Month: August 2022

NYSC,Stakeholders review SAED programme implementation framework for optimum benefits

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The National Youth Service Corps has interfaced with critical stakeholders to review the NYSC skill sets, Enterprenuerial training curriculum and monitoring tools with a view to identifying best practices that deliver optimum results. The Director-General of the NYSC Scheme, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah who declared the crucial meeting opened, urged the participants to be steadfast in appraising the entire SAED Programme through open discussions that can realign objectives with skills demand and contemporary challenges of graduate youth unemployment . Represented by the Director, Planning, research and statistics Alh Dr…

DIPLOMATIC TIES : Defence Minister hosts Iranian Envoy ……. inaugurates committee to host 16th Nigeria- South Africa Defence Forum

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The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) is promoting Military Diplomatic Ties between the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Iranian Armed Forces for mutual benefits to both countries.   This came to the fore at a bilateral interface between the Nigerian Minister of Defence and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria Mohammed Alibak during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Ship House Abuja. General Magashi told the visiting envoy that it was in time like this when Nigerian Military was decimating multiple threats to national…

When Will The World End? By Ibraheem Dooba

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When we were children, religious scholars told us that the end of the world was near. Any strange thing they saw, they attributed to the imminent termination of the world.   They repeated this so often that I became convinced that I was among the last humans. We would hear the sound, I thought, and I would tell my family and neighbours “we’re being called. Say your last prayers.”   Sadly, it appears that I wouldn’t be among the last fellows.   Look at it this way, we’ve been told…

Jakadan Sokoto Congratulates Sultan Sa’ad Abubbakar@66

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     Jakadan Sokoto and former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has sent a message of congratulations to His Eminence, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubbakar III on his 66th Birthday. In a message of congratulations to the spiritual leader, the former kogi governor commended his roles in uniting all and sundry in Nigeria and outside the shores of the country, irrespective of religion, creed and extraction. He said his voice of wisdom and advises had doused some of the negative occurrences bedeviling the country, that is posing as…

Gov Oyetola felicitates Sultan@66

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Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has felicitated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on the occasion of his 66th birthday anniversary.   Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, described the foremost traditional ruler as an exemplary leader and bridge builder who continue to promote national unity, tolerance, peace and security of the country.   The Governor also lauded the Sultan for his fatherly roles in advocating religious tolerance, good governance and for always offering wise and objective counsels to political leaders.   “On…

We are committed to Global Realities, CAC RG.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The 62nd edition of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference has kicked off in Lagos with the Registrar General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar in attendance.   The 2022 NBA AGC themed “ Bold Transitions” has a registered 13,000 delegates in attendance.   In a message to the occasion, the outgoing NBA President, Olumide A. Akpata said the conference represented a novel platform for knowledge exchange on the continent as it brought together world leaders, political icons, judges, leading…

Oyetola celebrates Osun Assembly Speaker, Owoeye at 50

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Osun state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, on the occasion of his 50th birthday.   Oyetola hailed the Ijesa-born politician for his tremendous contributions to the growth and development of the State.   Governor Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, acknowledged the legislative prowess demonstrated by the Speaker in the management of the affairs of the House over the years.   He described Owoeye as an astute politician and a seasoned legislator whose impacts in the…

Niger CP visits Emir of Zazzau Suleja, appraises support of the Emirate

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In his further effort to deepen community policing principles and solicit for more support of the traditional institution in Suleja, Niger State   The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Monday Bala Kuryas, paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Suleja HRH Mal. Muhammad Awwal Ibrahim, CON in his palace today, Tuesday 23rd August,2022. The CP appreciated the effort of His Highness, the Emirate Council and people of Suleja for the support given to the Police in the area while he equally appraised the effort of the…

FCT Police re-assures residents of improved security architecture …. As CP enjoins residents to eschew panic-driven generation,promulgation of Fake news

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command in a bid to sustain and strengthen the Territorial security had in recent times revisited the existing Security Architecture, refactor challenges, and proffer corresponding solutions to the emerging dynamics of crime and criminality in the Territory. Sequel to this, the Command in a short while has recorded several arrests of gunrunners, interrupted channels of prohibited substances /drug peddling, and arrested perpetrators. The detection and destruction of imminent criminal hideouts and execution of a general security sweep from the city centers to the suburbs…

You have no right to check people’s phones on the road – Force Hqrs warns Policemen

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The Nigerian Police Force has once again said that its personnel have no right to check people’s phones arbitrarily on the road. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, reechoed the notice on Tuesday during an appearance on Sunrise Daily. “Stop checking phones on the road. You can’t check somebody’s phone. It is his personal property. You cannot do it,” Adejobi said of an activity which Nigerians have repeatedly accused policemen of doing. The Force PRO was commenting on the activities of the police, recent disciplinary actions taken against some…