Month: April 2023

2 Niger state DCP,7 other Senior Officers promoted

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Sequel to the recent promotion released by the Police Service Commission as recommended by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba,Niger State Police Command has promoted two Deputy Commissioners of Police and seven other officers to the next ranks     The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, DCP Ali Hayatu Kaigama and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administrations, DCP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, fsi are promoted to the enviable rank of Commissioner of Police, and decorated with the new rank today 6th April, 2023 by the IGP at Force Headquarters…

[Friday Sermon] The Last Ten Nights/Days, Lailatul-Qadr, Zakatul-Fitr And Bidding Farewell To Ramadan By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Provider, the Bestower. In His Hands are the repositories of everything. He divided the religious matters between His servants, just as He divided the worldly matters between them. So among them are scholars, worshippers and the righteous. Just as among them are the disobedient, disbelievers and hypocrites. We praise Him (Allah) in a manner befitting His Majesty and Grandeur. He gave this Ummah (nation) Lailatul Qadr (Night of Decree) that is better than 1000…

LP Crisis: NWC appoints Lamidi Bashir Apapa as Acting Chairman

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The crisis rocking the Labour Party took another twist on Thursday as seven members of the National Working Committee of the Party, announced the National Vice-Chairman (South), Lamidi Bashir Apapa, as the acting chairman of the party, replacing the suspended chairman, Julius Abure. As of the time of this report, stern-looking police officers have taken over the secretariat of the party. Speaking after an emergency meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, Apapa said the NWC members acted on the judgement of the Federal Capital Territory High Court which…

ISI-UI HIJAB CASE: Court awards N240,000 against UI School

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An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday awarded a total cost of N240,000 against University of Ibadan International School Ibadan (ISI) for causing delay in hearing of a suit file by female Muslim students of the school over use of hijab.   It would be recalled that 11 female Muslim students of the school and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) had instituted the suit over alleged refusal of the school to allow them wear hijab on their school uniform. The applicants in the suit are Faridah Akerele,…

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DTCA mulls partnership with NYSC

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The Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DCNA) has expressed interest in forming synergy with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in molding Nigerian graduates in the diaspora for nation building. Speaking during a courtesy visit to NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja today, the Director General of DTCA, Ambassador Rabiu Dagari stated that many Nigerian graduates living outside the shores of the country were eager to come home and contribute their quota to the development of the nation. He therefore appealed to the management of NYSC to facilitate the process.…

Niger Governor-Elect ,Umar Bago Inaugurates Transition Council

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About 62 member Transition Council that will facilitate a seamless process which will usher in the next administration has been inaugurated in Niger State. The inauguration was performed at the Idris Legbo Kutiigi International Conference Centre by the Governor-elect, Mohammed Umar Bago. Speaking to journalists shortly after the inauguration, the Governor-elect said the members were carefully selected for the task. According to him, “we have tried to identify the best brains in different fields of life and profession. People who have written their names in gold at the State and…

Diaspora Housing : Dabiri-Erewa urges Nigerians in Dominican Republic to register on NiDCOM portal ….. lauds Nigeria-Dominican Republic Business Exchange

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has called on Nigerians in the Dominican Republic to register on the NiDCOM Diaspora Portal (Database) to benefit from the Diaspora Housing Projects set up by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria as well as other packages. This was stated during a courtesy visit of the Nigeria- Dominican Republic Business Exchange (NIDOR-BEX) in Abuja. The NiDCOM Boss expressed her gratitude to the delegation for the opportunity to represent Nigeria at this important event as a Guest Speaker, on the topic: “Overwhelming…

The paragon of parenting, By Temitope Uduokhai-Osimokun

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Parents who may not to be held responsible are those who are intentional about parenting. They are the ones who go out of their way to develop the attitudes, talents and skills of their offsprings. They implement measures that guide, teach and show the children the best way to go. The moment you find the methods that best suit you does not matter. What matters the most is the point that you discover a suitable method…   I admire parents a whole lot. Whether a parent to one or to…

Why the minister of state position should be abolished, By Eric Teniola

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“We don’t want Minister of State again. It is like a condemnation, if you are in the office; they can’t bring file to you; if you are having a gathering like this, you can’t talk; you will seat down with your colleagues like a “mumu”, you won’t talk; if you go to federal executive council meeting, you can’t present a memo, it is the Minister that has the power. We don’t want that again”. Those were the exact words of Chief Donald Omotayo Alasoadura (73) at an event last year.…

Ekweremadus Conviction: Obasanjo writes UK Court

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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has written an letter to the Central Criminal Court in London, United Kingdom over the conviction of a former Nigerian Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu.   The letter, dated April 3, 2023, comes ahead of the sentencing of the Ekweremadus and their Doctor on May 5, 2023.   The Old Bailey Court had found the Ekweremadus guilty for facilitating the travel of a young man from Lagos to the UK with a view to exploiting harvesting…