The Economic Community of West Africa States’, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government, is currently holding an Extraordinary Session, to discuss the military coup in Mali. The virtual session, which is being attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the ECOWAS counties, was convened following the military overthrow of government by rebel troops in that country on Tuesday. Ashenewsonline earlier reported that Colonel Goita had declared himself as head of the junta. The rebel forces Tuesday afternoon, arrested President Ibrahim Keita of Mali and his Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse to a military base on the outskirts…
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The Inspector general of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu has revealed that there is international connection to banditry in the Northern region of Nigeria. The IGP, who spoke at a town-hall meeting on peace and security, in Zuru local government in Kebbi on Wednesday emphasised that there is several element of foreign nationals in bandit activities in the region. According to him, investigation reveals that most of the bandits in the country were foreigners and members of the Islamic State of West Africa, ISWAP. “We have realised that most of the banditry has an international dimension. The bandits come from outside…
By Tina George, Minna The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has shut seven petrol stations in Niger for using faulty pumps metering in dispensing fuel to unsuspecting customers. Assistant Director Department of Weight and Measures, Ibrahim Isa told Ashenewsonline on Thursday in Minna that owners of the stations would be prosecuted for the offence. According to him, the inspected stations were located in Minna, Chanchaga, Bosso, Bida, Suleja and Gurara local government areas. “Those shut down include: Pinnacle filling Station, Minna road Suleja; Mhammmed Lalo filling station, Izom; Halidu Gegu filling station, Suleja and NIPCO Round about, Suleja. Others are…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says 29 states have received funding from the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) project to strengthen their public health response to COVID-19. The forum announced this in a communiqué signed by the forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti , Dr Kayode Fayemi on Thursday in Abuja, after the forum’s 15th teleconference meeting held on Wednesday. The communiqué stated that governors at the meeting deliberated on issues affecting the country, particularly the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It noted that testing remained the number one priority for the government, adding that 32 states in the…
Following a coup staged by the Malian Rebel troops on Tuesday, an Army Colonel, Assimi Goita has declared himself head of the “National Committee for the salvation of the People.” Five soldiers, including Goita had announced the formation of the committee after the ouster of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Goita’s declaration of self as head of the junta, is sequel to a meeting with top civil servants on Wednesday.
Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes across California, on Wednesday, as nearly two-dozen wildfires continued to blaze amid a record-breaking heatwave in parts of the western United States. Firefighters were battling 367 known fires throughout the state on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted, with 23 of them major blazes. “CA (California) has experienced 10,849 lightning strikes in the last 72 hours and World Record heat temperatures,’’ he wrote. The volatile mix of intense heat and lightning storms have contributed to the fires, which led Newsom to declare a state-wide emergency on Tuesday. Evacuations were ordered in several counties…
By Gami Tadanyigbe Over Two hundred members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday, decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kuje Area Council, FCT. The APC decampees were received at the Kuje Area Council Government House in Kuje. They handed over their APC membership cards, brooms and posters in replacement for those of the PDP. Mohammed Gambo, the APC leader of the decampees, said they were discomforted by the approach of the APC to its policies which encourages thuggery and violence against innocent people. According to him, they have decided to join the PDP to contribute to…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has been described as an initiative by younger Northerners, of all faith and all ethnic groups playing a major role in rescuing the region from the margins of irrelevance, impotence, inconsequence and decay in the context of the Nigerian nation. Lawal Adamu Usman, (Mr LA) Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate in the 2019 round of elections, said the CNG has already made a mark as a strong voice especially with its efforts in restoring communal harmony across the North. Referring specifically to the Group’s ongoing peace initiative in Southern Kaduna, parts of which forms…
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 290 million dollars (5 billion rand), the head of its Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told lawmakers on Wednesday. The figure is likely to add to pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress, who have struggled to deflect criticism from alliance partners and opposition parties as allegations of corruption implicated senior ANC politicians. Ramaphosa, who replaced his scandal-prone predecessor Jacob Zuma in 2017 with promises to eradicate corruption, has battled to root out criminality linked to the fight against COVID-19 in South…
An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete, has warned that the increasing vehicular exhaust fumes in the atmosphere posed grave health hazards to the public. Emechete in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos warned that the emission of exhaust fumes from vehicles in our environment was on the increase. “These exhaust fumes contain green house gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapours, and oxygen in unconsumed air, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, unburnt fuel, and particulate matter that are usually released into the atmosphere in smaller quantities. “These gases are harmful to the environment; contribute to depletion of the…