The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, has condemned the detention of Mr. Tom Oga, the Publisher of Power Steering Magazine, who has been in police detention for 14 days without trial. IPC Executive Director, Lanre Arogundade in a statement on Wednesday, said, “The arrest and continuous detention of Oga without trial is a slap on the journalism profession and the rule of law. If anyone has any issues with certain published allegations, the appropriate place to seek redress is the law court”. Oga was arrested at about 5p.m on October 13, 2020 and has since been in detention, over an…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has entered self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Ramaphosa “has begun a period of self-quarantine following the positive COVID-19 diagnosis of a guest at a dinner attended by the President on Saturday, Oct. 24 ,’’ a statement issued by the presidency of South Africa read. Th presidency said that 35 guests attended the event in a Johannesburg hotel, which adhered stringently to COVID-19 protocols and directives on screening, social distancing and the wearing of masks. It added that Ramaphosa was showing no symptoms and will…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this is in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday in Abuja. Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for witnessing the occasion. He enjoined the Muslims to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance which were the virtues of the Prophet Muhammad, adding that doing so would guarantee…
The ECOWAS Court has ordered the Republic of Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs (about N8,3 billion) as compensation to a Belgian, Mrs Lays Ghislaine, for violation of her right to liberty while in detention in the country prior to her extradition five years ago. Delivering judgment, Justice Januaria Costa held the Republic of Senegal is liable for violation of Ghislaine’s right to liberty. The court however held that the State did not infringe on her right to dignity, the second plea made in the initiation application. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the media unit of the Court,…
Super Eagles defender Zaidu Sanusi featured for all 90 minutes as his FC Porto side beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-0 in their UEFA Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday. Sanusi, who recently debuted for the Nigerian national team, put in a good shift to help the Portuguese side to their first win in the group phase of the Champions League. The match played at the Estadio do Dragao saw Fabio Vieira open scoring with an early goal for the hosts. The win was a first in the pool for FC Porto and moved them into second place after two rounds of…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has disclosed that his administration will construct 342 housing units at the proposed New Sokoto city, in commemoration of the figures that gave victory for his re-election as governor in March 2019. ASHENEWS recalls that through Tambuwal was ahead of his opponent, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu with 3,413 votes in all but one local government area of the state, the poll was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The returning officer, Professor Fatima Mukhtar called for a re-run “due to cancellation in 22 local government areas across 136 polling units with a…
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…
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…