The Kwara government has announced that the 10 grant-aided missionary schools will remain shut down over the Hijab (religious veil) controversies would remain closed until further notice. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Monday in Ilorin. “The government therefore directs school children and teachers in the affected schools to remain at home until the contrary is announced. ”The government remains committed to fairness, pluralism, and respect for the law and rights of every citizen at all times,” she said. Ten schools were on February 19,…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a former Minister of State for Power, under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammed Wakil over some payments involving the defunct Power Holding Company Limited, PHCN. A source told PRNigeria that the former Minister will be arraigned in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday (today). The anti-corruption agency had in 2018 arraigned Wakil, and four others before the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno state for another case of an alleged collection of $115 million from a former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the…
“Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.” – John Adams Second President of the United States “Give me liberty or give me death.” – Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary Suffice to say that one has been looking for ways out of this Nigerian quagmire since 1991. The question has been “How can Nigeria be rescued?” I have looked almost everywhere and eventually come to the final conclusion that it is a matter of time before Nigeria would have a date with its destiny of dismemberment. This conclusion was not…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the March 6 Delta local government elections. The Chairman of the Delta Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), Chief Mike Ogbodu, declared the election results in Asaba on Sunday. Ogbodu said that the PDP cleared all the 25 chairmanship and 500 councillorship positions in the 25 local government areas of the state. “The local government election in Delta State which was conducted on Saturday, March 6, 2021 has been won by the PDP. “According to results collated across the 25 local government areas, the PDP cleared all the…
As the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, joins in the celebration of the International Women’s Day, the Katsina chapter has called on governments at all levels to ensure gender-balanced appointments across amont males and females. This is contained in a statement jointly signied by the chairperson and secretary, Hannatu Mohammed and Binta Barange, respectively and made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday. Themed, “Choose to Challenge”, this year’s International Women’s Day aims to inspire, encourage and empower both women and men to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality in order to create a more inclusive world. “As a…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it will not shutdown the Kaduna International Airport, in spite of Saturday’s attack on its workers. Its Managing Director, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu made the clarification during an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Aviation to various airport agencies in Lagos. Yadudu said the management of FAAN, Lagos State Government and the various security agencies would not relent in their efforts at ensuring the safety of human and equipment at all the nation’s airports. He said FAAN had already beefed up security networks in all the nation’s airports. According to him, the…
The Kaduna state government said troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) have killed four bandits and recovered three rifles in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Four bandits have been killed and several others injured in an ambush operation conducted by troops around Gwagwada, Chikun local government area. “According to operational feedback from troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS), intelligence was received on bandits movement from Katika village towards Antenna in Chikun LGA and in response…
The Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide in Kwara on Sunday rejected the use of Hijab by female students at the Cherubim and Seraphim College, llorin, ordered by the State Government. The Chairman and Spiritual Father of the church, Most Reverend Samuel Abidoye, made the church’s position known to newsmen in Ilorin on Sunday. According to Abidoye, the movement is against the use of the Muslim veil by female students of the school since the church would be responsible for the appointment of the management of the institution and decide on dress code and use of beret. The Secretary of…
The Presidency has reacted to media reports earlier on Sunday that there fire outbreak in Aso Villa, describing the reports as fake news. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, dismissed the report, saying there was no fire breakout inside the Presidential Villa. He, however, stated that on March 6, a fire broke out burning shrubs between the outer wire fence and walls surrounding the Villa, “precisely in the area between the Villa and the Barracks, towards Asokoro.” The presidential aide revealed that the incident recorded no casualties…
Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta is dead. Sources at the apex court confirmed that Ngwuta died in the early morning of Sunday in his sleep at his official residence in Abuja at almost the age of seventy. Ngwuta was said to be getting set for his retirement from the Supreme Court on March 30, 2021 upon attainment of 70 years mandatory retirement age. Justice Ngwuta was born in 1951 in Amofia-Ukawu, Onicha local government area of Ebonyi. He started his private legal practice at Abakaliki in July 1978 to October 1995, from where he was appointed a judge of the…