Month: November 2020

Nigerian Democratisation and Internal Party Contest for Leadership By Salihu Moh. Lukman

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It was the American journalist and political commentator, Fareed Zakaria, in the book The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad who argued that democratisation everywhere is shifting power downward. According to him, the process of democratisation goes far beyond politics and result in hierarchies “breaking down, closed systems are opening up, and pressures from the masses are now the primary engine of social change. Democracy has gone far from being a form of government to a way of life.” The role of political parties all over the…

Senate President condemns killing of farmers in Borno

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the killing on Saturday of rice farmers by terrorists in Zabarmari in Borno State. Lawan decried the incident as another act of babarism against innocent Nigerians minding their own business. The Senate President also condoled with the families of the victims, Government and people of Borno State over the senseless carnage. “This incident is heart-rending and again demonstrates why we must all continue to support the security forces to thwart the criminals in their evil determination to impose a reign of…

2nd Year Anniversary: You have kept faith with citizens, Osun cleric hails Oyetola

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The Chief Imam of Osogbo, Sheikh Musa Animasaun, on Friday said the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has brought unprecedented development to the State in the last two years. He lauded the tremendous achievements recorded by the administration, stated that the Governor had justified the purpose to which he was overwhelmingly elected by the residents. The Islamic cleric stated these while delivering his homily during the special Jumat service marking the second year anniversary of the governor in office. Animasaun who is the Grand Imam and Alfa in the State,…

How God Promised Me I’d Be Governor – Oyetola …lauds citizens, religious leaders for their support

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The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the slogan “IleriOluwa”, which has become the mantra of his Administration, was given to him by God. Speaking at the thanksgiving service held in commemoration of the second anniversary of his administration at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osun Province 1 Headquarters, Osogbo, Oyetola said the slogan came from a divine revelation where God assured him that he would be the Governor of the State of Osun. He said: “This administration was founded by God Himself,…

COVID-19 is still with us, Kwara Govt cautions residents

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Kwara State Government on Sunday cautioned residents of the state against continuous violations of COVID-19 safety protocols, warned that infection rate could spike beyond control unless the rules are respected. “The last few days have seen sudden rise in our infection rates while more deaths have been recorded. On Sunday morning, the state recorded another death, taking its casualties to 30, while some other serious cases are being managed. More cases are being recorded. The time to stop being complacent is now,” spokesman of the COVID-19 Committee and chief press…

Drama as Kidnapped Driver finds his Kidnapper among passengers

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There was a drama at the Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni local government area of Sokoto state on Sunday as a commercial driver identified one of his abductors amongst his passengers.   The driver (name withheld) was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago. Daily Trust learnt that the driver had spent three weeks in captivity before his release after the payment of an undisclosed amount of money as ransom. The suspect met his waterloo, when he boarded a vehicle going to Kano,…

Ethnic profiling, cancer to national cohesion: Kwara Gov ..,… As Osun NUJ hails AbdulRazaq over support for media

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Kwara State Governor ,AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend cautioned against ethnic profiling in Nigeria, describing the trend as “a clear and present danger” to corporate existence of the country. “Ethnic profiling is a cancer that is a clear and present danger to corporate existence of our country. It is a phenomenon that has led to loss of lives and destruction of properties worth billions of naira,” AbdulRazaq said this in Osogbo at the grand finale of the 2020 Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council.…

Viral Video: Police confirm arrest of ‘Drunk’ Inspector in Abuja

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Nigeria Police Force have confirmed the arrested one of its officials whose rifle was reportedly seized by residents who suspected that the policeman was drunk. Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Yusuf Mariam, made this known in a statement on Sunday. The statement was titled, ‘Police arrest drunk policeman’ in trending video, subject him to psychological and medical evaluation’. In a viral video on Saturday, residents were seen pouring water on the police officer, who sat by the roadside. A voice was heard in the video saying that the incident happened…

Kwara Gov condoles with Borno govt over Zabarmari massacre

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday commiserated with his Borno State counterpart Prof.Babagana Zulum and the people of the state over the killing of 43 farmers by Boko Haram insurgents. “Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sends his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Borno State over the unfortunate incident, and prays the Almighty Allah to repose the souls of the victims who got killed while lawfully fending for themselves and their families,” the Governor said in a statement. “He specifically commiserates with Governor Babagana Zulum and the affected families.…

RE: WHY THE RISING CASES OF COVID-19 IN NYSC CAMPS?

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The attention of Management has been drawn to the write-up with the above caption trending on the new and traditional media. Management wishes to once again reiterate that there is no COVID-19 positive Corps Member in any of the 37 Orientation Camps of the Scheme spread across all the States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. Kindly note that before the commencement of the ongoing Orientation programme, the Scheme in collaboration with Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tested all the prospective Corps Members reporting to the camps…