A visually-impaired man, Mr Anibueze Nnadi, whose building was demolished in September 2021, has again appealed to Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to come to his aid. Nnadi’s house still under construction was allegedly demolished by the traditional ruler of Ihekwuenu-Aku Autonomous Community in Igboetiti local government areas of the state, Eze Christopher Okwor. The traditional ruler laid claim to the land, where the two-bedroom apartment was being constructed for Nnadi by a philanthropist, Mr Okechukwu Ezemagu. The building was nearing completion, when it was viciously pulled down by hired thugs. The state government immediately waded in and announced the…
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The Police Command in Niger has rearrested one of the Kuje Prison inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak in Abuja. Scores of terrorists had launched a daring attack on the facility and bombed their way in, releasing 879 inmates including 64 with terror-related charges. On July 11, the Niger Command rearrested one of the inmates in Suleja. A statement issued in Minna on Monday by the command’s spokespersonr, DSP Wasiu Abiodun said its Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) arrested the inmate in his residence in Minna. ”Police operatives attached to Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) of the Command on July 31…
By Justina Auta The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigerian government is targeting 50% increase for the rate of exclusive breastfeeding before the 2025 World Health Assembly. He disclosed this during the ministerial launch of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) in Abuja on Monday. Represented by Mr Joseph Ekumankama, the Minister of State for Health, Ehanire reiterated the ministry’s commitment toward cost-effective means to eradicate malnutrition. He said “our aim is to achieve the 2025 World Health Assembly target of raising the rate of exclusive breastfeeding to at least 50 per cent. “We recommend early initiation of…
A serving cabinet member and Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters in in Sokoto state, Garba Moyi Isa has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is coming barely 24 hours after the defection of the council chairman of Tangaza local government, Salihu Bashar Kalanjine. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to Senator Aliyu Wamakko of New Media, Bashar Abubakar made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, said Moyi, a retired colonel, said he dumped the PDP over alleged lack of transparency and accountability by Tambuwal administration. According to the…
Emirates Airlines has said it will reduce its flight operations to Nigeria due to its inability to repatriate about $85 million in revenue. The development is contained in a letter dated July 22, signed by Emirates airline’s divisional senior vice-president (DSVP), international affairs, Sheik Majid Al Mualla and addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Emirates said the planned reductions in its operations in Nigeria would take effect from August 15, adding that flights would be reduced from 11 per week to seven at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). “We have had no choice but to take this…
Eight months into its debut, Nigeria’s first indigenous Hausa streaming platform, Kallo.ng has won the “Best New Streaming Innovation” award. The International award was organized and presented by Marketing World Awards (MWA), an ISO certified media and event firm, at its 11th annual ceremony, held on July 15, in Accra, Ghana. Kallo.ng established in November 2021, was created to connect lovers of, especially Hausa entertainment genre and culture from the comfort of their homes. “It provides contents from classics to latest modern movies, series, documentaries and music of all genre. You can watch on our website or by downloading the…
By Fadlillah Abdallah The Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost afforestation in the state. Partners in the six-month Go Green Project include Shehu Maikoli Foundation, Eco Africa Climate Change Foundation and NUJ. At the signing ceremony, which took place at the NUJ Press Centre on Wednesday, the council chairman, Dalhatu Safiyal-Magori said the project is designed to address ecological challenges in the state. He added that Sokoto is one of the states in Nigeria that faces ecological problems such as desertification, flood, erosion and drought. “The recent…
Security operatives have arrested four informants suspected to be leaking information to terrorists about locations and movements of troops around the outskirts of Abuja PRNigeria has reported. According to an intelligence operative, the suspects were arrested with sophisticated equipment including Walkie-Talkies, revolver, knives, amulets, and old Chinese made phones, that do not use data. The source, who was part of the raid that led to the arrest of the informants, PRNigeria further reports, said discreet investigations were ongoing to confirm their leaders and financiers. “The suspects are currently being interrogated to determine if they are working for terrorist groups or…
A man, Ugochukwu Iwunze has thrown a widow, Mrs Precious Iwunze and her four children out of her late husband, Chinagorom Iwunze’s house and rendered her homeless, Starpost Express has reported. Ugochukwu is a younger brother to late Chinagorom and hail from Umuneke Mbieri community of Mbaitoli local government area of Imo state. The newspaper reports that at Iwunze family compound in Umuneke Mbieri, the widow was seen with her four children, including three boys and a girl and their property outside the house. Mrs Iwunze told Starpost Express that her late husband’s younger brother, Mr Ugochukwu Iwunze had denied…
An aviation sector stakeholder and Group Managing Director of a holding company, Mr Bankole Bernard suggested in Ikeja on Sunday that 18 unviable airports in the country should be turned into shopping malls to generate revenue. He was speaking on the side line of the 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents. Bernard identified Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Kano out of the nation’s 22 as the only viable airports, adding that the operations of the other 18 airports had been unviable over the years. According to him, efforts to enhance the operations of Owerri Airport,…