The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arraigned a former minister of state for power, Muhammed Wakil, before Justice S.B. Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on a two counts charge of corruption and abuse of office. Wakil was arraigned alongside two companies, Corozzeria Nigeria Limited and Pikat Properties Nigeria Limited, for allegedly receiving N148,000,000.00 as gratification from Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited out of the N27,188,232,208.00 approved outstanding insurance premiums and claims of deceased and incapacitated staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. Count one of the charge reads; “That you Muhammed Wakil, while…
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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, says it has chosen to challenge (#ChooseToChallenge) all forms of stereotyping and discrimination of women and girls, as the world commemorates International Women’s Day. This is contained in a statement by the Executive director, Auwal Rafsanjani made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. According to CISLAC, “This year’s celebration presents a unique opportunity to challenge the long standing disparities such as Gender-Based Violence (GBV); political and economic exclusion; education parity; sexploitation and maternal mortality rate which stands at 917/100,000 live births as at 2017 (World Bank, 2000-2017). “According to the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and…
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Mrs Aisha Buhari has called on her husband and other Nigerian leaders, to end the reccurent abductions of women and girls in the country. Stated this in a message to mark the 2021 International Women’s Day, Mrs Buhari also called on all stakeholders to continue to exert their different levels of influence and bring an end to the kidnappings. Titled “Message of the First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2021,” and published on her Twitter handle @aishambuhari on Monday reads: “Today marks the 2021…
Justice I.M. Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has sentenced two false whistle blowers: Dominic Okem and Chukwunonso Igweonu, to two months imprisonment each for conspiracy and giving misleading and false information. They were convicted on March 4, 2021 after pleading “guilty” to two- count charges bordering on giving false information, following their arraignment by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). One of the charges read: “That you Dominic Okem and Chukwunonso Igweonu on or about the 22nd Day of January, 2021 within the jurisdiction of this…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has threatened to ban flights from the UAE and The Netherlands as a reciprocal action. The taskforce said the Ministry of Aviation and its relevant agencies have been mandated to take the necessary reciprocal measures as may be permissible under the laws and other international obligations expected to be discharged against Emirates airlines operating from the UAE and other airlines from The Netherlands. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, disclosed this at the routine briefing of the committee in Abuja on Monday. “For over…
… Intercepts narcotics billed for US, China, UAE … Recovers cocaine, heroin in monarch’s palace The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo with three parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom created in his suitcase. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Agency, Mr Femi Babafemi made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. It said, “Preliminary investigations reveal that Hassan, who was intercepted at the E-Arrival hall of the MMIA at the weekend, upon arrival on board Ethiopian airlines…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on the federal government to reach out more to women in crisis zones, as the world celebrate the International Women’s Day 2021, with the theme, “Choosing to Challenge”. A statement by its National president, Chris Isiguzo on Monday, also commended Nigerian women and called for sober reflection regarding the situation of women and working families across the country. “We are particularly worried about the worsening situation of women in crisis areas in the North East, North West and in other states and believe there is need for urgent analysis of the situation…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic Orogun, Delta state. The president’s approval was conveyed to the Obarisi of Urhoboland and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege in a letter dated February 23, 2021, referenced DHE/POLY/39/C.1/I/84, signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu. According to the letter, a copy of which was sighted by ASHENEWS, the polytechnic will commence academic activities in October 2022. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on…
As the controversy on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim students in Kwara state rages on, the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has described the stand of the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, as unaccommodating. CAN has reportedly insisted that it would not allow female Muslim students in the state, to wear hijab in its schools. However, MURIC in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola made available to ASHENEWS on Monday, urged the state government to be assertive and ‘possess your possession’. “The situation in Kwara state calls for sober reflection. Here is a religious group,…
The 39-year-old, whose mother is Black and father is white, said she had been naive before she married into the family in 2018, but that she ended up having suicidal thoughts and considering self harm after pleading for help but getting none. She added that her son Archie, now aged one, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family about how dark his skin might be. “They didn’t want him to be a prince,” Meghan said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on CBS late on Sunday. She said there had been…