By Fatima Zahra Muhammad The Niger state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has summoned the Chairman of Chanchaga local government council, Aminu Ladan for questioning. ASHENEWS reports that the invitation followed a viral video in which Ladan was seen allegedly permitting the youth to take drugs at the council secretariat premises. ASHENEWS recalls that Ladan was sworn in by the Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello as the newly elected chairman of the Chanchaga council last week. According to the short video, the Chairman, during a meeting with supporters shortly after his inauguration, was allegedly encouraging…
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A twin explosion at the venue of campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state on Thursday, injured three persons. The explosion occurred at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt. It was gathered that two women among those injured were rushed to the hospital for medical attention. Publicity Secretary of the APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident, describing it as ‘unfortunate’, even as the Police spokesperson, Iringe-Koko, said she will get back to our correspondent. Newsoneng
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the former governor of Osun state, Bisi Akande on the occasion of his 84th birthday. This online publication reports that the president’s message was contained in a series of tweets by the Senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Tuesday. The president, in the statement described the former administrator as a true statesman who had dedicated his time to the service of the people. Buhari also said that Akande’s legacy as governor of Osun state was laid through his hard work and…
ASHENEWS reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that its operatives invaded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and occupied the office of its governor, Godwin Emefiele on Monday.
ASHENEWS reports that a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja has been instituted against the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi seeking to disqualify him over his alleged possession of dual citizenship of two countries.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has formally submitted her resignation from the government position, the German news agency reported on Monday.
Temperatures have plunged to minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) this week in Yakutsk during an abnormally long cold snap in the Siberian city known as the coldest on earth. Located 5,000 km (3,100 miles) east of Moscow on the permafrost of the Russian Far East, residents of the mining city often see the thermometer regularly drop well below minus 40. “You can’t fight it. You either adjust and dress accordingly or suffer,” said Anastasia Gruzdeva, outside in two scarves, two pairs of gloves, and multiple hats and hoods. “You don’t really feel the cold in the city. Or maybe…
The Crown-Hill University in Ilorin Kwara state had appointed a University of Ilorin lecturer, Professor Jeleel Ojuade as the new Vice Chancellor
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to consider the requests for assistance made by Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke who was at the State House on a ‘thank you’ visit. The governor, elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said he had come to appreciate the President for providing a level playing field in the election that was held in July last year. He said: “I had waited patiently for this appointment, and was praying fervently for it to happen. It’s a dream come true for me to see you, and have a handshake. “I am a…
Multi-party democracy is the best system of government, President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Wednesday in Abuja. He said his declaration stemmed from his experiences both as a military head of state and as a civilian president. He made the declaration when he hosted a delegation of the Universal Peace Federation Africa which visited him. President Buhari said he wondered why some African countries were still descending into the abyss of unconstitutional change of government, saying: “I thought we had finally put that behind us.’’ On the Peace Summit being planned for Abuja to bring all African countries together before the…