Month: September 2020

UI VC RACE: Group calls for unbiased electoral umpire for selection process

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The Campaign for Academic Freedom and Excellence (CAFE) has expressed its keen interest in the process for selection of a Vice Chancellor for Nigerian premier University, the University of Ibadan. The group in a statement signed by its Coordinator,Ayanlola Ayanteju said:. “We are concerned about the controversies that trailed the recently concluded congregational election. We acknowledge efforts made to have a free and fair selection process with the adoption of the e-voting method. ” However we wish to use this medium to make some suggestions which we hope will assist…

Why FG shut down all Refineries

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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mele Kyari, said the four oil refineries in the country have been shut down in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna. Kyari said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday. He explained that all four refineries were functioning below capacity and it had thus become necessary to stop them from operating all together. Responding to a question, the NNPC boss said, “First, all the four refineries in three locations are shut down and it was a deliberate decision for two reasons.…

Internet Fraud: EFCC nabs Brothers, 3 Others In Ibadan

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two brothers and three others in Ibadan, over their alleged connection with internet fraud. This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday at their hideout situated in Alaka, Elebu area of Ibadan. Oyewale said that the suspects were arrested based on intelligence linking them with opulence without any identifiable…

North Central exits ACF over failure to tackle insecurity

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Leaders of North-Central geopolitical zone have announced their exit from the Arewa Consultative Forum,ACF to form a new group as the mother-body has failed to proffer solution to the worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria.   Some highly prominent leaders from the zone announced the formation of the North Central Peopls Forum as a platform to fight insecurity and marginalisation. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the group said in spite of the abundant mineral and human resources in the zone, the North-Central was bedevilled by vices, like kidnapping, banditry and…

Friday Sermon: A Believer In Times Of Hardships By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful ِAll praises are due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions and those who follow him well until Judgement Day. Dear brothers and sisters, know that, Allah Almighty always helps and provides us with a way out from every hardships and difficulties that we face. Hardships and disasters have been hitting different people at different levels in different parts of the world throughout the human history. People have different views and…

JIFORM picks Yaqoub Popoola as 2nd Int’l Migration Summit LOC Chairman

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has named frontline journalist with the Independent Newspapers Limited (INL), Yaqoub Popoola as the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of its 2nd annual international migration summit themed Migration Management and Media Strategy for Development at Pandemic slated for Ibadan, Oyo State on October 15, 2002.   The media practitioner became the second JIFORM LOC Chairman for the programme which had Deputy Comptroller James Sunday, the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service as its inaugural point man in 2019.   Popoola who…

IDB, IOM partner NIDCOM on Diaspora Humanitarian Sukuk

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The Islamic Development Bank, (IDB) in conjunction with the International Organisation for Migration, (IOM), is set to partner Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NIDCOM) on Diaspora Humanitarian SUKUK , Diaspora Remittances as well as capacity development programs , training and research. Dr Mamoud Kamara, Regional Head of Islamic Development Bank in Nigeria ,who led the delegation disclosed this in Abuja during a strategic meeting with the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Dr Kamara explained that the Diaspora Humanitarian SUKUK will help assuage the sufferings of Nigerians particularly those who…

Kwara Govt set to distribute hybrid cocoa seedlings to farmers

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The Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved the distribution of hybrid cocoa seedlings to cocoa farmers across the State. The distribution exercise is part of the present administration’s efforts to mitigate the impact of Covid19 pandemic in agriculture sector in the State. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muritala Olarewaju in a statement enjoined the concerned individuals and Associations to be in attendance at the flag-off of the distribution exercise slated for Thursday September 10, 2020 at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Ilorin. Those expected at the…

Minister lauds Gov AbdulRazaq over appointment of 12 female Perm Secs

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The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Paulen Tallen has applauded Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his consistent promotion of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the state. “As an ambassador for women advancement and a worthy HEforSHE Champion, your passion for gender balance and equity in recent appointment of 12 female permanent secretaries cannot be overemphasised,” Tallen said in a commendation letter to the Governor. “Nigerian women immensely appreciate you for further justifying the confidence reposed in you and your award as a ‘HEforSHE Governor and Social Investment Champion’…

My love for music and dance is not quantifiable — Ekiti Commissioner

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Ekiti state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism,Prof. Rasak Bakare,has said his love for music and dance know no bounds. Bakare stated this on Tuesday in Lagos during a visit to the Chairman of Evergreen Musical Company, Femi Esho, Africa’s largest collector of Highlife music. “My love for music and dance is not quantifiable, I started my romance with the art at the age of 17 when I premiered in late Hubert Ogunde’s play “Aropin N Teniyan.” “Our country has a lot of tourism potential and music is an integral part…