Month: July 2022

POSN to hold Summit for Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed

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The frontline support group for His Excellency Mr Peter Obi’s presidential aspiration, Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has unveiled plans to hold a summit specifically designed to interact with supporters of the frontline presidential candidate across the 19 Northern States of the country. The summit according to POSN is not a political campaign of any sorts, but a converge of volunteers and would-be volunteers and supporters of the ObiDatti project, for necessary interaction and cross-fertilization of ideas. The event is billed to hold on the 19th of July, 2022 at…

NEMA distributes relief items to 24,000 IDPs in Katsina

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief items to about 24, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by banditry in Jibia and Mani Local Government Areas of Katsina State.   The relief distributed were food items made up of 13, 000 (10kg) bags of rice, 120 cartons of tin tomato, 120 cartons of seasoning cubes, 120 (20liters) kegs of vegetable oil and 120 (20kg) bags of iodized salt. Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed who was represented by Kasimu Muhammad Jere, a Principal Relief and Rehabilitation Officer…

2023: Gov Sule wants APC to pacify aggrieved members

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to use the period before the 2023 general elections, to calm nerves and to pacify aggrieved members of the party.   Engineer Sule made the call when he hosted the first Executive Governor of the state and National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, while on a Sallah homage/condolence visit, at the Government House, on Saturday. According to the Governor, it was imperative that the APC go into…

Kashim Shettima and the fury of Christianity, By Festus Adedayo

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Two anecdotes of the extreme reaction of scorned women will avail you if you are looking for a corollary to Nigerian Christendom’s tempestuous anger at the choice of Kashim Shettima. Shettima, a Muslim and former governor of Borno State, was recently chosen as Vice Presidential candidate to Bola Tinubu, a Muslim presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In traditional Africa which celebrates centuries of polygamy, incidences of husband-wives tension, confrontations, jealousy and bitterness have led to destruction of polygynous homes. One of such is Richard Edward Dennett’s anecdotal…

Nigeria, Oh Our Nigeria, by Hassan Gimba

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I must confess that the above title was inspired by Eric Donaldson’s song, ‘Land of My Birth’, from his hit reggae album, Kent Village, released in 1978. Some years ago, the song was voted the winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s “All-Time Best.” Eric Donaldson, 75, was born after Jamaica’s Great Depression of 1930, which took a heavy toll on the country. Strikes and riots, most times messy and bloody, were commonplace. Inequality and injustice were the order of the day. These two were like the fertile soil and…

FCT Police arrest one, recover 20 bags of Indian hemp

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On the 12th of July 2022, at about 1100HRS Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command attached to the Ambush team of Dutse Alhaji Divisional Police Headquarters on an intelligence lead stop and search intercepted a vehicle driven by one Abubakar Ishiaku, a 20 years old male indigene of Kankara local government of Katsina State who has since been on the Command’s wanted List of Drug peddlers.   The suspect who took to his heels upon sighting the policemen on duty on the said date was re-arrested on…

FCT Police react to report on abandoned corpse at AYA Bridge

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Contrary to the erroneous news making the rounds , police preliminary investigation has revealed that the discovered lifeless body on the AYA bridge was not that of “a female with some vital organs harvested “ but that of one John Daam a male staff of V.R Drilling limited of 5th Avenue Gwarinpa Abuja.   John resided at Orange market Mararaba Nassarawa State and had left his residence for work on his Bajaj motorcycle when he was unfortunately involved in a fatal Hit and run motor/motorcycle accident leaving his lifeless body…

BREAKING: INEC declares PDP/Adeleke winner of Osun Governorship election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, winner of the hotly contested election.   INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe declared Senator Adeleke the winner early Sunday morning.   Adeleke defeated his closest rival, the incumbent governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).   The PDP’s candidate secured 403,371 votes defeating Oyetola, who trailed behind with 375,027 votes.   According to the result announced by…

Gov Sani Bello sympathizes with Gen Idris Garba over abduction of his son, in-law, grandchildren

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has commiserated with the former Governor of Benue and Kano States, Wazirin Lapai and Chairman, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai Governing Council, Gen. Idris Garba over the abduction of his Son Abubakar Idris Garba, his Wife, Maryam Bobbo and his Four Children namely Ibrahim, Fatima, Imran and Zainab who were involved in the Abuja-Kaduna Terrorists Train attack. The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane paid a sympathy visit to Gen. Idris Garba over the…

Channels Television and it’s partisanship, By Yusuf K Gazali

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Since the inception of this Television Station I have not seen a single Muslim Anchoring any program or even casting any News. Does it mean there are no Muslim Journalists ? Or that Channels belongs to only a particular section of the Society ? I also noticed every morning the Station airs a Bible study program called turning point (which I personally enjoy and learn a lot from), It also has similar program at exactly 6 to 7pm before Politics today. Not a single Muslim program has earned such favour…