By Justina Auta Stakeholders have urged media practitioners to desist from publishing fake news, that could discredit the electoral process in the upcoming 2023 general elections. They made the call at the sideline of a three- day capacity building workshop and best practice presentation on misinformation and disinformation on Friday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) under the component four (media support) of the EU-Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN4). Mrs Ladi Bala, President, National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), urged Journalists to enhance their skills to enable them add value…
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…Enugu governor urges Pilgrims to pray for Nigeria, peaceful election in 2023 …Executive Secretary warns against abscondment, praises President Buhari, SGF Boss for constant support The Nigeria Christians Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) on Friday started airlift of 300 intending pilgrims sponsored by the Enugu state government to Israel. The exercise which was flagged off by officials in Enugu, Friday was full of praises to the Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburus) for allowing many of them to travel for great spiritual awakening. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi addressed the intending Pilgrims at De Dome event Centre, New Heaven in Enugu, Friday and urged them…
“It is equally absurd that the CBN Governor would so insist on the enforcement of this policy despite an order of the National Assembly to the contrary, in addition to mounting anger in the land” – Wamakko Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) has joined Nigerians in criticizing the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Godwin Emefiele over the redesign of the Naira notes and the new controversial cash withdrawal limit set by the CBN. Wamakko, a former Sokoto state governor in Abuja on Friday described the twin policies as unnecessarily diversionary, controversial, unthoughtful, and designed to plunge Northerners into…
ASHENEWS reports that Senator Ararume had challenged President Muhammadu Buhari in court for removing him as the board chairman of the NNPCL after using his name to incorporate the entity. He also asked for N100 billion as damages caused him in the alleged unlawful and unconstitutional way and manner he was removed. But Buhari has filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to entertain the suit by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume on his alleged illegal removal as non-executive chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The notice of objection…
The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people. The updates went into effect in October but appear to have gained some attention in December when the dictionary’s expanded definition of “woman” garnered backlash from conservative commentators on social media, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Dictionary told CNN. While the Cambridge Dictionary’s primary definition for “woman” remains “an adult female human being,” a second definition refers to “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.” Example sentences provided by the dictionary…
Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post were among those locked out of their accounts The EU has threatened Twitter owner Elon Musk with sanctions after several journalists covering the company had their accounts abruptly suspended. EU commissioner Vera Jourova warned that the EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom. “Elon Musk should be aware of that. There are red lines. And sanctions, soon,” she tweeted. She said: “News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. “[The] EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. This is reinforced…
Details have emerged about how popular Nigerian music singer, Mr Oladipo Oyebanjo (aka D’Banj), dragged two Nigerian commercial banks into the alleged fraud in the implementation of the N-Power programme, The Quest Times has exclusively reported. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in a statement last Wednesday confirmed the detention of the popular artiste over allegations of fraud associated with the N-Power programme, noting that investigation in the matter was ongoing. According to The Quest Times findings, payments of monies to ghost accounts, now linked to D’banj, through the two commercial banks, Wema and Sterling banks,…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday, inaugurated a magistrate court at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze mailed to ASHENEWS on Friday. According to the statement, the court which would have both criminal and civil jurisdiction would ensure swift administration and dispensation of justice. While speaking at the commissioning event, FAAN managing director, Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu promised to continue to collaborate with the judiciary, as well as other…
The Army Council has promoted 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising of 52 brigadier generals to the rank of major general and 70 colonels to the rank of brigadier general respectively, was approved at the council’s sitting on Thursday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Nwachukwu, among those promoted to the rank of Major General are Brig.-Gen. AA Ayanuga of the Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, and Brig.-Gen.…
The Federal, states and local governments have received N902.053 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) as statutory allocation for the month of November. A statement by the Director (Information/Press), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete on Thursday, said of the N902.053 billion, the federal government received N358.515 billion; while the states and local government councils received N270.836 billion and N204.130 billion, respectively. The oil producing states received N68.572 billion as derivation fund, (13 per cent of Mineral Revenue). The N902.053 billion is inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and…