The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mr. Kola Abiola has promised to restore the fortune and aspirations of Nigerians, if elected president in 2023. Abiola made the promise while speaking during a novelty football match organised by PRP in Kwoi, Jaba local government area of Kaduna state on Monday. According to him, there is need for Nigerians to vote for their future, adding that “2023 election is not about sentiment. “We will serve as bridge builders that would restore the future of our dear country,” he added. Abiola noted that PRP was poised to sustain the legacy…
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… As party chairman urges electorates to collect their voters cards ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state governor and Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has told supporters to blame Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration for insecurity across the country. This online platform made said this while speaking at a campaign rally in the Silame local government area of the state. According to him, in spite of the federal government controlling the military, the police, the DSS, and other security agencies, the people of Sokoto state and other Nigerians had suffered in the…
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost a record $200 billion, a blow to his wealth and turning him the second wealthiest man in the world. Losing the first position Musk, now ranked number two in the billionaires’ index, it is French magnate Bernard Arnault who holds the unofficial title of the wealthiest person in the world today. Famous tech entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has sustained a record blow to his wealth in recent months. Since November 2021, Musk’s net worth has plummeted over $200 billion from about $338 billion to $137 billion in December 2022,…
Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has stressed the need for sustainable peace and unity in the state and Nigeria in general, for an enduring national development. Bagudu, who is also the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum made the call in his New Year message to people in the State. The governor said that peace and unity were the most plausible tools of even national development, without which the country would continue to lag behind. Kebbi State according to him, was among the most peaceful states in Nigeria owing to the disposition of people of the State that peaceful…
The Police in Ebonyi said terrorists have shot and killed the wife of the Commander of Ebubeagu Security Outfit in the Afikpo-South local government area of the state. The command spokesperson, SP Chris Anyanwu told reporters in Abakaliki that the hoodlums also set the commander’s house ablaze. “A report filed in by CSP Ayodele Umujose, the Divisional Police Officer, Afikpo-South Division in the state, has it that the Ama-Etiti Amaoso Edda Youth Leader, Nnachi Mba, reported that at about 0230hrs on January 1, 2023, the house of the Afikpo-South Ebubeagu Commander, Oyeku Kalu Chima located at Owutu Edda, was attacked. “His house…
An accident on the Sagamu-Benin expressway, involving a Toyota Sienna and a Toyota RAV4, has claimed the life of one person and six others injured near Remo Majestic Hotel, Sagamu. Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred at 9:20 am, saying that the accident was caused by a tire burst on the part of the sienna vehicle marked EL 839 FST. He noted that seven people were involved in the accident. According to an eyewitness, the Sienna car…
Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde says his administration has demonstrated unflinching commitment to serving the people of the state. Makinde stated this in a New Year message issued in Ibadan on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa. Makinde expressed gratitude to the people of the state for the privilege given to him to serve them, stating that the last three years and seven months were a testament to his administration’s commitment to serving them. The governor, who noted that his administration did not take the support given to it by the people of the state for granted,…
ASHENEWS reports that former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi against other parties’ candidates for the 2023 presidential election. This online platform reports that Obasanjo expressed his endorsement of Peter Obi in his New Year message to Nigerians that he personally signed. “None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline, and vitality that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay focused on the job, particularly looking at where the country is today and with the experience…
The Sokoto State Police Commissioner, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel has warned officers and men of the command not to engage in inter-agency rivalry with other sister security agencies in the state. Gumel in his New Year message made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, urged them to rather work in harmony towards rancour-free electioneering as well as fighting insecurity in the state. “In this election period, we expect you to work in synergy with our sister security agencies to have secure electioneering and to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to to able to conduct free, fair, transparent, and credible…
The Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Nura Kangiwa has emerged the President of the Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF). A statement on Sunday said he emerged the President at the statutory biennial election of executive members of NPF held in Jos. “I am pleased, honored and humbled for the confidence and trust bestowed on me to serve as President of Nigeria Polo Federation, to pilot the affairs for the next two years. “I accept this important role; this is a responsibility that I do not take lightly, and I will endeavour to represent NPF’s best interest. ”Let me…