Month: August 2021

REMINISCENCES OF NATIONAL DIASPORA DAY 2021 By Abdur-Rahman Balogun

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The 15th National Diaspora Day since inception in 2006 and the third in the series since the establishment of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in May 2019 had come and gone on Sunday July 25, but the memories lingers on in the minds of all the stakeholders.   So, it was not a mere coincidence that the theme of hybrid virtual 2021 National Diaspora Day where over 3000 participated was: “Diaspora Integration for National Peace and Development”.   In recognition of the diaspora’s contribution to national development, the 2021 virtual…

Always Display Integrity, Transparency, Courtesy in your official conduct,Aregbesola charges Immigration Officers

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The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has demanded that all officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) acquaint themselves with their expected roles and responsibilities and be guided by the expected principles and standards of behaviours in the discharge of their duties. The Minister said this at the launch of the NIS Code of Conduct and Ethics Document and unveiling of Electronic Data Management Systems (EDMS) at the Service Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday,10 August, 2021. Aregbesola said that as gatekeepers of the nation, NIS cannot but…

Borno Govt demolished 11 mosques, 4 churches – MURIC reveals

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The Islamic human rights advocacy group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has revealed that the Borno State Government actually demolished 11 mosques and four churches. This is contrary to claims that only churches were demolished in the state. MURIC made its findings known to journalists in a statement issued on Wednesday, 11th August, 2021. The statement reads : “Contrary to a coordinated propaganda over the demolition of an EYN church in Maiduguri, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) can authoritatively report that the Borno State Geographic Information Systems (BOGIS) created by Governor…

His Dream That Never Was By Olaleye Olawale

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My relationship with Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo was though short, however, eventful. It was even the more fraught with life’s many unusual lessons. He could be such a great teacher from whom useful schoolings ooze naturally. He was also quick to trusting and once he did, access to him remained guaranteed. His confidence about success was it for me. He never forgot how he got to the success station and died, confident that poverty had been conquered and for good. “Two things I told God. One, that I wanted to…

HUSHPUPPI SAGA: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE (BEC) SCAMS

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The Hushpuppi Saga is a trending story that many people have shared severally on different social media platforms around the world. It had also generated a lot of controversies. However, we need to ask ourselves a very important question about this trending story. Why is it that so many victims fell for the scam? The answer is simply because the defrauded victims had little or no knowledge about “Business Email Compromise Scam” which was the strategy used by Raymond Abbas aka “Hushpuppi”. What is Business Email Compromise? Business Email Compromise…

NCC, NESG mull collaboration to boost Telecoms impact on Nigeria’s Economy

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) are considering possible areas of increasing collaboration to enhance the impact and contribution of telecommunications sector on Nigeria’s socio-economic development. This was the crux of deliberations during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the National Assembly Business Environment Round Table (NASSBER), a policy unit at NESG led by Nnanna Ude and a member of the technical committee of NASSBER, Yemi Keri. The need for stakeholder collaboration and engagement between the Commission and other stakeholders in order to…

Oòni, Bugaje to speak at UNIFEMGA reunion

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A one time Political Adviser to Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Dr Usman Bugaje, will deliver the 2021 annual national reunion Lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) on Saturday Aug. 21, at Ile-Ife, Osun state. In a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee of the Reunion, Mohammed Buari and Samsudeen Adenopo, Public Relations Officer, stated that the three- day programme would hold at Oduduwa Hall from Friday August 20 to 22 from 10 a.m. The statement added that Bugaje, a former member of House of Representatives, would…

CP Monday Bala Kuryas resumes as Niger Commissioner of Police

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CP Monday Bala Kuryas has assumed duty today Tuesday 10th August, 2021 as the new Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command. He succeeded AIG Adamu Usman who was recently promoted and redeployed. CP M.B Kuryas hailed from Kurya Daddu in Jaba LGA of Kaduna State and hold Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Political Science from the prestigious Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto in 1986. He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet ASP in 1990 and since then, he has served in various capacities within the…

KYARI: LEFT ON THE BRINK FOR TOO LONG By Jibrin Baba Ndace

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Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari is an officer that has for about a decade, and under the command of at least five Inspectors-General, carved a niche for himself and gained a larger-than-life personality in the fight against criminals, first as Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), (2010-2015) and then Commander of the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This is why his entanglement in very damning allegations by an infamous and glamorous Yahoo-boy, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas commonly called Hushpuppi, who is facing charges of…

Edward Onoja: Connecting Futures By Haruspice

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You can’t meet this man and remain the same, especially when you have something called substance. His weakest point is meeting people with ideas, with that, you have wrecked him as you would find him doing everything possible to see you fly. Sell your ideas to him, you have an instant buyer, share your dream with him, you have a reality. The man is a sum total of an enabler, he activates progress anywhere he is. When I showed him the manuscript of my book, #TheBuhariInUs, he said something that…