The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has mourned Prof. Moses Tedheke, saying the people of Urhobo and the entire federation has lost a great academic gem and self-effacing patriot. Tedheke, a civil war veteran and Professor at the Nigerian Defence Academy’s Department of Political Science and Defence Studies, passed away on Monday evening.In a condolence statement issued on Monday, Omo-Agege noted that the late Professor was one of the true intellectual giants produced by Urhoboland and whose thoughts and ideas impacted many across the Federation. “Professor Moses Tedekhe, known as ‘Mwalimu’ (Teacher) by students and lecturers at NDA’s Department of…
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As the second wave of coronavirus strikes and with surging numbers being recorded, the Nigerian government has ordered its workers on Grade levels 12 and below to stay at home. The order, which was issued by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan via circular no. HCSF/3065/Vol.1 /47 dated 22nd December, 2020, said the order, in the interim, is for the period of 5 weeks, with effect from Wednesday 23rd December, 2020 until further directive is issued. The directive also ordered officers on grades levels 13 and above to, while at work, adhere to other preventive measures,…
An international operation, coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the international police organization (INTERPOL), has disrupted trafficking networks that supply terrorist groups across West Africa and the Sahel, the UN agency reported on Monday from Abidjan. A UN statement said Operation KAFO II targeted smuggling hotspots in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger over a seven-day period, resulting in the arrest of a number of suspected terrorists and the seizure of illicit firearms, ammunition and explosives. “The fight against illicit firearms trafficking requires strong international and inter-agency cooperation to identify the source of…
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have again rescued 10 kidnap victims from bandits at Yenyewa village in Zamfara following a tip-off. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops had on Dec. 20 responded to a distress call on bandits’ activities in the area and engaged them accordingly. According to him, troops overwhelmed the criminals with superior firepower and forced them to abandon 10 kidnapped victims before fleeing in disarray. “The rescued kidnapped victims have been reunited with their families,” he said. Enenche also disclosed that troops…
House of Representatives is set to investigate the N19.2 billion railway rehabilitation contract awarded to Eser Contracting Industry Company Incorporated in March 2011. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption of a motion filed by the Minority Leader, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) at the plenary session on Monday. The contract was for the rehabilitation of the 463km Port Harcourt-Makurdi section of the Eastern railway line. According to Elumelu, there are allegations that while carrying out due diligence on the company, it was discovered that it was not existent as it was not duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as…
Deputy Governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Manir Dan’Iya has narrated how he felt when he received the news of his principal, Aminu Tambuwal going into self isolation after coming into contact with persons that tested positive. He made the disclosure in a statement by the Director of Press, Aminu Abubakar and made available to ASHENEWS on Monday. Read the statement below: “It was with mixed feelings that I received the sobering news of the self-isolation of our amiable boss on Friday, December 18, 2020. The news came with a solemn but weighty temporary challenge of having to step into the…
The Federal government has awarded two road projects to Kebbi, out of five projects proposed under COVID-19 intervention special programme, according to Rilwanu Usman, Engineer-in-charge for the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in the state. Usman said in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday, that the Federal government’s COVID-19 intervention was to ensure that important federal roads were maintained and their serviceability restored, to enhance the economic well being of citizens. Usman added that the other three road projects for the state were expected to go through the Ministerial Tenders’ Board for approval. “The awarded roads are: Birnin Kebbi – Jega road,…
The Defence Headquarters has promised to investigate the allegation that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole were involved in extortion at check points on major roads in Borno. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno had on Monday alleged that security personnel including soldiers were collecting money from travelers on major roads in the state to the detriment of their duties. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria have internal mechanisms to check erring personnel and sanction them appropriately. Enenche said that reported cases of extortion from the public had always…
The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and Engr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The action followed resolutions adopted at a meeting chaired by Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Osun said two people were killed in a motor accident that occurred on Ile-Ife-Gbogan highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this on Tuesday in Osogbo in a statement signed by the Public Enlightenment Officer, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ibrahim noted that the accident occurred due to a collision between two vehicles, which involved 23 people at about 3:00 a.m, with only two people injured while two others lost their lives. “A Toyota Camry, with registration number FKJ746DU, collided with a white Hiace bus with registration number FKJ634XW on Ife -Gbogan highway today at about about 3:00 a.m.…