Month: July 2023

Nigeria’s real enemies By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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_“Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.’” – Nehemiah 2:17_   The belief in some quarters is that the Bola Tinubu presidency is being confronted by two enemies: the cabals and the masses. Well, while Nigeria’s real enemies are the impenitent and chauvinistic cabals, fact remains that the masses have consistently been at the receiving end of…

Respect Culture of your host communities,DG warns CMS

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Corps Members have been charged to obey the customs and traditions of their host communities and avoid any action that may put them on collision against each other throughout their service year. This advice was given by the NYSC Director General, Brig. General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed while addressing Corps Members during his visit to Adamawa State Orientation Camp in Damare, Girei Local Government Area of the State. In the same vein, the Director General also visited their colleagues at Taraba State Orientation Camp in Simbre. While in both camps, he…

Mbah:Court dismisses NYSC’s objection, says case continues

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State the nod to proceed with the N20 billion suit filed against the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC). The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, dismissed the objection raised by the management of NYSC in the suit with file number: FHC/ABJ/CS/611/2023. It could be recalled that Governor Mbah had sued NYSC and its Director of Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad, for publishing a disclaimer, claiming that the discharge certificate, purportedly issued to him on January 6, 2003, was…

Akpabio knocks NASC over insecurity, filthy environment of NASS complex

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The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has decried the filthy environment and insecurity at the National Assembly complex as the 10th NASS settle for legislative work.   Akpabio said lawmakers were no longer safe because of infiltration of people who have no business in the complex, saying lawmakers have lost their telephones to hoodlums who position themselves in front of offices of Honourable members and Senators.   He specifically berated the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for channelling all resources on staff allowances and emoluments.   Akpabio spoke…

Tinubu’s subsidy removal and the albatross hunting Nigerians, by Rayyan Alhassan

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Fuel subsidy removal by the present administration of President Bola Tinubu has come with a thunderous alarm. Although the intention may be good, pure and sincere, and in fact it is even noble but the reality now is that it is severely haunting everyone. Both the haves and haves-not are wailing. It is dealing a fatal knockout punch on teeming citizens, whose lives have since been made miserable and wretched. The Nigerian economy had almost strangulated them. But it appears that the ‘ill-conceived’ idea to abruptly end the payment of…

Ministerial Nominee: Mohammed Idris Malagi, profile in entrepreneurship, service to humanity

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One of the Ministerial nominees unveiled on Thursday July 27 at the Nigeria’s Senate is Muhammad Idris, a renowned entrepreneur.   He is easily known as the Publisher of Blueprint newspapers, based in Abuja, Nigeria. Most people refer to him simply as Chairman.   Idris who holds the traditional title of Kakaaki Nupe is a nominee from Niger State, North Central Nigeria.   Those who know him closely attest to his thoroughness, humility and kindness.   Significantly Idris can equally be described as a self-made, who by the grace of…

Akpabio celebrates Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele @60

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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has sent his felicitations to the Leader of the Senate, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.   Akpabio, in a statement by his media office, described Senator Bamidele as a “civil rights activist from his youth, brilliant lawyer, principled politician and a true disciple of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”   “I join his family, friends and political associates to celebrate this very distinguished parliamentarian, as he reaches this milestone.   “As we rejoice with Senator Bamidele on this occasion,…

Senate to begin ministerial screening Monday

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Nigeria’s Senate said it will on Monday begin the screening of the 28 ministerial nominees proposed by President Bola Tinubu.   Spokesperson of the Senate, Adeyemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the list of the nominees was read in the upper chamber on Thursday.   Sen Adaramodu said that although the Senate was not supposed to sit on Mondays, but because of the importance attached to this national assignment, “we have suspended all our rules for them to commence the exercise next Monday”.   He assured that…

Analyst Congratulates Imaan-Suleiman Ibrahim, Minister Designate.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       A media analyst, Mallam Abubakar Yusuf has sent a message of felicitation to Hajiya Imaan-Suleiman Ibrahim, stating that her appointment as Minister was well deserved. In a message on Friday, Yusuf maintained that the administrative and political wisdom of the new Minister was enough to position her for higher responsibility. He said in the last two years, Imaan-Suleiman has transformed the refugees commission and laid a solid foundation that nipped in the bud child abuse and trafficking within a short stint in NAPTIP. She…