By Lauwali Mati Na Alhaji Dauda It is now evident that the worries and lamentations by the Sokoto state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following our defection seem to grow beyond normal proportion. These only show the importance of our action to leave the APC, which is informed by Sen. Aliyu Wamakko’s lies, deceit and selfishness, and whose leadership style is an unknown malady to the people of the state. Achida, the state chairman of the party said during a press conference on Thursday that, “a battle line has been drawn, between the APC and the selfish…
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The Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos, has donated wheelchairs to 40 Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in Daura, Katsina State. Miss Sandra Yilgwan, the Media and Communications Officer of the centre, said this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Mr Ayuba Gufwan, the Executive Director and Founder of the centre, presented the wheelchairs to the beneficiaries. He said that the gesture was done in collaboration with Mr Douglas Jurdimma, a Corps Member serving at Federal Government College, Daura. Gufwan explained that the gesture was aimed at providing succour to the PWDs, adding that it would ease their movements and enable…
Nigerian government on Thursday in Ogbekor community, Orhionmwon local government area in Edo, unveiled the Duport Midstream Company Ltd. Energy Park, a modular refinery. It is a 10,000 barrels per day refinery expected to begin 2,500 bpd production by July 28. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the facility tour of the refinery, Mr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) said that the refinery was the second to be switched on in July. “Currently, one of our refineries is working with Watersmith modular refinery producing 5,000bpd and serving the Eastern market. “In terms of our modular…
The European Union (EU) says it is committed to supporting Nigeria in tackling issues hindering investment and trade to engender economic integration and diversification. The EU ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms Samuela Isopi, gave the assurance at the 8th edition of the EU-Nigeria Business Forum tagged: “Nigeria and the New Economy,” on Thursday in Lagos. Isopi emphasised the need to have a vibrant diversified economy based on a business environment that is attractive to investors. She said the Nigerian economy, like other economies around the world, was faced with challenges caused by the…
A Sokoto state pilgrim has returned a lost pouch containing $700, N70,000 and four Saudi Riyals belonging to a Kaduna state pilgrim in Madinah. The Good Samaritan had found the pouch on the steps of their hotel accommodation where both states pilgrims were lodged. Arzika Bakaya from Tambuwal local government area of Sokoto state says he has no regrets returning the money to its rightful owner. The minimum Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) of pilgrim is around 850 dollars for this year’s Hajj. The pouch was taken to the office of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and received by…
The African Bar Association (AfBA) has frowned at the killing of about 23 African migrants crossing from Morocco to Spain through Melilla, a Spanish island. In a statement on Thursday in Lagos, the President of AfBA, Mr Hannibal Uwaifo, described the killing as a crime against humanity. The statement was signed by AfBA’s Director of Strategic Communication, Mr Douglas Ogbankwa. Uwaifo called for stringent measures against those who caused the deaths. He called on European Union and African stakeholders to urgently and adequately address the situation. The migrants allegedly died during an attempt by about 2,000 people to enter Spain by climbing metal…
Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund. Moky Makura, Executive Director, Africa No Filter, in a statement on Thursday said the fund was named after African business leader and philanthropist, Tony Eumelu. Makura said that the fund would award grants to emerging artists and storytellers, whose work shines a light on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa. He said the $30,000 fund was sponsored by Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Assurance, the insurance subsidiaries of the Pan-African investment group, Heirs Holdings. According to him, Tony Elumelu, Chairman of…
By Fadlillah Abdallah The Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA), has said that bandits on Wednesday attacked a mining site in Ajata-Aboki village in Shiroro local government area of Niger state, killing 32 people and abducting three Chinese national, with scores injured. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA), Barrister Salis Sabo made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday. “The terrorists numbering about 300 and riding on 100 motorcycles, invaded the mining site in Ajata-Aboki where 32 people were killed at a mining site owned by some expatriates. The mining activities has been going…
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris created new uncertainty on Wednesday about President Joe Biden’s intentions to run for re-election in 2024, pulling back from a definitive statement she had made earlier in the week. “The president intends to run and if he does, I will be his ticket mate. “We will run together,’’ Harris told an LA Times reporter as she prepared to depart for California aboard Air Force Two. Advisors had told the reporter that Harris wanted to come to the back of the plane to clarify what she told CNN on Monday. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash,…
Some environmentalists on Thursday lamented the adverse impact of the ongoing gas and oil leaks from Cawthorne Channel well15 within OML18, operated by Eroton Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd. The June 15 incident has been discharging massive crude oil and gas under high pressure into the environment. Reacting to the development, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), described the incident as a big blow on the biodiversity of the Niger Delta region. Bassey, a renowned rights activist who hold a national honours of Member of Order of Federal Republic (MFR) for Environmental Activism, regretted that respite…