Month: September 2023

Home and abroad, Tinubu’s Nigeria is taking its rightful place, by Mohammed Idris

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Having hit the ground running at home, with a series of very bold and unprecedented reform decisions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has gone ahead to seize the opportunity offered by the month of September 2023, to make a grand entry onto the global stage.   In what has been his busiest month on the global stage since he assumed office, President Tinubu travelled to India for the G20 Summit on the special invitation of Prime Minister Modi, made a stopover on his way back home for a crucial meeting with…

100 Days In Office:Speaker Abbas distributes palliatives to 15,000 constituents

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, at the weekend, marked his 100 days in office with the distribution of rice palliatives to 15,000 of his constituents in Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State.   The rice was distributed across 13 wards of Zaria Federal Constituency, which has 584 polling units.   The Speaker’s gesture, under the Phase 1 of his palliative measures, was to cushion the effects of the current hardship faced by Nigerians, especially due to the removal of fuel subsidy.   The Phase…

2022 BATCH ‘C’ CMS Passing-out holds Oct 12 … DG warns against night journey

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As Preparations for the Passing-Out of the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Corps Members draw near, Corps Members have been warned not to embark on night journey as they go back to meet their families.   The Director General,National Youth Service Corps, Brig. General YD Ahmed stated this today in Abuja.   He said the Scheme has mapped-out a week-long activities for the out-going Corps Members which include; job creation and employment opportunities after service, which would be handled by experienced officers from NYSC and National Directorate of Employment (NDE).…

Nigeria Govt calls for Open, Secure Internet ….. as Africa Internet Governance Forum ends in Abuja

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The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to engendering necessary collaborations and international dialogues to achieve these objectives. The Minister, who addressed the forum virtually, said Nigeria, as the largest telecommunications market in…

The North and Tinubu’s appointments By Lasisi Olagunju

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President Bola Tinubu gave our country’s Minister of Defence and Minister of State, Defence to the North; he gave the North Minister of Police Affairs and Minister of State, Police Affairs; he gave the North Minister of Education and Minister of State, Education; he gave the North Minister of Agriculture and Food Security and Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security. Again; he gave the North the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare plus Minister of Steel Development and Minister of State, Steel Development. To the North, again, Tinubu…

THE FIRST ILLEC NOVEL WRITTEN IN NUPE; “Egun a da Eti Eguntso.”

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Author:- Adamu Idris Manarakis Country:- Nigeria Language:- Nupe State:- Niger State Date:- 2017.   Egun a da Eti Eguntso is pronounced in Nupe while it’s Literary meaning is; “Cheat returns to the plotter” is a Novel of stories written in Nupe Language by Prof (hon) Adamu Idris Manarakis niw, at the age of 29 years. He wrote the book a year after he established a Nupe Language Learning Centre in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Adamu Idris Manarakis is one of the pioneers of Nupe Language crusaders in 21st Century, he…

Unwise sacrifices ,by Funke Egbemode

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Patty was in pain, deep searing pain. She was not supposed to be in this place, end up at this sorry pass. She gave Alhaji her all, the relationship her everything. Relationship? Was what they had even worth calling a relationship because looking back from her balcony of grief, all she could see now was a one-winged flight that eventually crashed spectacularly. The pain wracking her body and soul was made worse by the feeling of foolishness. You know how you feel when you finally realised you’ve been used, had,…

Why Tinubu must sack his US lawyer By Festus Adedayo

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When Chief Obafemi Awolowo died in 1987, amid a deluge of musical tributes in his honour, a line among those offerings stood out, evergreen. Sang by Fuji music lord, Kollington Ayinla, while extolling Awolowo’s panegyrics, he sang: “ookan ile l’osa gbe, Baba Yinka//eyin t’o funfun kii gbe koro enu.” This line profoundly articulated the open life of Awolowo, as well as his trackable history and pedigree. As short as the lines were, they drilled deep into the most granular of Yoruba’s concept of openness and transparency. Literally translated, it means…

Tinubu’s Certificate Burden By Olaleye Olawale

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A lot of people had been hitherto miffed at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for continuously pressing hard for President Bola Tinubu’s disputed certificate, awarded by the Chicago State University and other related documents. It’s understandable and justifiable!   These people had questioned: What good are those documents to the disputed presidential election, now at the Supreme Court? This writer, too, had thought it was sheer distraction and a waste of time by Atiku, who probably just wanted to keep the government on its toes for opposition purposes.   But this…

Sen Mark to 10th Assembly : Set a Legislative agenda to tackle national malaise ….. Wants end to controversial , inconclusive elections in Nigeria

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A former President of the Senate, Senate David Mark has tasked the 10th National Assembly to prioritize its legislative agenda that will address national malaise including to forestall controversial or inconclusive elections in future .   Senator Mark listed some of the problems facing the nation to include deteriorating economic situation, high crime rate, unemployment, farmers/ herders clashes, banditry, terrorism, food shortage , insufficient and decaying infrastructure, out of school children and poor health facilities among others .   Addressing Principal officers of the 10th National Assembly at a two…