Month: February 2024

INTIMATE AFFAIRS: What exactly do men want from us? By Funke Egbemode

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Why do men think big successful girls are single because all they want is money and independence instead of marriage and commitment? Why do they think being financially independent mean you want to live alone and die lonely? Well, the women also suspect that there is a hidden agenda somewhere. Yeah, can the men swear that they are not the ones annulling our rights and mandates while promising to ‘Insha’ Allah ‘empower’ us. You can’t win against their armoury. It is so difficult to please or understand the way their…

Gov Soludo commiserates with his Special Adviser, Nnabuife over wife’s death

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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has expressed his condolences to Barr. Asha Nnabuife and his family during the Funeral Ceremony of his late wife in Nkpor, Idemili North Council Area.   Barr. Nnabuife is the Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Local Government Affairs.   The Governor, represented by Deputy Governor Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, acknowledged the deep pains of the loss and the void created by Mrs. Asha-Nnabuife’s passing.   Governor Soludo prayed for comfort for the family and for her soul to rest in peace.   He…

CP orders clamp down on unregistered vehicles in FCT …. meets Area Commanders, DPOs, Tactical Commanders

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The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh met with the Management Team, leaders of all tactical units and Heads of Departments of the FCT Police Command comprising Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) on Saturday 3rd February, 2024.   The meeting which he deemed necessary is aimed at revamping the approach of the already existing security framework and to set in motion the plan to ensure the safety of residents in the Federal Capital Territory.   The CP, while addressing the officers, urged them to embrace intelligence led…

Gov Otu seeks more EU support for Cross River

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Cross River State, Bassey Otu has called for more EU support and interventions in Cross River State.   The Governor made the call when he played host to Ms.Samuela Isopi, Ambassador of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS.   Describing the visit as historic given that it is the first time in over a decade an EU delegation will be visiting the state, he commended the European Union for the collaboration and support especially in the areas of biodiversity and climate sustainability. According to Governor Otu, the state and…

Rep Abbas Agboworin visits Special School in Ibadan,donates food items,Cash …… pays 2024 NECO exam fees for students

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As a way of finding out the true state of welfare of students with disabilities in his domain, member representing Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency, Hon. Abass Agboworin, on Friday, paid an unscheduled visit to Omoyeni Special Basic Home for the Blind, located at Adesola area, Orita-Aperin, Ward 7 of Ibadan South East local government, Ibadan.   The school, which cater for the blind, deaf and people living with other forms of physical challenges, received the Federal lawmaker with a rapturous welcome. Agboworin, who is also the Chairman of…

Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy (3) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Once upon a time, growing up in Lagos was akin to living in El-Dorado. Life in Igbosere Road and Lafiaji was tolerable, with good social amenities and infrastructure for the common good. On a rather sad note however was the degeneration that became its lot due to rural-urban migration; and there was no town planning, which was more rigorous in the 1950s and the 1960s. These put immense pressure on public facilities and infrastructure to a breaking point, more or less turning the state into a looming disaster. Well, this…

FHA and PPP Revolution In Nigeria, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Since the globally coined Public Private Partnership PPP arrangements that occasioned synergy between the public service and private entities, particularly organised private sector, the Federal Housing Authority FHA under it’s housing programs had embraced the new parlance over two decades and beyond mere nomenclature, keyed into the practice and practical implementation of the laudable arrangements in the country since 2000.   As the official sole provider of houses for public and ordinary Nigerians, the agency had penultimate provided such arrangements that had metamorphosed in the six geopolitical zones, including the…

Troops eliminate 185 Terrorists,arrest 212 others in One week- DHQ

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Nigerian Military said the Nigerian Troops in the last one week military neutralised 185 Terrorists and arrested 212 of them. Troops also arrested 44 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 71 kidnapped hostages.   In the South South Nigeria, troops denied the oil theft of the estimated sum of One Billion Sixty Five Million Eight Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand and Fifty Naira (N1,065,885,050.00) only.   Major General Edward Buba, Director, Defence Media Operations disclosed this while briefing Journalists on the ongoing military operations at Defence Headquarters Abuja Thursday,he further…

NAHCON fixes 2024 Hajj Fare amidst unstable Dollar ….. urges intending Pilgrims to balance payment by Monday Feb 12

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),has announced the 2024 Hajj Fare,in a statement signed by Fatima Sanda Usara,Assistant Director,Public Affairs,the commission said that the Chairman,Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi had initially aimed to maintain the 2024 Hajj fare at N4.5 million that was charged as initial deposit.   According to NAHCON “The prospects had remained high until the well-known Naira crash that occurred mid-week. Regrettably, the recent instability in the Dollar exchange rate compelled a necessary adjustment despite commendable efforts by NAHCON Chairman, Jalal Ahmad Arabi to maintain cost of…

When His Ways is Not Our Ways… By Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice

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One thing I have come to learn about religion is the mystery associated with it. No man can influence the decree of God, the Quran was apt when it says, ‘ And Allah guides whom he will to the straight path’. Q 2: 213( tail end of verse) Somewhere in my village of Adeh in Olamaboro, this mystery happened. A boy of 19 born into a Christian family got converted to Islam willfully. No one talked to him about Islam but the sermons that blared through the public address system…