Month: May 2023

I’ll not marginalise any part of Nigeria – Tinubu

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Bola Tinubu

President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to work evenly for the country without marginalising any part in areas of development. Asiwaju Tinubu, who is due to be inaugurated as president on May 29, said this Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The president-elect is on a two-day visit to the state to inaugurate projects executed by the Gov Nyesom Wike administration. “I will not marginalise any region, but will leave legacy projects across the length and breadth of Nigeria,” he said at the opening of Rumuokwuta/Rumuola Flyover…

GreenLand News Magazine, NUJ mark World Press Freedom Day

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The GreenLand News Magazine in Conjunction with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, commemorates World Press Freedom Day Thursday 3rd May,2023 in Abuja. The occasion converged dignitaries who were conferred with “Role Models Award”. Among who were; Director General/CEO National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Nigerian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Amb. Dr. Hajara Ibrahim Salim, ably represented by Amb. Prof David Morondiya Aiye, and Executive Chairman Federal Character Commission Dr Muheeba Dankaka, OON, NPON and others. In his Keynote address, Prof. Isaac Butswat Sammani Deputy Vice…

KOGI 2023 Igala Bassa Consensus agenda stalled ,as hoodlums disrupt selection process

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By Meliiga Akowe     Amidst allegations of bribery and corruption, the Sule Odoma/ Hassan Enape selection committee on behalf of the Igala Bassa people has failed to arrive at a conclusion in the process of selecting a consensus candidate.   The selection committee of the Igala Bassa people was invaded by hoodlums while the computation of the score sheets was ongoing at the Wisdom Home Ayangba venue of the committee meeting on Wednesday 3rd May 2923.   Earlier at a meeting on Saturday 29th April, 2023 The Dr Sule…

OSSAP-SDGs delivers 300 Housing Units, Other Projects for IDPs in Borno.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       As part of efforts to improve the living conditions of people as well as ensure safety and resilience of people affected by insurgency, the Office of the Senior Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, OSSAP-SDGs, has delivered 300 housing units of two-bedroom each and other livelihood enhancing infrastructures at two Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps in Borno State.   The housing units and the other infrastructure were delivered at the IDPs camps in Gwoza and Nganzai Local Government Areas of the State.…

For Gen-Z brides By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])

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I love watching the musical video of Asake’s Joha . There’s just something about it that makes me smile, cheers me up even. I still can’t place a finger on it. Maybe it’s the dance steps, the moves. But this is not a review of musical videos. It is actually about brides, today’s brides dancing as if they are auditioning for musical videos. As if it is not bad enough that they have their breasts in the faces of the wedding guests, they dance as if they are performing for…

NUC Boss, Abubakar Rasheed to speak at UNIFEMGA National Reunion

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Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, National Universities Commission (NUC) Executive Secretary will on Saturday May 13, 2023 deliver the 2023 annual national reunion lecture of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) at Ile-Ife, Osun state. In a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee of the Reunion, Mohammed Buari and Samsudeen Adenopo, Public Relations Officer, it was mentioned that the three- day conference of which the lecture is a part,would hold at Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Osun state from Friday May 12 to Sunday May 14, 2023. The…

EKWEREMADU : Dabiri-Erewa pleads with UK Govt for compassion

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Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has joined others in pleading with the UK government to show leniency with former Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu awaiting the verdict of the court on organ harvesting.   In a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of NIDCOM in Abuja, she pleaded with the court to show compassion and sympathy in this case   ” I join men and women of goodwill to plead for clemency for Sen. Ike Ekweremadu , if only even considering…

2023 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: NHRC celebrates Nigerian Media,says they deserve stakeholders’ support

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lauded Nigerian journalists for their critical role in advocating for the realization and enjoyment of democracy in Nigeria and elsewhere, saying they deserve the support of all stakeholders as they continue to discharge their Constitutional responsibilities.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN, FICMC who stated this on the eve of the celebration of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day noted that society should see journalists as “Agents of change bearing in mind the various contributions and sacrifices…

Niger Govt restates support for Arabic language

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The Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has reaffirmed Government’s commitment to support Arabic language and Islamic education in the State. Ahmed Matane disclosed this at the 17th National Conference of the Academic Society for Arabic Language and Literature in Nigeria (ASALLIN) held at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. The SSG revealed that the present administration in the State has continued to enhance teaching and teachers of Colleges of Arts and Islamic Studies through the building of infrastructure and provision of instructional materials. According to…

CP Haruna Garba assumes duty as Commissioner of Police, FCT Command

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The new Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna G. Garba, has assumed duty as the 30th Commissioner of Police in the Territory.   The CP who took over from AIG Sadiq Abubakar who was redeployed to the Police Academy, Kano State following his promotion, is a thorough bread Police Officer.   CP Haruna G. Garba, Psc., was born on the 8th of June, 1964. He hail from Ankpa LGA, in Kogi State, Nigeria. He attended the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), where he bagged a Bachelor of Science…