The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the South West security outfit, Amotekun, to respect the fundamental human rights of Northern travelers who were arrested on Tuesday. MURIC in a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola emailed to ASHENEWS on Saturday, also asked the authorities of Amotekun to observe professional decorum in the matter and to allow the rule of law to prevail, while advising Southwest governors to strengthen Amotekun and improve the welfare of its operatives. “About 140 Northerners comprising of men, women and children were arrested in Ibadan by the South West security outfit popularly known as…
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The Commissioner of Police in Imo Mohammed Barde has confirmed that four police officers died during attack on Agwa Division Police Office in Oguta local government by gunmen. The CP confirmed this in a press statement issued by the command’s spokesperson CSP Michael Abattam on Saturday. Agwa Police Division came under serious attack by gunmen and killed four police officers on Friday evening. The gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN), attacked the station with explosive device, also freed some detainees in the station. Although the CP said officers at the station and other tactical…
Niger state governor and Chairman North Central States Governor’s Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani Bello has underscored the compelling and expedient reason to reply to an orchestrated Online Social Media report against the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement issued in Minna, said the report, written by one John Adams, is aimed to discredit and make unwary yet unsuspecting members of the APC and the public believe that the party is divided and in crisis in the state. The online report, which appeared on Opera News, and captioned ‘Niger…
The National Coalition Group (NCG) has inaugurated new national executives to oversee the youth wing of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential campaign team to fruition come 2023. The new national executives were sworn in by Mr Francis Shoga, a representative of the NCG Board of Trustees (BOT) at the Tinubu campaign office in Wuse2 Abuja, on Friday. Shoga urged the newly elected executives who are drawn from all walks of life, to use their wealth of experince to strategize programmes and events that will not only educate, enlighten Nigerians on why APC presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
Certified Institute of Sports Management (CISM) Nigeria, has appointed the National President of Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Engr. Giandomenico Massari as the new President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the institute. A statement by the Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council, Rev. Dr. Stanley Ihedigbo on Thursday said the appointment is effective from Monday, August 1, 2022. CISM is the first in Africa established for the development and management of human capacity in sporting activities in Nigeria. The professional institute was established to professionalize sports management and create dynamism in sporting activities in line with global…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shipper’s Council, Mr Emmanuel Jimeh has said that the Dala Inland Port when completed will decongest the seaports and reduce the cost of doing business. Jimeh made this known on Friday while conducting newsmen around the port facilities in Kano. Jimeh said the port will also provide an avenue for shippers in the hinterland and neighboring countries like Niger, Chad and Benin to have their cargoes transported to their doorsteps. “The port will have a great impact on the nation’s economy, Kano and it is going to be game changer. “A monumental development will take place…
The Kebbi state government says it will inject N450 million on the take-off of the second phase of “Nigeria for Women Project” (NFWP), an official has disclosed. The State Deputy Governor, retired. Col. Samaila Yombe-Dabai, revealed this at NFWP media round table held in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital on Friday. The Deputy Gov. who is also the State Chairman of the project said the essence was to improve the livelihood of women in the state. The project, which is World Bank assisted, is being carried out in Ngaski, Argungu and Maiyama local government areas to transform the living standard…
Lawmakers representing Nigeria at the ECOWAS Parliament have threatened to withdraw their membership following alleged breach of a resolution passed by the house to suspend all recruitment process and other irregularities. This is coming following the allegations of lopsided recruitment exercise at the ECOWAS parliament which is manifestly skewed to serve the personal interest of member states excluding Nigeria. Some Nigerian Lawmakers who spoke to correspondents of the Parliament in Abuja said that during the 2022 First Ordinary Session of the Parliament which held from June 9, to in July 3 2022 a resolution was passed to suspend all recruitments.…
PRNigeria, an Image Merchant Promotion outfit, has called on Nigerian government, Red Cross Society and other humanitarian agencies to assist IDPs in Kagara and Chonoko communities in Niger and Kebbi states. Mukhtar Madobi, an investigation staff member of the organisation, made the call during a roundtable Media Interface and Presentation of a report on Humanitarian Situations in Kebbi and Niger states on Friday in Abuja. He said the over 10,000 IDPs in Chonoko community in Kebbi were living under hardship as they had no basic necessities of life. Madobi said most of the schools in the community were closed down…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have dropped by seven spots in the July FIFA Ranking, to be placed 46th, after ending 4th at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Friday, Nigeria garnered 1535.09 points in the month under review and lost 69.33 points, which is the biggest decline in terms of points. The former African champions surprisingly went down 1-0 to the She-polopolo of Zambia in the match for the third place match of 2022 WAFCON. At the continental level, the drop…