A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal has opined that a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria will be dead on arrival. Speaking on ChannelsTV’s Politics Today on Thursday, Lawal said it is out of place for anyone to consider such a thought considering the peculiarity of the nation’s political atmosphere which is divided along regional and religious lines. “You can have the best ticket but if you don’t win the election, it’s a waste of time,” Lawal declared. “So, we must bear in mind that the vice (presidential candidate) is…
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An accident in South Africa on Friday claimed the lives of 15 persons and 37 others injured during a bus collision with a truck on a highway near the capital Pretoria, AFP has reported. “The death toll is now 15 dead, and 37 people have been injured, some of them critically,” spokesman Thabo Charles Mabaso said. The accident happened before dawn, and rescue workers were called at 5:05 am. “Emergency services arrived on scene to find a bus and truck that collided head-on, with multiple patients lying around and some still trapped inside both vehicles,” emergency services said in a…
A total of 23 African countries bordering the Atlantic coast have made a commitment to tackle organised crimes, trafficking and terrorism along the coast. The countries, in a declaration achieved after the First Ministerial Conference of African Atlantic Countries in Rabat on Friday, said they would defend their territorial integrity. “We are deeply concerned over the increasingly complex threats posed by terrorism, transnational organised crime and maritime piracy. “We commit ourselves to continue with cooperation and coordination to enhance political and security dialogue around the areas of countering terrorism, transnational organised crime in all its forms, piracy, migrant trafficking and…
Nigeria has pledged to collaborate with 22 other African Atlantic Countries to achieve the vision of peace, stability, security and shared prosperity in the ocean’s coastal area. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affiars, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the pledge in an interview in Rabat, Morocco on Friday. The minister, a lead presenter at the First Ministerial Conference of African Atlantic States in Rabat, said Nigeria would establish initiatives for the full realisation of the vision. “We are going to set up the supporting framework for it. “We are going to set up focal points, first of all in the ministry and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ghana Chapter, has urged the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu to pick a female as his running mate. The Chairman of APC Ghana, Mr Oghenosa Micheletti, who made the appeal in a statement on Friday, recalled that Tinubu, who fielded a female running mate, Mrs Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele ((1999-2003), helped him run a successful government. Micheletti noted that Tinubu’s choice of a female as deputy led to the emergence of many women as deputy governors in Lagos State. Apart from Sinatu Ojikutu, who was deputy to former Lagos State Governor, Michael Otedola, from 1992 to…
Synopsis: a) 25% annual budget for education b) 10% annual budget for health c) Decentralisation of police d) Introduction of commodity exchange e) Total deregulation of oil market and building if national storage to sustain supply f) Stimulation of production and manufacturing for export g) Target of 15,000MW generation and distribution of electricity The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has unveiled seven-point agenda, titled: ‘My Vision for Nigeria’, aimed at transforming Nigeria if elected president of the country. A statement by the Director of Media and Communication of his campaign organisation, Bayo Onanuga on Monday…
The Super Eagles on Thursday came from a goal down to get their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start, beating Sierra Leone 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. It was also the first win for new coach Jose Peseiro and a great confidence booster for the players who had before now gone five games without a win. Panetoliko winger, Jonathan Morsay, opened scoring in the 11th minute for the Leone Stars, heading past Francis Uzoho after he beat his marker in Nigeria’s box. Alex Iwobi quickly restored parity five minutes later, rolling…
Italy’s anti-terrorism police and Europol on June 7 arrested Pakistanis suspected of links to the man who attacked France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in 2020. The sting led to “arrests in Italy and abroad of Pakistani citizens with direct ties” to Zaheer Hassan Mahmood, a Pakistani man who attacked two people with a meat cleaver weeks after the magazine republished controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Italian police said. It did not say how many were arrested. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre kcoordinated the operation along with anti-terrorism police in France and Spain, according to police in Genoa in north-west Italy,…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe In carrying out its corporate social responsibility (CSR), BUA Cement has provided a 10,000 litres solar borehole with overhead tank for Dagilawa village in Gumbi District of Wamakko local government of Sokoto state. The company on Thursday, also donated pharmaceutical drugs worth N25 million to clinics in eight host communities of the local government. The community clinics are Arkilla, Kalambaina, Sabon Garin Alu, Wajeke, Gidan Boka, Gidan Barau, Gidan Kusu and Mobile Police. The Head of Administration and Corporate Services, Sada Suleiman who represented the Managing Director of the company, Engr. Yusuf Binji said the gesture was…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has advocated for the nomination of women as running mates of political parties in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the national president of the the association, Ladi Bala made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday. The association said that such nomination will be “in the interest inclusive society and development.” Read the statement below: Following the conclusion of political parties Presidential primary election, all is now set for a rigorous electioneering process ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), wishes to commend all registered political…