…To face civil prosecution The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has dismissed the two soldiers, Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon from service over their alleged involvement in the killing of Sheikh Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe state. A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwavhukwu on Saturday, said the dismissal followed their indictment by a Board of Inquiry. According to the statement, the Board also found the two soldiers guilty and awarded reduction of rank from Lance Corporal to Private and Dismissed Regiments. “The soldiers were dismissed after facing trial at the…
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By Abdullahi Alhassan Rivers State All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Pere Johnson has described Colonel Dixon Dikio (retired) and his brother, Professor E.D. Dikio as ingrates and a disgrace to the Ijaw nation. He described as unfortunate and uncalled for, that the Dikios are biting the fingers that fed them. Chief Pere Johnson also called for the sacking of Colonel Dixon Dikio and his brother who doubles as his Special Adviser, Professor E.D. Dikio from his office as Interim Administrator of The Presidential Amnesty Program for insulting the person and office President Buhari. Mr Johnson Added that: “it is totally…
As condemnations continue to trail the appointment of card-carrying members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as well as Resident Electoral Commissioners, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has said that the action by the presidency is a controlling strategy to compromise the 2023 general elections. The Chairman, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani in a statement made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday, also said the appointments were clearly in violation of the provisions of the 1999 constitution. “We are more concerned by the potential impact of such a major push from the…
The Commander of Osun Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Bashir Adewimbi has said more operatives would be recruited to strengthen security and flush out bandits hiding in forests. Adewimbi made this known in an interview on Saturday in Ede, stating that they had credible intelligence that bandits and criminals were hiding in the forests. “The banditry and terrorism we are experiencing in our region now is the spillover effect of what is happening around the country. “We have credible intelligence that bandits are all in our forests and we are strategising to comb the forests and make sure we drive…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will commence the construction of its North-Central zonal office in Nasarawa State in January 2023. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to the fund by Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state in Abuja. Echono expressed delight over the tremendous impact of TETFund intervention projects in tertiary education institutions in Nasarawa state, saying the zonal office would bring beneficiary institutions in the North-Central region closer to the fund. He thanked the governor for allocating land for the construction of the north central zonal office. “Your…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has described as untrue, claims that it carried out ranking on performance of states in its recently released examination for school candidates. WAEC’s Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan dismissed the claims which he also described as misleading, false and the handiwork of mischief maker. Areghan, in an interview on Saturday in Lagos, said that the report did not emanate from the council. “We read from some social media that WAEC has rated performance of states in our recent West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), presumably the 2022 examination for school candidates. “It…
Rhapsody of Realities, a devotion publication, has now been translated in 7,000 languages, says the Director of Operations, LoveWorld Publishing, Pastor Lola Aisida. The Rhapsody of Realities, a publication of LoveWorld Publishing Ltd., is a daily devotional, authored by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of The Christ Embassy. Aisida said that 42 per cent of the 7,139 languages spoken world-wide were endangered, but the publication of the Rhapsody of Realities in 7,000 languages was to ensure that no language went into extinction. She said on Friday that with the 7,000 languages translation, Rhapsody of Realities was now the most translated book in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is leading the drive towards diversifying the nation’s economy away from oil through its numerous interventions. Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of CBN, said this at the 33rd Seminar organised by CBN for the Finance Correspondents and Business Editors on Saturday in Lagos. The conference, which held simultaneously in Lagos and Abuja, had, “Policy Options for Economic Diversification: Thinking Outside the Crude Oil-Box,” as its theme. Emefiele said the quest for building a robust economy had remained the major component of the monetary policy. According to him, Nigeria has largely depended on the…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Borno State Police Command has paraded 55 suspects alleged to be in connection of committing various crimes in the state. The commissioner of Police Borno State, CP Abdu Umar, who made the disclosure at a press briefing on Thursday in Maiduguri, listed the crimes to include kidnappings, rape, armed robbery and vandalization of government properties. According to Umar, one of the suspects, a 46 year old woman, Ensa Esewa abducted three children; Mustapha Abdullahi 7 years, Abdullahi Mustapha 5 years and Hajara AlHassan 3 years. He explained that the suspect abducted the children with the…
The Association of Practitioners of Community Media in Nigeria (APCOM), has kick-started its electioneering process to usher in new leadership. The association has also nominated a Metro journalist with Vanguard, Mrs Adelaja Abosede Oluwawemimo and the Publisher of Kosofe Inside-Out, Mr Olalekan Lawal as chairperson and secretary of the credential committee. The committee, in a statement jointly signed by Oluwawemimo and Lawal on Friday and made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday, announced eight vacant positions to be contested by interested candidates. The positions are President, Vice President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer and Welfare…