ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has mourned the death of Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba.
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The Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State are sad and condemnable. However, without understanding the root of this recurrent tragedy, we would not be able to end it permanently. Sadly, Nigerians are going through an epidemic of defective attention. Many of us, including our leaders, cannot even remember what happened last week. So, how can we be expected to recall what happened a century ago talk more of learning from it?
ASHENEWS reports the state the Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris has urged Nigerians to sustain peace and unity in the country.
However, the legislators have failed to prioritize the needs of the people, instead focusing on extravagant projects and personal comforts. This misplaced focus and lack of sensitivity have left Nigerians disillusioned and struggling to survive.
It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for His grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by.
The genocidal monster and strange little creature that appears in a video which I posted on X boastfully proclaiming that “every single Gazan is an enemy of Israel” & that “every man, woman & child in Gaza should be killed”, proves that the Jewish state is now a nation of demonically-inspired souls that are in the grip & power of satan.
Illicit financial flow is a source of headache for managers of monetary policies in West Africa. Their score card in addressing the challenge has not yielded expected outcomes. The losses have been colossal.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Qatar-based businessman, Agu Evidence Amobi, and one other, Uchegbu Onyebuchi Obi with consignments of psychoactive substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
An Igbo adage says that when an anomaly persists for one year, it becomes the norm. So slowly, steadily but surely, it is becoming a norm, an accepted aberration, for a president in Nigeria to appoint himself as a minister. It is like saying in a country of 200 million-plus, there is no one good or capable enough to hold that particular office except the man entrusted with the running of the nation.
Nearly half a century ago, my father, Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki of blessed memory, headed a committee which proposed lasting solutions for the dysfunctions within our local government system. The ongoing conversation about restructuring local government councils to enhance their effectiveness as the third tier of government echoes his memory. He led a committee that proposed solutions to this enduring threat to our federalism, yet those recommendations were not fully adopted, and this generation continues to pay the price.