Month: September 2023

Publishers to honor DG NPC September 12.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Director General, National Productivity Centre NPC, Dr Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha will be honored by the independent Magazine publishers association of Nigeria.(IMPAN), September 12. The honor to the Director General was based on his track records of achievements in his short stint at the helms of affairs both in capacity building that had direct bearing on staffs and Nigerians. The award according to the publishers in a memo done to the DG, was also a fall out of his distinct performance and proven integrity in…

Disabled man dies as father, pastors try to sell hunchback ‘mercury’

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A Rivers State-based vigilance group, OSPAC, said its operatives arrested three persons, including two pastors, over the death of a 24-year-old man, Lucky, in the Port Harcourt area of the state.   Lucky reportedly died after an operation to remove his hunchback. An officer with the Planning and Advisory Committee of the security group, codenamed OSPAC, told Sunday PUNCH that the suspects were nabbed while trying to flee Port Harcourt. One of the suspects, who was said to be the pastor of a new generation church in Osiakpo, near Omoku…

JUST IN: Tribunal sacks Rep member, Ugochinyere

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Comrade Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, Honorable member representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in Imo State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has been sacked by election petition tribunal. The election petition tribunal sitting in Mararaba High Court in a landmark judgement declared that the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has no candidate for the election as primaries was never conducted in the federal constituency. Also, tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission—INEC, to conduct rerun election in 4 wards between APC and LP candidates.

Of Shettima, cows and goats By Festus Adedayo

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Yoruba have a solemn way of expressing disgust with vacuity. Wherever elders look forward, in huge expectation, that a respected person would utter words of knowledge – ogbon but its antonym – ago comes from that otherwise venerated mouth, they are downcast. Conversely, wherever ago is expected and ogbon is manifested, it elicits respect and high acclamation. Recently, American president, Joe Biden, was picturesque ogbon. Recall that, arising from his attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump faced trial on a litany of felony…

Presidential Tribunal, The Ambush And Political Judgement By Law Mefor

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The 2023 General Election will go down in history as the most significant opportunity lost in the country’s electoral history. Going by the presidential tribunal judgement, the general election is just another disturbing illustration of the tactics utilised by the cabal in Nigeria that has been in control of the country’s state power for decades. The fact is: this general election has the best preparations. All of the money was generously and on time released. The Electoral Act 2022, which Muhammadu Buhari kindly signed into law as president, also provided…

10th Senate: Analysis of Senator Yari’s legislative agenda (I) By Saminu Ibrahim

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The inhabitants of the six local government areas that constitute Zamfara west Senatorial district; Anka, Bakura, Maradun, Talata Mafara, Bukkuyum and Gummi are basking in the euphoria of quality representation at the 10th senate, sequel to the emergence of Dr. Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari (Shattiman Zamfara) the senator representing Zamfara west zone. Prior to the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly election, Yari had already set in motion programme of action for his constituents. Indeed, while his opponents and contemporaries were circulating posters at public places, Shehi, as he is fondly…

Gabon: Moment of Truth By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad governance brings exposure. Of course, this exposure comes in all ramifications. When people get dissatisfied at home, they look abroad for succor. Human beings are like that. What has helped the Francophone countries to remain silent for too long is the principle of assimilation – to be brainwashed like robots; unlike other colonizers who allowed people to be themselves. That’s why countries like Nigeria and Ghana experienced coups decades ago…

President Tinubu, 100 days and leadership as marathon, by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

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What is leadership? Or, more correctly; what makes leadership impactful? Is leadership impact measured by the bricks and mortar actions of today or by aggregation of the strategic steps that gives a delayed but rewarding tomorrow? Is a desired leadership one that puts bought cookies on the table today or the one that aims to build bakeries and produce enough bakers to sufficiently meet our bakery needs in the future? Well, pardon the barrage of questions, dear reader. Those are no questions that may require immediate resolution, apparent as the…

Hurting and lonely hearts, by Funke Egbemode

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Efe and Dayo dated for three years and we all thought they were headed for the altar. The introduction ceremony had already taken place and we were already picking out colours of the day, at least in our heads. Then out of the blue, things fell apart. Dayo dumped her in the meanest way. He took her money, her pride and her love and jetted out to Canada with another woman. After three years of romance and scented candles. Efe tried to be strong, putting a fake smile on, like…

Turbulent economic beginning for President Tinubu, By Aliyu Ilias

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency ushered in a turbulent beginning for Nigerians as he embarked on addressing a multitude of issues plaguing the nation’s economic and political landscape. During his inauguration, he surprised many by declaring an abrupt end to the fuel subsidy, a move not originally scripted in his prepared speech. President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had attempted to address this issue with initiatives like the provision of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and allocating 50 billion for measures such as salary increases for government workers and the provision of buses…