Adamawa government has confirmed the appointment of a new Chief Judge, head of Sharia Court of Appeal and President, Customary Court of Appeal. Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri inaugurated the heads of the courts on Friday in Yola. Justice Nathan Musa, Usman Girei and Peter Wajilda were inaugurated as Adamawa Chief Judge, Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal and President Customary Court of Appeal, respectively. The governor urged the appointees to do all within their capacity to promote the course of justice delivery in the state. “The task before you is not easy, however, I urge you to be committed to make the judiciary arm of government a…
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Niger state governor and Chairman North Central Governors Forum (NCGF), Abubakar Sani-Bello has felicitated with Christians and all Nigerlites on the joyous occasion of 2021 Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. The Governor in a Christmas message signed by his spokesperson, Mary Noel-Berje on Friday said Christmas season signifies love, joy, peace and hope pointing out that these values are much needed in the society coupled with the insecurity bedevilling the state in particular and the country in general. He enjoined all Nigerlites to appropriate the hope that comes with Christmas and reinvest trust in his administration’s determination and…
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it plans to finance infrastructure projects with banking and pension monies. The governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele made this known recently while speaking on the plans by government to raise the N15 trillion funding for the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria Limited, shortly after the Bankers’ Retreat in Lagos. According to him, the federal government is seeking to reduce its external debts by generating funds through internal sources to finance its projects. “We have already said that N1tn out of the N15tn would be equity, being contributed by the CBN, African Finance Corporation,…
Data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Thursday has shown that the company in 2021, spent a total of $3.21 billion (N1.322 trillion) on the federal government’s priority oil sector projects. The company ALSO recorded a funding shortfall of $2.686 billion in the amount required to fund the selected priority projects. An analysis of the NNPC’s Statement of Joint Venture Recovery and Government Priority Projects indicated that from January to November this year, the oil firm consistently made monthly expenses on the projects. It also posted shortfalls in the funding of the projects in each month during the…
The National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), former IGP Mohammad Abubakar has felicitated with Nigerian Christians on the occasions of Yuletide. In a statement he personally signed and made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, expressed gratitude “to God for sparing our lives to celebrate the 2021 Christmas and the forthcoming new year 2022,” while also describing “Christmas is a period when our Christian brothers and sisters celebrate and reflect on the birth, messages and sacrifices of Jesus Christ to save humanity. “It is the ultimate observance of the most incredible act of love for humanity,…
Six persons died while six others were injured in an auto crash which occurred at Tazame village in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara on Thursday. The accident occurred when the Sharon bus in which the victims were travelling had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle. Sector Commander of the FRSC in Zamfara, Iron Danladi said on Friday that the bus in which the victims were travelling was heading to Sokoto from Abuja. He said driver of the unregistered bus was overtaking dangerously when it struck the articulated vehicle travelling from the opposite direction Danladi added that the injured…
By Abujah Racheal Nigeria recorded 1,940 new cases of COVID-19 in 18 States and the FCT on Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on Friday morning. The country recorded 4,000 cases on Wednesday. The NCDC said no deaths were reported for Thursday. According to the centre, Lagos reported 845, while the FCT recorded 734 cases. For the FCT, the number include backlog of cases for Wednesday. Others are Oyo-120, Rivers-69, Delta-30, Kaduna-29, Edo-21, Plateau-20, Gombe-14, Anambra-11, Enugu-11, Osun-10, Ekiti-8, Kano-5, Bayelsa-4, Ogun-4, Katsina-3, Bauchi-1, Jigawa-1. These latest figures, the centre said, brings the total number…
The federal government of Nigeria has declared free train rides for citizens from December 24 to January 4, 2022. Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Abuja. “The decision which was made in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, is to ease movement of citizens during the yuletide. “This is to help ease the cost of transportation and enable citizens move easily enjoy the festive period. “Passengers are however advised to ensure they obtain their tickets from appropriate quarters at no cost, to enable them gain access and enter the…
An Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday, ordered a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adenike Bintu to forfeit 60 illegally acquired landed properties to the federal government of Nigeria. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC, had approached the court for an order of forfeiture of the 60 properties and a 9.6 hectare of land, both located at Sabon-Lugbe South-West Extension, Airport Road, Abuja, alleged to have been acquired by Bintu through corrupt means. Counsel to ICPC, John-Paul Okwor, told the court that the Commission was relying on Section 48…
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, former military president has described vice president Yemi Osinbajo as more worthy to contest for the office of president during the 2023 general elections. IBB stated this when he received the Osibanjo Grassroot Organization which visited him at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger state capital on Thursday. The former president described Osinbajo as a personality that the nation should look up to for leadership, adding that he is a good man to lead Nigeria. IBB only recently pegged age bracket for the next Nigerian leader, which pulled out the duo of former Vice President Atiku…