The minority caucus of the National Assembly (NASS) have threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if the security situation of the country does not improve. This is the resolution of the caucus after a closed-door meeting which aimed to bring the caucuses of the lower and upper houses on same page regarding what transpired in the senate on Wednesday when lawmakers threatened to impeach the president over the raising attacks in Nigeria. Briefing newsmen after the closed-door meeting, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu said the house minority caucus is joining the senate in its six…
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Forty-eight hours after the attack on the Presidential Brigade Guards by terrorists, President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Service Chiefs to an emergency n the FCT. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Tomorrow the President has summoned another security meeting with the heads of the security agencies,” Adesina said. Those expected to attend the meeting include the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General…
The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the Bi-Weekly news conference on military operations on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the operation was conducted by troops of 7 Guards Battalion and 167 Special Force Battalion in conjunction with the air component of “Operation Whirl Punch” between Sunday and Tuesday. He said the troops successfully cleared Kawu and Ido villages neutralising the terrorists and destroyed…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kebbi state, General Aminu Bande (Rtd), has chided the option of the the Muslim-Muslim ticket taken by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Describing the act as incurable propagandist in a statement made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, Bande further viewed Tinubu’s choice as a miscalculated ploy to capture bloc votes of Northern Muslims. “Nigeria, being a heterogeneous society has respect for the two dominant religions. But in terms of politics, there has never been a Muslim or Christian party. Therefore, Tinubu’s curious choice is quite illogical…
An FCT High Court on Thursday granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his codefendants bail on terms and conditions given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The conditions Justice Adeyemi Ajayi in her ruling ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory without permission of the court. Justice Ajayi threatened to revoke the bail of any of them who fail to appear for trial. The court also stated that the defendants shall sign an undertaken that they will abide by the bail conditions by the EFCC. Justice Ajayi also orders…
Men who have sex with men are at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO. About 99% of cases are among men, and at least 95% of those patients are men who have sex with other men, according to WHO official Rosamund Lewis. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said men who have sex with men should consider limiting their sexual partners to lower their risk of infection and reduce the spread. The WHO chief called on media, public health authorities and government to fight stigma and discrimination, which he said will only fuel the…
We have always believed, and said it severally, that Nigeria is endowed with abundant human and other resources needed to make it great. This is a fact; a demonstrable one! History bears us witness! The major challenge to this potential greatness has long been the dilemma of poor leadership (and followership)! Yes, the followers, too, are part of this predicament! Politics is important even if we all cannot be partisan politicians! We have to show interest in those to be placed in positions, as our representatives. However, what are our priorities? What do we want as a people? What kind…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has said that for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be victorious in the 2023 elections, there is the need for unity among all members of the party. He stated this when the governorship candidate of the party, Umar Mohammed Bago visited members of the state executive council at the Government House, Minna shortly after the weekly council meeting on Wednesday. Represented by the deputy governor, Ahmed Mohammed Ketso, Sani-Bello said reconciling all aggrieved members of the party after the primary election, is important, pointing out that doing so would help in achieving victory…
The Sokoto state governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP), Dr Ibrahim Liman has lamented the exclusion of his name on the list of governorship candidates on the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Liman, who addressed newsmen at a press conference in Sokoto on Wednesday also complained about the exclusion of names of candidates who contested and won other positions under the party in the state. The guber candidate, who expressed displeasure over the omission, said it became pertinent to inform party supporters as well as concerned citizens on the situation at hand. “This is following the…
TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank, has secured the approval for nationwide banking operations from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank’s Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Joda said that the license was coming on the heels of several awards bagged by the bank in its past two years of operations in recognition of its outstanding banking services. According to Joda, it is another feat achieved by the bank to leverage on our cutting-edge and impressive products and service delivery scorecards. “We want to thank the regulatory authorities for issuing a…