Year: 2022

Mohammed Isa : This sun sets too early By Ismail Omipidan

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We are not God. As such, the title of my piece may be inappropriate since it is not within our powers to appropriate for whom of the Sun should set early or much later. But as a communicator, I must of necessity convey my messages in a way that would make sense and convey some deeper meanings about our existence. Hence, the choice of my title.   As a young man, who has had several near-death experiences -sleeping while on the wheels for over 15 minutes on Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in…

To migrants, watery graves, to humanity, a boiling world By Owei Lakemfa

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TRAGEDY. Unimaginable tragedy. What is most tragic to me is not the number of migrants including children from the underdeveloped countries that have gone down the sea to watery graves trying to reach Europe. Yes, this year alone, over 1,200 went on a final dip, never to resurface again, or if they did, only as corpses. Last year, 2021, 3,077 of them experienced this excruciating exit from the world, all in the desperate bid for a better or safer life. The previous year, half of that number perished in the…

The dirty side of Kashim Shettima, APC Vice Presidential candidate By Bolaji Mustapha

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Referring with disdain and contempt, to Wazirin Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, last week at a wishy washy event in Lagos, Kassim Shettima, the notorious APC vice presidential candidate tried to sell his equally dubious presidential candidate, a man who could not build a single hospital in Lagos as a man with ‘experience and track record’.   But those who were clapping for him, did not appear to understand the desperate attempt by a terrorist sponsor and extremist of hate, violence and cruelty to distance himself,…

Senate President loses media aide, Mohammed Isa

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The office of the President of the Senate has announced with deep regret the death of the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Mohammed Abdulkadir Isa. Mohammed Isa died on Friday evening while undergoing treatment for injuries he sustained in a motor accident on Sunday along the Minna-Suleja road, in Niger State. His remains will be buried this afternoon in Funtua, Katsina State in accordance with Islamic rites. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, expressed sadness over the tragic death of Isa. Lawan described Isa’s death as…

NCC convenes Stakeholder Forum on December 5G Auction

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The proposed auction of two lots in the 3.5GHz Spectrum for the deployment of 5G services, set to take place in December 2022, was gathering steam and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arraignments to host an engagement session with stakeholders to discuss and provide more insight into the Draft Information Memorandum that will guide the process.   The Commission had earlier announced the plan to license additional lots in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band for the deployment of 5G (fifth generation) Global System of Mobile communication).   The…

Why police negotiate with kidnappers – IGP

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Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba has spoken on the reason the police negotiate with kidnappers to secure release of some victims. While featuring at the State House Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team, Baba said there were several options to explore during kidnap incidents. He was reacting to questions bothering on kidnappings in Kaduna and Borno states. “The issue of kidnapping is an issue that borders almost the all the security agents, including the military, it is a crime that once it is committed, you have…

2023 ELECTIONS: DG tasks corps members on credible conduct

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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah, has urged Corps Members that will be engaged as polling officers during the 2023 general elections to abide by the electoral laws.   He made the call today while addressing the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Corps Members at the Orientation Camps in Yobe and Jigawa States.   Fadah stressed the need for them to be impartial umpires, warning that they must resist being used by anyone to commit fraud.   He told them that the nation reposed great…

The ‘Buhari’ At JAMB

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Whenever I see a paragon, champion of transparency and accountability, I remember Muhammadu Buhari, retired military officer and gentleman, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Whenever I hear that a man has shunned greed, avarice, rapacity, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see anyone pay scant attention to the ephemeral things of this life, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see disdain for filthy lucre, cupidity, Muhammadu Buhari comes to mind. You don’t have them more spartan, austere, and abstemious than that. But we are…

Niger Govt constitutes committees to probe ex-Commissioner’s death

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A committee to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of former Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Malam Mohammed Danladi Ndayebo at the IBB Specialists Hospital, Minna has been constituted.   The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG) Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed this while addressing Newsmen in his Office.   The SSG told Newsmen that the State Government received information about some level of alleged non-professionalism conduct in the management of the deceased by IBB Specialists Hospital.   According to the SSG, “it was alleged that late…

Naira Redesign: Let ‘Ajami’ inscription remain on Nigerian currency– Qaribullah

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By Abba Dukawa The Spiritual leader of Qadiriyya Movement in Africa, Sheikh Qaribullah Nasiru Kabara has said the annual Maukibi is practiced to remember the contribution of late Sheikh Jilani towards the propagation of Islam, especially in Africa, who lived about 1,000 years ago. The revered leader added that the practice remain the movement followers to remember past Ulamas and copying their lifestyle as enjoined in Islam and that is the essence of organising the Maukibi where the Qadiriyya followers would gather at a place to listen to lectures about the history…