ASHENEWS reports that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi state, retired General Aminu Bande, and the party have filed an appeal against the judgement of the state Governorship Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Nasir Idris and his deputy, Umar Abubakar.
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
ASHENEWS reports that the presidential candidate of the People’s democratic party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar will address Nigerians on national issues on Monday.
ASHENEWS reports that the former Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman has said former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi over claims that she awarded N2.8 billion contract when she was NPA boss.
An agricultural expert in Uganda, stunned a farmers’ conference in the capital Kampala recently, when he revealed that nowadays most homesteads have no fires nor smokes during the day, because people are not cooking due to acute food shortages.
As commentators on Nigerian affairs, there are situations and circumstances where writers, out of niggling frustrations and hapless impotence, wish for something tragically severe, akin to a hot sharp knife skinning the hides off fat lambs, would descend on the irresponsible and insensitive portion of our governing blocs – especially the legislative mandarins. With tons of critical written pieces, brimming with righteous indignation, and well-articulated umbrage at the shenanigans of our political class, in the last three decades and more – it is quite heart-wrenching to now read that our 10th National Assembly are contemplating – as if it is their feudal right – to mass purchase over 400 hundred Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) to mark the beginning of another sleaze-and-freak show called legislative tenure. There are 360 odd members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and 109 senators – all would have a need for a new vehicle, apart from armoured versions for the principal officers. The fact that each regular imported SUV would knock us down by $35,000 to $70,000 (meaning ₦35m to ₦70m each); and that the top range bullet-proof vehicles are in excess of $200,000 (a sickening ₦200m each) does not seem to worry the undisguised spendthrifts.
In the realm of intellectual journalism, one would expect a certain level of integrity, honesty, and commitment to truth just as it is not uncommon to come across articles that are biased, sensationalized, or even downright absurd. Ikechukwu Amaechi’s recent article, “Is anyone still listening to Mahmoud Yakubu?” falls into this category. It is evident that Amaechi is merely fulfilling his paid job of smearing the image of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, to serve the dubious political agenda of his paymasters.
ASHENEWS reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has felicitated with Mr. Zacch Adedeji on his appointment as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) by President Bola Tinubu.
The Niger state government says it is using telemedicine to bridge the gap in healthcare access and provide timely and quality care for pregnant women, thereby reducing maternal mortality rates in the state.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) continued to add staff as the economy softens, even after the ranks of the five biggest U.S. lenders swelled by 100,000 since the start of 2020. The chief financial officers of the two biggest U.S. banks said they would hire selectively despite waning economic growth. JPMorgan’s (JPM.N) Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum said the bank is still hiring and “in growth mode” in a call with journalists to discuss the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings. The bank’s headcount will probably rise modestly, although “there will be different adjustments at different times,…