Month: September 2022

Gov Sani Bello condoles Akeredolu over mother’s death

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has commiserated with his Ondo State counterpart Rotimi Akeredolu over the demise of his mother, Lady Grace Akeredolu. Governor Sani Bello in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,Mary Noel-Berje, enjoined the Akeredolu family to take solace in God and be comforted by the fact that their mother lived a successful and fulfilled life. “Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the demise of your mother. It is really not a pleasant news but you must understand that death is a neccessary end to…

Akudaaya: Tinubu, Abacha and Shettima’s theory of ruthless leadership By Festus Adedayo

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In what seems to affirm that he wears controversies like apparel, vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Kashim Shettima, leapt into yet another at the twilight of last week. On Thursday at the 96th-anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi, Lagos state, Shettima was quoted to have said that Nigeria needed the “hospitality” of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s despotic military ruler; Nigeria’s own contribution to the list of infamous rulers who ruled the world with infernal ruthlessness. As the controversy over what he actually said…

Super Eagles Legends congratulate Yahaya Bello on appointment as National Youth Cordinator of APC Presidential Campaign Council

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A sports consultant and popular Nigerian sports broadcast journalist, Miss Sylvia Iwong Ugi, and her Managing Partner Dr. Hassan Abdulrahman have conveyed a message of felicitations from the Super Eagle’s legends to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his appointment as National Youth Cordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.   In a statement to the press in Amsterdam Netherlands, Miss Sylvia congratulated the Governor on the appointment, stated that the legends of the Nigerian Super Eagles received the good news with gratitude.   Her statement…

Yahaya Bello appointed National Youth Coordinator of Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Council

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been appointed as the National Youth Coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. The appointment was conveyed in a letter addressed to Governor Bello, signed by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, in the letter, dated August 8, 2022, stressed that Bello, who was an aspirant in the party’s presidential primaries, held in June 2022, deserved the appointment, owing to his impressive political achievements and the exemplary leadership he had demonstrated as Governor of his state and as…

Hushpuppi commends FBI for arresting him, begs victims ahead of conviction

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Nigeria’s serial internet fraudster facing trial in the United States of America, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has written to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), complimenting American authorities for arresting him and bringing him to justice for his crimes.   The internet fraudster who will soon be sentenced by the US court appreciated the presiding Judge Otis D. Wright and the U.S. justice system for “upholding the law against criminals like myself.   Abbas in a handwritten letter recounted his criminal adventures and apologised to his family members…

Hisbah arrests lovers for having sex in Zamfara motor park

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Officials of the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission and Shariah Board have arrested a middle-aged man and woman publicly ‘making love’ inside a commercial motor park in Gusau, the state capital.   PRNigeria reports that the two ‘actors’ committed their bizarre sexual affairs on an open field inside the motor park, caring less about people watching them.   But motorists, traders and park officials who were dumbfounded by the daring ‘lovemaking’ scene, quickly alerted officials of Hisbah, who wasted no time in storming the park and whisking the culprits away.  …

How my daughter met killer Chinese lover — Mother of murdered Kano lady

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The mother of Ummakulsum Sani Buhari, the 23-year-old Nigerian who was killed by her Chinese lover, has broken her silence. The victim was killed at Janbulo Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State on Friday night. The deceased, who was popularly known as ‘Ummita’ attended Kano School of Nursing and Midwifery. She was buried around 10am on Saturday, according to Islamic rites. Speaking on the unfortunate incident, the bereaved mother said, “She was my daughter; he (the Chinese man) always comes around wanting to see her and she…

Osun Guber: Oyetola’s aide hits back at YIAGA … advises it not to be misled by PDP

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The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, Ismail Omipidan, has described the claim by YIAGA Africa that he ‘twisted’ facts as untrue and misleading, saying all he did was to analyse the outcome of the July 16 election as presented by the group on Thursday, September 9, 2022. He also urged the Civil Society Organisation, CSO, not to allow itself to be misled by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun, whose stock in trade are lies and propaganda. Omipidan was reacting to the rejoinder by…

NCC reiterates commitments to bridging digital gender divide … as Danbatta Bags ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to bridging growing gender-oriented digital divide to accelerate inclusive economic prosperity for all Nigerian citizens. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta who restated this commitment in Lagos at the 2022 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Executives in Tech Summit (WEETS), Thursday, September 15, 2022, where he was conferred with the ‘Icon of Digital Revolution Award’ for his role in stimulating digital connectivity in Nigeria, said promotion of gender equality is a major component of ICT development. He noted…