Month: June 2023

JUSTICE FOR ALEX : Court asks Police to pay family of slain Journalist N50m compensation

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Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Court 58, Kurudu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay the sum of N50,000,000 (fifty million Naira) to the family of late Comrade Alex Ogbu that was killed on 21 January, 2020 during a protest of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as shiites. The court judgement delivered after three and a half years of legal , Protests by colleagues of the deceased and political battles. The case suffered so many adjournments with…

Dankaka, Three Years Repositioning of Federal Character Commission, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The challenge of every woman is leading at the front row while others follow, but for Dr Muheeba Dankaka, the Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission FCC, it was an opportunity to transform the moribund government agency, that was only known by mere nomenclature, but refused to live up to the expectations of Nigerians . Appointed at the thick of the global pandemic in 2020 that ravaged the continent with Nigeria not in exception, Dankaka armed with her wealth of experience resisted both the fifth columnist, Nigerian factor including the prevalent…

Bad Boys, Soft Life And Used Girls, By Funke Egbemode

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Remember the good old days of Finance Houses in Nigeria? Our young men achieved success overnight. One minute they were marketing officers and the next, they were on management floor. Those places were real magic places. And you know how young men who come into money early run things. They simply remember their long gone ancestor, the prodigal son in the Bible. Exactly. They lived large and spent money like it was going out of fashion. The set-up of the Finance Houses didn’t help matter much either. They paid more…

AIG in-charge of Zone 7, AIG Aliyu Garba bows out

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Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7 Command Abuja, AIG Aliyu Garba has retired from service.   AIG Aliyu Garba gave thanks to Almighty God who gave him the opportunity to serve humanity as a police officer. He appreciated all men and women who in one way or the other crossed path with him during his career as a police officer. The Zone 7 Police AIG made this known at the gathering of officers and men of the Zone during his official disengagement from the force in…

Asari Dokubo in Aso Rock Villa By Lasisi Olagunju

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In 1948, Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, thought of the best way to protect his country’s security information from invasive media toxins. He summed his strategy up in one short sentence: “Take the thief and make him guard.” But a thief would remain a thief even if he is made the chief hunter. A maxim of the Yoruba drives this home: Twenty years after you’ve made the palm wine tapper king, he still won’t stop casting furtive glances at the neck of the palm tree (Bi ó lé l’ógún…

BREAKING: Gov Bassey Otu announces total ban on Okada in Cross River

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The Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has placed a total ban on the activities of all commercial motorcyclists otherwise known as Okada riders within the Calabar metropolis.   This was contained in a press release signed and made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.   According to him, the directive is geared towards ensuring a safe and secured Cross River.   Ogbeche disclosed that the Governor took the decision after due consultation with key Security Chiefs in the State.   He…

NEVER ALLOW TIME TO PASS YOU BY… By Haruspice

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The first time I wrote a story in primary 5, my teacher said I copied it. So, she flogged me.   In my secondary school, my literature teacher forced me to retake her paper, according to her, even Ola Rotimi who authored the ‘gods are not to blame’ wouldn’t be that precise like I did. So, she scorned me for cheating.   In my university days, a coursemate would always lash at me whenever I write. To her, everything I wrote was a plagiarised effort. According to her, she had…

Gov Bassey Otu decries deplorable state of Governor’s Office ….. To remodel complex to meet 21st Century Aspirations

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The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, has frown at the deplorable state of the Governor’s Office,the Governor however disclosed his resolve to immediately renovate the complex and turn it into a 21st Century smart office.   Otu, who expressed his disappointment at the deplorable state of the office during an interactive session with staff of the Governor’s Office, also announced a temporary relocation of the staff to give room for total overhauling and proper modernization of all departments and units.   In a press release signed by…

Sound Naira is Required for FX Unification Success By Adefolarin A. Olamilekan

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News in Nigeria over the weeks has been full of the latest bold steps as against farce action’s of the Nigerian state in the past. In terms of taken a courageous action in monetary policy, such as the unification of Foreign Exchange Market. President Tinubu in his inaugural swearing in speech call’s for forex unification makes press headlines not just at home but drawn a worldwide attention, that formed economic discussion on television, radio and others. This writer was humbly engaged in several interviews and interventions on electronic media platform…

I feel like Lion ready to devour Nigeria’s Enemies – IGP Egbetokun

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed his strong desire to work towards making Nigeria a crime-free nation.   Speaking with State House correspondents after being decorated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, Egbetokun pledged his preparedness to do his duties to the country as top Police chief, saying he felt like a tiger, ready to chase all criminals out of the country.   “Now I have just been decorated and I’m looking forward to taking over tomorrow morning by 11am.…