Month: August 2023

Gov Zulum donates N10m to wounded soldiers

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The Borno State Governor, Prof.Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the release of 10 million naira as a relief package to soldiers wounded during battles in Borno. The package was presented to General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Peter Malla by the Borno Commissioner of Information and Security, Prof. Usman Tar and the Permanent Secretary Government House, Mustapha Busuguma. During the presentation, Tar said the package was a fulfilment of the pledge made by Zulum during the Eid-el-kabir lunch for troops in Maiduguri, organized by Chief of Army Staff…

NYSC DG seeks more support from National Assembly

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has appealed for increased assistance from Members of the National Assembly as the Scheme offer more contributions to national development. He said this would enable the Scheme to consolidate on the achievements it recorded in the last fifty years. Brigadier General YD Ahmed stated this when he paid advocacy visits to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Youth Development, Distinguished Senator Yemi Adaramodu and the Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Honourable Martins Esin on their assumption of office.…

Na’Allah and Four Years Legacy of Transformation at UniAbuja, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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As an experienced University adminstrator over the years, the terrain of University of Abuja was not quite different, having achieved so much as an academician and Education manager in the ivory tower . For close to a decade before his exit, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah as pioneer Vice Chancellor, Kwara state University Molete, KWASU , was serving out his two term in office, before the national call to become the chief adminstrator and appointment as Vice- Chancellor of three decades institution, The University of Abuja that was moving without motion sitting…

Six questions to ask yourself if you suspect he’s cheating By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])

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The wife, many times, is usually the last to know when her husband is having an affair. Some of us are wired to know almost immediately, though. And then when she finally knows, she may ignore it in the hope that it is a passing fancy and he would soon be back in her bosom. So, how does a girl handle a cheating husband situation? You need to ask yourself certain questions, answer them and then decide whether you are shaping in or shipping out. 1. Is he really having…

Adeniyi; The Return of Professionalism in NCS, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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For eight consecutive years, promotions and appointments had been stagnant in the Nigeria Customs Service NCS, for obvious reasons that the top leadership echelon was converted to sole administrator-ship, rather than the on the job and succession policy of many decades service. The ugly development many Nigerians kicked against which obviously negated the lay down procedures or the act setting the service to no avail , particularly the Customs was the only paramilitary service that was affected by the presidential arrangements. Under the guise of mopping up revenues and reducing…

Unical’s sex scandal that won’t go away ~ by Olusegun Adeniyi

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The viral video of female law students protesting alleged sexual harassment against Professor Cyril Ndifon at the University of Calabar was disturbing. Carrying placards with inscriptions that are too obscene to be repeated here, the protesters (led by the Law Students Association of Nigeria, Unical branch president, Benedict Out) made serious allegations against the Dean of the Law Faculty. Why should that be of special concern to me? Well, Ndifon happens to be one of the central characters in my 2020 book, ‘NAKED ABUSE: Sex for Grades in African Universities’.…

Abia Elections: Igbokwe distances self from petition against Reps’ Deputy Speaker, Kalu

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Action Alliance (AA) candidate for Bende federal constituency, Abia State in the February 2023 general elections, Ifeanyi Igbokwe has distanced himself from the ill-fated struggle to upturn the peoples mandate for the deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu at the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting at Umuahia, the State capital. Appearing on a Radio programme in Umuahia after filing a withdrawal motion on notice before the tribunal, Igbokwe expressed shock that someone used his name to file a suit against Kalu. He announced that he was impersonated by…

Group Highlights OSSAP-SDGs’ Multifaceted Laudable Milestones

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The Campaign For Advancement of Nigeria (CFAN) has passionately debunked and repudiated the recent claims and assertions made by a group of faceless individuals regarding the remarkable stewardship of Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire in her capacity as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CFAN categorically dismisses these claims as stemming from a place of ignorance, hate and envy. Barth Osondu, the spokesperson of CFAN, issued a strongly worded statement in response to the unverified and unsubstantiated statements propagated by an anonymous figure named Ogbeni William…

NPC Chairman inaugurates Technology and Innovation Hub Committee

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The Chairman ,National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra,on Thursday inaugurated the Technology and Innovation Hub Committee Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Technology and Innovation Hub Committee comprised of staff from different departments of the Commission responsible for enhancing the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems leveraging advanced technologies, such as electronic data capture systems, biometric identification, and cloud-based solutions. The Committee will ensure technology integration, data management, GIS, data analysis, programming, and fostering inter-agency collaboration. Through these innovations, the NPC aimed to improve data quality, accessibility, and overall…

Meet Mohammed Idris ,the New Minister Of Information And National Orientation

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An accomplished media entrepreneur, Publisher, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of the Blueprint newspaper, Mohammed Idri is a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), philanthropist, political leader, and public relations expert. The 57-year-old native of Niger State holds a Master’s Degree in English from Bayero University, Kano State. As an astute media guru, Idris had attended several local and international workshops and conferences on public relations, media entrepreneurship and leadership. He currently serves as the Chairman and Lead Consultant of Bifocal Communications Limited, a leading public relations…