Month: May 2021

Minister tasks NIPR on National Peace, Security

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), as a stakeholder on national issues, to speak out against those fanning the embers of disunity and discord in the country. The Minister made the call in Abuja on Monday when he received the President of NIPR, Mr. Muktar Sirajo and other members of the Governing Council on a courtesy visit to his office, ahead of the Institute’s Annual General Meeting in Bauchi on 20 May 2021. “Each of us in…

Miyetti Allah and Asaba Declaration By Lasisi Olagunju

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Have you asked why every saviour always ends up worse than his bad predecessor? King Dionysius (430 BC—367 BC) was famously called the tyrant of Syracuse. He conquered Sicily and southern Italy and made Syracuse the most powerful Greek city west of mainland Greece. But Dionysius was a very cruel king. Almost every citizen of his kingdom prayed for his death. Curiously, there was an old woman who prayed day and night that the bad king would live long and survive her. King Dionysius came to know of this woman…

MURIC condemns Israel’s attack on Palestine

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the ongoing bombardment of Palestine by Israel’s war planes and artillery.The group described the attacks as crimes against humanity. The position of MURIC was revealed in a press statement issued on Monday, 17th May, 2021 by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. “We strongly condemn the ongoing aggression of Israel against Palestine. A people that does not possess a single war plane is being harassed, killed and dehumanised by an apartheid state that is armed to the teeth while the world looks on carelessly.…

Save Enugu Group dissociates self from Saveenugu.com … says Website Operated by Faceless Persons

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Enugu State based foremost pro-democracy and sociopolitical organisation, the Save Enugu Group (SEG) has dissociated itself from a website of a group with similar name. The group in a statement jointly signed by its convener/national coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu and the Secretary, Comrade James Ezema, noted that “the website with the domain name SaveEnugu.com and has its title as “SaveEnugu Pressure Group” is a blog registered on December 30, 2020 and is not known to us.” Worried by the development, the Save Enugu Group described those who are operating the…

Divorce: Microsoft Investigated Bill Gates Affair With Employee Before He Stepped Down

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Gates’ attempt to start a relationship with the person in 2000 was reported to the board in 2019. Microsoft Corporation started an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’ rumoured affair with an employee before the Philanthropist stepped down from the company’s board in 2020. According to a report by Bloomberg, Gates’ attempt to start a relationship with the person in 2000 was reported to the board in 2019.   The board reviewed the matter and held a “thorough investigation” with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said.…

On the Asaba revolt by southern Governors By Simon Kolawole

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If you are a keen observer of Nigerian politics, or should I say politicking, you must have noticed many unusual things about the meeting of the 17 southern governors in Asaba, Delta state, on Tuesday. In the first place, that the southern governors met at all — and, mind you, every single governor was present; none was represented by a deputy — is one of the most unusual occurrences since the dawn of this democratic era. While the 19 northern governors meet regularly, the last time southern governors met as…

Osun Free Train : Beneficiaries urge public to take advantage for educational purposes, excursion …as over 600 passengers return to Oyo, Ogun, Lagos States after Eid-el-Fitr celebration

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Some of the beneficiaries of the free train service usually provided during the festival periods by the government of the State of Osun, have urged the general public to take maximum advantage of the initiative for educational purposes. The beneficiaries noted that apart from the socioeconomic support given through the laudable initiative, it behoved the citizens, particularly heads of academic institutions, to maximize the opportunity to encourage students on excursion. This was even as the train on Sunday returned over 600 passengers who had come home to celebrate Eid-el-fitr with…

I’m in N’Assembly to introduce bills, resolutions, Kano lawmaker tells constituents

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Member representing Albasu, Gaya and Ajingi federal constituency in the House of representatives, Hon Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya has urged peoples of his constituency and the country in general to be more vigilant in ensuring security of their immediate environment, and also need to report any suspicious movement to the security agencies. He made the statement while receiving Gaya local government council leadership and party stakeholders who paid him sallah homage in his residence. Hon Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya enumerated achievements made so far,which covered infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, empowerment with adequate welfarism of constituents…

Ahmed Ahmed assumes duty as National Troupe Artistic Director,CEO

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The substantive Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Troupe of Nigeria Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed has formerly assumed office. Ahmed succeeded Comrade Tar Ukoh whose tenure as Artistic Director ended on March 31. Ahmed whose appointment took effect from April 30, 2021 promised to revitalize the National Troupe and reposition the Troupe for effective service delivery and the demonstration of Nigeria’s advancing cultures. The new Artistic Director gave this assurance while addressing management and staff of the NTN at the Troupe’s temporary office space at the National…

NIGERIAN NAVY RELEASES LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR THE NIGERIAN NAVY BASIC TRAINING SCHOOL BATCHES 31 AND 32

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The Nigerian Navy (NN) wishes to inform the general public that the list of successful candidates in the 2020 Nigerian Navy Recruitment Interview held in Lagos and Port Harcourt from 1 to 16 April 2021 has been released online at www.joinnigeriannavy.com. The successful candidates are to report for training in 2 Batches at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School Onne, Port Harcourt, Rivers State as follows: NNBTS Batch 31 – Saturday, 22 May 2021. NNBTS Batch 32 – Saturday, 8 January 2022. Additionally, any candidate who fails to report…