Day: July 5, 2022

BREAKING: Bandits Attack Buhari’s Convoy In Katsina

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Gunmen, on Tuesday, opened fire on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State.   According to Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Nigeria’s number one citizen was not in the convoy at the time of the attack but security operatives and an advance team heading for Daura, Buhari’s hometown, ahead of Sallah, were attacked near Dutsinma in Katsina.     He said the attack was repelled by “gallant presidential guards”.   “The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of…

2023, NDIGBO AND POLITICS OF ALL EGGS IN ONE BASKET By Law Mefor

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The approaching 2023 Presidential Election promises to be like none other in the nation’s annals. And the die is already cast as the pretenders and contenders have been already separated. It is a three-horse race, with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of NNPP already discounting himself as a possible winner if he does not pair up with Peter Obi as his running mate. It is therefore a three-horse race. The remaining 15 political parties are just vying for honours and personal records. Barring any strange odds, the race is between the candidate…

National Integration: NIPR offers Solution, seeks collaboration with NCC

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The elusive national integration has became a worrisome subject to the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, for which it has mapped out a strategy for a multi-ethnic and multi-sectoral strategy to be consummated through a National Integration Summit slated for August this year.   After a nationwide consultation with different interest groups, a four-man council team of the institute, led by Dr. Ike Neliaku on behalf of President of the Institute, Mukhtar Sirajo, visited the Head Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to intimate the Executive Vice Chairman…

Breaking: Kuje Prison under Attack

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Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy bombardments by unknown terrorists, throwing the entire area Council into confusion.   The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety.   Few hours earlier, security report had alerted the prison officials of possible attacks of the medium prison.             Source: Daily Sun      

Osun needs serious person as Governor, not jester By Ismail Omipidan

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The above statement did not come from me. It emanated from an Economic Historian , Lawyer and a Public Affairs Analyst, Dr. Tunji Ogunyemi, who just got off from a current affairs discussion on radio, Frank Talk, on the popular Rave 91.7 FM, Tuesday, July 5. The programme ran from 9am to 10 am. He was asked to set an agenda for the next governor of Osun. In responding, he argued among other things that Osun needs a level-headed and serious-minded person as Governor and not a jester. He proceeded…

Which profession do you believe most intelligent Nigerians belong to? — By Emeka Ugwuon

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This may sound a bizarre question. But when one has dealt with Nigerians for a long time and watched or observed the idiosyncrasies of the elite, one may be tempted to ask: where do we find the most intelligent Nigerians. You have their doctors. You have their engineers. You have their lawyers, etc. Where are the most intelligent Nigerians concentrated? Is it the legal profession? Of course, Nigerian lawyers will consider themselves the best intellectually. After all, they belong to a profession openly referred to as the “learned”. But how…

Reps set to suspend customs’ duty system on imported vehicles

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The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to streamline its Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation system or risk the suspension of the exercise.   This was part of the recommendations contained in a report presented by the committee to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd), in Abuja on Monday.   VIN is the system used by customs to collect duty on vehicles imported into the country, based on their year of manufacture.   The…

SDGs Giant Strides In The Education Sector In Nigeria. By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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Education remained the bedrock of every society, therefore for sustainable development, Nigeria is not an exception, hence the need to tackle the dearth in our educational development at all levels headlong.   Inline with the goals, targets and performance indicators of the UN SDGs, education came on the priority list as Goal 4 among other 16 Goals and on the whole, the 17 Goals of the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs.   For education, the all inclusive roles is geared towards ensuring equitable stead, promote life long learning,as well as opportunities…

Abducted Italian priest freed in Edo, three suspects killed

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Abducted Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Luigi Brena, 64, has been freed.   Three of the suspected kidnappers were killed in a gun duel with policemen.   Rev. Fr. Brena was seized around 5:45 pm on July 3, by hoodlums along Ogunwenyi Road through Usen community in Ovia Southwest Local Government Area of Edo State.   Deputy police spokesperson Jennifer Iwegbu said: “In our continous efforts to curb crime and criminality in Edo State, most especially kidnapping, the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has massively deployed operatives to most of the…

FCTA POLICY ON CLOSURE OF PARKS IN ABUJA FROM 7 PM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BASELESS, SADISTIC AND SHOULD BE RESISTED by Frank Tietie

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The recent announcement by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) that recreational parks which are mainly privately operated should close by 7.00 pm is a barbaric attempt to curtail constitutionally guaranteed freedoms to freely move and associate in Nigeria. Recreational parks where persons relax and often socialise by eating grills and taking choice drinks, including alcoholic beverages have not in any way contributed to the gross insecurity currently cascading the larger part of the Nigerian landscape. These parks are the main visible signs of nightlife in the Federal Capital City…