Month: April 2024

Orientation Exercise: DG hails military support for NYSC

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The Director of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has applauded the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for their immense contributions to the success of NYSC activities especially the Orientation Courses.   He specifically lauded the Army for its efforts towards the resumption of Orientation Exercise in Borno State during the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream One, thirteen years after the last one was held due to insecurity.   He gave the commendation today in Maiduguri when he paid separate visits to the Theater Commander, Joint Taskforce (North-East),…

MURIC charges stakeholders to preserve North/South-west accord

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on all stakeholders in the North/South-West accord which produced the current Muslim-Muslim ticket to ensure its preservation. The Islamic human rights organization spoke on Saturday, 27th April, 2024 through its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.   The full statement reads:   “Recent developments in the political arena tend to indicate cracks in the Muslim-Muslim ticket camp. The situation requires political sagacity and emotional maturity.   “MURIC wishes to reiterate that the Muslim-Muslim ticket is the best thing ever to happen in…

Constitution Amendment: Sen Barau seeks collaboration with all stakeholders

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Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has called for robust collaboration among all stakeholders to drive the ongoing constitution amendment process to a successful conclusion.   Senator Barau stated this on Saturday at the joint retreat of the secretariat and consultants to the Senate and House of Representatives committees on the review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, in Abuja.   He commended the synergy between the constitution review secretariat and…

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin pays condolence visit to Sidi Ali’s family in Kano

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Second Republic lawmaker and ace journalist, Alhaji Sidi Ali, who died on Thursday at the age of 86.   The late veteran journalist turned politician worked at the Nigerian International Press Centre, Ministry of Information and National Broadcasting Commission, among other critical institutions in the country.   The Deputy President of the Senate was received by the son of the deceased, Hameed Sidi Ali, who led him to…

INVASION OF LOCUSTS: Why Nigerians Should Team Up with EFCC and ICPC to save their country By Law Mefor

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It’s not geopolitics, nepotism, or religion that will be the cause of the collapse of the largest black nation on the planet if the Nigerian state crumbles. Corruption is what’s going to make that happen if something drastic is not done before it’s too late. Countries like the People’s Republic of China execute corrupt officials and some other countries take other extreme measures to keep corruption at bay while Nigeria pays only lip service to the corruption fight.   The whole foundation of Nigeria, its identity, and its statecraft have…

YAHAYA BELLO: From White Lion To White Mouse By Law Mefor

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At the University of Jos, where we studied general and applied psychology as undergraduates, we learned about an intriguing experiment involving a white rat and a boy called Little Albert. The white rat was repeatedly associated with loud noise, so Little Albert was classically conditioned to become afraid of it. This fear then spread to other stimuli that were similar to the rat, such as a fur coat, some cotton wool, and a Santa mask. The former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, now cuts the terrified image of Little Albert.…

Intimate Affairs: Dear Madam, by Funke Egbemode

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Some wives are not worth the titles they carry. They are women, yes. Wives? No. The right moves, acts and depth are just not there. It is either they forgot everything their mothers and clerics taught them about being a wife or they simply came up with their own codes of conduct but whatever they did, now they are not happy. They are not enjoying their marriages. And they are blaming everybody and everything but themselves. Do you know any wives like that? We all do. Women who refuse to…

Tinubu’s inauguration of Nigerian-Dutch Business, Investment Forum will boost economic ties with Netherlands -Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the recent inauguration of the Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum, in the Hague, Netherlands by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will set a new tone and foundation for stronger economic ties between both countries. He also reaffirmed the commitment of the House of Representatives to the expansion of economic cooperation, friendship and bonds between Nigeria and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Deputy Speaker said that two countries can pursue common objectives and closer diplomatic goals…

Bobrisky and tax reforms in Nigeria By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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The charade of Nigeria is never-ending! Only recently, one of Nigeria’s best-known cross-dressers, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, was arrested on charges of abusing banknotes. He was later convicted and sentenced to six months in prison. Not long after, popular socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, was also arrested for alleged naira abuse and he’s already being prosecuted. Nigerians wait to see how events unfold!   In the considered opinion of this writer, jailing Bobrisky is, to say the least, amusing! It’s too pedestrian! As things stand, Nigeria’s revenue target…

OF CONSPIRACY, CRITICISMS, AND WIKE’S AUDACIOUS ABUJA MAKEOVER BY GILBERT BWANSHAK

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In what looks like a carefully guided, fiercely forceful, and well-oiled campaign, there has been determined, deliberate efforts with the mandate to “pull down” and rubbish the person and works of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The one-line objective whose mandate is to de-market and make him unpopular, has remained dogged from timing and approach in achieving political mileage before, during, and after the “all important” National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, which held in Abuja. The unabated advocacy seems to have assumed…