BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Jalal Arabi as NAHCON new chairman,dissolves board,

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jalal Ahmad Arabi to serve as the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four years in the first instance.   In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, noted that Arabi will be in charge of NAHCON for an initial term of four years.   Ajuri noted that the president had directed the outgoing chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on three-months pre-retirement…

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Musa Aliyu as ICPC new Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).   In a statement released on Tuesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, also announced the appointment of Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as the new Secretary of the commission.   Ngelale mentioned that the appointments would require Senate confirmation.   “In exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in…

ARAB TO NUPE By Adamu Idris Manarakis niw,

Woga e wagan Dandan wo e nyi u jinfo, wun gonyi na wo a gan nya ezazhi ba, ke nya wotso lugwa na a. (To preserve a culture, you don’t need much from borrowing when you have yours_aim)   ARABIC NUPE 1. Harram Elekpe 2. Hazaba Fanni 3. Hakika Acin 4. Lefi/Zunubi Leba 5. Zina Ecinda 6. Wufi Gafi 7. Hankali Ekpyada 8. Sama Efinti 9. Ibada Sokowun 10. Sallah Sokowun 11. Azun Eminwan 12. Masallaci Sokowunba 13. Liman Ndaman 14. Ladan Ezayici 15. Aljanna Eminmanwo 16. Halamari Kpikpa 17.…

We need to redefine fiscal responsibility,oversight function to enable PAC perform optimally -ADSC Boss, Amb Oluwafemi

The CEO, Africa Development Study Centre, ADSC, Ambassador Victor Walsh Oluwafemi has said there’s urgent need to redefine fiscal responsibilities and oversight function to enable the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC perform optimally. Amb Oluwafemi made this disclosure in his welcome address at the ‘Unveiling of Public Accounts Committee, PAC of members of the 10th Assembly and Leadership Training, One-Day National Colloquium’ in Abuja on Monday. He said: “Today’s engagement reflects the importance of PAC-affirmed commitment to help build a better Nigeria, as well as the national yearning…

AYGF partners NiDCOM to harness labour migration for National Development

Dr. Arome Salifu, the Executive Director of Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) has reiterated the need to partner the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in terms of shared vision for harnessing the potentials of Labour Migrants for National Development. Dr. Salifu stated this when he led the delegation on a visit to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in her office, in Abuja.   Salifu empathized on the need for constructive engagement of Labour Migrants to facilitate management of their resources and leveraging opportunities for…

NYSC disowns “Khaki Corper”advert …. Says Kit items,feeding, accommodation,Welfare remain free of charge

The NYSC Management has been reacted to an advertisement trending in the social media sponsored by khaki_corper requesting Prospective Corps Members to pay #50,000 for some listed items which they will need in camp.   NYSC in a release signed by Eddy Megwa, Director Press and Public Relations dissociated itself from such advert which it said was conceived as another attempt by some individuals to rip parents and their wards mobilized for service of their hard earned money.   “We once again seize this opportunity to inform our prospective Corps…

Group asks EFCC to pick sacked Sen. Abbo over constituency funds lavished on sex toys, partying

Adamawa Inter-Party Coalition has reacted to a statement credited to Elisha Abbo, now a former Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in which he blamed his deserved fate on the Senate President, His Excellency Senator Godswill Akpabio.   Abbo had alleged that Sen. Akpabio had a hand in what he believed was an unfavorable judgment of the Appellate Court against him. Adamawa Inter-Party Coalition has condemned the reckless conduct of Sen. Abbo for over four years. It is sad to note that Adamawa produced the worst Senator in the history…

THE VC OF IBBUL LAPAI & THE PROVOST OF FLAILAS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE STUDY OF NUPE LANGUAGE. THEY HAVE A HIDDEN AGENDA AGAINST NUPE LANGUAGE.

Read the message dropped by late Professor Samuel Kolo Tswanya; the former DVC of IBBUL Lapai on Daily Trust of 2015.   It is on this note I strengthened that the VC of IBBUL Professor Adamu Kasim and Dr. Aliyu Busa has a hidden agenda not to allow Nupe Language to Trump to the limelight.   “Like many other Nigerian languages, Europeans have been at the forefront of documenting the Nupe language. For example, the first Nupe-English dictionary was written in 1912 by Reverend Banfield. Again, the same Reverend Banfield…

10th National Assembly: An X-ray of Reps Speaker, Dr Tajudeen Abbas’ Leadership Styles BY OBUTE JAMES

The 10th National Assembly was inaugurated on Tuesday 13th June, 2023. The Nigeria legislature consists of two chambers, the Senate (109 Senators) and House of Representatives (360 Members). The legislature at the state level is unicameral while National Assembly serves as parliament for Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The political atmosphere was charged prior to the election of the principal officers of both chambers of the National Assembly. However, at the Senate, the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio was elected President of the Senate having polled 63…