The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has condemned the recent abduction of over 200 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna state. This is contained in a statement by the national president of the association, Ladi Bala and made available to ASHENEWS on Friday. According to her, “The latest abduction which is the fourth in the series of attacks on schools in last two months, calls for urgent and proactive actions by the Federal government and security agencies to halt the activities of criminals in the country. “From Kankara in Katsina State, to Kagara in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
In spite of the recorded BBC interview, Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, has denied that he said the huge funds approved by the president for the purchase of arms were missing. The NSA earlier on Friday, granted an interview to the BBC Hausa and published here where he said the that the new service chiefs did not see the arms supposed to have been purchased with the ‘huge funds’. However, reacting to media reports carried in various media, Monguno, in an “Urgent Press Statement”, issued by the office of the National Security Adviser on Friday,…
One year after, the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested Mr Adelaja Segun Moses, aged 26. Moses, who hails from Emuren, Ogun State was arrested on Saturday 6th March, 2021 at about 2am, in Emuren Ogun state during a sting operation. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Friday said the suspect was arrested for his involvement in the kidnapping and killing of one Chinese national in February last year. According to the statement, the suspect, a strong member of Aiye Confraternity, and his cohort kidnapped the Chinese national at Okunowa, Ijebu, in Ogun state…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says equity, justice and fairness for all segments of society are imperative in the pursuit of unity in the county. Osinbajo said this on Friday in Sokoto while delivering the Convocation Lecture of the Sokoto State University. The vice president, who was received at Sokoto airport by Governor Aminu Tambuwal, also paid courtesy call on the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar. Osinbajo spoke on the roles that leaders must play to engender unity in his lecture entitled: “Nigeria, Some Defining Issues for the Future.’’ The vice president said that any fear or allegation of marginalisation or…
By Tina George, Minna The Alubarika Women Cooperative Group in Fazhi community in Edati local government area of Niger state, has received shea butter processing centre from the PZ Cussons Foundation. The Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees of PZ Cussons Foundation, Mrs Jacqueline Ezeokwelume, at the handing over ceremony, said that the aim was to support women and make them economically viable. Represented by Mr Peter Ozondu, she said that the project would further empower the women and help in addressing some of the economic challenges faced by women in the community. “The project is an opportunity to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council and a 10-member Board of Trustees of the Ogoni Trust Fund on Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). Buhari, while inaugurating the bodies in Abuja, said that the project was for the benefit of the impacted communities in Ogoniland and the nation at large. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar is the Chairman of the governing council while Mr Michael Nwileaghi is the Chairman of the board of trustees. Buhari was represented by Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). He said that the minister…
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has been elected into the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) Council. Pinnick was elected for a four-year term on Friday in Rabat, Morocco at the 43rd CAF ordinary general assembly. Pinnick defeated Malawi’s Walter Nyamilandu, the incumbent, after gathering 43 votes as against eight by his opponent. Following several withdrawals prior to the election, Pinnick and Malawi’s Walter Nyamilandu were the only two candidates left from the Anglophone block. The candidates who withdrew are Lamin Kaba Bajo of The Gambia, Wallace Karia of Tanzania, Nick Mwendwa of Kenya and Andrew Kamanga…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria and reiterated that anyone anyone found with AK-47 riffle illegally, must be shot. The Council is co-chaired by Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. “But what surprises is what is happening now in the North West where the same people, with the same culture are killing each other, taking their livestock and burning properties. “As a result of…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, to Nigeria’s president, Babagana Munguno, has revealed that Muhammadu Buhari in deed, approved “huge amount of money” for the purchase of weapons, but cannot be accounted for. The security adviser, who made the disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, revealed that when the newly appointed service chiefs asumed office, they couldn’t find the weapons their predecessor ought to have purchased. “The failure of the security personnel to get adequate weapons is a setback to the fight against insecurity. “It is not that we are not working to end the security challenge in…
The Nigerian Army says its troops rescued about 180 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, FCFM, Afaka in the Mando area of Kaduna state, Daily Trust has reported. The rescued students have been moved to 1 Division Garrison Command of the Nigerian Army in Ribadu Cantonment. Reports say that the attack would have been worse if not for personnel of Nigerian Air Force and troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters, Kaduna. Daily Trust reports matrons in the school as saying that the bandits attacked the school through the back fence and abducted some male students before they…