Month: August 2023

Niger Ambush: We’ll avenge killing of our men – CDS vows

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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said Nigerian Military will avenge killing of its personnel who were ambushed at Zungeru-Tegina road in Niger. Daily Trust had reported how soldiers engaging terrorists were shot dead while an aircraft on rescue mission subsequently crashed. The military had last week disclosed that a total of 36 personnel of the military paid supreme price during the ambush which occurred on Zungeru-Tegina road and the crash in Chukuba area of Shiroro, all in Niger State. Speaking at Military Cemetery, Abuja, where 20 deceased…

CBN must Stop Reckless Management of Foreign Reserve – Pol Eco Analytics

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A Nigerian – based independent think tank and research organization,Pol Eco Analytics has condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the reckless management of the nation’s foreign reserves, that is very strategic to the nation economic well being. Pol Eco Analytics having observed the recently development withing the nations foreign exchange market, essentially as the forex unification and CBN I&E Window policy have proved not to be achieving the goal of eliminating multiple forex market and mitigate currency speculation, round tripping and insider abuses that put undue pressure on…

New media crucial to national unity, development – Deputy Senate President ….. As APC Media Network appoints Shettima, Abbas, Barau as Grand Patrons

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has described the new media as a crucial tool for the promotion of national unity and development. Senator Barau stated this while hosting members of the Northern Nigeria APC Media Network at the Senate, Abuja. The Deputy President of the Senate, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, emphasized the need for social media influencers to channel their energy towards the promotion of unity and progress of the country. Commending members of the APC Media…

Bandit not A Governor In Niger State – Police

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Niger State Police Command denied a publication circulating in some social media that “Notorious bandit declared self as Governor in Niger State”. The Command in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer,DSP W. A Abiodun described the publication as false in its entirety, and it only existed in the figment of the imagination of the author. The command said the Joint security teams in the State in collaboration with the State Government were working assiduously to address the security challenges at hand, while tactical teams are placed at…

[Friday Sermon] A Pure, Sound, Beautiful And Clean Heart Is The Origin Of Peace, Unity And Progress By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Verily, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His assistance and we ask for His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Him from the evils of ourselves. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide. Whoever He misguides, none can guide. And I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. Dear brothers and sisters, know that every child is born innocent, sinless, and angelically pure. If…

Emerging Technology Forum will explore impacts of ICT on Nigeria – NCC

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The Nigerian Communication Commission NCC said the primary objective of the Emerging Technology forum for the Telecommunications Industry was to provide standard roadmaps and best practices which can be used to measure the impact of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) on Nigeria’s society and promote the adoption of new technologies. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communication Commission NCC stated this on Thursday in Abuja in a introductory remarks at the Emerging Technology Forum for the telecommunications Industry with the theme ‘Contextualizing the Network Readiness Index (NRI) for the Nigerian Telecommunications…

Nigeria rated 11th globally in Internet penetration,7th in Mobile Phone usage – Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman,Nigerian Communications Commission NCC,Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that Nigeria is a telecommunications powerhouse, with 82% of the continent’s telecom subscribers and 29% of the continent’s internet consumption.He said Nigeria is rated eleventh globally in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage. But he said despite these remarkable metrics, the fact remained that Nation’s Network Readiness Index (NRI) ranking for 2022 is 109th out of 131 countries is both humbling and challengin He said the NRI is a guiding metric that…

UniCAL Sex for Grades Saga : Women’s Network demands Justice

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Women Networks ‘Women Voice and Leadership Project’ of ActionAid Nigeria, funded by Global Affairs Canada have condemned in strong terms the alleged scandal with regards to the unwarranted intimidation and sexual harassment at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) where the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof Cyril Ndifon is at the centre of the unfortunate saga as he is being accused of abusive and inappropriate conduct towards hapless female students for grades and meeting up with related school requirements. Addressing the Media in Calabar today, President Nigeria Association of…

Tribunal sacks Labour Party Reps member in Lagos, declares APC candidate winner

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The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the election of the member representing Ojo Federal Constituency, Seyi Sowunmi of the Labour Party. The court on Thursday, August 24, 2023, declared former Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Lanre Ogunyemi as the winner of the consistuency. Ogunyemi had challenged Oluwaseyi Ayopo Sowunim of the Labour Party who was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).! Delivering the judgement on Thursday, the three-man panel, Panel…

Again, Deputy Speaker, Kalu wins as Tribunal’s strikes out AA petition

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has welcomed the striking out of the purported petition against his election by the Action Alliance (AA) at the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Recall that on Tuesday, the tribunal also delivered a remarkable judgement on the petition filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Frank Chinasa in the February 25, 2023 elections for Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State in Kalu’s favour. The three man tribunal headed by…