area of Sokoto State. The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Abubakar Sanusi confirmed that one person died and the station and two vehicles were set on fire. According to him, a mob was at the station demanding the release of two kidnap suspects, who were arrested and being investigated for their alleged involvement in kidnapping in the area. He explained that the mob, mostly youths, were shouting and insisting that the two suspects be released. Sanusi…
The International Press Centre, IPC, described as unacceptable, the suspension of ChannelsTV by the National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, over an interview it had with the spokesperson of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday. A statement by the Communications Officer, Olutoyin Ayaode made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday observed while several media organizations reported that “tactical team of the Nigerian Army, the Police, and the Department of State Services (DSS), carried out a joint attack on the headquarters of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the military wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),” it was unreasonable…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has advised Nigerian security agencies, to improve their intelligence-gathering capabilities in order to curb crimes and criminality across the country. A statement by the Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International – Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani and made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, also said the Nigerian police force must rise to the occasion and stop the attacks on its personnel and infrastructure. According to the statement, “the multiple attacks on security agencies, installations and infrastructure in recent weeks is highly condemnable. The pattern of these issues on security facilities and correctional centres,…
Dr Chinagozi Adindu, the Executive Secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, ASPHDA, has warned against leaving malaria untreated because it could lead to mental health complications. Adindu gave the warning in an interview in Umuahia, on Tuesday. He advised people to always eliminate mosquitoes in their environment, saying that malaria was caused by plasmodium, while the female anopheles mosquitoes happened to be the known vectors. He said that when left untreated, the disease could lead to complications such as cerebral malaria, which causes swelling of the blood vessels in the brain, that could result in brain damage or mental…
Against the threat by National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, to sanction ChannelsTV over an interview with the spokesperson of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on the broadcast regulator, has to be more cautious and encourage free media. A statement by the national president of the union, Mr Chris Isiguzo made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, also observed that the fine imposed on the broadcast station “is outrageous and should be withdrawn immediately.” According to Isiguzo, “what the nation needs more from the broadcast regulator is to create an avenue for more…
Kano State Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Konexa, a foreign investor, for the generation, storage, and distribution of electricity. The MoU will see Konexa investing 100 million dollars to, among other things, provide cutting-edge technology in deploying renewable energy. Pradeep Pursnani, Chief Executive Officer of Konexa who said this at the British High Commission in Abuja where the MoU was signed, added that the agreement “is backed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)” and would produce and distribute 10 megawatts of electricity to 30,000 consumers in Kano. “In this partnership, Konexa will…