Month: February 2021

NCC boosts NFIU’s operations with ICT Tools

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In line with its efforts to support Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage to enhance operational efficiency in government, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has donated ICT equipment to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).   The state-of-the-art ICT tools comprised 40 units of HP EliteOne All-in-One desktop G5 with Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD and 10 units of HP EliteBook 830G6 laptops with Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM and 500GB SSD were handed over to the Agency by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar…

Nigeria’s cow war: Northern elites as Orogun Adedigba, By Festus Adedayo

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Oyin Adejobi, late Yoruba cripple thespian, renowned for his famous African alternative dispute resolution drama sketches called Kootu Asipa of the 1980s, once allegorized the story of how he became disabled. In Orogun Adedigba, (the wicked co-wife) an autobiographical movie, Adejobi narrativized how his mother’s jealously wicked co-wife puffed up the fire of a destructive potion that immobilized him for life. That singular malediction became the burden Adejobi shouldered for his 74 years on earth. Though the Osogbo-born thespian’s stepmother’s potion succeeded in crippling him, it couldn’t stop the realization…

Buhari’s Success: Who Should Claim Responsibility? By Martins Oloja

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The other day, our no-nonsense President, Muhammadu Buhari surveyed the land on which he has sown in due , sorry six planting seasons, juxtaposed his numerous achievements with the usual criticisms of the elite and then blasted them for the poorly researched evaluation of his administration.   Specifically, the leader of the most populous black nation on earth I once posited here should be awarded “a man of the decade” accused the Nigerian elite of harassing his administration despite great achievements the APC administration he presides over, has recorded. To…

Eviction orders here and there will make us refugees in our own country By Fredrick Nwabufo

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It takes just a moment of indignation to destroy; to cast down and cast out. It is easier to destroy than to build. And what is broken sometimes cannot be put together again. Why are we at daggers drawn with one another? Why are we at each other’s throats? Why the hate-slinging? In the south, the drumbeats of war are pounding, and in the north, the cavalrymen are assembling. But nobody wins in this family feud. No doubt, Nigeria is tottering on the precipice. This is perhaps one of the…

FCT Police launch Anti-kidnap operations, arrest six kidnappers, rescue victims

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The FCT Police Command acting on credible intelligence,on Saturday 6th February,2021 arrested six suspected kidnappers along Apo axis. The suspects were: Frank Ozor 26years, Nweke Uche 19years, Chester Uzor 25years, Chukwu Bethrand 27years, Chukwu Samuel 25years and Kelechi Ngene 26years all male . The suspects who had earlier abducted three persons were arrested by Police Operatives on routine patrol while attempting to relocate one of their victims. Further investigation led to the successfully rescue of two other victims who identified the suspects. FCT Police Public Relations Officer,ASP Yusuf Mariam in…

State Diaspora Focal Officers commiserate with NiDCOM Boss over mother’s death

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The body of State Diaspora Focal Point Officers has expressed its regret on the passing of Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo,the mother of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The State Diaspora Focal Point Officers (SDFPOs) in a statement released on Sunday, February 7, 2021 said : “As painful as this loss is to us, we take comfort in the fact that Alhaja Sadiat Erogbogbo not only lived to a ripe age of 90 years, but there are legions of evidence that she lived a true and…

Osun Govt declares 24-hr curfew in Irepodun, Orolu councils over clashes

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The State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the State, following the violence that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities on Saturday.   The declaration of curfew became necessary to douse tension in the troubled area. This will subsist until further notice.   Recall that only about few hours ago, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had ordered immediate deployment of armed policemen with support from the army to restore law and order.   “As a responsible and responsive government that took the sacred…

Dissecting Chief of The Naval Staff Agenda for Maritime Security By Abba Dukawa and Ahmad Danyaro

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Change presents humanity with a confounding paradox. Whereas change is constant and inevitable it forebodes a vague sense of unease. Fear of the unknown taunts the nerves of even the valorous of men. Men of destiny however prepare for change, meeting it at the doorstep with secure pace .The Nigerian Navy get a breath of fresh air on January 26 2020 with the appointment of Rear Admiral AZ Gambo to succeeded Ibok Ekwe Ibas as the highest ranking Naval officer in Nigeria .The Nigerian Navy is a branch of Nigerian…

With Engr Sule as governor, Nasarawa’ll be among top three states – Dogara

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Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has extolled the leadership qualities of the Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, stressing that with the type of leadership being demonstrated, there is no way the state cannot be among the first three states in the country. Hon.Dogara stated this while delivering a keynote address at a grand reception organized in honour of Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, who returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), along with 10, 000 others, at a ceremony in Lafia, on Saturday. Delivering…

Membership Registration : APC targeting 100 million Nigerians,says Senate President

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is targeted at making over one hundred million Nigerians members of the ruling party. According to Lawan, the exercise was conceived to further democratize the party ahead of the 2023 General Elections and also reposition the APC to dominate the country’s political space by winning more elective seats at the state and federal levels of government. The Senate President made this known immediately after revalidating his membership of…