Day: December 29, 2019

The Freedom Rally Movement: Freedom From What? Whose freedom? By Jaye Gaskia

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This title is not original, I literally borrowed it from the response of a certain diehard supporter of PMB, who had responded on my wall to one of my Freedom Rally posts with these questions. Although as is usual for this category of Buhari supporters, it is not enough to ask questions, it is more important to abuse, to haul insults, almost as if they are trying to hide their inexplicable I contrived ignorance behind a wall of insults. I took my late mother’s advice as I have always hitherto…

Digital Economy: Dr Pantami Advocates Acquiring Digital Skills

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has said Certificates are important but certificates without skills are misleading, what is most important is to have certificates with skills. He said many developed nations were agitating to remove the column of educational certificates in curriculum vitae (CV), The Honourable Minister made this assertion today while making his remarks during a visit to Borno State Government House, Maiduguri, Borno State. The Minister in the company of the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

GOV. ABDULRAZAQ, LEARN FROM GOV. FAYEMI: You May Still Need Saraki in Future By Samuel O. Ajayi

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When Governor Fayemi came in for second term, he was under intense pressure to probe his predecessor, Fayose, and “embarrass” him. In fact, both his aides and political jobbers were outdoing themselves to impress on Fayemi on the need to “deal with Fayose”. Their regular line: ” If Fayose were to be in your position, he would do worse.” But Fayemi stood his ground and told them repeatedly: “I prefer to face front and look forward.” When Fayose was 59 last month, sources told me Fayemi was shocked and angered…

Security Agents Arrest Armed Robbers, Staff in Abuja Bank Attack

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The siege at the First Bank in Mpape, Abuja, which started Saturday morning, has ended. The armed robbers, who had been trapped in the back, have been arrested by a joint team of the police and military. One of them was eventually killed by the superior firepower of the security agents. Some eyewitness claimed that a staff of the bank was also nabbed. The attackers were said to have alleged that “an insider” was working with them. The police, in an official reaction, said the FCT Command scuttled the attempted…