Month: April 2023

Soyinka, Chimamanda and Obi-Dients: When Does Opinion Cross the Line? By Jideofor Adibe

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In recent weeks Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, multiple award winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie, and supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 25 February 2023 presidential election (otherwise known as Obidients), have been trending. The backgrounds were an interview granted by Datti Baba Ahmed in which he was quoted as saying that whoever “swears in Mr Tinubu has ended democracy in Nigeria.” Elsewhere Dr Datti Baba Ahmed was also quoted as saying that Nigeria does not have a President-elect. The conversation took a different turn…

Police, CSOs, others to discuss journalists’ safety during 2023 general elections

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The Twitter Spaces to appraise the safety of journalists during the 2023 general elections is scheduled for Thursday, 20 April between 11:00 am and 12:30 noon.   A statement signed by Motunrayo Alaka,Executive Director/CEO, WSCIJ stated that representatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and journalists will appraise the safety of journalists during the 2023 general elections at the April edition of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Twitter Spaces billed for Thursday, 20 April between 11:00 am and 12:30 noon.   “This virtual engagement will…

NYSC holds Capacity Building Training on Digital Skills for Deployment Officers,Relocation Officers

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The National Youth Service Corps has assured that it would continue to ensure that its officers are well equipped to meet the current expectations in the ever-changing technology-driven world.   It also said the Scheme would continue to provide enabling environments for the successful performance of their duties in line with global best practices.   The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed gave this assurance today in his address at the 2023 Capacity Building Training For Deployment and Relocation Officers held in Abuja.   He said as the NYSC…

DG lauds ASIF partnership with NYSC,as 6 Corp Members receive Grants

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has commended Activate Success International Foundation (ASIF), for its continuous partnership in empowering Corps Members.   He gave the applause during the presentation of cheques worth Three Million Naira to Six Corps Entrepreneurs, held at Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim Conference Centre, NYSC Headquarters Maitama, Abuja. Brigadier General Ahmed, while urging other corporate organizations to emulate the ASIF in providing financial and material resources to encourage NYSC to produce more enterpreneurs that will boost Nigeria’s economy, also called on…

SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTIONS: Tinubu congratulates Winners,urges Police to probe conduct of Adamawa poll

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Nigeria President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the Supplementary Governorship elections held in Kebbi and Adamawa States on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Tinubu also rejoiced with those elected into the Senate, House of Representatives and State Houses of Assembly during the last round of elections in states where such took place. His statement read in part; “These victorious men and women have earned the trust of their people and I call on them to rededicate themselves to the service of their respective constituents. “The supplementary polls…

FG, states, LGs share N714.629bn March revenue – FAAC

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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N714.629 billion March 2023 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of April 2023 FAAC’s meeting. Bawa S. Mokwa, Director (Press and Public Relations) Office of the Accountant General of the Federation said in a statement issued on Wednesday that “the N714.629 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N497.448 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N202.693 billion and Electronic Money…

Adamawa state 2023 Governorship election and the imperative of strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions By Dr. Mijinyawa Bashir Bello

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The Adamawa state Governorship election which started on 18th March 2023 will remain in the memory of Nigerians and other keen observers of the Nigeria electoral process in the international community.This is not only because of the declaration of the election as inconclusive which made INEC to organise a re-run but the drama,anxiety and intrigues that resulted from the illegal declaration of the candidate of APC,Aishatu Dahiru Binani as the winner by the now suspended Adamawa state Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC),Mr. Hudu Yunusa – Ari even before the completion of the…

Late Erasmus was not tortured to death – FCT Police ….. As CP directs Discrete Investigations

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced full investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Erasmus Emhenya ‘m’ on April 6, 2023, while in Police custody. The late Erasmus was being held in custody as one of the principal suspects in a case of murder being investigated by the Command. The late Erasmus and one Benjamin Agbasi were arrested for their involvement in the stabbing and killing of one 25-year-old Blessing Ogbu ‘Female’ at the front of Number One Hotel, Nyanya, Abuja.   Preliminary investigations by the…

2023 CENSUS: Borno Deputy Governor inaugurates Publicity committee

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Seventeen member Census Publicity Committee under the chairmanship of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur has been inaugurated today at the council chamber of the Deputy Governor’s office. The Deputy Governor who is also the chairman of the committee while inaugurating the committee said the committee members are appointed based on their individual merit,experience and personal integrity and therefore they should work hard to justify the confidence reposed in them government assuring that they should be given all the necessary support to them carryout their assignments successfully. The…

Eid-ul-Fitr: FG declares Friday ,Monday as Public holidays

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The Nigerian government has declared Friday, April 21, and Monday, April 24, 2023, as Public Holidays for Eid-Il-Fitri celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr. M.L. Shuaib on Wednesday, April 18, 2023. Aregbesola while congratulating all Muslims for the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan, asked them to imbibe and practice the virtues of kindness, love, tolerance, peace, self-denial, sacrifice and good neighbourliness, as exemplified by the Holy…