The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLA), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has alleged that the award of N48 billion surveillance contract to an ex-militant, Mr Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), will promote criminality. Rafsanjani, in a statement made available to ASHENEWS on Monday, referred to Tompolo’s past criminal records, his troubles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the years and questioned the integrity of the NNPC Ltd for ignoring his past records before awarding him the contract. “What is the value of the investments and…
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Man’s insatiable and unquenchable thirst for adventure is driving him to think the unthinkable, nurse the “crazy” idea of not only visiting mars but colonizing it and making it a second planet to be occupied by a man in the next 40 to 100 years. The condition on Mars is certainly a far cry from that of Earth. The average temperature on the planet is negative 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and it doesn’t have Earth’s dense atmosphere, which is what results in huge temperature fluctuations and massive dust storms. Similarly, Mars also lacks a magnetic field, which means there’s nothing to…
The next general elections in Nigeria have become close enough to make some citizens concentrate on a daily prediction of several possible outcomes. Will they as usual be a contest of entrenched interests by the two big divide, simply seen as two-horse race or will a third force emerge and succeed in changing the old order? Will our electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and our judiciary function like their counterparts in Kenya? How will the elections look like – transparent and credible or disrupted by unknown actors? Will the presidential election be a straight win by one…
Congratulations to my leader per excellence, my mentor and philanthropist, H.E Senator Aliyu M. Wamakko for establishing the NorthWest University Sokoto, one of the first indigenous Universities in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Your Excellency Sir, you have demonstrated the most uncommon leadership style and achieved what most people dream about. Your zeal, commitment, determination and consistency are what make your dream a reality. No matter the crowd, people like you will always stand out. Over the years, you have impacted positively on the lives of many people. Infact, there is no one in our modern day politics that has worked as…
The national president of the Association of Nigerian Students in Europe (ANSE), Muhammad Bashiru Saidu has revealed that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi state, Sadique Abubakar has concluded arrangements to sponsor over 200 indigenes to study in Europe. Saidu in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, also commended the former Chief of Air Staff for undertaking to sponsor over 200 Bauchi indigenes to study in Europe. According to him, Nigeria needs citizens like Sadique Abubakar of Bauchi state to take up the responsibility of sponsoring students to study abroad. He added that…
To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top. A leader creates and nurtures others to be leaders. He must possess a clear vision and focus, know what he wants for his country and should be courageous enough to follow his dream. Apart from possessing integrity and honesty, a good leader has humility, is fair and just with the capacity for self-sacrifice and perseverance. A leader puts national interest above his. We have had leaders in this country that lived and served by this rule…
Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu has shared new photos, video of the widow, Amarachi Okechi who was tied and beaten over alleged witchcraft, which the community claimed the death of her husband. The activist on Friday, posted a video of the transformed woman on his Instagram, saying that he had taken her to his house in Asaba, Delta state after she refused to return to the community to avoid her accusers. “The widow they called a witch, tied and beaten. What more can I say than thank you God for using this platform for humanity. After Mrs. Amarachi left the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says days of wanton manipulation of election results are over in Nigeria, as it has blocked all avenues for such. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, INEC said this at a Stakeholder Roundtable on Election Result Management and the Launch of the Election Results Analysis Dashboard (ERAD) Report on Electronic Transmission of Results organised by Yiaga Africa in Abuja on Friday. He said that INEC recorded a breakthrough with the new Electoral Act, 2022, which empowered it to adopt electronic means for both accreditation and results management and this made it a legal requirement for INEC…
In agricultural production, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are crops and animals which have had their genetic materials improved upon through genetic engineering techniques. Genetic engineering techniques are laboratory procedures that allow scientists to introduce genes into an organism from the same or different species. For example, a popular GMO is Bt maize. This maize has a gene introduced into it from a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis, resulting in maize that is resistant to specific insect pests. However, since the basic building blocks of all living things are the same regardless of whether they are plants, animals, or micro-organisms, such gene…
Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo was in Washington last week to talk shop with US and World Bank officials on issues that matter to our country and the rest of the world. His takeaway from that trip will most likely be the brief lecture given him by the World Bank Group president, David Malpass, on the management of our stubborn national economy. Osinbajo was shopping for support from the World Bank on the vexed challenge that has defeated every president since our return to civil rule in 1999: fuel subsidy. Yes, that again. Malpass thought the vice-president was looking for a solution…