The Sarkin Sudan Wurno and former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa during late General Sani Abacha administration, Shehu Malami is dead. Aged 85, the former diplomat reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt on Monday. Malami, born on November 14, 1937 in Sokoto, was District Head of Wurno and Chairman, Board of Directors of many banks, multi-national companies and a businessman. Details soon….
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The EEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to claims in the media and linked to Olisa Agbokoba, SAN that the Commission is not empowered to probe finances of Kogi state government. The ace lawyer was reported to have said that the EFCC not only disregards the rule of law, but has no business inquiring into how the Kogi state government spends its funds. However, the anti-graft Commission in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren emailed to ASHENEWS on Monday, said it “takes great exception at the indecorous and utterly irresponsible attempt by Agbakoba to dress it in…
Michael Numa aged 37 is the youngest after the Legal Practitioners’ Privilege Committee announced the names of 53 successful applicants for consideration as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) a few months ago. The SAN is the highest rank in the legal profession. Among those conferred with the title included 37-year-old Michael Jonathan Numa, he youngest SAN as at today in Nigeria. Requirements for SANship Among requirements for the conferment of SANship is prosecuted to judgement level 20 cases at the High Court, five at the Court of Appeal and four at the Supreme Court in the last ten years. Also,…
By Neena Bhandari A smartphone-operated spectrometer has been developed to detect changes in blood caused by malaria. Speed read Non-invasive tool could speed up malaria diagnosis Smartphone operated tool can detect malaria in real time Technology can also be used to detect dengue and Zika diseases A quick, affordable, non-invasive detection tool could help accelerate progress in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ target to eliminate malaria, say researchers who developed it. The WHO’s global technical strategy for malaria 2016–2030 aims to reduce malaria incidence and mortality rates by at least 75 per cent by 2025 and at least 90…
By Eunice Olopade In Nigeria, the law requires that any foreigner who plans to do business or own a company in the country must have a business permit. Business permits allow the government to follow up on tax compliance, and getting one could save a company or business from unwanted interruptions to their operations. The process of getting a business permit in Nigeria is straightforward once you take into account the few documents to be submitted. It is important to state the difference between a business permit and a business license in Nigeria. Whilst a business permit allows foreigners do…
The Zamfara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the state government to create special camps to contain the surging Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). ASHENEWS reports that the plea is contained in a Communique issued at the end of the union’s congress meeting held in Gusau on Saturday. “The Congress express deep concern over the high rate of IDPs occasioned by security challenges in the state and called on Zamfara state government to either establish IDP camps. “As part of the resolutions unanimously reached at the congress is call on the state government to either…
Argentina has emerged winner of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Argentine team beat France 5-3 to win the cup. ASHENEWS reports that Messi scored one goal at penalty kick with Angel Di Maria scoring the third for the South American country. However, France’s Kylian Mbappe scored an exhilarating hattrick in to take the 2022 World Cup final into extra time. Two of those goals came in 97 seconds interval from Mbappe. However, Argentina went on to win the eventual penalty shootout.
Nigerian Christian pilgrims totalling 300 and sponsored by Enugu state government, have arrived Amman, the capital of Jordan for the 2022 pilgrimage in the Holy Land. They arrived in the early hours of December 17 for a 9-day pilgrimage to historical sites of the teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. At the first day of visit, the pilgrims were conducted round the historic site of the Citadel that is located on a hill in Amman’s downtown area. The Citadel is home to the remains and incredible creations of past civilizations that occupied Jordan’s capital city. At the…
By The Quest Times Mr Fidelis Okoya arrived Lagos, Nigeria, from the United States on December 5, 2022 and commenced processes to renew his international passport and obtain his NIN (National Identification Number) almost immediately. “I wanted to renew my passport in the US but I reckoned that doing it back home would be swifter and easier, more so because the President Buhari-led federal government and the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, have been talking a lot about how the passport issuance process has been reformed and how you can get your passport in double-quick time,” Okoya tells Quest Times. While…
North Korea test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with a potential range of striking Japan on Sunday, in a possible protest of Tokyo’s adoption of a new security strategy to push for more offensive footing against North Korea and China. The launches came two days after the North claimed to have performed a key test needed to build a more mobile, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland. The two missiles traveled from the country’s northwest Tongchangri area about 500 kilometers (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of 550 kilometers (340 miles) before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula…