Month: August 2021

Armed Forces is committed to National Security – Maj Gen Sawyerr

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The Defence Spokesperson, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr has assured Nigerians that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) under the current leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor is committed to national security and peaceful coexistence among citizens and would do everything within it’s Constitutional mandate to uphold the unity, faith and progress of the country. Maj Gen Sawyerr gave the assurance while visiting the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Channels TV and News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in continuation of his familiarisation tour to media outfits in…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY DIPLOMATS EXTRA MAGAZINE ENDORSED BY NIGERIAN UNION OF JOURNALIST (NUJ) ON TAGGED: ‘’COVID-19 VACCINES ON ENSURING FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION

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The workshop could not have come at a better time than now, according to the consensus of participants. The virus has imposed the most severe and pervasive disruptions of economies around the world. More than 4.4 million people have reportedly died from COVID-19. The scourge has redefined the world. Workplaces have taken new shapes and travelling around the world is becoming an uphill task. The COVID-19 vaccines are relatively scarce in most countries in Africa. In Nigeria today, the number of vaccines available is not commendable and the need for…

Approach China for more COVID-19 vaccines – Stakeholders urges FG

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Stakeholders and experts have urged the federal government to approach the Chinese government on more vaccines production and distribution, so as to bring more choices of safe vaccines for Nigerians. The call was contained in a communique issued at the end of a workshop organised by Diplomats Extra Magazine, endorsed by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) tagged, “COVID-19 Vaccines on Ensuring Fair and Equitable Distribution’’ in Abuja on Thursday. The communique was signed by Mr Raphael Oni on behalf of the Communique Drafting Committee. The engagement also stressed the…

The North that is still Home to all… By Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice

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People like us dive into very controversial issues not because we do not fear the backlash but because we have to set certain records right and deconstrue agelong biases and prejudices. For fear of losing favour or being politically correct people look far away from speaking to truth. And whoever distant himself from the truth suffers the harvest of falsehoods.   I have lived life enough to say in Nigeria, we have been very unfair to ourselves. We coined dangerous prejudices of ourselves and live every year regurgitating our fault…

Friday Sermon : Why Allah Tests Us By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed: Dear brothers and sisters! The sole reason why humans were sent to this world was because Allah could test their sincerity towards their Lord. Then depending on their deeds, He will judge and admit them either in…

NCC mourns Ex-Board Chairman, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye

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The Board, Management and entire members of staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commiserated with the family of the immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the Commission,Senator Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye, who answered the call of God on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the age of 88 years.   In a condolence letter to the family, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta described the late Durojaiye as a Patriarch, grandfather and great-grandfather, Danbatta extolled his life-time of service as a Senator…

BREAKING : 88 days after, kidnapped Tegina Islamiya Pupils finally released

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Over 70 pupils of Islamiyya school in Tegina town who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Niger State have been released by their abductors .   The pupils, Emporium Reporters reported, were abducted from their school premises in June.   A security source told PRNigeria that the students were on their way to Minna en route Kagara from Birnin Gwari.   The Islamiya pupils were held for 88 days and 11 hours according to the timeline of the days and time they have spent in the bandits’ captivity.   PRNigeria has been publishing counts-up…

Tanzania commends Nigeria for strong Diaspora engagements

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The Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria Ambassador Benson Alfred Bana has commended Nigeria’s frontline strides in her engagement with her Diaspora for Nation building. Ambassador Bana stated this when he visited Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, ( NiDCOM) in Abuja. The Tanzanian envoy said that nothing will dampen the good relationship both countries have enjoyed since 1972 but rather it will grow in leaps and bounds. Dr. Bana said he admired the role the NiDCOM Boss has played all through the years, right from the days of…

No Official Ban on Work Permit To Nigerians in UAE- Envoy

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The United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Nigeria Dr Fahad Obaid AI Taffaq, said there was no official communication placed on issuance of work permit for Nigerians living and working in the United Arab Emirates. Ambassador AI Taffaq stated this when he received Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa at the Embassy in Abuja. He said just like others, he read about the ban in the social media ,stressed that the UAE has no restrictions against any nationality , He said there were possibly isolated cases of individuals whose work…

IGP receives Panel Report on DCP Abba Kyari

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba today, 26th August, 2021, received the report of the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP) investigating the alleged indictment of the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).   The report was submitted by the Chairman of the SIP, DIG Joseph Egbunike, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. ​ While presenting the report,DIG Egbunike appreciated the IGP for the confidence reposed on him and the members of the Panel to conduct the probe.…