The Ogun Police Command, have arrested an Arabic and Islamic teacher, Ismaila Saheed and one Toliba Sabith for having sexual intercourse with a 15 years old girl. Confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, the Command Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects were arrested after the victim reported the matter at the Redeemed Camp Police station. “The victim told Police officers that she was first raped by Toliha Sabith, on August 25th, 2020 at Imedu-Nla area of Mowe. “She reported the incident to her Arabic and Islamic teacher, Saheed. The teacher then informed her that she may have become…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. The Personal Assistant on New Media, to the President, Bashir Ahmad made this known through his verified Twitter handle, @BashirAhmad. “President @MBuhari receives in audience General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (@rccghq), @PastorEAAdeboye, at the State House, Abuja,” the tweet reads. Ahmad neither said whether the visit was in relation to the controversial portion of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, nor any other reason.
By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta As media reports (based on information from the National Bureau of Statistics NBS), continuously indicate that prices of assorted foodstuff are spiralling, the urban-based media outlets seem to be missing the fact of the arrival of freshly-harvested stable foodstuff to the market. This is softening food prices. The rich soils of Nigeria, tilled by the hardworking small-holder farmers, have yielded lots of food, which farmers are harvesting for the benefit of the society. It brings food sufficiency and security to the nation, a desire of the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. He is the Chairman of the…
The Federal High Court, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu, to produce the Bayelsa governorship candidate of Liberation Movement, Mr Vijah Opuama, detained by the police since Aug. 15 before it on Wednesday. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, who gave the order in an ex-parte application moved by Opuama’s lawyer, Mr Michael Odey, on Monday, said the detained politician must be produced on Wednesday. The judge also directed the IGP to show cause why Opuama should not be released unconditionally. “The respondents shall show cause why the applicant should not be released unconditionally”. He wondered why the police could detain the suspect…
Nigeria’s poultry industry is currently faced with challenges due to the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy that banned importers of maize from accessing forex from the apex bank. There is an urgent call to strategize solutions to these challenges in order to meet the demand of poultry feed in the country. Wandieville put a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy; the second day of the webinar which held on Thursday August 27, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: Implication on the Poultry Industry and Opportunities for Alternative Feed” with stakeholders from…
With the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revised forex policy excluding Maize from the list of commodities eligible to obtain FX from the CBN. Wandieville put out a series of webinars involving relevant stakeholders to discuss the new policy. The first day of the webinar was on Wednesday August 26, 2020 focused on “Nigeria’s Ban on Maize Importation: Sustaining Productivity, Backward Integration and the way forward” with stakeholders from different segments of the value chain. The panelists for the session were Mr. Elenwor Ihua-FCCA FCA, Deputy Director Development Finance at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/ Team Lead of the CBN Maize Initiative; Mr.…
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) had a Webinar on “Leveraging Agribusiness Investment Opportunities in Nigeria to Feed the Cities (The Role of Private Sector)” on Tuesday 25th of August 2020 to discuss the investment opportunities available at the Agribusiness Deal room session for the upcoming African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit 2020 The Vice President Strategic Partnerships and Chief of Party, Mrs Vanessa Adams, in her speech mentioned the urgency for a call to integrate globally to ensure food security. “There is a huge change in interest and awareness globally for food systems to be inclusive and…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB), has lifted suspension on its platforms to enable requests from candidates who took the pre-2020 UTME. According to a statement by the Spokesperson of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, obtained by Ashenewsonline on Sunday, “JAMB lifted suspension on processes covering those years to ensure that candidates who took the exams during the period, and who required certain corrections of their processes are accommodated. “As you may be aware, the need to prevent overcrowding at its Computer-Based Test Centres and other partner facilities, in line with extant COVID -19 protocols issued by relevant agencies,…
Nigeria’s quest to introduce maize varieties resistant to insect pests such as Stem Borer and Fall Army Worm (FAW) and drought, recorded promising result at the confined field trials (CFT) currently being conducted at the research farms of the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru, Zaria. This is according to a statement by the Communication Officer (West and Central Africa) of African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, Mr Alex Abutu made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday. “The trial carried out in a partnership between the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and the IAR is under the TELA Maize Project that is…
By Yushau A. Shuaib It was almost late into the night when the calls came in. Since I didn’t have the number in my phone’s list of contact, I was initially reluctant to answer it. But when the call came again, this time with the ID Caller displaying ‘Isa Pantami’, my heart skipped a beat. The quite critical article I did on Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy quickly flashed back to my mind. I had received different comments on the said article, with some friends saying I was not fair to the notable Islamic…