Niger state government, has announced the closure of some roads to articulated vehicles, to pave the way for speedy repairs being carried out across the state. A statement by the Spokesperson to governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, Mary Noel-Berje made available to Ashenewsonline on Tuesday, said all roads, including Minna-Bida, had been barricaded to stop heavy trucks from accessing the roads. “The closure of the roads is coming after the state government announced the close down of all its roads to articulated vehicles some weeks back. “The Minna-Bida road, which has witnessed incessant breakdown of articulated vehicles on the road, has caused untold…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has denied reports of alleged bandits attacks on Abuja-Kaduna train KA4 between Asham and Kubwa on Monday afternoon. NRC ‘s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, who made the denial in a statement on Tuesday, said the reports were false. According to him, there are always hoodlums who usually throw heavy stones at the moving train along Abuja-Kaduna route. “There was no bandit attack on the train; it’s just a rumour otherwise, they will have seen bullet all over the train. ”It was hoodlums who threw stones at the train and because the Police got one suspect, at…
Specialist risk consultancy Control Risks and independent global advisory NKC African Economics, the Africa-focused subsidiary of Oxford Economics, have today launched the fifth edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index. The 2020 Africa Risk-Reward Index and graphics can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/3hwa13P The index offers a comparative snapshot of market opportunities and risks across the continent. It provides a grounded, longer-term outlook of key trends shaping the investment landscape in major African economies, which should inform the strategies of organisations looking to invest in or grow their business in Africa. Investors seeking to minimise risks and maximise rewards are cautioned not to focus…
Abductors of two sharia court judges in Zamfara state, who were kidnapped on September 12, 2020 have demanded for N20 million as ransom before they can be released. Ashenewsonline reported here that the two judges, Mallam Sabiu Abdullahi and Mallam Shafi’i Jangebe, were abducted on their way from Niger Republic where they attend lectures. However, Malam Hassan, a family source of one of the kidnapped judges, told Ashenewsonline Tuesday morning that the kidnappers called Monday evening and demanded for N20 million as ransom. “They called us yesterday evening to demand for N10 million for each of the two kidnapped but we told…
Nowadays there is another opportunity to monitor the child’s whereabouts – to track the location of them using special software Parents have always managed to set geographical boundaries – where their children could go and where they could not – back in time. Nowadays there is another opportunity to monitor the child’s whereabouts – to track the location of them using special software. Yet, according to Kaspersky’s (https://africa.Kaspersky.com) special survey for parents, not many parents in Nigeria realise this. According to the “Responsible Digital Parenting” survey*, 79% of Nigerian parents do not track the location of their child. The reasons…
The President of the Senate, Mr Ahmad Lawal on Monday, led a powerful delegation to condole with Senator Aliyu Wamakko, Senator Representing Sokoto Central over the death of his daughter, Hajiya Sa’adiya Aliyu Wamakko, who passed away Thursday night. On his entourage were Yobe governor and Chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Committee, Mai Mala Buni and Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, Senator Abubakar Bagudu. Others were Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, Hon. Usman Balkore, former member National Assembly, NASS, and a businessman Alhaji Auwal Lawal Gombe. The Senate President prayed Allah to grant the deceased…
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a new charge of money laundering as part of the investigations into the largest corruption scandal in Latin America. The former president, known as Lula, is accused of accepting 4 million reais (759,000 dollars) worth of bribes disguised as donations, according to a Monday statement from prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Curitiba. Prosecutors say four transfers were made to the “Instituto Lula” from construction giant Odebrecht between 2013 and 2014. Lula’s defence rejected the charge as an attempt to criminalize four legitimate donations. This is the fourth charge Lula has faced…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has narrated how he nearly died in ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East, if not for his deputy, Lt. General Lamidi Adeosun, who saved his life. Buratai was speaking in Kuta, Osun state while commissioning a bridge, constructed by the Nigeria Army Engineering Construct Regiment, Ede and named after him. The Chief of Army Staff said he he met with Adeosun, an indigene of Asamu in Osun when he was newly appointed. “When I had the first ambush, he was with me in the vehicle, by my side.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says that the death toll for the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria had jumped to 1,083. Announcing this on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov Monday night, the Centre also said that 132 new infections were confirmed. The public health agency stated that the new cases now bring the number of confirmed infections in the country to 56,388. It noted that 185 people had been treated and had recovered from the virus, bringing the nation’s number of recovery to 44,337. According to the agency, Lagos State had the highest number of recorded cases on Monday with…
The Borno Government has confirmed the death of the Emir of Biu, Mai-Umar Mustafa-Aliyu, who passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Babakura Abba-Jato, confirmed the death in a statement in Maiduguri. Abba-Jatau said “Inna Lillahi wa innah ilayhi rajiun, his royal highness the emir of Biu, Mai Umar Mustafa Aliyu has answered the call of Allah Subuhanahu wa Taa La. “The late Emir was appointed in June 1989. He died this morning at the age of 80. He will be laid to rest in Biu at 2pm today according…