Month: June 2022

NYSC DG urges Prospective Corps Members to serve as good Ambassadors

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The Director-General ,National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Mohammad Kaku Fadah, has charged the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream One Prospective Corps Members to be good ambassadors of their respective families and institutions.   The DG gave this charge during an unscheduled visit to the NYSC FCT Permanent Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja, and also Nasarawa State Orientation Camp in Magaji Dan Yamusa, Keffi. Fadah urged the Corps Members conduct themselves in an orderly manner as responsible role models that is wothy of emulation.   The Director General, who was received in…

Senate moves to establish Federal University of Education in Bichi

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The Senate Wednesday set machinery in motion for establishment of Federal University of Education ( Technical ) in Bichi , Kano State .   In paving way for the establishment of the federal Institution, the red chamber passed for second reading , a bill sponsored to that effect by Senator Jibrin Barau ( APC Kano North ).   Barau in his lead debate for passage of the Bill, said”there is need to have strong system in our educational sector with establishment of more Institutions for training of teachers” .  …

NHRC reaffirms Govt’s obligation to protect military personnel,citizens from attacks by armed groups

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reiterated the obligation of the federal government to protect the lives of both the military personnel and other citizens under its jurisdiction from attacks by armed groups. The Chairperson Governing Council of the Commission, Dr. Salamatu Suleiman who stated this in Abuja at a Colloquium on Human Rights in Counter Insurgency Operation in Nigeria observed the protection of lives of military personnel and citizens was imperative given the increased insurgency and counter-insurgency operations in some parts of the country. Speaking during her opening…

Abducted Anglican Bishop, wife, driver regain freedom

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The Abducted Bishop of Jebba Anglican Diocese, Kwara State, Rev Aderogba Adeyinka, his wife, and the driver regained their freedom on Tuesday.   The victims were abducted after their vehicle developed a mechanical fault while travelling from Yewa, Ogun State to Jebba, Kwara State en route an isolated area along New Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway.   Our correspondent reports that the abductors on Monday demanded a ransom of N50million from the church but it was not, however, ascertained if the ransom was paid.     Confirming their release to our correspondent in…

N71.4m Fraud: Mama Boko Haram, two others to spend five years in prison

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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, (aka Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.   The defendants were sentenced to five years imprisonment without option of fine.   The judgment was the climax of a process that commenced on Monday, September 14, 2020 when the defendants were re-arraigned on a two count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false…

Igbos, Ahmed Lawan and exclusion politics, by Zainab Suleiman Okino

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In the aftermath of the near hitch-free conduct of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) delegate election, and the euphoria of a so-called victory for rotational presidency, we seem to be forgetting something fundamental to the peace and stability of the country. We also need to interrogate the circumstances that led to the withdrawal of a relatively young and vibrant former minister for state for education, Chukwuemaka Nwajiuba, apart from his claim of monetisation of the primary election process, and equally the withdrawal of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.   Before the…

GOV. DAVE UMAHI: Tirades Of Lord Of The Manor Against Ohanaeze By Law Mefor

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When Lord Aton, the British historian, stated that ‘Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ he had some leaders like Governor Dave Umahi in mind. The governor of Ebonyi State reminds one of the Lord of the Manor, the English lord who enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seigniory, the right to grant or draw benefit from the remainder; the ancient Russian Czar. That is how Governor Umahi perceives himself as Governor of Ebonyi and…

CAN, Religion and NASS leadership By Ismail Omipidan

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I don’t like introducing religion into issues that are purely political and which require only political solution to get them resolved. Reason: Most people who argue purely from religious point of view are too emotional and sometimes irrational. Thus, their arguments, most often become illogical. But I feel compelled to make this intervention because even some journalists who have reported the National Assembly over the years and who should know better appear to have failed in their primary responsibility of providing the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) with the correct…

The Kashim Shettima I know By Ismail Omipidan

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He was never a member of the defunct Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, or Northern Elements Progressive Union, NEPU. But his ideas about politics and governance can be squarely located in the Talakawa ideals and principles of politics and governance. He has consistently proved to be a detribalised and a compassionate leader.   When he lost his Police Orderly in 2018, he not only picked the new one from the same state, Bauchi, where the late one hailed from, he went for a Christian against the wish of members of his…

It Must Be a Muslim-Muslim Prank! By Olaleye Olawale

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First, they said if a southerner won the APC ticket, given the choice of the PDP in the person of Atiku Abubakar, the ruling party would lose the 2023 presidential bout. And then, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu won.   Now, the narrative has changed to the need for a Muslim-Muslim blend to give force to the ticket. Are you playing? So, if Tinubu pairs with a Christian northerner, APC would lose? Lies! Why make the Christian Northerners less important in their home?   The governors are just too afraid to be…