U.S. Department of Homeland Security Awards Grants to Organizations Opposing Extremism
(New York, N.Y.) – Last month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded$10 million in federal grants to 29 organizations focused on countering the threat of extremism. The bulk of the awarded funding, which was made possible through DHS’s newly established Targeted Violence and and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) program, will be distributed to grantees that directly support […]
BBNAIJA: MURIC LAMBASTS OGUN GOVERNOR OVER GIFTS TO LAYCON
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has described chided Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun for giving a bungalow and N5 million cash and appointing the winner of BBNaija, Moshood Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba as the Ambassador of the Youth in Ogun State. A statement by the president of MURIC, Prof Ishaq Akinola made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Thursday, also […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy : ‘NO ORNAMENTAL CARVER CAN CARVE A HUMAN BEING’
In February this year, I was in Bauchi on a project inspection visit to some sites. Bauchi is an area I am not very familiar with, so I was very careful about moving around, especially at night. However, during my stay, I had cause to visit a friend and colleague in another hotel some distance […]
MY VISIT TO NOK UNIVERSITY – Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mamud Gumi
Today I was in Kachia, on the invitation of my old school mate (SMC), Dokajin Jaba, Mr. Anthony Hassan to bless his newly built university located in the outskirts of Kachia, southern Kaduna. The project started in Sept 2019 and in just about a year, the University is almost ready for opening any time soon. […]
LEADERS OF THE TIV IN TARABA VISIT ISHAKU, PROMISE TO WORK FOR PEACE
The TIV in Taraba State have pledged to join Gov Darius Dickson Ishaku in finding permanent solution to the crisis between them and their neighbours in the southern parts of the statde. The new president of the Tiv Cultural Association, Mr Joshua Ayagwa made the pledge in Jalingo when he led the new executive members […]
Fuel price hike and trade union negotiations
BY IZIELEN AGBON It was incorrect for the NLC and TUC leaders to agree that the fuel price hike and the deregulation of the PMS market are inevitable. The union leaders should not have agreed that market forces should determine the PMS price without the intervention of the mobilized masses of Nigerian people while the […]
ATIKU ADVISES NEW EMIR OF ZAZZAU TO FOCUS ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the new Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli, urging him to focus on confidence-building efforts in his domain. Abubakar gave the advice in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, in Abuja. The former vice president expressed delight in the appointment of Bamalli, who succeeds […]