By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum and his Gombe state counterpart, Inuwa Yahaya on Wednesday, attended the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that during the inauguration, Buhari commended Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for his unparalleled commitment to his people and exemplary leadership. He also spoke highly of Governor Yahaya. Buhari, the statement added, gave assurance that the North East will, in the coming months, witness a change…
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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians in the North East will, in the coming months, witness a change from the protracted insurgency to peace and development in their respective communities. The president stated this at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East, which preceded the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. According to him, the administration is embarking on a revised approach to addressing the 13-year conflict and insurgency in the region and will not relent in efforts towards a return to peace and normalcy. “At the advent…
The Northern Emancipation Network, (NEN) has blamed what it called, incessant mediocre attempts to diminish the image of Professor Rufai Abubakar, the current Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), on certain interests who would rather see the continuation of unprofessionalism and decay in the NIA. A statement signed by NEN’s National Secretary, Suleiman Abbah said the DG’s traducers, actively sponsored by a fugitive former Spy Chief of the NIA, have resorted to unjustifiably accusing him of committing every sin under the sun, including the sanctioning of an errant Radio Programme by a competent body other than the NIA.…
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Bassey Akpan, gave the commendation when he led its members on an oversight visit to the NNPC Towers in Abuja. Akpan, according to a statement by Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, on Wednesday, also pledged support for frontier exploration. He said the visit offered the lawmakers the opportunity to have first-hand information about Management’s actions in transitioning from a…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Multi sectoral stakeholders working on gender-based violence, GBV, in Bauchi state have developed a referral pathway that will facilitate easy response to victims. The pathway come up at a three-day USAID Integrated Health Program, US-IHP, workshop on developing a multi sectoral gender-based violence referral pathway in Bauchi. The Technical Director of IHP, Dr Ibrahim Kano said referral pathway is an important approach to tackle GBV as it will guide victims on where to go and seek response. “Multi sectoral approach that include Health, Shelter, Psychosocial support, security and legal sector response will give the victim or…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, says it will partner the Nigeria Police Force on the ongoing 2021 screening of applicants for employment into constable cadre. A statement by the Commission’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday said the decision followed a meeting between the two parties. “The Commission after a tripartite meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force and the Commission’s staff Union leadership, chaired by Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Chief William Alo, decided to deploy it’s Staff to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory for the…
The Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited has started assembling Land Trek, 3008, 5008 and the new 508 vehicles in Nigeria. The vehicles being built at the new Green Field Assembly Plant in Nigeria’s northwestern region, are coming nearly four years after joint owners received approval from the Nigerian regulator for the former plant, Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria Ltd. According to the Nigerian automaker, the newly plant can assemble 120 vehicles per day across two shifts. The management added that the vehicles are expected to flaunt safety features to appeal to the customers and the motoring public. “With the New Green…
A new political movement, we2gedaNg is planning an official launch of the forum where the modus operandi as well as the nationwide representatives of the group will be unveiled. In a statement signed by the national convener of the movement, Ibrahim Abdulkarim said the event will be held on Friday, February 4th at the Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano by 3pm prompt. The event which will be strictly by invitation is geared for the sole purpose of uniting young Nigerians under one platform that would forge a common platform that would ensure active youth participation and inclusiveness in the collective task…
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the prosecution Counsel to pay N200,000 for stalling proceeding in the trial of co-defendants in Nnamdi Kanu on treasonable felony charge. Justice Nyako ordered that each of the four defendants be paid N50,000 by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) for the inconveniences they suffered as a result of the lead counsel, Shuaib Labaran’s absence in court. The four defendants are Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudike, Benjamin Maduagwu and David Nwaurusi said to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They are being tried alongside Kanu,…
Niger state government has described as misleading, malicious and false, Monday’s report by AriseTV that the governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello was air lifted by helicopter from the busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway, due to traffic gridlock. The Chief Press Secretary, Noel-Berje in a statement on Wednesday said that “Arise TV acted in error by not only relying on hearsay but also failed woefully in adhering to the core value of objective journalism by not reaching out to crosscheck the story before airing/rushing to the press. “His Excellency, Niger state governor Abubakar Sani-Bello never airlifted contrary to reports that emanated from Arise TV and…