By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria has witnessed increase in the number of registered political parties from three in the Fourth Republic to 30 registered political parties in 2003, 50 parties in 2007, and 60 parties in 2011. The number fell between 2011 and 2013 when 39 political parties were deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), an umpire charged with the responsibility of conducting elections, registering, monitoring and deregistration of political parties. Justifying the commission’s action, former INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega, cited the provisions of section 78 (7) (ii) of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended, which empowers INEC…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Bandits, Wednesday night reportedly attacked a police station in Gidan Madi, headquarters of Tangaza local government in Sokoto state. The bandits are also said to have attacked the Gidan Madi Divisional Police Office and killed two policemen. A source told Ashenewsonline Thursday morning that the bandits stormed the community shooting sporadically. “They came into the town shooting and approached the police station. I am not sure but i think they killed two policemen,” the source said. When contacted on a WhatsApp chat, the spokesperson of Sokoto Police Command, DSP Mohammed Abubakar confirmed the incident, adding that the Police Commissioner had already directed…
The former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Madueke had not openly spoken or granted an interview in the last five years that she’s been standing trial in absentia for corruption and embezzlement, but when she did about four weeks ago, she pontificated on morality and social values at a virtual event organized by the Ijaw National Development Group. Although Diezani spoke in relation to YahooYahoo boys (a byword for cybercrime), many think she has no moral right to talk on social values when she has not been a good role model because of the massive corruption she was alleged to…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has signed the new State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, which stipulates surgical castration and removal of Fallopian tubes for male and female convicts, respectively upon conviction for raping a child. Section 258 of the Penal Code Law No. 5 of Kaduna State 2017, was amended to make a new provision the following: “whoever commits rape of a child below the age of fourteen (14) years shall on conviction, be punished with Surgical Castration and death. “Whoever has sexual intercourse with a male child below the age of fourteen years shall be punished with surgical…
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has alleged that the Federal government is indirectly buying votes, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State It also called on the federal government to refrain from acts capable of killing Nigeria’s democracy. A statement by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu and made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, the CNPP warned that “acts of benevolence by the federal government in states during campaign periods have gone beyond coincidences to becoming a suspicious vote buying by proxy as is being witnessed in Edo State today.” It also called on the international community…
By Tina George, Minna New executives have emerged in the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Niger state. The bi-annual election which was held on Wednesday saw the immediate past Secretary, Mustapha Bina emerging as the new Chairman of the Chapel uncontested. In a keenly competitive election, Dan Atori from New Telegraph Newspaper emerged as Secretary of the chapel while Priscilla Dennis from Daily Post emerged as the Financial Secretary. Other uncontested positions include the Vice Chairman, Abdul Mohammed and theTreasurer Mathew Jawtu. Handing over to the new Chairman, the outcome Chairman, Aideloje Ojo from Blueprint…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price or face a “total shutdown of the country’s economy”. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, while addressing newsmen at the end of the body’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, said that workers and Nigerians were disappointment that government decided to increase the cost of both items. “We are surprised that at a time other countries across the world are giving palliatives to their citizens to cushion the effect of COVID-19, Nigerians are asked…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ondo State Command, has said no fewer than 6 people died and 7 were injured in a road accident on the Akure-Ilesha expressway at Ilara-Mokin, in the state on Wednesday. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Mrs Omotola Ogunbawo, in Akure explained that the accident occurred on Wednesday evening, said it involved three vehicles at Ilara-Mokin in the Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. According to her, the three vehicles are a Toyota Haice Bus marked EPE 545 YA, a Truck with registration number BDG 252 XY and a Corolla Toyota marked FST 768…
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…
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…