Month: November 2022

What politicians can teach labour leaders,By Owei Lakemfa

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INTRIGUING. I mean the topic leaders of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, FOBTOB asked me speak on. ‘Trade Union Leadership: Lessons to be learnt from or Taught to the Political Class.’ I know a lot of lessons politicians can teach labour leaders, but scratch my head what the latter can teach our tribe of political leaders. It is not really that they are two diametrically opposed societies. Parties and unions actually have similarities such as being mass-based organisations with members who are expected to pay dues. Also,…

Ekiti Assembly impeaches Aribisogan after one week in office, elects first female Speaker

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The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan, has been impeached.   Aribisogan on Monday, November 21, 2022, was removed from his seat after barely six days in office.   He was impeached and suspended indefinitely by seventeen lawmakers, for blocking the passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill.     Aribisogan was immediately replaced by the Assembly Chief Whip, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba from Emure Constituency, who was unanimously elected new Speaker by all the 17 lawmakers present at a plenary presided over by the Deputy…

2023: Twenty-three persons slump at Tinubu’s one-million march rally in Kano

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No fewer than 23 persons were reported to have slumped among the crowd that generated gridlock during the one-million march rally for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kano state.     The one-million-man march, which took place in Kano on Sunday, November 21, 2022, started from the Emir’s palace in the ancient city and reached its climax at the Government House cenotaph roundabout where Governor Abdullahi Ganduje received the support group.   It was led by Seyi Tinubu, the son of the presidential candidate…

NASENI; Professor Mohammed Sani Haruna’s Flare Towards Promoting Local Contents, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure NASENI under Professor Mohammed Sani Haruna had witnessed a major turn around in the last few years away from mere policy framework to realising the potentials of skill development, acquisition, capacity building and local content development in recent times. This was occasioned by the appointment of an astute administrator, academic, with the combination of technocratic and bureaucratic experience spanned for many years, breaking the jinx of using the science based activities only for experiments, but by extension deploying it to ressolve myriads…

APU VC mourns KWASU VC, Prof Akanbi

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The Vice Chancellor, Ahman Pategi University,Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji said the news of the death of the 2nd Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, Prof. Muhammad Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, was received with utter shock and complete befuddlement. He said Ahman Pategi University APU community is devasted. Allah knows best. Prof Adedimeji in a statement personally signed by him said; “As an individual, it is a personal loss as I have lost a benefactor, brother, leader and cheerleader. “A straight tree in the forest of men, Prof. Akanbi stood tall among his…

2023: POSN asks Tinubu to withdraw over alleged drug-related offences, perjury

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Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), has asked the presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw from the race for alleged drug related offences in United States of America, and other allegations bordering on perjury filed against him at a High Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.   This is contained in a statement by the group’s Deputy Director of Communications, Emmanuel Adesuji, which was made available to newsmen yesterday.   The group said investigations in the public domain…

Campaign spokesmen and a no-winner contest By Lasisi Olagunju

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I do not know how many people still remember that Dr Tai Solarin was here. He was one of the most decent human beings ever created for Nigeria. Dr Solarin was a columnist with the Nigerian Tribune for most of his active life. Some 52 years ago (in 1970), he penned a piece with the title: ‘My Name, My Good Name.’ In that column, Tai wrote that after the first military coup (of 1966), he “suddenly realized that everybody in Nigeria was taking note of everything being said and being…

Niger state Pilgrims Board applauds Hajj ,Umrah Trainers for successful 2022 Hajj Operation

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Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board has commended the Hajj and Umrah Trainers for the successful 2022 Hajj operation The commendation was given by the Executive Secretary, Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Umar Makun Lapai, while attending the conference organized by the Hajj and Umrah Trainers, under the leadership of Mallam Mohammad Liman MashaaAllahu The Conference had in attendance trainers across the twenty five local Government area of Niger State. Umaru Makun Lapai, pointed out that the success of Hajj 2022 and role of Ulamahs was satisfactory, while calling on…

APC PCC demands apology from ThisDay Newspaper, Publisher

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The All Progressive Party Presidential Campaign Council APC PCC has demanded an unreserved apology from ThisDay Newspaper and its Publisher,Nduka Obaigbena, over a publication on the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and a medical Doctor,Kolapo Akande. APC PCC demands contained in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga Director, Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council. The statement read; “ThisDay newspaper carried its campaign of calumny against our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, too far on Friday, with a fake report about the death of…

Pantami Kickstarts Landmark Broadband Projects, Presents Book

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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, will on Thursday, November 24, 2022, in Abuja, preside over the commencement of landmark broadband initiatives to be implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) to accelerate broadband penetration in Nigeria and advance the course of digital economy projections for the nation.   The event will witness the award of contracts for the provision of broadband infrastructure for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), as well as for tertiary and higher institutions of learning across the six geopolitical zones…