By Emma Peter, Abuja The Bassa ethnic group in Bassa local government area of Kogi state, have begun mobilizing their people, to reconstruct a dilapidated ancient bridge. The bridge links Aguma, headquarters of the local government with Sheria, a commercial city, ASHENEWSONLINE gathers, has been abandoned by all successful governments for decades. Following growing worries by the communities and alleged government’s lack of concern, the Bassa ethnic groups in the area are mobilizing to raise N15 million for the construction of the wooden bridge, into which river motor vehicles have been falling. The lead mobiliser, Barrister Zagana Gbaje, called on…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has congratulated the first female Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Engr Dr Francisca Nwatulugo. Led by its national president, Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole and the national secretary, Mrs Ladi Bala, the NAWOJ officials paid courtesy visit to the Rector after the association’s training workshop/training, held in Anambra. Omowole assured the Rector of NAWOJ’s support in the area of positive reportage of the activities and programs of Polytechnic, while praying to God to strengthen her and her management staff. Engr. Nwatulugo broke the jinx to become the first female rector since the institution was established…
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has warned South West governors against recruiting members of the Oduduwa People’s Congress, OPC, into ‘Amotekun’. This advise is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, mailed to Ashenewsonline on Monday. “We advocate for the recruitment of members of Oduduwa People’s Congress (OPC) into the new South West security initiative code-named ‘Amotekun’. “OPC deserves that preference because it was the only known militant organisation which confronted the military during the June 12 struggle. “Their leaders were incarcerated on account of the just struggle for the actualisation of MKO Abiola’s high-jacked mandate,” he…
President Donald Trump has repeated his calls for “sleepy” Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, to take a drug test before their upcoming debate. This call is a continuation of Trump’s nasty line of attack on his opponent. “I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also,” Trump tweeted Sunday. “His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???,” he added. For months, Trump and his surrogates have attacked Biden’s mental fitness for the presidency, with the…
Niger state government says 17,000 communities have been submerged by flood. The Secretary to the state Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane disclosed this during an the on-spot assessment of the flood situation in Mokwa local government area of the state, according to a statement issued by the information officer in his office, Mr Tanko Lawal on Monday. He said that the local government areas affected include Mokwa, Lapai, Edati, Lavun, Shiroro, Munya and Wushishi. Matane also said that about 60,000 people in Mokwa local government had been affected by the floods which led to collapsed of houses and farmlands submerged. He…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths and 126 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. More than 502, 545 samples have been tested by the agency since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in February. It also said that the 126 new cases were recorded in 12 states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 58,324. The NCDC stated that 72 patients had recovered and had been discharged in the last 24 hours, while the country recorded two coronavirus-related…
French champions Paris St-Germain (PSG) on Sunday earned their third successive Ligue 1 win, after their opening two defeats. Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored twice to give them a 2-0 win at struggling Reims. The result lifted PSG to seventh place on nine points from five games, four behind leaders Rennes, while Reims stayed 19th on one point. Icardi fired the visitors ahead in the ninth minute with a crisp low shot into the far corner from 10 metres after a perfect assist by Kylian Mbappe. Reims goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic then kept the home side afloat with several fine saves.…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal of the night rescued a 2-2 draw for Juventus away to AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday. This was after Jordan Veretout had twice put the capital club in front. Veretout and Ronaldo netted penalty kicks after both teams were penalised for handball, and the French midfielder then struck his second of the night in first half stoppage time. Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot was shown a second yellow card to leave his side a man down for the final third of the match. But a towering Ronaldo header earned a point for the Italian champions…
Donald Trump paid just 750 dollars in federal income tax in 2016, the year he won the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times wrote in an explosive investigative report late Sunday. The president, a self-proclaimed billionaire, paid the same amount in 2017, and nothing at all in 10 of the 15 previous years largely because he lost so much more money than he made, the paper reported. At a news conference held minutes after the newspaper published its report, Trump said it was “fake news” and claimed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “does not treat me well.” “It will all…
Elizabeth Ajibade on Sunday clinched the gold medal in the Under-15 category at the fourth edition of the Asiwajuniwa Cycling tournament in Ibadan. Aishat Arogundade came second while Olawunmi Ogunsina came third. In the professional five laps category, Mutiu Azeez came first while Azeez Abass came second and Olalekan Asiribo emerged third. Speaking after the event, Ajibade ascribed the victory to hard work and her commitment to training. She said that she had been training rigorously for her to have a smooth victory when competitions come. “It wasn’t an easy competition as everyone came with the mindset of winning. I’m…