In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and all his Companions. Dear brothers and sisters, sincerely speaking, tests, trials, tribulations, problems and challenges are part of every person’s life. However, to counter that, Allah has provided us a very powerful tool – and that is the tool of Du’a, or asking Allah for help and his mercy when we need it.…
Day: February 25, 2021
PIB ‘ll change economic fortune of Nigeria – Senate President …. Says 9th Assembly will keep to target on Electoral amendment Bill
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday assured Nigerians that the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) which is before the National Assembly will change the fortune of the country by the time it becomes law. “The PIB is going to be a piece of legislation that in our estimation will change the economic fortune of Nigeria and of course improve the earnings by our businesses who are here and we want to attract many more investments into the oil and gas industry in Nigeria,” Lawan said. The Senate President spoke in…
OPERATION PUFF ADDER II – Police arrest 48 notorious criminal suspects …. Recover 14-AK47 Rifles, 27 other prohibited firearms, 4 POS Machines, others
Following the flag-off of ‘Operation Puff Adder II’ by the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, on 15th February, 2021, to reinvigorate the ongoing fight against violent crimes in the country and bring the perpetrators to book, operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squad of the Force attached to the Operation Puff Adder II have arrested forty-eight (48) criminal suspects, including forty-seven (47) male and one (1) female, for their involvement and indictment in cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms, cybercrime/financial fraud and other heinous crimes…
KIDNAPPED STUDENTS : FG has abandoned us ,says Gov Sani Bello
Niger state Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello said the state government has been left alone in its efforts to rescue the kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School,Kagara. He lamented that, at the moment, he had little or no support from the Fedetal government but re-iterated state government’ s commitments to secure the release of the abductees. Governor Sani Bello stated this when the former Governor of Abia State,and Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, paid him sympathy visit in Minna ,Niger state capital over the recent cases of…
Danbatta, Others endorse Book on Telecoms Law, Regulations
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof, Umar Danbatta was among eminent personalities that have endorsed a new book on Nigeria’ telecommunications industry’s legal and regulatory ecosystem. The book, “Nigerian Telecommunications Law and Regulation”, which is co-authored by Quasim Odunmbaku, a telecoms regulatory professional at the NCC and Rotimi Akapo, a lawyer, who specialised in Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) practice, is written in 18 chapters and over 600 pages. Speaking at the virtual public presentation of the book on Thursday, February 25, 2021,…
Who should measure PR? asks Queen Nwabueze
In public relations, just as you and I can’t deny that PR starts and ends with research, we have agreed that Ad value equivalencies, impression counts, and clicks ALONE don’t measure awareness and other outcomes. Therefore, unless you plan and measure in a way that matters, campaign success may not be in the cards. At least, not in the way to pass the test of a true expert. Let’s make this straight. Are you into the hallowed communications profession in whatever form? Never underestimate the benefits of measuring…
Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Nigeria Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The nominee who was ushered into the red chamber at 11:48am was accompanied by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and family relatives, and was grilled almost two hours. Senators who took turn to grill the nominee lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his choice of Bawa as Chairman of the anti-graft agency, describing him as “competent” and “well qualified” to perform on the job.…
Gov Sani Bello commiserates with State Chief Judge over mother’s death
Niger State Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has commiserated with the State Chief Judge Justice Aisha Lami Bawa Bwari,over the death of her mother Hajiya Mairo Zagi. The Governor on a condolence visit to the residence of the deceased in Gidan Mongoro, enjoined the State Chief Judge to see the death of her mother as a necessary end to all mankind. He prayed Allah forgive all her shortcomings and accept her into Aljana Firdaus and also to give the Chief Judge, family members and close associates the fortitude to bear the loss.…