By Fadhlillah Abdallah el-Kurebe The Police Service Commission (PSC) has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the computer-based test (CBT) held nationwide on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st April 2022 for the constables cadre applicants in the Nigeria Police Force. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, the exercise was successful in virtually all the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. “The Commission delegation across the states confirmed there were no incidences of server hitches or breakdown of computers. “The exercise was peaceful, orderly…
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Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed Prof. Bashir Garba as the new Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University (SSU). Prof Garba, who contested along with Prof. Nasiru Dole Ibrahim and Prof. Belewu Moshood Adewale, is reported to have performed excellently during an interactive session with the University Joint Council and the Senate Selection Board which put him far ahead of them. The Council and Board therefore recommended Prof Garba to the Governor, who approved it. In the same vein, Tambuwal appointed Mrs Kuluwa Abubakar Nuhu as the new Registrar of the university following the recommendation of the above…
The terrorists who are holding at least 160 passengers from the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have again released fresh photograph of some victims. Recall that the terrorists abducted the passengers who were travelling to Kaduna from Abuja on March 28 after bombing the train. At least eight passengers were killed in the incident, while 168 others were kidnapped or declared missing. The terrorists’ release of the photograph on which are mostly women and children, seeks to force government to meet their demands. The terrorists have insisted that they want exchange of their top commanders in the custody of government with the…
Dr Chidozie Collins Idoko has pleaded with delegates from Igbo Eze North/Udenu federal constituency of Enugu state, to deliver Mr Emeka Mamah in the forthcoming primaries. He made the plea in a telephone interview with our correspondent who has been monitoring the campaign activities of aspirants in the state ahead of the primaries. “Prince Emeka Mamah serves as a living example of the necessity of building capacity as a seasoned Administrator and Technocrat” According to Mr Idoko, “Prince Emeka Mamah is the right man for the job at this crucial moment. Ide has held the exalted position of Caretaker Chairman;…
The 36 Nigerian state governors have prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the federal government from approving the deduction of any money accruing to the states from the Federation Account for the payment of $418 million judgment debt. The Attorneys-General of the 36 states made this prayer known in a motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1313/2021 dated and filed on March 28 before Justice Inyang Ekwo. They prayed the court to restrain the respondents from proceeding with its judgment delivered on March 25 pending the hearing and determination of the appeal at the appellant court. The application was…
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Dr Godknows Igali has pledged that the process to pick the institution’s next vice chancellor would be transparent and merit driven. He gave the pledge on Monday April 25 during the inauguration of the Joint Council and Senate Board for the appointment of a new Vice chancellor who will replace the incumbent, Professor Joseph Fuwape whose five year tenure ends on May 23, 2022. He said members of the Board “are people of proven integrity and impeccable character who can be trusted to do…
By Samuel Owooso An elder statesman and leader of pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo has told a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to expect the support of president Muhammad Buhari. Adebayo gave the warning during a Greater Nigeria conference organized by Nzuko Umunna and held in Abuja on Monday, said the desire of the president is to divide the South to enable the North retain power. “I told Bola Tinubu himself, not in the paper, face-to-face. You believe this man (Buhari) will make you President? He said ‘yes’. I said he…
By Samuel Owooso The 10 year old student of Chrisland Schools, Julie Anke who was suspended over alleged sexual misconduct with a male colleague during a school competition in Dubai, has deleted all videos on her social media app, Likee. Anke’s social media account, Bhadgurl4k drew people’s attention after a video clip of the pupil and her male colleague engaging in alleged sexual acts, went viral. However, the mother who, in a video clip said her daughter was raped, also accused the school management of conducting a pregnancy test on her daughter without the parents consent. Recall that the Lagos…
By Women Power Africa Shylette Ngwenya, 23-year-old aspiring Medical Doctor from Binga, Zimbabwe. She is the last born in a family of eight and a first generation to go to the university. Shylette experienced a horrendous scene at the age of five, when she witnessed her father take his last breathe in their homestead in the small village of Binga. She skipped kindergarten due to her father’s long illness and had to start school at the age of seven. During forth grade, one of her siblings who is a professional teacher took her in, having realized her tremendous potential and…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has disagreed with the Presidency that the opposition as well as Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah are to blame for the United State’s delay in delivering 12 Super Tucano jet fighters for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to fight insecurity across the country. The Presidency had blamed Kukah and opponents of government for the perception of the US government of poor Christianity and Islam relations in Nigeria, which had led to delays in the supply of fighter jets to the country. However, speaking in AIT Kakaaki Programme monitored in Abuja on…