The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on protagonists of the proposed Oduduwa Republic, to stop using fake Islamic organisations to camouflage as Muslims. MURIC also called on Nigerians to be wary of fake Islamic groups masquerading as genuine and declaring support for the secessionists. This is contained in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akinola made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday. “The protagonists of the proposed Oduduwa Republic are desperate. Their desperation has reached a crescendo where they have resorted to dishonourable actions. This should jog the conscience of honest Nigerians. There is nothing wrong to have differences and disagreements.…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Mr Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the presenter of the 2020 Big Brother Naija Reality Show Season Five ‘Lockdown’, says a grand winner, will emerge through number of votes accrued to a housemate. Obi-Uchendu disclosed this on his official twitter page @Ebuka, where he wrote “How your favorite BBNAIJA housemate will ‘fly’ into the top spot on Sunday…But only if you vote”. The Big Brother Lockdown Season five which started on July 19, with 20 housemates is gradually coming to an end leaving only five housemates to jostle for the N85 million grand prize. The BBNaija season five would end on Sunday Sept.…
A tanker conveying petroleum product, on Wednesday, exploded in Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi state. Many people, including students of Kogi State Polytechnic and primary school pupils, are reportedly feared dead. Details later…
Adaja Damilare and Christiana Nsolo have carted home N1 million each as star prizes after emerging winners at the grand finale of Big Dream Nigeria Talent Show on Tuesday night. The reality show is geared toward discovering and developing young talents in acting and music. The youngsters were announced winners at the grand finale of the maiden edition of the show which held in Abuja. The duo beat 12 other budding talents who made it to the final day of the 5-week-long event to clinch the highly coveted grand prizes. Damilare, Ondo State –born model and upcoming singer, won the…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 176 new cases of the COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the agency, the new infection takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 57,437. The NCDC said that the new cases were reported from 14 states of the federation. It stated that Lagos reported the highest infection in the country with 73, Plateau (50), FCT (17), Rivers (8), Ondo (6), Niger (5), Ogun (5), Edo (3), Kaduna (3), Oyo (2), Bauchi (1), Bayelsa (1),…
PROTOCOLS Let me on behalf of the Government and good people of Nigeria, congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). I would like to assure you of Nigeria’s readiness to avail the United Nations all necessary cooperation needed for the fulfillment of your mandate. 2. I wish to also thank the General Assembly for the support accorded His Excellency, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande during his tenure as President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly. 3. We acknowledge the accomplishments of the Assembly under his able leadership, particularly his efforts…
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday deployed troops on board six warships, including 60 gunboats, in a special military exercise to tackle pirates, oil smugglers and other criminalities in the nation’s waters. Rear Adm. David Adeniran, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Calabar, announced the deployment at the flag-off of the exercise in Onne, Rivers. In the operation code-named, ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ meaning ‘Safe Transit’ in Ibibio dialect, Adeniran said that the two-day exercise, aimed at consolidating on similar Exercises Bekan Mmon I and II, would hold on the territorial waters of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi and Rivers states,…
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged the United Nations to spare no effort at ending racism and other forms of prejudice. Ramaphosa, who is the Chairman of the African Union, made the call in his pre-recorded video statement to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. It is the UNGA General Debate since the death of African American, George Floyd, in police custody on May 25 sparked protests in the United States and around the world. “The year 2020 will be remembered for the massive groundswell to push back the frontiers of racism under the umbrella of…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night urged the international community to take strong action against illicit flows of small arms and light weapons. Addressing the virtual United Nations General Assembly through a pre-recorded video statement, Buhari said Nigeria was deeply concerned over the menace. “Nigeria remains deeply concerned over the illicit trade, transfer, and circulation of small arms and light weapons, particularly on the continent of Africa. “We urge the international community to renew efforts to stem this traffic and promote the Arms Trade Treaty. “This is to codify accountability in the on-going battle against trans-border crimes, including terrorism and acts…
U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, through Power Africa, on Tuesday awarded $2.6 million (N1.2 billion) grant to nine energy companies to electrify 288 rural health facilities without reliable access to power. The Power Africa is a U.S. Government-led initiative that brings together 12 government agencies, development partners and private sector companies, with the goal of doubling access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The grant, totaling $2.6 million (N1.2 billion) was launched in a virtual event which highlighted the importance of healthcare electrification for COVID-19 response and recovery. The awardees include Havenhill Synergy Ltd (Nigeria), KYA-Energy Group (Togo), Zuwa Energy (Malawi),…