Month: September 2023

[Friday Sermon] Merciful Tears For Our Muslim Brothers And Sisters In Morocco And Libya! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger, his Companions and whosoever follows his guidance. Dear brothers and sisters, the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit Morocco last week was a rare occurrence. It was the deadliest the country has experienced in more than 60 years. At least almost 2,900 people were killed and more than 3,000 injured. The quake left thousands of people homeless, forced many to evacuate and prompted authorities…

Mayor of Housing emerges ‘Real Estate Personality of the Year’ 2023

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The Mayor of Housing has been voted for by Nigerians both at home and in Diaspora, as the ‘2023 Real Estate Personality of the Year’.   He is also known as My-Ace China (formerly, Aloy China Emeka), has been making waves in Port Harcourt and beyond with his brand-building project and investments in real estate.   He emerged first place following his online nomination and voting by members of the general public as monitored and confirmed by the Nigeria Service Awards panel of jury which commenced on the 21th August…

The Home Truth from Kigali, by Olusegun Adeniyi

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Fifteen of our 36 governors and three deputy governors travelled to Kigali, Rwanda last month for a three-day executive leadership retreat. We were told the trip was organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). The retreat was reportedly designed to enable our governors to “re-imagine Nigeria’s leadership to achieve transformation and nationwide sustainable development.” Remarkably, governors from all five parties were represented: The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as the Labour Party…

NUPE ALPHABETS By Adamu Idris Manarakis niw,

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GBAGBERE NUPE – NUPE ORTHOGRAPHY   Titi Gbagbere Nupe – Types of Orthography 1. Egiminkazhi Letters 2. Dzatsazhi Vowel 3. Labagizhi Consonants 4. Lasozhi Articles   NUPE DE EGIMINKA ESHI BE GUNNI I [Nupe has 24 letters]   Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Yy Zz   EGIMINKAGI ZHI = SMALL LETTERS a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w…

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints new FIRS Acting Chairman

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).   The President has directed the erstwhile FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, to proceed on three months of pre-retirement leave, as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243, with immediate effect, leading to his eventual retirement from service on 8 December, 2023.   Adedeji is appointed in acting capacity for a 90-day period before his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service…

GARKI MARKET FRACAS: DSS sets up in-house investigative team,pays medical bills of the injured persons

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The Department of State Security Service DSS has constituted an in-house investigative team on the an incident involving DSS Staff and some of members of the public at Garki Market FCT Abuja. While the inquiry on the fracas is ongoing, the Service has visited the two injured persons at the different hospitals where they are receiving treatment. It also committed to the payment of the medical bills and made required deposits in this regard. DSS made this known to the public in a release signed by Peter Afunanya,its Spokesperson on…

NYSC engages stakeholders for credible mobilization process

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The National Youth Service Corps has said it would continue to engage other critical stakeholders to ensure that unqualified graduates are not allowed into its mobilization process.   The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed disclosed this today in Abuja during the 2023 edition of the Annual meeting of Professional and Regulatory bodies having operational links with the Scheme. The DG, who appraised the online application of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria added that the Scheme has mapped out strategies to redouble its efforts in enforcing the…

Bosun Tijani, how genuine is your call for revitalization of NIPOST? By Emeka Oraetoka

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Data economy is a digital ecosystem in which data is gathered, organized, and exchanged by a network of companies, individuals, and institutions to create economic value. From this, it is obvious data is the driver of world economy of today, but we must understand the link between Data and Cost-Effective Transportation Network, to better appreciate the importance of Postal Services around the globe, NIPOST inclusive.   When this writer read the post made by Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, on the X platform, where he…

Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu and South East political leadership and development By Law Mefor

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Leadership determines whether a family, society, or country succeeds or fails. Indeed, everything rises and falls on leadership. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency heralds the rise of a new era in Nigeria and unless this changes at the Supreme Court and even before then, the South East has to reposition itself to make the best of it. With the ongoing realignments, geopolitics has become more important than ever, although the South-East has so far had the least of its impact. States in a federation with a presidential system of government…

Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries will never work until… By Ifeanyi Izeze

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“Someone told me Tinubu said refineries would work by December. I told the person the refineries would not work.” — Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo   To me it’s not surprising that former President Olusegun Obasanjo could outrightly dismiss the renewed hope of Port Harcourt, Warri and, Kaduna refineries functioning optimally ever again as long as it’s in the hand of government and the main problem rather than being resolved is danced around. He spoke based on facts and not mere politics.   From my knowledge of the Nigeria oil sector especially…