A 47 year old Emeka in Nnewi of Anambra state on Thursday, went berserk and killed his aged mother, two of his children and wounded three others. A statement by the Spokesperson of the state Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed on Friday said, the culprit who hails from Okpuneze Uruagu Nnewi, has been arrested by Police operatives attached to Nnewi division. “Suspect allegedly ran amok in a circumstance yet to be ascertained, attacked and killed two of his biological children namely Ifechukwu Ezimadu, a nine years old boy and Mmeso Ezimadu, aged two years and his own mother one Agnes Ezimadu,…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Nigeria’s contender for the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has made the final shortlist of candidates It also plans to reduce the contestants to two final candidates in the next few weeks. According to WTO, Mexico’s Jesus Seade, Egypt’s Hamid Mamdouh and Moldova’s Tudor Ulianovschi could not secure enough support in a first of three rounds of voting. The goal was to name a new leader by November 7. The remaining contenders in the race include former Saudi Arabia’s former minister of economy and planning Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijr; the UK’s…
We conducted a survey in June of 2020 that addressed whether people’s willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and adopt other preventive healthcare measures was associated with trust An effective COVID-19 vaccine could help us emerge from isolation and end the social distancing required during this pandemic; but it will only work if people are willing to be vaccinated [1]. We conducted a survey in June of 2020 that addressed whether people’s willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and adopt other preventive healthcare measures was associated with trust. The survey was conducted in nine countries: China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,…
Just as the Ondo governorship election approaches, the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters (South) to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr Andrew Ogunsakin has resigned his appointment. In his letter of resignation dated September 18, 2020, which was made available to newsmen on Friday, Ogunsakin said that the call by his constituents to join a common train of aspiration, which seeks to challenge the Akeredolu government and his party, was responsible for his resignation. “Permit me, your Excellency, to use this medium to convey my irrevocable decision to resign my office as SSA, Political (South) to the governor of Ondo State with…
The Federal government has withdrawn the directive for account holders in financial institutions to fill self-certification forms and has also apologised in that regard. Ashenewsonline earlier reported here that the Federal government directed in several tweets (now deleted) on Thursday, that account holders must submit filled forms in their respective financial institutions. However, the Federal government on Friday said the Thursday tweets were misleading, adding that the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, does not apply to everybody. “We apologise for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly, UNGA, in person, the White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, said. Meadows added that Trump would address participants of the 75th Session of the UNGA in a televised format. The current session of the UNGA started on Tuesday and will last until Sept. 30. The week of the high-level General Debate will be held from Sept. 22 to Sept. 29. As many as 119 heads of state and 54 heads of government will address the session. In mid-August, Trump told reporters that…
By Tina George – Minna Every Wednesday and Thursday, Hindatu Nuhu and other staff of Old Airport Road Primary Healthcare Center, Minna would be seen going from house to house, knocking at doors and going in to speak to the occupants of the houses. In each house, they spend no more than 20 minutes before moving on to the others; this whole exercise sometimes takes about four to five hours each of these days. One may wonder why nurses would leave the comfort of their offices to go from one house to the other. These nurses are staff of the…
Police in Niger said they had gunned down two suspected armed robbers in Madalla area of Suleja local government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adamu Usman disclosed to news men in Minna on Friday. that on September 17 at at about 0220 hours, police operatives attached to ‘C’ division Madalla, in a response to a distress call, engaged some suspected armed robbers in a gun duel at New Gwarinpa via Zuma Rock, Suleja. He said that in the process, two of the gunmen sustained gunshot injuries and one of them died on the…
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria has urged journalists and other media professionals that will be on the field for the coverage and reportage of this Saturday’s Governorship election in Edo State not to forget about ensuring their personal safety. IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade sounded this note of caution in the light of the emerging accusations and counter accusations by political actors and other players in the electoral process about possible violence. He noted that though the signing of the peace accord has allayed fears, violence in elections is often unpredictable, so staying safe should be a…
The Federal government, has directed all account holders in Nigeria to fill self-certification forms in line with the Income Tax Regulations 2019. In several tweets on Thursday, it directed that each account holder must submit the filled forms in their respective financial institutions. “This is to notify the general public that all account holders in Financial Institutions (Banks, Insurance Companies, etc) are required to obtain, complete, and submit Self – Certification Forms to their respective Financial Institutions. “Persons holding accounts in different financial institutions is required to complete & submit the form to each one of the institutions,” the tweets…