Month: June 2023

The Coal City: A Special Travelogue By Omoniyi Ibietan, Phd

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‘Oga na master’, is a popular Nigerian sociolect that speaks to the undisputable invincibility of great leaders. So, I am in the Coal City to see my master, Dr. Tony Ojobo (yea, the PhD is done and dusted), and to deliver the autographed copy of my book to him which he had ordered. He was an enabler from day one of our meeting, so it’s befitting that I come properly to make this presentation. As Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ojobo was my boss at NCC. When I decided to…

The Journey to Timbuktu By Omoniyi Ibietan,Phd

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So, last night I was ‘arrested’ by my twinny in the student movement, Niyilola Dopemu Rasheed, my namesake, friend, brother, comrade. ‘Lagos Connection’ is the popular name. He is indeed a prince of Lagos. Otherwise called ‘Eko’, he was House Secretary of the Student Union Government at the University of Ibadan, when I arrived UI, in the first instance in 1995. My comrades and I have been embattled for years at Abuja where I was expelled ostensibly for radicalism, alongside 44 others, the reason the case file was labelled Niyi…

BOAT MISHAP: Prof Sulaiman condoles with Emir of Patigi

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The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Olarenwaju Sulaiman has expressed sympathy to the Emir of Patigi, Alhaji Chatta Umar Boligi and the people of Patigi local government on the boat mishap. Prof. Abubakar Olarenwaju Sulaiman in a statement signed on Sunday and made available to the media prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the souls of the victims forgiveness and the families, entire community the strength to bear the loss. “In these trying and grieving times, I would like to express my deepest…

Gov Otu donates N10m to fire victims, to erect Ultra-modern stores

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Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, has donated N10m to traders whose stores were gutted by fire at the Bogobiri area of the Calabar, the state capital.   He also assured that his administration will erect ultra-modern palm oil market in the affected area, which is predominately a Hausa/Fulani settlement area as well as a centre of trade. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche, in Calabar, Gov Otu said he was deeply touched by the extent of the carnage, described…

Malagi; Kpele nini-nini, Twin marks: (A Nigerlite than the rest of us) By Jibrin Bala Jibrin Yikangi B.A.ED English, MISD,PhD(In-view)

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This isn’t the time we should lost and eschew our cultural significance. However, the world has moved on while we are still what we used to be culturally. A Man who culturally divorce himself from what his ancestors used to be isn’t qualified to be what we call ourselves, civilize.The sum of what we are and what we aspire to be is a product of our cultural identity, hence the long and short of our agitations is a by-product of our “culturalness”. Contextually in our arbitrariness we are what our…

THE DSS OPERATES WITHIN ITS MANDATE By Dr. Peter Afunanya, fsi

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Recently, about five major newspapers called out the DSS for bashing of sorts. The papers, which used their platforms to express varied views about the modus operandi of the Service include Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Sun, Tribune and Punch. While Vanguard’s piece on 2nd June 2023 was Dousing the DSS/EFCC Feud, Daily Trust, on 6th June 2023, published an editorial titled The DSS Must Conduct Its Duties as a Secret Service. The Sun, on 7th June, published The Needless DSS/EFCC Fracas while Tribune on 8th June 2023 wrote on The…

Subsidy Removal: Nigerian government resumes negotiation with NLC,TUC

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The Federal Government has resumed negotiations with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to alleviate the impacts of the removal of the petrol subsidy on Nigerians.   The meeting is taking place at the conference room of the Chief of Staff, where both parties reconvened for a follow-up session to the previous meeting held on June 5, 2023   During the last session, certain agreements were reached, leading to the suspension of the planned strike by the Labour until further discussions, scheduled for…

Reliable Census Data ‘ll aid National planning — NPC

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The Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Ejike Ezeh, has emphasized the crucial role of an accurate census in Nigeria for national planning. He highlighted the importance of having reliable census data as a guide for the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, particularly in the current search for palliatives to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidy removal. Hon. Ezeh expressed optimism that President Tinubu would announce a new date for the 2023 National Population and Housing Census, which was postponed due to the 2023 general elections.…

Meet the New Ag.Inspector-General of Police,Kayode Egbetokun

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Born on Sept. 4, 1964 in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, Egbetokun enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Security Officer to Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu. He served as the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Lagos, Squadron Commander, Mopol 5, Benin, Benin City, Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Fraud Unit, FCT Command, Abuja; Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration, Lagos State Command Head Quarters, Ikeja; Area Commander, Osogbo, Osun State Command; and Area…

Tinubu dissolves Boards of Govt agencies, Parastatals, Others

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.   This is contained in a statement issued by Director , Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.   The dissolution does not, however, affected Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of…