The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has commended the security agencies in the state for their relentless efforts in the provision of security to the state. The governor has also sympathised with the Police on the unfortunate incidences of the deaths of their colleagues, in the line of duty, in other parts of Nigeria. Bagudu made the commendation Tuesday, during a visit to the Police Command in the state, where he was received by the DC Operations, Mr. Godwin Eze . He urged the security agencies to continue discharging their duties diligently, while at the same time, being…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has expressed worry over the discovery of undistributed palliatives, kept in various warehouses in some states across the country. A statement by the Executive Director of the Centre, Ahmed Musa Rafsanjani and made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, emphasised the need for accountability and transparency in the disbursement of the COVID-19 palliatives. “We find it scandalous that these materials donated by groups of well-meaning Nigerian businesspersons, corporate entities, development partners and others, under the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) were left inexplicably undistributed by the federal, state and local governments, and in some cases…
The bulls on Tuesday continued to dominate trading on the nation’s bourse with the market indices improving further by 0.70 per cent, amid increased buying interest. Speficially, the All-Share Index on Tuesday rose by 202.33 points or 0.70 per cent to close at 28,980.29 compared with 28,777.96 achieved on Monday. Also, the market capitalisation inched higher by N106 billion or 0.70 per cent to close at N15.147 trillion against N15.041 trillion recorded on Monday. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Flour Mills, Conoil, Guinness, Cadbury and Guaranty Trust Bank. The…
An Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered the son of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to hand over custody of his three sons to his divorced wife, Maryam Sherif. The judge, Bashir Danmaisule, while delivering judgement relied on the authority contained in FIQH ALA MAZAHIB AL – ARBAH saying that custody of children lies in the hands of the mother. Danmaisule further said so long as the plaintiff is not married the said authority stands but if she was married, custody will be to her mother. He said the defendant could not establish any default against the plaintiff to deprive…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto says the state government would need over N20 billion to fix the damages caused by this year’s flood disaster. The governor was speaking Tuesday while receiving a report from the Dr Muhammad Jabbi Kilgori-led special committee on flood disaster management, held at the council chamber of Government House, Sokoto. According to him, the cost implication of the damages caused on roads, bridges by the flood exclude that of damages done to primary health centers, clinics, dispensaries and other structures. “This comprises N15 billion required to construct roads and bridges washed away by the flood and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the president said his decision to nominate Yakubu is in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has tested positive for the coronavirus, football’s ruling body said on Tuesday. FIFA said that Infantino has mild symptoms and is already isolated. He should now remain in quarantine for at least 10 days. According to FIFA everyone who has been in contact with Infantino has been informed about his test result. As the coronavirus infection rates are increasing again in Europe, football has been also affected with fan bans and game cancellation. dpa
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday said that 520 suspects had been arrested for various offences ranging from arson, robbery, murder to unlawful possession of firearms during the #EndSARS protests. Odumosu told newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters, Ikeja, that the suspects were arrested in relation to crimes committed as a result of breakdown of law and order resulting from the #EndSARS protests. “The protests which started peacefully turned violent on Monday, Oct.12, when some criminally-minded hoodlums at the Surulere protest venue cashed-in on the precarious situation. “They proceeded to attack the Anti-kidnapping Unit’s Office of…
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said that she met N2.3 billion debt on her assumption. She added that there were few numbers of vehicles that were functional with other malfunctioning utilities. Adeyeye disclosed this during the 2021 budget defence with the House Committee on Health Services on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that her dream was to make NAFDAC self-sufficient, but was faced with the reality of the debt the agency was enmeshed in when she assumed duty as the helmsman. She said that NAFDAC means of revenue generation…
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has urged African governments to intensify efforts towards adoption of cleaner energy sources, noting that 80 per cent of air quality in the continent was bad. Mrs Jane Akumu, Programme Manager, Air Quality and Mobility Unit, UNEP, made the disclosure on Tuesday while speaking at the ongoing Virtual Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Expo 2020. Akumu commended the African Union (AU) for the initiative to promote an Africa-wide fuel standard of 50 Parts Per Million (PPM). “As at Quarter 3, 2020 only 15 of 54 countries in Africa have adopted 50PPM specification…