As the controversy on the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC), rages on, Cross River state governor, Ben Ayade has described those condemning the position of the party as religious and ethnic bigots. Ayade, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Research and Political Orientation, Ita Bassey and made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, also said that religious and ethnic bigotry are not only “as worse a crime as treason” but also inhuman. According to Ayade, “issues of religious bigotry and ethnicity which have occupied public discourses of the 2023 elections are supposed to be…
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The Chief Judge, Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho has issued new practice directions for speedy determination of pre-election matters. This is contained in a statement issued by the Assistant Director of Information of the court, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher on Monday. According to the statement, Justice the new practice directions would take effect from June 28. He said the directives were issued pursuant to power conferred on the Chief Judge by section 254, 285 (9), (10) and (14) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Sections 29(5) and 84(14) of the Electoral Act, 2022…
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Lasun says a group of gun-wielding men have attacked his residence in Osun state. Lasun who is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives confirmed the attack while briefing reporters on Monday, hours after the incident was reported to have taken place. The building is located in Oke Ima area of Ilobu, the hometown of the governorship candidate Irepodun local government area of the state. Narrating how the incident occurred, he explained that the assailants invaded his house very early in the morning and began to shoot sporadically. The governorship…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has urged African leaders to step up implementation mechanisms to address the lack of transparency in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) funds. The centre made the call in a statement to commemorate the 2022 African Union Anti-corruption Day and on Monday in Lagos. The occasion is marked annually, every July 11. The theme for this year’s African Union Anti-corruption Day is: “Strategies and Mechanisms for the Transparent Management of COVID-19 Funds.” According to the centre, there is also the need to ensure transparency and accountability in the management of public funds generally.…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International (TI) Nigeria has called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies, political parties and other stakeholders in the anti-corruption war, to adhere to the “existing laws around money laundering and political party financing in Nigeria should be adhered to so that politicians don’t use ill gotten wealth to get into power.” The call is contained in a statement to mark this year’s Anti-Corruption Day Celebration, issued by the Executive Director CISLAC/Transparency International, Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani emailed to ASHENEWS on Monday. According to CISLAC, with Nigeria ss the highest Illicit Financial Flow (IFF) offender in…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic claimed the men’s title at Wimbledon on Sunday but a day later tumbled four places to seventh in the world rankings —- his lowest placing in four years. The rankings were published by the governing Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), who removed points from Wimbledon. The action was due to the All England Club’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players following the invasion of Ukraine. Djokovic, who also won Wimbledon in 2021, therefore lost 2,000 points from his tally to fall to 4,770, behind Daniil Medvedev’s best 7,775. Russian Medvedev was one of those banned from…
When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Senegal on May 22, he made clear that his country views energy — and natural gas specifically — as an important component of future relations between Europe and Africa.Following a meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall, Scholz announced that his government was ready to pursue work with the West African state and was already discussing gas development and LNG projects with Dakar. “It is a matter worth pursuing intensively,” he said at a joint press conference with Sall.The chancellor didn’t offer any specifics, but it’s easy to see why Senegal’s gas has attracted…
Erik ten Hag says Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale and remains in his plans. The 37-year-old forward returned to Old Trafford last summer in a shock switch from Juventus. Ronaldo still has a season remaining on his deal. But speculation is rife about a move for a player who is absent from United’s pre-season tour in Thailand and Australia due to a family issue. “He’s not with us and it’s due to personal issues,” manager Erik ten Hag said. “We are planning with Cristiano Ronaldo this season. So, that’s it. I’m looking forward to working with…
The police command in Niger has recaptured one of the inmates in Suleja who escaped during the recent jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja on July 5. Scores of terrorists had on July 5, launched a daring attack on the facility and bombed their way in and released 879 inmates including 64 with terror-related charges. A statement issued in Minna on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun said that a patrol team on surveillance between the General Hospital, Suleja and Bakassi, arrested the fugitive on July 9 at 8:30pm. He explained that based on credible…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Mr Ahmad El-Marzuq and not Daniel Bwala is the party’s National Legal Adviser. Media reports have quoted Daniel Bwala as resigning as the APC’s National Legal Adviser. However, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka in a statement on Monday, described reports as false and misleading, adding that Bwala was never the Legal Adviser of the party. “Barr. Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq is, and remains the National Legal Adviser of APC. Barr. Daniel Bwala was not the National Legal Adviser of the party as erroneously reported,” he said. He added that the report…