The former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has petitioned the Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, calling for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, to account for the money and properties recovered by the PRTT. Maina, in the petition made available to journalists on Wednesday, requested that a review of the criminal charges filed against him by the EFCC be made. “Our client’s prosecution by the EFCC came to a head principally due to his demand that the EFCC should account for the sums and property recovered by the PRTT, and kept…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has recused himself from a suit challenging the qualification of Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC. Announcing his withdrawing from the case on Thursday as a result of a petition filed against him by one of the lawyers in the APC legal team, the judge questioned the lawyer’s attempt to dent his integrity and maliciously tarnish his image. “As Judges and lawyers in the temple of justice, it is our duty to protect the integrity of the court and that of the judiciary. “It…
Gunmen Wednesday night stormed Kagara town, attacked a bank and killed a total of five people. Ashenewsonline earlier reported here that the gunmen went in numbers and on motorbikes. A source told Ashenewsonline Thursday morning that the bandits stormed the town on 39 motorcycles with each carrying three people. According to him, they attacked a bank and killed two security guards before proceeding to the town, shooting sporadically. “Over 39 motorcycles with three bandits on each bike, well armed came in around 6:00pm, destroyed a Bank, killed two security guards in the premises and injured many people in the town.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Wednesday nigh announced four deaths and 216 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections in the country to 54,463. The Centre made this known on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3 had continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. It disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC stated that of the 216 new cases, Plateau had the highest number with 59, followed by…
The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer( CEO) of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on amended four-count charges bordering on conspiracy, giving false information and cheating to the tune of N6 million. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale on Thursday said. At the sitting, prosecution counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmad informed the court of a pending amended charge and urged the court to strike out…
There is nothing new under the sun so goes a popular saying. But for most Nigerians the prevailing economic crunch is actually something very new in this clime. By the day their means of survival are being eroded to the extent that even eking out a living for those who pride themselves as members of the middle class has become such a herculean task. And for those who are in the lowest rung of the economic ladder this is the worst of times. The truth is that the number of those who are unable to make ends meet and therefore…
Suspended bandits Wednesday night, stormed Kagara town in Niger state shooting sporadically. A source who confirmed the incident to Ashenewsonline in telephone conversation said the gunmen stormed the twin in numbers and shooting at targets. According to him, although the Police were seen making efforts to confront the gunmen, it was certain that the fire power of the bandits was superior. “You could see the gunmen and hear gun shots. Although the Police tried to confront the armed men, you could see that they had no powerful weapons to do so,” he said. Ashenewsonline could not contact the Spokesperson of…
By Asare Asare, Calabar The Commissioner for Tourism and Culture in Cross River, Mr Eric Anderson has disclosed that most events held during the annual Calabar Christmas Carnival, will no longer be simultaneous. He spoke in Calabar, capital of Cross River State during a courtesy call by officials of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN). While assuring that this year’s carnival will hold in spite of COVID-19 pandemic, Anferson said that the events will be staggered throughout the months of the year. According to him, the tourism subsector of the national economy, had been the hardest hit, impacting the…
By Ejiro Umukoro Fifteen years old Tosin (not her real name) is afraid. In an interview she tells how a man in her neighborhood in Alimosho is fond of molesting young girls, touching them inappropriately and physically assaulting them. And since the lockdown, she says it has gotten worse. To prevent the constant harassment from him she says “me and my other friends in the area avoid him and we have refused to run errands for him.” The man whom she is afraid to name wields great influence in the community and whenever he chances upon them, Tosin says “he…
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it plans to industrialise yam production in the country to ensure food security, boost job creation and the reposition the economy. The Director-General, Prof. Alex Akpa spoke with news men shortly after a tour of yam seed production facilities at the agency in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the Agency will use Yam Aeroponics System, a state-of-the-art green house, for the production and multiplication of yam seedlings, in partnership with Biocrops Technology Company. NABDAs-yam aeroponics system-3 Akpa said that the production and multiplication of the initial 5 million yam seedlings had been…