Day: April 2, 2023

Ramadan; Varsity Don preaches on Key to Allah’s Mercy.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       A university don, Professor Isa Sarumi has urged Moslems to continue to express gratitude to Allah’s mercy and compassion, saying Almighty God is the most beneficent and most merciful.   He stated this during the presentation of annual Ramadan Lecture as a guest speaker on Saturday, 1st April, 2023 at Nasir-Lahu-Fatih Society headquarters in Abuja.   The theme of the lecture which titled “Fasting ; The Sure Key To Allah’s Mercy” stressed the need to be grateful at all times, rather than resigning to…

DSS, Interim Government Gaslight And Reverse Psychology By Law Mefor

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The Department of State Services (DSS) is an interesting organization. It is one place the citizens love to hate. The body thrives on Reverse Psychology and gaslighting, saying one thing and meaning the exact opposite and making the citizens doubt and blame themselves for the failures of their leaders. Inimitable also is their ambivalence and amorphous deception in the line of duty and secrecy. Their operatives do as they like, answerable to none but the President and to the President alone. Their allegiance is therefore not to the country or…

Portable and eccentricity of stardom By Festus Adedayo

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In the course of my research into the work, Ayinla Omowura: Life and Times of an Apala Legend, I came to the conclusion that stardom and eccentricity are intertwined. One of my sources told me that one day in the late 1970s, Omowura, the late Yoruba musician, as a litigant in a matter that took place in an Abeokuta, Ogun State High Court, walked into the courtroom clutching a half-smoked wrap of burning marijuana. The judge was so scandalized that he shouted, “Get out of here! Where do you think…

The fiction of an interim government By Festus Adedayo

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Some huge, evil men surround a big, black pot. It is apparent that a food is being cooked. The men strung round their waists black cloths like priests of a dreadful god. Their torsos are naked like the day of creation. Their countenances are scary, with eyes dilating like pebbles immersed in crimson syrup. The sweats that glide down their barrows are crimson-red too. Underneath the black pot are logs of firewood with billowing charcoal-black fumes and red flame. As one of the men heaves the lead off the black…

Dabiri-Erewa praises Anthony Joshua long awaited victory

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Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) has expressed joy over the boxing exploits of the two-time World heavy weight champion, Anthony Joshua as he makes a victorious come back to the global boxing books by defeating the American, Jermaine Franklin on Saturday.   Dabiri-Erewa described AJ’s win as a “never- say-never, the I-can-do-spirit of Nigerians anywhere in the world.”   The NIDCOM Boss added that AJ is a true Ambassador at large, making Nigeria super proud and projecting the good image of Nigerians globally.   This is…

Ogbomoso, Today As A City. How is all started.

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According to available written historical records, ogbomoso was found in the mid 17th century, during this time, there were settlers in the area. Those who were instrumental to the development of ogbomoso who became the ruler of the land. They were all engaged in hunting thet commonest occupation at that time. Aale is a Nupe by tribe, he came hunting from the north and settled in the place now known as okelerin (Elephant hill). He was skilled in killing elephants with wooden shaft. The place is called Okelerin beacuse of…

NCC accelerates broadband penetration to business owners

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The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to continually drive initiatives that accelerate broadband deployment to increase penetration and make internet connection readily available to telecom consumers.     The EVC stated this at the 10th edition of Business 360 Clinics organised by Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) in Abuja.     Speaking on the theme of the event, “Technology Utilization and Innovation: Effects on SME Profitability and Productivity” in the context of the regulatory activities of the Commission, the EVC, who…

2023 Election and the Consequences of ‘Obidience’, by AbdulHalim Ishaq Ringim

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The 2023 presidential election served as a test not only for Nigeria’s democratic credentials but also as a conduit for certain political figures and their supporters to rekindle deep-rooted prejudices and sentiments. The political atmosphere was shrouded in sturdy fabrics of ethnoreligious and regional schisms that weaponized our diversity and prevented many from adequately contemplating the consequences of such divisive inclinations concerning our politics and democracy.   For proper context, Nigeria’s current political landscape is predominantly controlled by two major parties; APC and PDP. These two-party dynamics have been prevalent…

Africa: Why does Burna Boy rock more than Nigeria’s elections?, by Azu Ishiekwene

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From Accra to Cape Town images of Nollywood, Nigeria’s popular movie footprint, are a common staple in homes across the continent as are the sights and sounds of its pop icons who are also amongst Africa’s biggest.   When politics is on the menu, however, it does not appear that the rest of the continent has the same appetite for what Nigeria has to offer as it does for the country’s jollof rice, its captivating movies or perhaps the Afrobeat of superstar, Burna Boy.   Between February and March 2023,…

Legal consequences of evading arrest, by Enebeli Goodluck

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Before understanding the legal consequences of evading arrest, it is important to understand what arrest means. The simple meaning of arrest is to seize someone’s legal authority and take them into custody.   The arrest is the process whereby suspected persons accused of having committed an offence are brought before the police, as the first port of interrogation, preparatory to arraignment before a court of law. A court may also issue a warrant for the arrest of an accused person or a person suspected of having committed an offence.  …