President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over passing of the country’s former President, Jerry Rawlings, aged 73. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari affirmed that the entire African continent would sorely miss the sterling qualities of the great leader. According to the Nigerian leader, the passion, discipline and moral strength that the former Ghanaian leader employed to reposition his country over many years continue to reverberate across the continent and beyond. The president noted, with commendation, the unique role…
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President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday, announced the appointment of Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President. This is contained in a press release posted on the Biden-Harris Transition website. A longtime aide to the president-elect, Klain will oversee the Executive Office of the President and serve as a senior advisor. In addition to supporting the president-elect, Klain will work to build a diverse, experienced and talented team to help President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris meet the urgent challenges facing the country. “Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has described late Balarabe Musa as a model for all. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Abubakar Shekara and made available to AsheNews on Thursday. “The Government and people of Sokoto State receive with shock, the news of the death of former Governor of Kaduna State and Leader of the People’s Redemption Party, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. “Alhaji Balarabe Musa was an upright Nigerian, whose entire life in service was a monument to integrity, while his political career was a symbol of patriotism and selfless service to the…
Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has compiled and submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari a comprehensive profile of Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies with office accommodation challenge. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN made this known yesterday when a delegation from the Management of the National Institute For Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) paid him a courtesy visit in his Office. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General and Minister…
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, has died aged 73, Ghanaian media reports on Thursday. Rawlings is suspected to have died from COVID-19 complications at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Meanwhile, condolences have started pouring in over the death of late Rawlings Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, on his Facebook account said: “Jerry Rawlings was an African giant. His tenure as leader of Ghana remains emblematic with the restoration of that country. Even after office, he stood tall for African unity and renaissance.” Also, the former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on his Twitter handle @bukolasaraki, described the late…
Lawal Adamu Usman, (Mr LA), a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party has described the death of former Kaduna state governor, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa as a monumental loss, suggesting that even in death, he could serve as a role model for a politically fractured Nigerian nation. In an emotional condolence message, Mr LA noted that the greater cause to which Balarabe Musa devoted his life was the Nigerian masses and a country not so much defined by its borders, but by its founding values: freedom, human rights, opportunity, democracy and equal justice under law. “The nation is mourning the passing…
The Police Command in Lagos on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 10 police officers for various offences. The command’s spokesperson, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a statement he signed and released to newsmen in Lagos. According to the spokesperson, the dismissal was in a bid to promote discipline and core values of policing in the state. Adejobi said the command tried 81 personnel for various criminal and disciplinary offences that were committed between October 2019 and October 2020. The offences, he said, ranged from murder, discreditable conducts, excessive use of power, corrupt practices and negligence. According to him,…
The Sokoto state Deputy Governor, Manir Dan’iya said the incumbent administration, has placed premium on healthcare delivery in the state since its inception in 2015. Another sector given priority by the administration is that of education. The Deputy Governor stated this when he received members of the Sokoto state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), who paid him a courtesy call to introduce their new executives. According to the Deputy Governor, “Tambuwal’s vision of providing education and health to the people of the state is visible in the amount of laudable projects that has been executed in the sectors…
…As Tambuwal, Sultan, others suggest constitutional amendment, Criminal Justice Review as sntidotes Despite an array of legal documents purportedly crafted to checkmate insecurities, crimes and criminalities, Nigeria still doesn’t have an enunciated security policy. This was the observation of former Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Dikko Abubakar at a roundtable session on the challenges of security in Sokoto state and its neighbors held at the Presidential Banquet Hall of Government House, Sokoto. This remark later elicited a way out of the legal quagmire as Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, other security chiefs and stakeholders…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) says it will continue to uphold the ideals of the late Alhaji Balarabe Musa, its former National Chairman. This is contained in a statement by Malam Falalu Bello, PRP’s National Chairman on Wednesday in Kaduna. According to the statement, until his death Musa was the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of our great party. The statement said that he was an indefatigable warrior in the battle for the liberation and material upliftment of the common man. “Alhaji Balarabe, throughout his life, never left the trenches of the struggle.” According…