I once had cause to quote Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1980 hit song, “Authority Stealing”, where the Afrobeat maestro sang “You be thief” while the chorus chanted “I no be thief”, “You be rogue”, “I no be rogue”, etc, The song readily comes to mind because Nnamdi Kanu denied being an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) member. Like Judas Iscariot, who gave Jesus Christ “the kiss of death” and betrayed him, two weeks ago in the court, Nnamdi Kanu, who Igbo separatists see as their infallible and courageous leader, denied them vehemently. The “lion” of Isiama Afara, who calls on his…
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The executive chairman of Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Altine Kajiji has assured that the board will provide schools with instructional materials. He made the pledged at a meeting with 23 Education Secretaries held in the conference hall of the board on Thursday. According to Kajiji, SUBEB under his stewardship will accord greater priority to the provision of learning and teaching materials in all the basic schools across the state. This, he said, was in recognition of the fact that such materials remained key to effective learning and teaching process. He described Education Secretaries as the most critical…
African leaders gather at an African Union summit this weekend to try to forge a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. They also plan to respond to the spate of military takeovers from Sudan to the Sahel region. The bloc, formed 20 years ago to promote international cooperation and harmonise member states’ policies, has struggled to address six coups or attempted coups in Africa over the past 18 months and the power grabs are high on the summit agenda. Heads of state from continental heavyweight Nigeria, new AU chair Senegal and Kenya are due to attend, although…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday, World Cancer Day, launched a new initiative aimed at providing cancer care for people living in low and middle-income countries in Africa. The initiative, dubbed “Rays of Hope”, was officially launched at an event held on the sidelines of the 35th African Union (AU) Summit, slated for February 5 and 6 at the AU Headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Moussa Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission; Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and current chairperson of the African Union; and Macky Sall, President of Senegal and…
A book, “Rape Challenges In Nigeria” written by a student of Quantity Survey at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Usman Lawan has debuted. During the public unveiling at the University Campus on Saturday, the author said the reason for the book was based on the rising cases of reported cases of rape in the country. “My inspiration came after the story of a 12-year old girl who was raped by 11 men in Jigawa went viral. It was hard for me to imagine that such act could happen close to me; I was very disturbed. “Rape is a source…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad and the state assembly that any attempt to impeach the deputy governor, Mahdi Aliyu is an invitation to crisis. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the party, Debo Ologunagba on Saturday. According to the party, the “illegal process of impeachment despite a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/ 650/2021 portends grave implication for peace and security not only in Zamfara state but the entire Northwest region as well as the continued sustenance of democracy in our country.” Read…
The Zamfara House of Assembly has commenced impeachment process against the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahadi Aliyu. This is contained in a statement by the Director General, Press Affairs and Public Relations to the legislature, Mustafa Jafaru. According to the statement, the move followed a presentation of impeachment notice by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Nasiru Magarya. “As part of the provision of Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that empowers legislatures to commence impeachment move of a governor or his deputy on allegations of constitutional breaches, wrong doing or abuse of…
The Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) has said that the fire which engulfed its offshore Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility has burnt out completely. The Chief Executive Officer, SEPCOL (In receivership), Ikemefuna Okafor confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The Trinity Spirit FPSO located at at Ukpokiti field (OML 108) in Delta had exploded in the early hours of Wednesday. Okafor said the company had been working with the relevant authorities and stakeholders to contain the situation. According to him, an investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the explosion.…
The immediate past chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kaduna state council, Adamu Yusuf has moved to reconcile the new executive council members with some aggrieved member of the union. ASHENEWS recall that the union election that ushered in the new officials in December 2021, was met with disagreement that resulted in the aggrieved approaching the court to address the issues. However, the former chairman, who was at the Kaduna NUJ Secretariat on Thursday, said the move is aimed to set aside the differences generated over last council election and chart a way forward for peaceful co-existence among…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Nigeria Cancer Society has called on mothers to protect their daughters with HPV vaccine against cervical cancer. Bauchi state chairperson, Dr Habiba Ismail made the call in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Bauchi on Friday. Speaking on this year’s World Cancer Day, the medical expert said cervical cancer is top on the list of cancers among women followed by breast cancer and prostate for the male population in Bauchi state. According to her, the vaccine for girls aged between nine and 26 years will help to reduce morbidity and mortality associated to it.…