Month: February 2023

2023 Election: Are the security agencies ready for the el-Rufa’is? by Hassan Gimba

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The death of a thousand good men is not as tragic as having an unfit man in a position of national leadership – Usman dan Fodio.       The above quote by Sheikh Usman Ɗan Fodio, a Fulani philosopher, Islamic religious teacher, revolutionary, and leader who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled as its first Caliph, is quite true. This is so because an unfit leader can cause the death of millions and plunge a nation into chaos, anarchy and civil war.   We are just about five days…

Residents lockdown Maiduguri for Tinubu, Shettima

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It was another massive show of support and solidarity for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, as admirers on Saturday turned his campaign rally in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, into a street carnival. This came about 48 hours after a similar spectacle was recorded in Ibadan, Oyo State, where the APC rally brought the former headquarters of the defunct Western Region to a standstill. In Maiduguri, major streets of the city especially those leading from…

APC, The War Within, Saturday And Beyond By Chris Gyang

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As the country gets set to elect a new president next Saturday, there are strong indications that all is not well within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The cracks are widening at break-neck speed. But even observers of Nigeria’s political evolution, especially from 2015 when the APC took power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are stunned by this turn of events. The pundits predicted that the APC, which was knocked together chiefly to grab power, would sooner or later disintegrate. That it was only a matter of time…

Lets join hands to curb Irregular Migration- Dabiri-Erewa

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians In Diaspora Commission has called on all participants at the European Union and International observer Organisation for Migration joint Management Workshop to make use of the knowledge impacted on them to join the fight against irregular migration. This appeal was made in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Workshop, focused on Lessons Learnt From Migration Management Programmes held from 2020-2022. Dabiri-Erewa encouraged all stakeholders to come together and compliment the efforts of the government in their own individual capacity by giving their best regardless…

PUSH POLLS AS OPINION POLLS: AVOIDING 2011 POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE THAT CLAIMED HUNDREDS OF LIVES By Law Mefor

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Unknown to most people, Election polls are of two kinds: Opinion polls and Push polls. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals. A person who conducts polls is referred to as a pollster. Opinion polls are often conducted by nonpartisan pollsters who are out to gauge the standings of political parties and candidates at various stages of an electoral contest, from its beginning and to the end. The unbiased…

Nairaxi emerges Winner in NCC’s Young Innovators Competition

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A Ridesharing mobile app that enabled users to request taxi and bus rides tagged, “Nairaxi” has emerged over all winner at the young innovators’ competition organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission, which held at the Digital Bridge Institute, Oshodi, Lagos recently. The company, which took the coveted prize with value of N2 Million, made up of Kingsley Eze, Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer and Elizabeth Omale, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, presented an app, which will enhance rideshare and safe delivery of packages to an audience made up of top officials of…

PDP Presidential Campaign Council condemns new wave of attacks on members in Kogi state

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Kogi State,Arc.Yomi Awoniyi along with other leaders of the party condemned in no uncertain terms, the renewed spate of violent attacks on supporters of the PDP in the state. This condemnation followed the recent attacks by those suspected to be thugs of the APC whose action is a dress rehearsal by the sponsored thugs to unleash mayhem on the PDP supporters. PCC described the attacks as calculated to cause…

Kano North Renaissance congratulates NCC boss on Regulator of the Year Award

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A group, Kano North Renaissance (KNR), has congratulated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, over his recent emergence as the regulator of the year at the prestigious Vanguard Newspapers Award.   The award was presented to the professor of telecommunications in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s digital economy.   The Vanguard Awards are highly regarded in Nigeria, and the “Regulator of the Year” award is one of the most prestigious awards presented at the event. The award recognises regulators, who…

Gov Adeleke kick-start Rural Electrification Projects In Osun … presents over 500M cheque to 40 communities in Osun

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As part of his mandate and campaign promises to prioritize the people in the grassroot in his government, today, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke through the office of the Osun Community and Social Development Agency(OSCSDA), presented Cheques to more than Forty (40) Communities in the State. This is part of the efforts of the PDP led administration in the State to embark on programmes that will have direct positive impacts on the lives of the people of Osun State.   The Osun Community And Social Development Agency had…

BREAKING: CBN directs banks to accept old N500, N1,000 notes

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By Godwin Ebiboute Leloh The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to start accepting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public with immediate effect. The apex bank pegged the maximum amount the banks can receive at N500,000. The CBN maintained that the old currencies were still no more legal tender. A source from the bank said the CBN directed the banks to collect the monies instead of going to the CBN office following difficulties encountered in getting access to the bank. The official said, “Go to your…