Big Prize Money Awaits First 10 Finishers Of Kaduna Marathon – Commissioner
The Commissioner Ministry Sports Development Kaduna State, Professor Kabir Mato has given an insight into the cash prizes that will be won at the maiden Kaduna Marathon, with the top winne smiling to the bank with $10,000. Professor Mato made this known during a press briefing and unveiling of the Marathon tagged, “Kaduna Runs” by […]
IDPs: depending on food aid no longer sustainable – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that feeding over one million internally displaced persons without having access to the means of livelihood is no longer sustainable. The Governor stated this on Thursday when he received House of Representatives committee on North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Maiduguri. Zulum while commending President Buhari and […]
Babalakin Resigns As UNILAG Pro-Chancellor
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned following an alleged disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university. He said there were too many vested interests in UNILAG matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively. But he said it has come to a stage […]
EDO 2020: PDP Reveals Ize-Iyamu’s Satanic Pact With Tinubu
The People’s Democratic Party PDP hasalkeged that the All Progressives Congress candidate in the September 19 governorship election in the State, Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu, strict a deal to give out juicy appointments to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in exchange for the Broadcast of a video in support of the APC candidate. This was contained […]
Canadian police arrest Indigenous journalist covering land rights movement
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrest of Indigenous Canadian journalist Karl Dockstader in relation to his reporting on an Indigenous land dispute in southern Ontario. RSF calls on the Ontario Provincial Police to drop all charges against him. Karl Dockstader, an award-winning journalist from the Indigenous Oneida Nation of the Thames, was arrested on September 2 in relation […]
STATE OF THE NATION: WHY I SUPPORT OBASANJO – PROF. SOYINKA
Professor Woke Soyinka, has thrown his weight in support of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who posited that Nigeria is more divided under President Muhammadu Buhari, and that the country is “on the very edge of total collapse.” “Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state; economically our country is becoming a […]
VISA BAN: CISLAC LAUDS U.S, CALLS OTHERS TO FOLLOW SUIT
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has commended the move by the government of United States, for issuing visa restrictions on persons with history of electoral-related violence. The move, according to the Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani in a statement made available to Ashenewsonline on Tuesday, is primarily to restore fairness, credibility and transparency in Nigeria’s […]
AfDB: Obasanjo Lauds Buhari Over Adesina’s Second Term Victory
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, commended the President, Muhammed Buhari, and other past African leaders for the support which led to the successful re-election of the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina. Obasanjo, in a statement, made available by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said this when the leadership of the […]
You can’t extend your political empire to our state – Edo govt tells Tinubu
… Edo people’re determined to end godfatherism The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the former Lagos State Governor and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot extend his political empire to Edo State as Edo people are […]
Obasanjo group insists Buhari insensitive
Members of the Nigerian Elders and Leaders insisted on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari is insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. They said the President should have embraced former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s admonition as a wake-up instead of abusing the former leader for telling him wake up from his slumber. According to the elders, who […]