Month: June 2023

Tinubu, get your own men, by Hassan Gimba

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  “If we are true to ourselves, we cannot be false to anyone.” – William Shakespeare.   Recently, there have been people saying they regret not voting for President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To them, he has performed beyond expectations. In just three weeks? This is quite unprecedented because what we used to have were people either jumping off from a rudderless boat or dropping down from a driverless bus.   Many people who despaired yesterday are hopeful today. The nation’s confidence in the presidency is replacing the gloom that…

REA MD,Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad visits Makoko Community, restates collaboration with State Govts, Private Developers

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The MD/CEO, Rural Electrification Agency REA,Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad has said the agency will continue to expand its impact footprint while working in collaboration with the state governments as well as private sector developers.Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad disclosed this during a one day visit to Makoko community in Lagos , Nigeria.   The REA Boss who was accompanied during the visit by Engr. Barka Sajou, the Executive Director, Technical Services and other REA team members maintained that. the agency is committed to alleviating Energy Poverty for Socio-Economic Growth in the rural communities.…

Eid-el-Kabir: Look Out for New Moon – Sultan

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The Sultan of Sokoto and the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has directed Muslims to look out for the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 AH from Sunday.   In a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, he said Dhul-Hijjah is the 12th and the last month in the Islamic calendar in which Muslims perform annual pilgrimage (Hajj) and celebrate Eid-el-Kabir festival.   “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday 18th June, which…

Desist from unauthorized use of Name,fake news against us – PLIJ warns media, others

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The Patriotic Lords Initiative for Justice, ( PLIJ), an NGO duly registered under the CAC Acts, has said they will not hesitate to seek legal redress in the appropriate courts of law and jurisdiction should the reputable organization be defamed without any proven evidence beyond all reasonable doubts. The organization also warned media to always confirm from them, if and when necessary, the need arised.   PlIJ further warned the general public and non members from using the name of the Organization unjustly.   The Public Relations Officer of the…

APC Group reacts to Senator Yari’s outburst on Senate Presidency Election

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An APC Pressure Group,The Godswill Project (TGP),has reacted to the Channels TV interview of Senator Abdulaziz Yari (APC, Zamfara State) in the aftermath of the election for the Senate President in which he contested with Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio (now the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) but was defeated.   In the interview, Sen. Yari lamented that he and his group were always “taking stock” until a few hours into the election of those senators who would vote for him and they took “stock of over 76”…

UBEC and Transmission of Early Child Care and Development Education(ECCDE) By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Aside the monitoring, coordination and implementation of basic Education particularly the 6-3-3-4 policy , the current management under the leadership of Dr. Hamid Bobboyi continue to fine tune series of programs that will reduce to the barest minimum the global scourge of Out of the School Children (OOSC), that had a dire consequences on both underdeveloped and developing countries like Nigeria.   Therefore, the introduction of the Early Child Care and Development Education (ECCDE), was not only to take school age children off the streets, but developed a template that…

EMEFIELE: DSS raises alarm over planned campaign against Govt

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Government over the suspension and investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele.   The service in a release signed by its spokesperson,Peter Afunanya, said the groups were planning to gather at different points in Abuja and Lagos in the coming week with placards depicting the Service and Government in bad light as well as calling for the immediate release of Emefiele.   “The Service is, therefore, aware of a cheap propaganda…

What Boko Haram founders told me — Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that founders of the Boko Haram terrorist group told him that poverty and unemployment compelled them to venture into the insurgency in the North-East.   Obasanjo, who said the terrorist leaders told him this in the early days of insurgency, however, warned on Friday, that Nigeria’s over 20 million out-of-school children were a breeding field for more terrorists.   The ex-president said the country would only be saved from more “Boko Haram members of the future” if the government addresses the out-of-school children menace.…

10 Intriguing Health Benefits Of Custard Apples You Should Know

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Cherimoyas, usually referred to as custard apples, have quite a lot of well being benefits that you ought to be conscious of. The fancy “Custard Apple” that we take pleasure in in bakeries and eating places as desserts and shakes is known as “sharifa” or “sitaphal” in Hindi.   This white fruit is creamy in texture, mushy and chewy on the within, and has a tough shell. It can also be filled with vitamins. If you did not know, additionally it is a wise substitute for dairy items, and in…

Senator Bulkachuwa and the “go to court” syndrome, By Jibrin Ibrahim

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Very few Nigerians would have been surprised to learn that such behaviour happens. What the episode did was to confirm what people already knew. It was not for nothing that the joke during the recent election season was that after you had been rigged out, you would be told go to court to get justice. It is not just a joke but one of the deepest concerns of Nigerian citizens about the sharp decline in the delivery of justice in the nation’s judicial system.   In his valedictory address to…