The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought the assistance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to track electoral funding malpractices and vote-buying as the Edo and Ondo governorship elections approaches. A statement by the spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday said This appeal was made on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 by the Jigawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Mahmuda Isah, when the Kano zonal head of the EFCC, Sanusi Aliyu Mohammed paid him a Courtesy Visit. “We seek your expertise to track down fraudulent campaign funding and vote buyers, because…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday nre-arraigned one Alice Peace John, alongside her boyfriend, Fadi Alloush before Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan for fraud in the sale of charcoal. A statement by the spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewole made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, said the duo were dragged to the court on three-count charges of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining the sum of N17, 500, 000.00 (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira only) under false pretences. One of the charges read, “That you Fadi Alloush and…
Jigawa state government has solicited the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to establish an anti-corruption commission for the state. A statement by the spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, said the Attorney -General and Commissioner of Justice, Musa Adamu Aliyu made the request on Tuesday, when the Kano zonal head of the EFCC, Sanusi Aliyu Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit in his office. According to him, the Jigawa state’s judiciary and the state government, are very passionate about fighting corruption. “This country will not move forward if we don’t…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has trained and will deploy 13,311 personnel for the Edo governorship election. The training is on the new electoral guidelines in COVID-19 period in order to ensure that every act of electoral malpractices, violence, act of hooliganism and other social vices that could affect the smooth conduct of the elections are being nipped in the bud. The Commandant General, Abdullahi Muhammadu, disclosed this while briefing participants, representative of INEC and the representative of the National Council for Disease Control, NCDC, at the Corps Headquarters Abuja on Wednesday. A statement by the spokesperson…
Scientists say the sun has entered a new 25-year cycle and will enter a period marked by more sunspots and eruptions. Experts from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) made the announcement in a statement in Bremen on Wednesday. The sun’s activity has been ramping up over the past nine months as it moves out of a minimum period of activity, experts said. The sun alternates between 11-year periods of higher and lower activity, the scientists said, and the star passed its lowest point of activity in December 2019. However, the next 25-year solar cycle is likely…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has warned the Federal government that it would resist moves by powerful forces within and outside governments at all tiers, to shield bandits and collaborators, anywhere these are identified. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman and made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday. The statement issued after the group’s meeting to review security situation in the North, noted that the fight against the current security challenges in northern Nigeria must be isolated from partisan influence. “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to be emphatic in reasserting the caution…
The U.S. government says it is reevaluating its ban on some categories of Migrant Visas for Nigerians having been satisfied with the country’s level of compliance with information sharing and other concerns.. Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the inaugural meeting of the U.S./Nigeria Forum in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Sulaiman, the forum will serve as a platform where both countries can progressively improve on bilateral relations and address concerns for the benefit of citizens. The permanent secretary said that the U.S. was reviewing the ban on…
Kim Kardashian West is joining other celebrities to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts on Wednesday, in a campaign urging the world’s biggest social media company to curb the spread of hate and propaganda. “Misinformation shared on social media has a serious impact on our elections and undermines our democracy,” Kardashian West wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday expressing support for the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign against Facebook Inc. Actors including Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lawrence and Sacha Baron Cohen also tweeted on Tuesday, calling on Facebook to do more. The campaign, launched by civil rights groups this summer,…
The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz has said that the commission has so far registered 42 million Nigerians on the national Identity database. The director-general was speaking during an interactive session with members of the media to commemorate the 2020 National Identity Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the 2020 celebration was ” Identity for Health, Sustainable Development and Growth”. Aziz said the commission required additional four thousand (4,000) enrollment centres to effectively speed up the enrollment process, adding that the commission currently had one thousand (1,000) enrollment centres which according to…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has justified the nation’s debt profile, saying his regime needed to borrow to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail, and power. A statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu titled, “President Buhari justifies borrowing to fund infrastructure,” in Tuesday, said the President spoke at a virtual meeting with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council from the Presidential Vila, Abuja. According to Buhari, though stakeholders were expressing concerns over the nation’s rising debt profile and accusing the government of mortgaging the country’s future, his regime needed to take loans to address the deficit in the nation’s infrastructure, adding…