Day: November 7, 2022

A case for Yoruba unity By Lasisi Olagunju

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I want to write about the civil war in Egbe Afenifere, then I remember what happened to the lame orphan who thought he could be the referee in a fight of witches. He was too ‘small’ for that magisterial job. I am too, and so, I will hide behind metaphors and allusions in engaging the owls of the west.   Small Yoruba men inflict and celebrate cracks in their ancestral walls; I shake my head for them. There is a ghetto in every mansion; a child of the house must…

PUSHING LECTURERS INTO A NEW STRIKE. By Owei Lakemfa.

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As the Buhari administration erected obstacles to stop the quick resolution of the ASUU strike, I told myself it did not want students to return to campus earlier than June 2023 when it might have left office.   The eventual resolution might have thrown it into confusion. So, by refusing not only to pay the eight months salary backlog, but actually paying our academics half salary for the month of October, the Buharists are trying to push ASUU into a new strike.   Where is the National Assembly? Do we…

NPC: Reinvigorating Supervisory Roles To Meeting Current Realties,by ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The National Productivity Center NPC is not only in hub of productive activities, but also meant to play a leading roles as part of it’s core mandates, it’s supervisory and evaluation roles to ensure satisfactory results in all areas.   This was manifest in management’s efforts in view of the commitment of the new NPC under the leadership of Dr Kashim Akor to take the productive template towards addressing the current realities   With an enlarged scope and areas of coverage beyond the core mandates, owing to the general acceptability…

WOSA mourns former Commissioner,Danladi Ndayebo

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The National President of Wushishi Old Students Association (WOSA), Dr. Zubairu Ibrahim Tswachi has expressed grief over the demise of a Journalist and erstwhile Chief Press Secretary and Commissioner of Information and Strategy to Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Danladi Ndayebo.   In his condolence message, the National President described Ndayebo as one of the finest experts in the pen profession, stressing that WOSA would not forget the tremendous role he played during the administration of Muazu Babangida Aliyu.   According to Dr. Twaschi, “the former Commissioner of…

Media, Telecom Regulator’s Partner – Danbatta

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Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the media remained an indispensable partner in information dissemination to the diverse stakeholders of the telecom industry, hence, has earned the respect of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).   Danbatta, who spoke on Monday at the NCC Head Office in Abuja while playing host to the Management of Media Trust Group, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Mounir Haliru Gwarzo, said the Commission will continue to seek ways to expand its collaboration with the media as critical stakeholders.   Danbatta expressed…

2023 ELECTIONS: IGP orders immediate distribution of additional uniforms/kits, Anti-Riot equipment

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional batches of uniforms, kits, accoutrements and anti-riot equipment comprised bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management, and stun guns to ensure officers appear in clean uniforms and are well-suited to discharge policing services professionally before, during and after the 2023 General Elections; and for general safety of all and sundry across the country.   This distribution was coming on the heels of the recently procured batch…

Questions for Afenifere, by Femi Fani-Kayode

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Given what is unfolding in the South West today, certain questions have to be asked and certain truths need to be spoken. Permit me to begin with the following.   Would the Afenifere of old ever have supported a non-Yoruba candidate in a presidential election?   Why do we have to cut our nose to spite our face? Simply because you hate or envy Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not mean we must deny the entire Yoruba race a crack at the presidency. And even if Tinubu offended you in the…

The abduction of Pa Reuben Fasoranti By Festus Adedayo

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In 1996, his car riddled with bullet holes inflicted by General Sani Abacha’s goons aimed at assassinating him, Yoruba Afenifere Leader, Senator Abraham Adesanya, had made a bullseye statement. That statement appeared to explain the raging furore among the leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group today. Adesanya’s father had twenty children. He was the only one initiated into the awo secret cult by the older Adesanya. As such, Senator Adesanya was known to be highly fortified with the powers of his ancestors. It was a time when the demonic Nigerian…

Worship For Sale: Rescuing the Nigerian church from hands of praise, worship dealers (1), by Ayo Akerele

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“My fee is One Million Naira for your two-hour session of worship. This amounts to a service charge of N500,000 per hour of worship. Any additional worship will require you to top up my fees. Your invoice will be issued by my manager”. How much lower can a minister of God fall? At the root of this pollution in the body of Christ in Nigeria is the emergence of a new generation of Praise and Worship “dealers” whose practices strike very close resemblance to those of the biblical, “Hophni and…

Tinubu meets farmers, agro commodity groups in Niger

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The APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue his engagement with another strategic sector of the Nigerian economy, with a Town Hall meeting in Minna, Niger State on Monday.   Along with his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, Tinubu will meet farmers and the agro commodity groups in the state, which is notable for being a breadbasket of Nigeria.   According to a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the APC campaign council, Governor Abubakar Bello will host the meeting and the candidates.  …