The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor has commended the National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, for its efforts in ensuring that the activities of modern biotechnology and its products were properly regulated in Nigeria. She handed the commendation when she paid a working visit to the agency on Monday. Ikeazor noted that since inception, the NBMA has achieved so much by putting in place appropriate measures to protect human health and the environment from the potential harmful impact of products of modern biotechnology. “The world we live now demands an agency like NBMA as transboundary movement of organisms…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 143 new cases of coronavirus. The Centre on its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov Monday evening said Plateau state recorded the highest number of 35, followed by Kaduna which recorded 21 and Lagos 19. The list of states as reported by the NCDC are as follows: Plateau-35Kaduna-21Lagos-19FCT-13Ebonyi-9Adamawa-7Enugu-7Katsina-7Edo-6Kwara-5Osun-3Anambra-2Kano-2Niger-2Ogun-2Benue-1Borno-1Sokoto-1 It further tweeted that confirmed infections in Nigeria now stood at 54,008; 41,638 patients have been discharged while 1,013 have been recorded as deaths.
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate publication of the list of all members of the National Assembly, NASS, and any other Nigerian found involved in contract scam at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The CNPP also called on the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the NDDC “never to be cowed by the National Assembly, which has never been conclusive in any probe.” According to a statement by the Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday, the CNPP was reacting to media reports credited to the Executive Director…
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, has sentenced Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin to three months community service for committing romance scam. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dele Oyewale made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday, said “the service requires Olamide to clear the drainage at Bekind filing Station, near Tipper Garage, Tanke up to the gate of the University of Ilorin for three months commencing from September 2, 2020. “Ridwan got the jail term on Monday, August 31, 2020 after being arraigned on one…
By Tina George, Minna Tanker drivers on Monday, blocked the Minna-Suleja road in protest against alleged physical assault of one of their colleague by a soldier. Ashenewsonline gathered that the soldier had stopped the said tanker driver, accused him of taking the wrong route and injured as a result of physical assault on the driver. In protest, the other tanker drivers, who witnessed what happened to their colleague, used their vehicles to block the road, thereby preventing motorists from entering or leaving Minna, the Niger state capital. Ashenewsonline further learnt that the incident occurred at about 12pm, at the time the other…
By Tina George, Minna Motorists and other road users in Minna on Monday, woke up to the glaring anger by the youths, who took to the streets to protest the persistent poor power supply in the state. Declining every move by representatives of government to pacify them, the youths also insisted that the state government changed what they describe as ‘fake’, the ‘Power State’ slogan, “since government has failed to restore power supply through the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, to the state. Ashenewsonline reports that the youths, who were on the streets as early as 6am prevented travelers from plying the Minna-Bida…
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…
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…