Scores of people were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers. Mr Idris Musa, Director-General, National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), confirmed the incident saying investigation by the agency is underway. “There was an explosion at an artisanal refining site in Egbema-Ndoni local government area, Rivers state earlier today. The incident claimed several lives, especially those engaged in the illegal oil refining and bunkering. “The incident is still under investigation even though the raging inferno has subsided. “That area is one of the oil theft prone locations. “An incident similar to…
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A Friday night explosion that occurred at an illegal oil bunkering site in Imo has left over 100 people dead. The incident which occurred at about 8pm happened at the boundary between Abacheke and Abezi community in Ohaji/Egbema local government area on Saturday. Unidentified burnt bodies littered the area even as family members were seen moving away the remains of their loved ones. A community leader and President-General of the Supreme Council of Oil and Gas Producing Areas in Imo, Chief Collins Ajie, described the incident as ‘unfortunate’. “It is unfortunate. A tragedy no one dreamt of where are about…
A cleric, Pastor Dan Horn on Saturday night urged Nigerians to pray to God to intervene in the current challenges facing the country. Horn, the Pastor of the Reformation Baptist Church, South Carolina, U.S., said this while speaking at an interdenominational crusade held in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi state. He said that consistent acts of insincerity and lack of the fear of God was partly responsible for the problems facing the country. “Repent and seek the face of God for the cleansing and total healing of the land. “Turn to God to remedy the socio-economic and political problems bedevilling the nation,”…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to hold its 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday, May 4. The party disclosed this in a notice issued by its National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, in Abuja on Saturday. He urged all members of the NEC to attend the meeting. Anyanwu said that the meeting that would start by 2pm would hold at the NEC Hall, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Though the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, it is expected that the party would among other things discuss issue of zoning of the presidential ticket, the party’s primary…
The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged political parties to always consider women as running mates to candidates contesting elections into various positions across the country. Buhari was speaking on Saturday night when she hosted Presidential Aspirants from various political parties to a Ramadan (Iftar) breakfast at the State House, Abuja. The Iftar was organised by the first lady to provide opportunity for the aspirants to share love and happiness with one another in the spirit of Ramadan and in a quest for nation building. She said, fair-play for women in politics was to ensure their greater participation in elective positions. “In…
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar and Chairman, National Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria (NTRCN), has reacted to the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III. This is contained in a statement by Secretary to the Sultanate Council, Sa’idu Maccido on Saturday said he would miss the late Oba who was his personal friend. The Nigeria’s most prominent monarch made the reaction when, upon his return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he had travelled for Umrah, the Lesser Hajj, on Saturday he got the sad news that one of two Yoruba’s most powerful kings was dead. Sultan…
Former governor of Jigawa state and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sule Lamido has said that the choice of Bukola Saraki and Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed by Northern Elders is not the consensus candidates of the party in the region. ASHENEWS recalls that former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; governors of Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Mohammed and Mohammed Hayatu-deen have been working towards producing a consensus candidate among them. ASHENEWS also reports that Northern Elders led by Prof Ango Abdullahi chose Saraki and Mohammed as Northern choice. However, Lamido in a statement he…
Wanjiku Chebt Kanjumba is Kenya’s first Scientist-Astronaut candidate program graduate from the Advanced PosSUM Space Academy, USA. She holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She is the Co-Founder and Chair of Vicillion, a technology research and development firm that specializes in bringing their clients’ product ideas to reality. Wanjiku is also the Director and Assistant Head of Strategy & Communications of Space Partnerships and Research Company in Kenya (SPARC), East Africa’s first independent space company. “When I was…
As campaign and consultations for the 2023 general elections take centre stage and party primaries fast approaching, the collective message on the lips of the people of Igbo Eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency of Enugu state, is that Prince Emeka Mamah remains the best choice. They have also engaged on campaigns of brotherliness and the slogan “politics devoid of bitterness and rancour” because lives would be lived after politics. The voice behind The Rescue Mission Team in Enugu state, Mr Chidozie Collins Idoko, who is also the founder of Chido Group, “Gburugburu Is a Goal”, stated this when some youths visited…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all registered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the commission, in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022, before their primary elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the directive at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja, on Thursday. Yakubu said that the new Electoral Act made it mandatory for political parties to submit their registered members to the commission 30 days before their primaries. “Let me also seize this opportunity to remind political parties that by the provision of…