Month: June 2023

Premium Times Books unveils new Title on Cyber Politics, Nigerian Elections

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Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, announced the release of a new title, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria. The book, written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop Monday morning in a unique alignment with the symbolic rituals of June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day. In 460 pages spread over 12 chapters, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria gives expression to a critical phase within the distinct…

TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED Tinubu, GCFR ON JUNE 12, 2023

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Fellow Nigerians,   2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 12, 1993, presidential election, up to that time, the fairest and freest election in the country’s political evolution, turned out, ironically, to…

THE IMPORTANCE FOR A NATIONAL POLITICAL PLAYER FROM NIGER By Yahaya Mohd Usman

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Since the expiration of Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu’s tenure as Governor of Niger in 2015. The next person who came close to playing it big at the National level is Senator Zaynab Kure, Senator Kure was limited because she only served in the legislature and didn’t have the opportunity of serving in the executive arm at the federal level. She would have done wonders. It’s never late! Between 2015 to 2023, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello did nothing inspiring to put the state on the national radar, he did nothing to…

FCT Police arrest wanted bandits’ Informant,11 others …. recover 3 AK47 rifle, 32 live ammunition, 6 locally made firearms, food items

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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a wanted logistic supplier and informant to a kidnapping and banditry group terrorizing the FCT and its environs. The suspect, one Mohammed Hamza a.k.a Auta ‘m’ 25yrs old, was arrested by the anti-Kidnapping unit of the Command at the Mongoro Forest. The suspect, who has been on the wanted list of the Command, is being held for his involvement in supplying firearms, ammunition and other weapons; food items and illicit drugs to the criminals in their various hideouts in…

Malagi:Three in one and the characteristic clout of a National “Teamer” By Jibrin Bala Jibrin Yikangi B.A.ED English, MISD,PhD(In-view)

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In my obsessives with “The Kakaki Nupe project for Niger” never in my permutational poise did what Yahaya Mohd Usman said yesterday occur to me; how could I have missed this? Very close and apt description of Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi (MIM) that ” The Kakaki Nupe happened to possess three qualities of different set of past Niger’s nationalistic inclined politicians” That Kakaki Nupe has Late Engr Kure ‘s generosity and simplicity; If you know Kure and the Kakaki Nupe this well, this comparison can’t be more apt, what more?…

Emefiele, El-Rufai, Aregbesola and their Bata drums By Festus Adedayo

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The Batá is a Yoruba drum that is in a class of its own. It used to be highly venerated in social and political circles as its percussion impacted virtually all spheres of life. It is a double-faced drum shaped by its crafters to look like an hourglass, with one end of it bigger than the other. In the olden days, Bata got deployed mainly during traditional and religious festivals – it occupied a special place in the heart of Alaafin Sango, all his descendants and devotees. In its outstanding…

‘Babe, I swear, the condom broke…’ By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])

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A man ‘firing’ his mistress or girlfriend is not on a mission to reap bountiful harvests. All he wants to do is sow impressively and give a good account of himself. He loves the hunt. He loves the moans, groans and his woman’s vigorous vote of confidence after every play. But babies? Nothing like the announcement of a pregnant mistress to kill a man’s vibes. His third leg simply goes limp. The cowardly thing always recoils into a harmless shape at the sign of such trouble. One minute it’s a…

Why salary increase may cause more harm than good, by Hassan Gimba

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“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell.   This was published here on 14th November last year when the issues of salary increase and naira redesign were mooted. But it was first written on the 7th of May 2018 and republished on October 1st same year. The first time it was captioned “Salary Increase: Before the harm is done” and the second time, with a little tinkering, it was…

Disregard information on Mobilisation Timetable for 2023/2024 – NYSC

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The NYSC Management has disowned information making its rounds on the internet quoting dates for the 2023 NYSC activities like Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, Post-Mobilisation Workshop, Uploading of Senate Approved result lists among others.The scheme decribed the online information as fake and misleading .   Eddy Megwa,NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, in a statement said; “Management hereby wish to inform Members of the public, especially students, parents and guardians including the Corps Producing Institutions across the country that the information did not emanate from NYSC as it represents only the imagination…

Edo State 1st Runner-Up Position in South-South Zone of Primary Healthcare Challenge

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In a remarkable feat of meticulous planning and execution, the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has emerged as the 1st runner-up in the fiercely contested South-South zone of the prestigious Primary Healthcare Challenge. The competition, organized by the Nigerian Governors Forum in collaboration with the Dangote Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and UNICEF, aimed to recognize and reward outstanding efforts in improving primary healthcare services across Nigeria. As a result of their exceptional performance, the Edo State agency has been awarded a substantial cash prize of $400,000.  …