Year: 2017

Mark, Kwankwaso, Ngige ,Others for Leadership Award of Honour

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Former Senate President, David Mark , former Governor of Kano State, and Senator representing Kano Central in the National Assembly ,Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Minister of labour and Productivity Sen. Chris Ngige are among ten ex- Governors in Nigeria nominated to receive Three- Star Golden Leadership Honors Award by the Transparency Centre Network. Also on the Awardees list are Sen Sam Egwu, Sen Danjuma Goje ,Sen Adamu Aliero ,Adamu Abdullahi ,Sen Jim Nwaobodo , Liyel Imoke and Gen Ike Nwachukwu (rtd). According to the Coordinator of the Centre, Comrade…

Big Shock! Yakubu Aiyegbeni Retires From Football

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Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 35. Aiyegbeni had been a free agent after being released by Coventry City earlier this year but after not signing for a new club, the Nigerian striker has decided to end his playing days. After first moving to English football in January 2003, Aiyegbeni went on to enjoy a fine career with teams competing in the Premier League and Championship, with 367 appearances being made in all competitions. Aiyegbeni represented Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City,…

AREWA MEN ARE SCUM By Mu’awiyyah Yusuf Muye

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An arewa man is arguably the most difficult husband any woman can ever have. Doesn’t mean they aren’t great husbands, being difficult doesn’t equate to being a total failure, This write up is not intended to bash arewa men in general or stereotype them either, as ofcourse there are exceptions, but an average arewa man to be honest doesn’t give his wife her rights fully. That’s why it bothers me so much when I see all these clueless women who tag themselves feminists, because to be honest, most of the…

MURIC HAILS GOV AMOSUN FOR ALLOCATING 23% TO EDUCATION

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun for the allocation of 23% to education in the 2017 Budget of the state. The Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday presented a N345.42 billion Appropriation Bill to the state’s House of Assembly. The education sector took the lion share of the budget with N79.246 billion, representing 22.9 percent of the total budget. MURIC in a statement signed by its Director,Professor Ishaq Akintola, considered the allocation as bold, visionary and progressive huge step forward in…

NPO Proscribes Beat Associations

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The umbrella media body, the Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO), has proscribed Beat associations by journalists. NPO is made up of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). The NPO, in a statement on its behalf yesterday by Mr. Feyi Smith, the executive secretary of the NPAN, said it “viewed with concern, the continued proliferation of Beat associations across the industry”. The statement added: “This development constitutes a drawback on the laudable objective of media houses deploying reporters…

Save the Consumers Marks World Toilet Day in Rural Communities

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Ilias Aliu

A leading Non Governmental Organization, Save the Consumers Initiative team marked this year World Toilet Day in some rural communities in both Federal Capital Territory and Niger State. The NGO took the World Toilet Day campaign to Government Arabic Girls School, Diko in Gurara Local Government of Niger state, the students of the school were educated on the need for Sanitation, proper toilet usage, and informed on how to discourage open defecation. The Executive Director of Save the Consumers Initiative, Dr. Aliyu ilias listed and discussed different types of toilet…

GOV SANI BELLO MOURNS LATE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has described the Late Chairman, Katcha Local Government Area, Alhaji Muhammad Liman Dogo as a politician who lived for his people. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Governor described Late Muhammad Dogo as a dedicated and hardworking politician who worked hard for the interest of his people. The Governor who described the deceased as a unique character whose demise has created a vacuum in Katcha Local Government Council and the state at large. Governor Sani-Bello has…

Gov Jibrilla Bindow Expresses Shock Over the Death of Dr Alex Ekwueme

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Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has expressed shock over the death of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, who died in a London clinic on Sunday 19th November, 2017. He described the sad event as a great loss not only to Ndigbo, but to Nigeria and Africa in general. In a statement by the Special Assistant, Media and publicity to the governor, Macauley Hunohashi, the Governor was deeply saddened by the death of Dr Ekwueme. He said “it came at a time when his experience, wisdom…

FG Expresses Shock,Concern Over Burial of Female Migrants in Italy

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed surprise and shock over the sudden burial of the 26 African girls drowned in the Mediterranean Sea by Italian authorities nine days ahead of the slated burial date. Earlier,Italian Embassy indicated to the DG NAPTIP that the burial will take place in Salerno, Italy on November. 26, 2017, but however went ahead with the burial on November, 17th 2017. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora alongside Mr Abdulrahim Shaibu, representative of National Agency for the Prohibition…