The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Munguno has said that Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai talks too much to the extent of compromising security in the state. Monguno was responding to a question on El-Rufai’s claim that the military failed to act despite intelligence reports made available to them early enough on the hideout of bandits and planned attacks. Monguno told State House correspondents on Thursday after the security council meeting with heads of security agencies and ministers, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, that the governor could indirectly help terrorists restrategise and in turn, endanger those in captivity. “El…
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Fusion774, a political support and economic advocacy group, has urged a former Chief of Army Staff and Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Amb. Tukur Buratai, to join the 2023 presidential race. Its national coordinator, Mr Sediq Jikta, made the call at news conference on Friday, in Abuja. Jikta said the call by members of the group was borne out of the security challenges facing the country, saying the threats posed to the nation’s national security had been of immense concern. He said the 23 years of Nigeria’s democratic experiment had witnessed different threats to its survival such as civil disturbances,…
A group of Nigerians in Abuja on Friday The city of Abuja was agog Friday morning staged solidarity rally urging former President Goodluck Jonathan to declare for the 2023 presidency. Holding placards with inscriptions, ‘Goodluck Jonathan Declare Now, ‘Goodluck We Love You’, ‘We Need You Now’, Nigeria’s Destiny is in Your Hands,’ among many others, they eulogised the former president for the good governance during his administration. Composed of men, women and youths that drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country, the called on Jonathan to rescue the nation from its present predicament. They lamented that the present…
Mary Noel-Berje, the spokesperson of Niger state, governor Abubakar Sani Bello, has expressed shock over the sudden demise of the African Independent Television correspondent in the State, Muhammad Danladi Ibrahim. Noel-Berje in a condolence message, said that the sudden death of Danladi Ibrahim is a reminder that our departure from this world can occur at any moment. The CPS who described the deceased as a hard-working and dedicated journalist, said his ideas and contributions toward ensuring accurate and balanced reportage will be missed. “The sudden departure of our brother and colleague came as a rude shock to us and this…
The list of winners of the 2022 African Public Relations (PR) Awards, which recognizes Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation, and Engagement (SABRE) has been released. The award ceremony will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on May 25th, as part of the 2022 African Public Relations Conference. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury of industry leaders. The Spokespersons Digest reports that 10 Nigerian PR firms bagged different categories of the awards, including trophies and Certificates of Excellence. The annual awards organised by the Provoke Media (formerly Holmes Report) in collaboration with African Public Relations Association (APRA), recognise successes…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on academics and members of other professional bodies to participate actively in the task of making Nigeria a better place for all. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president received, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a team of 13 professors who came to endorse and support his aspiration ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The top academics, drawn from the six geo-political zones, came under the aegis of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group. The group was led by Prof. Shehu Adamu, the Dean…
The Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has distanced self from a report published by Punch Newspaper on 21st April, 2022 and attributed to him that he confirmed NAF fighter jet killed six children in the State is false and malicious. The paper had reported on Thursday that the SSG confirmed NAF jets attack on Kurebe community on April 13 2022. However, a statement by the information officer in the office of the SSG, Lawal Tanko and made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday, the SSG said he didn’t not speak with the paper. “The Secretary to…
The Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Amb. Ibrahim Alhussaini, has marked one year as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the country on Tuesday. The envoy used the occasion to host some members of the Nigerian community,including students, and members of the diplomatic corps to breaking of fast at his residence in Rabat. This is contained in a statement from the Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria, Rabat, Morocco, issued on Wednesday, in Abuja. The Ambassador conveyed the greetings of President Muhammadu Buhari and urged Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, to continue to pray for peace and stability in the country, as well as the…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah el-Kurebe The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) is embarking on a massive voter sensitization to awaken reluctant northerners on the danger of going into the 2023 elections with their hands tied. Noting that already widespread apathy has enveloped the North, in addition to situational disabilities like displaced people, general lack of access to registration centres, lack of internet connectivity, insecurity, and discouragement from certain quarters, CNG’s Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said in a statement that it is still imperative for the region to brave the odds and register en masse. “To avoid the risk of the North slipping…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah el-Kurebe Former Zamfara state governor, AbdulAziz Yari has distributed assorted grains and clothing materials as Ramadan welfare packages worth N169 million to 5,000 orphans across the 17 Emirate Councils of the state as Ramadan welfare. The Secretary of the distribution committee, Sanusi Liman Dan Alhaji said in Gusau on Thursday, said that each orphan was given food items and clothing materials worth N36,000. According to him, orphans in each of the 16 Emirates got 41 and half bags of millet, 41 and half bags of maize 43 bags of sugar and 87 bags of sugar, while Gusau…