The Presidency has reassured parents and concerned citizens that the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, remain constantly on the minds of government as they are always on the minds of their parents. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, gave the reassurance in a statement to mark the 7th anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok girls. He also gave assurances that the “Release of the remaining Chibok girls is still work in progress. ”No one is giving up hope here. Efforts to secure their release through various channels and activities…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary is to engage the Nigerian Governor’s Forum and all relevant stakeholders with a view to ensuring judicial financial autonomy. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Luke Onofiok, made this known during a meeting with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Abuja. The JUSUN began a nationwide indefinite strike on Monday, April 6 over non-implementation of judicial financial autonomy as enshrined in the Constitution. President Muhammadu Buhari had signed an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the judiciary and state house of assembly in May 2020, after several agitations. However, the gazetting of the order…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development, CITAD, has called on Nigerian government through the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to come up with a robust policy that would encourage the flourishing of community networks that would hasten digital inclusion in Nigeria. The Centre also urged the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, to support community networks initiatives across the country as part of its intervention to promote faster inclusion progress. According to the Executive Director of the centre, Dr. Y. Z. Yau at a press briefing in Kano on Tuesday, “community network should be given license-free spectrum to use; proof of…
A major dealer of Dangote Group, Salisu Sambajo has commended the company for its position on prices of essential commodities, saying “there was no time the organisation increased prices of its goods in any parts of the country, during Ramadan. Speaking with journalists at his Singer market office in Kano on Monday, Sambajo explained that major dealers buy a bag of sugar at the rate of N18,500 and the company gives a discount of N250 per bag to dealers. “I am among the major dealers of Dangote products in Nigeria; to the best of my knowledge there was no time…
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Tuesday, April 13th as the 1st day of Ramadan 1442 AH, after sighting of new moon. The Sultan’s declaration in a broadcast at his Palace Monday night, was premised on verified information about the sighting of the moon in parts of the country. He has therefore directed all Muslims to commence the compulsory fast in the holy month.
By Justina Auta Some street children on Monday appealed to the Federal government and other stakeholders to ensure equality, social inclusion and improve access to essential services for their self-development. The children made the call during a symposium organised by an NGO, Young Ambassadors Against Drug Initiative (YAADAI) in commemoration of the 2021 International Street Children Day in Abuja. The day is marked globally every April 12 to enable street children and their champions speak on their rights and has “Mental Health, Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Right Expression and Social Inclusion” as its theme for 2021. Ibrahim Mohammed, a 10-year-old…
By Justina Auta The newly appointed Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Dr Asabe Vilita-Bashir has pledged to take steps towards promoting women participation in politics. Vilita-Bashir made the pledge at the official handover ceremony at the NCWD headquarters on Monday in Abuja. She said that it had become expedient for women to play more critical roles in national politics, leadership and development. The director general said that issues of gender equality and promotion of women rights would be pursued with vigour. “Under my watch, the NCWD will do things differently; we are entering a new dawn…
By Jonathan Lois, Abuja Ahead of Anambra state governorship election, an aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifedi Okewnna has vowed that he would to break the jink of factionalization and unite supporters, if he becomes the party’s flagbearer. Addressing newsmen after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms, Okewnna said he would ensure that the party is not factionalized after the primaries, but bring contending forces together in unity in order to avoid losing elections. “I am coming as a unifier, hitherto PDP had been giving tickets to people, we have done elections and…
… Cautions ACF against reckless utterances The Northern Youths Initiative and Political Congress, NOPCO, has cautioned the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other socio-cultural groups against attacking the governor of Zamfara state, Bello Muhammad. A statement by the chairperson (North) of the group, Yusuf Abubakar made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, also cautioned the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, credited to it over Zamfara governor’s reaction to northerners leaving in southern Nigeria. “Governor Muhammad made it clear that enough is enough over the continued attacks on the Hausa people leaving in the South, due to ethnicity and hatred by…
By Fadlillah Abdallah el-Kurebe The Northwest zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled to hold in Kaduna was disrupted by thugs alleged to have acted on the script of former Kano governor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso on Saturday. Some eye-witnesses, who spoke with ASHENEWS alleged that the thugs wore red caps, emblem of the Kwankwaso movement and trooped in to the International Trade Fair Complex, venue of the congress in hundreds were shouting ‘Sai Kwankwaso’ (meaning ‘Kwankwaso Only’). “The thugs were wearing the insignia of the Kwankwasiya movement, which is led by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. They stormed the venue of…