The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 164 new cases of COVID-19 OVID-19, rising the total to 60,430. The Centre on its Twitter handle @NCDCGov on Monday night said Lagos recorded 64 while FCT trailed with 26 cases. The breakdown of the cases is as stated below: Lagos-64 FCT-26 Enugu-20 Kaduna-11 Oyo-11 Plateau-8 Ondo-7 Anambra-4 Nasarawa-3 Osun-3 Ebonyi-2 Imo-2 Benue-1 Katsina-1 Ogun-1 According to the tweet, a total of 51,943 persons have been discharged while the country has recorded 1,115 deaths so far.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has called on the Police management team and the Service Commission, PSC, to cooperate with a view to enhance the service of the Force for effective protection of lives and properties of citizens. This is contained in a statement issued by the Executive Director of the Centre, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) and made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Monday. Read the statement below: Recent happenings have informed the need for this and we would like to state our position. Effective judicial and quasi-judicial institutions not only serve as a check on political power…
Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto today Monday 12 October, 2020, convicted and sentenced a fraudster, Umaru Isma’il, to five years imprisonment without an option of fine for obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N668,000.00. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Monday said “The convict was prosecuted by the Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,on an eight-count amended charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. One of the charges reads; “that you Umaru Ismaila sometime between…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday welcomed the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take immediate steps to overhaul and restructure the entire police architecture. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said the overhaul was necessary to engender professionalism, adherence to rule of law and respect for the fundamental rights of Nigerians. Ologbondiyan called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to go beyond the dissolution and reassignment of officers of the unit. He called on…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed the death 17 persons and injury of four others in road traffic accident at Zubali village along Kano to Potiskum road. Mr. Yelwa Dio, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, said that the accident occurred Sunday night, involving a bus that rammed into a truck. “Our rescue team discovered 21 persons in the two vehicles involved -14 males, one female adult and two female children, all perished in the accident. “The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the General Hospital, Potiskum, and the injured are also receiving medical…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it would make its official position on the outcome of the just concluded Ondo state governorship election in due course. The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this at a press conference on Monday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan, however called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to accelerate the amendment of the Electoral Act, which was stalled. The President did not assent to the amended Electoral Act of the National Assembly in 2019. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the…
Facebook is banning Holocaust denial on its platform, with the social media giant saying it is concerned by rising anti-Semitism, in the latest move restricting controversial content. “If people search for the Holocaust on Facebook, we’ll start directing you to authoritative sources to get accurate information,’’ Facebook Chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said on Monday. Zuckerburg said he has “struggled with the tension’’ between protecting free speech and limiting hateful content. “Drawing the right lines between what is and isn’t acceptable speech isn’t straightforward, but with the current state of the world, I believe this is the right balance,’’ Zuckerburg said. Last week, Facebook…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari says the corporation will partner with the media to ensure Nigerians are properly informed on the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Kyari gave the assurance at the 3rd Valuechain Magazine Annual Lecture and awards in Abuja on Monday. The lecture is titled: “The role of Media in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Reform and Investment’’. “We are open to partnerships with the media in terms of capacity building, especially as it relates to the PIB. “I am of the opinion that every Nigerian deserves to know what…
The re-election of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, is a resounding victory borne out of credible performance and citizens’ genuine confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. Reacting to the reelection of the governor at the weekend, the Deputy President of the Senate expressed delight that Akeredolu won by an indisputable margin, even as he urged him to remain more focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state. Senator Omo-Agege reiterated his belief that the APC’s populist agenda still continues to resonate with…
A group, Friends of Democracy has submitted a memorandum to the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing for a return to the 12-state federal structure of 1967, with the states becoming the federating units. The memorandum titled, “Constitutional Review and the Restructuring of the Nigerian Federation: Our Position”, is signed by Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, Amb. Fatimah Balla, Alhaji Sule Yahaya Hamma, Dr. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaih, Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, Malam Bilya Bala, Dr. Usman Bugaje, Mr. Hubert Shaiyen, Dr. Kabir Az-Zubair and Prof.Jibrin Ibrahim. According to the Memorandum, a copy of which…