Month: August 2022

HAJJ 2022: Niger state pilgrims urged to remain good Ambassadors

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Niger State pilgrims have been urged to remain good ambassadors of the State while in Madina. This plead was made by the Executive Secretary of the State pilgrims welfare Board, Alhaji Umar Makun Lapai while addressing pilgrims before their departure from Makkah to Madina today. The Executive Secretary maintained that the Board is satisfied with the good conduct of the pilgrims exhibited so far, therefore, he urged them to keep it up . Makun Lapai further advised the pilgrims to be very careful with activities at Madina especially money spending.He…

NAHCON, Mu’assasa again Meet on Muna Catering

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Representatives of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), led by Director Admin and Human Resources, Dr Ibrahim Sodangi, met with representatives of the Company for the Mutawwifs of Non-Arab African countries (Mu’assasa) to reconcile the Masha’ir feeding arrangement. It would be recalled that many complaints followed this year’s feeding in Muna and Arafat that forced the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan to seek for refund for unsatisfactory services to the pilgrims. It was agreed during the discussion held on Saturday 30th July…

Kogi Govt, Chinese govt mull partnership in Nuclear Energy and other ventures. …as Gov. Bello receives Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria

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China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Qui Jian Chun has expressed that his country was passionate about exploring viable areas of partnership, keenly amongst which was interest in Nuclear Energy in Nigeria and more specifically Kogi state. Mr Chun noted that his key interest as the Ambassador was to facilitate china’s investment and also utilize China’s technology for the benefit of Nigeria and certain states like Kogi, opining that Nuclear Energy would further attract investment to the state, improve its infrastructure, tax revenue, job creation and attract vast social economic developments.…

Niger Police nabs 2 suspects for Kidnapping, Culpable homicide

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Niger state police command operatives attached to Tafa Division on 30/07/2022 at about 1400hrs arrested the following two suspects; -Usman Sabiu aged 22yrs ‘m’ of Hayin-Nasarawa, Tafa and -Nafiu Umar aged 18yrs ‘m’ of same address for Kidnapping and culpable homicide The police on a reasonable suspicion arrested the suspects, sequel to a report of missing person that one Yasir Salisu aged 13yrs ‘m’ of Hayin-Nasarawa, Tafa LGA who has been missing since 29th July,2022. During a rigorous and painstaking interrogation, Usman Sabiu confessed to have conspired with Nafiu Umar…

Are terrorists now our government? By Lasisi Olagunju

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Will there be elections next year? Across the 19 northern states, tell me, apart from certain parts of Kwara and Kogi, where else will people queue on Election Day in 2023 without wearing vests of steel? Senator Shehu Sani is one big man from the North who does not know how to keep quiet. On July 21, 2022, he wrote on the social media about the siege of bandits and terrorists: “No one is safe and no one is secure. Terrorists kidnap and kill at the time and place of…

A complacent President and a docile National Assembly, by Kazeem Akintunde

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The Senate rose from its long self-induced slumber last week to give a complacent President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks to wake up and tackle rising insecurity in the land or be thrown under the bus.   Some members of the upper legislative chamber led by PDP Senate minority leader, Philip Aduda, on Wednesday, raised a point of order on the floor of the Senate on the need to discuss the rising insecurity in the country, particularly the threat by terrorists to storm Abuja and kidnap President Buhari and Governor of…

Gbàjàbíàmílà: Once upon a thoughtless speaker, by Tunde Odesola

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Life is a race. For 5ft 1inch tall Tobi Amusan, small is smart, short is sharp. Out on the track, heart in the mouth, Amusan clenched her teeth as the starter pistol pointed skyward and the metallic voice boomed over the stadium loudspeakers: “On-your-marks (moment of decision), s-e-t (heart pounding), GO!” It was the last order she obeyed before racing from obscurity to immortality. Amusan knew where the gold was, and she fled towards it, dusting a field of champions to smash the 100-metre hurdles world record in the semifinal…

Lead British International School holds 2021/2022 Early years Graduation,Primary School Prize Giving ceremony.

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Lead British International School, Ibadan at the weekend held 2021/2022 Early years Graduation,Primary School Prize Giving ceremony. The LBIS Prize Giving Ceremony, which took place on the grounds of the illustrious Institution in Jericho, Ibadan, was a riot of fun. Eniola Adeshiyin led the opening prayer as the parade of graduates entered the venue. The Head,Human Resources of the school, Mrs. Oreniwa, the HOS, Mr. Olusola Babayanju, the HOP, Mrs. Funmilola Adesoro, the PTA Chairman, Barrister Afolabi, and the guest speaker, Mrs. Adesunmisola Abiona, were among the dignitaries in attendance.…

ITF unveils 2022 – 2025 Strategic Policy Direction

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The Industrial Training Fund has formally unveiled strategic policy direction for 2022 – 2025. This is contained in a statement issued to Journalists by the Director-general/Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund, Sir Joseph Ari, at a media briefing in Jos, Monday. According to the ITF Boss, “This Strategic Policy Direction is the third of such plans by the incumbent administration in the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). You will recall that on assumption of office in 2016, we unveiled the ITF Reviewed Vision: Strategies for Mandate Actualization.” “The plan, which…

Bello’s firing shot and Buhari’s petting embrace By Haruspice

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In Kogi, following a security breach, the state government swiftly suspended the traditional chief security officer of Ajaokuta Local Government Council and queried the political chief security officer; to the governor, the chairman and traditional head of the local government failed in their responsibility to secure the local council by either going to sleep while it was still day or looking the other way when they should have acted. In all, without batting an eyelid, Governor Yahaya Bello waded the big stick! This is what President Buhari should have been…