Month: May 2022

2023: Let’s look to the North East, by Hassan Gimba

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As parties are getting set to produce their candidates, we feel the need to reproduce this write-up, first published on October 18 last year.   If I were to be as sentimental as people are, I would say the North East, my zone, must produce the president in 2023.   Many people fight for their people, region, zone or state to produce the president for various reasons.   Reasons may range from the fact that a president attracts some goodies to his area. Ministers and other chief executives fall over…

2023: Akintola,others speak at UNIFEMGA National Reunion

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A Human Rights Activist, and Director, Muslim Rights Concern MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Lakin Akintola,will deliver the 2022 annual national reunion Lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) on Saturday 28th May, at Ile-Ife, Osun state.   In a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee of the Re-union, Mohammed Buari and Samsudeen Adenopo, Public Relations Officer, stated that the three- day conference of which the lecture is a part of, would hold at Oduduwa Hall in the institution.   The reunion events will hold at various venues within…

Dabiri-Erewa congratulates Aluya on his new appointment as CMO in US

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Chairman/CEO,Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)Hon.(Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa has congratulated the President of the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee USA, Dr Nelson Aluya (MD.MBBS) on his new appointment as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC) Newark, New Jersey.   In a congratulatory message personally signed by her, Dabiri-Erewa described the appointment of Aluya as Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Qualified Health Centre as well deserved going by his antecedents in the Medical profession. The NIDCOM boss said Nigeria is proud of the achievements of…

How Refugees Commission is Divesting Humanitarian Services Along Social Services In Nigeria By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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The National commission for Refugees,Migrants and internally Dispalced Persons NCFRMI had brought on board new reforms and initiatives that ensured sanity to the internally displaced persons camp IDPs and persons of concern in recent time.   This includes the statutory obligations to the vulnerable displaced by natural occurrences and crises, along with moving beyond basic amenities to providing engagement outlets powered by the current leadership under Imaan Suleiman-ibrahim as the Honorable Federal Commissioner HFC.   The humanitarian services extended to Migrants , Asylum seekers, Refugees, Returnees, and other critical groups…

Gov Sani Bello canvases support for training of Military School students …… As Nigeria Military School celebrates 68th Foundation Day

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As the Nigeria Military School (NMS) marked its 68th Anniversary and Founders Day, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has called for more support for training of the students as they formed a larger part of the military personnel recruited in the country. Governor Sani Bello who was the parade review officer and the special guest of honour at the event disclosed this in NMS, Zaria.   He said the students needed support and encouragement as they undergo full military training noted that it took a lot of sacrifice…

2023 : More PDP Guber Aspirants in Benue declare support for Titus Uba

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Following the unanimous decision to adopt Rt. Hon Titus Uba as the consensus governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue State by the leaders of the party from the 14 Tiv speaking local government areas more Governorship aspirants have resolved to tow the party’s decision.   Hon. Uba had earlier been endorsed by the party’s stakeholders from the 14 Tiv local governments as the consensus candidate for the 2023 governorship seat.   The aspirants restated their stance, Friday, May 20th, 2023 after a meeting with Governor Samuel…

Coalition holds One Million March Across 36 states, FCT for Peter Obi

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Peter Obi Support Groups made up of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, have concluded arrangements to organize One-Million-Man March in solidarity and support of the Presidential aspiration of the former Governor of Anambra state across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The exercise is anchored by the Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO), which is made up of more than a dozen support groups for Mr Peter Obi. In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the coalition, Mr Marcel Ngogbehei said that the…

Friday Sermon : This Is How To Love The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed:   Dear brothers and sisters! As Muslims, we are commanded to love the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) and to follow in his path without religious deviations or innovations, in order to worship…

NiDCOM, AfDB to partner on Trust Fund, Investment, Training, Others

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday agreed to partner on many areas of Diaspora development in Africa. At a parley in Abuja, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,Hon.(Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa,led a delegation to meet Mr. Lamin Barrow, the Director General, Nigeria Country Office, AfDB in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa, who briefed the country Director about the activities of NiDCOM, also extended partnership to AfDB on the National Diaspora Trust Investment Fund. “We will want to have the AfDB on board in setting up a…

I’m confident Nigerians will vote a PDP President ,says Ortom

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again expressed optimism that Nigerians would prefer to vote-in a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the country’s next president in 2023.   The Governor spoke Thursday, May 19th, 2022 when he received the Governor of Akwa Ibom State and PDP Presidential aspirant, Emmanuel Udom who paid him a courtesy visit at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.   According to Governor Ortom, the quality of presidential aspirants on the PDP platform were all experienced and capable of rescuing the nation from the…