Month: January 2020

NIDCOM,NYSC partner to ease national service for Nigerian youths abroad

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) are jointly looking into issues relating to Nigerian students in the Diaspora who have completed their studies and willing to come back home for National Service. The Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja on Monday. The NIDCOM Boss noted that the second and third Generations of Nigerian Youths in the Diaspora need to be properly and adequately sensitized on the…

DISCLAIMER RE: 2020 BATCH “A” NYSC PCMs

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The attention of the Management of the National Youth Service Corps has been drawn to a fraudulent information making the rounds on the social media, detailing the dates for the commencement of online registration in respect of 2020 Batch “A” Orientation programme, as well as that of the programme itself. Management wishes to emphatically clarify that the advertorial did not emanate from the Scheme. It is the handiwork of fraudsters, purposed to mislead the public, with extortion of Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) as the end point. It is imperative to…

Gani Adams And The Desecration Of Yoruba Tradition By Elugbade Olayinka

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The Yoruba traditions, norm, customs and culture have been subjected to ridicules. Just two days ago, on social media, I saw the list of almost twenty people who Chief Gani Adams are preparing to confer with another Chieftaincy titles this month as part of his second year anniversary as Aare Onakakanfo. Before making enquiries from our elders who are very vast in Yoruba history, I asked myself! As someone who has spent 58 years on earth. Can a chief confer chieftaincy title on someone in Yorubaland? I didn’t know the…

Obaseki and his endorsement game By Mike Igaga Jr.

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In recent times, the embattled governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, seems to have realised that he needs a second term to continue as governor of Edo State. For a governor as powerful as Godwin Obaseki, a governor that can unilaterally orchestrate the suspension of the National Chairman of the APC and, therefore, remove him from office, one would have thought that his second term nomination does not need approval. He has clearly stated that he is most qualified for a second term. Governor Godwin Obaseki has addressed a…

Lawan@61: The Quintessential Politician Behind the Gavel By OLA AWONIYI

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When Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan graduated from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in 1984 with a B.Sc in Geography, his apparent career was as an academic. The career was probably foisted on him as Ahmad was a beneficiary of the legacy of Professor Jubril Aminu who, as the Vice-Chancellor of UNIMAID, offered graduates with first-class or second class upper degrees appointment at the university as graduate assistants. For the next decade, Lawan’s sojourn was within the academic community of UNIMAID. In 1990, he went to the Cranfield University in the United…

Hanan Buhari and Unprecedented Abuse of Presidential Powers By Farooq Kperogi

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The Presidency said it isn’t a legal violation or even a subversion of convention for Buhari’s daughter to use a publicly funded presidential jet for private purposes. That’s flat-out untrue. But even if it were true, things don’t always have to be illegal for them to be condemnable. Something can be condemnable because it’s unethical or immoral, even if it’s legal. Making a tax-funded presidential jet available for the private use of Buhari’s daughter is straight-up unethical, even borderline illegal. Of course, it’s entirely defensible, even expected, for Buhari’s family…

Omo-Agege mourns Prof Ike,says Nigeria lost A National Icon

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of famous Nigerian novelist, Professor Chukwuemeka Ike. Senator Omo-Agege described the death of the writer and traditional ruler not only as a monumental loss to the people of Anambra State in particular but Nigeria in general. Reacting to the news of the demise of the author, the lawmaker said: “I am deeply saddened by the news of Professor Chukwuemeka Ike’s demise. He was not only an administrator, author and cerebral scholar but…

Gbajabiamila celebrates Razaq Okoya at 80

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated the Chairman of Eleganza Group and RAO Property Investment Company, Chief (Dr) Razaq Akanni Okoya on his 80th birthday. The Speaker in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said Chief Razaq Okoya, a foremost industrialist, is one Nigerian that has contributed to the country’s growth in different ways through his group of companies over the years. The Speaker noted with delight how Chief Razaq helped in reducing the rate of unemployment in…

Omo- Agege urges foreign missions to do more for Nigerians’ interest

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has urged Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad to do more like the Nigeria High Commission in Canada, towards catering for citizens’ needs and projecting national interest, Speaking during a visit to Canada where he attended the 25th Biennial Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, Senator Omo-Agege lauded staff of the Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, Canada for being sterling examples for other Nigerian foreign missions.   Omo-Agege equally expressed deep appreciation to Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Atodo and…

Wase felicitates with Senate President Lawan at 61

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has described the President of the Senate,Ahmad Lawan as a patrotic lawmaker, whose love for the nation is unquestionable. Wase’s gave this description in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammad Puma, to congratulate the senate president on his 61st birthday today. The Deputy Speaker said Lawan is one of the best senate president the country has ever produced as his tenure, though just six months old has witnessed landmark achievements in the Parliament.…