In continuation of his efforts to take the message of Islam to armed Fulani bandits and to explore dialogue as one of the means of addressing the killings and kidnappings, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi accepted the invitation by Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello. The governor’s invitation coincided with the abduction of over 30 passengers in a bus belonging to the state transport service and the latest kidnapping of students and teachers of Government Science College Kagara. Read the full report by Desert Herald below: On arrival at the state capital, Sheikh Gumi had gone into a close-door meeting with his host,…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) said the fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 0.11 per cent would boost foreign investment and enhance the country’s credit rating internationally. The ACMAN president, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, said this in an interview on Friday, while reacting to Q4 GDP figure released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS on Thursday said the country’s Gross GDP grew by 0.11 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2020 from the 6.11 per cent contraction in Q3, signalling a gradual recovery from recession. This is…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension placed on Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Ndudi Elumelu and six other lawmakers in July 2019. PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan named the six lawmakers to include Mr Wole Oke; Ms Lynda Ikpeazu; Mr Anayo Edwin; Mr Gideon Gwani; Mr Toby Okechukwu and Mr Adekoya Addul-majid. He said that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party lifted the suspension based on the recommendations of various committees constituted on issues relating to their suspension.…
The players of Wikki Tourist Football Club of Bauchi on Thursday cheated death after the tyre of a bus conveying them for the Day 11 of the Nigeria Professional League against Dakkada Football club of Oyo, caught fire. Meanwhile, the Bauchi state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has sympathized with the management and players of Wikki Tourist Football club over an accident involving the team bus early at Hawan Kibo in plateau state on Thursday. In a sympathy message signed by SWAN Assistant secretary, Bala Bawaji and made available to ASHENEWS,, the association showed concern to what…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account (PAC) has summoned all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidiaries over financial queries raised by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF). Rep. Wole Oke, Chairman of the Committee said this at an investigative hearing on Thursday in Abuja. “This parliament is a parliament of rules and the Constitution of Nigeria has given us a window to conduct our activities in a manner that is suitable to us. “When we asked your subsidiaries to cause appearance, it is pursuant to section 88 and 89 of the Constitution of the…
Dangote Industries Limited has debunked claims of a fraudulent scheme circulating on social media titled, “2021 Dangote Empowerment”, purported to be approved by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF). The company in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole-Browne, Director, Corporate Communication Department, Dangote Industries Limited, said the scheme was a scam. Awowole-Browne said the circulation was aimed at defrauding unsuspecting people and strongly advised that it should be disregarded. “Our attention has been drawn to a fraudulent scheme circulating on WhatsApp and social media titled, “2021 Dangote Empowerment”, purporting to be approved by the Aliko Dangote Foundation. “Please note that…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has confirmed that gunmen abducted 27 students, three staff and 12 families members at the Government Science College Karaga of Rafi local government areas of the state. The governor made the confirmation during a press conference shortly after an emergency meeting with heads of security agencies in Minna on Wednesday. ASHENEWS reported earlier that gunmen stormed the school in the earliry hours Wednesday, killing one student and abducting unspecified number of staff. Meanwhile, the governor has directed that all boarding schools in Shiroro, Rafi and Muyan local government be closed down with immediate effect until…
By Tina George, Minna Bandits have abducted students and staff of Government Science College Kagara, Niger state. The number of those kidnapped was not ascertained at the time of filing this report. ASHENEWS gathered that the bandits in the early hours of Wednesday, gathered some staff and students at a place for hours, before moving them out of the school premises to an unknown destination. Our reporter further gathered that while a student was killed by the gunmen at the school premises, a staff was able to escape from the kidnappers.
The Director-General of Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, KSSQAA, Mrs Umma Ahmad has announced the release of the 2020 Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE) results, with 73.4 percent of the candidates said to have passed. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Ahmad and made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday. According to her, a total of 131,214 candidates sat for the examination out of which 96,268 (73.4%) passed in all the subjects, adding that a total of 1,584 schools, made up of 452 public and 1,132 private schools participated in the examination between September 21 and 28,…