Month: May 2024

Group alleges plots to undermine NSCDC Operations

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A Yoruba Apex Youth organization, Igbimo Odo Yoruba Afenifere, has raised alarm over an orchestrated plot to undermine the country’s security agencies with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps and its leadership being subject of attacks. This, the group said, is part of the plot by some desperate politicians, who are hell-bent on destabilizing the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in addressing the nation’s security challenges.   The group described the plots as deliberate smear campaign by these mischief makers who are hellbent to tarnish the hard earned…

Democracy, governance and credible elections (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional reforms and great accountability in government. The three are interwoven, only that we tend to think that democracy is all about elections. In any case, the fact that those ingredients are currently missing is an indication that Nigeria still has a long way to go. After all, without democracy and governance, there can’t be credible elections.   To put it…

YAR’ADUA@73: How His Death Robbed The Nation Of Unity And Development By Law Mefor

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Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010, would have turned 73 this May if he were still alive. But regrettably, he was taken by the icy hands of death and dropped from sight just when Nigeria most needed him. We cannot question God. As Epicurus once said, it is possible to guarantee security against all odds. But against death, all men, mortals alike, dwell in an unprotected place.   President Yar’Adua was a model democrat and leader, and he could have finished as one of…

Your deliberate falsehood in contracts scam has been exposed group tells Fubara (See details) … Says displaying 5% retention fee as fraud is the height of ignorance

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In a desperate bid to rubbish his predecessor, Rivers State State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s propaganda machinery shot itself in the leg displaying five percent retention fee as fraud in a letter that emanated from his office. This was revealed in a statement issued and signed by the convener of Concerned Rivers Citizens CRC, Emmanuel Chibuzor on Friday. The group said: ” This is the first time where correspondence stamped at the Governors office and sent directly to the Governor is released to be used for unintelligent deception and social media…

NPC Executive Secretary, Ezughah laments lack of Funding

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council, NPC, Dr. Dili Ezughah, has described the removal of the agency from the national budget as a huge setback.   Dr. Ezughah stated this when the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, paid an oversight visit to the council headquarters in Abuja.   He lamented that the development had brought untold hardship to the staff of the agency, with many of them withdrawing their children and wards from school due to inability to pay school fees.  …

NCC warns Nigerians against using pre-registered SIM cards

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians regarding the dangers of purchasing and using pre-registered SIM cards.   The Commission stated that the practice is illegal and could lead to severe consequences, including imprisonment.   The NCC reiterated that individuals using pre-registered SIM cards might inadvertently become implicated in serious crimes such as identity theft, financial fraud, kidnapping, and armed robbery.   NCC said the use of these SIM cards compromises the accuracy of consumer information and hampers efforts to track criminals effectively.   The…

Association Of Corporate Online Editors extends tenure of Excos ….. Appoints PRO, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, others

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Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE) at its maiden post incorporation Congress has approved the extension of the tenure of its acting executives for another fifteen months with effect from May 16, 2024 with a mandate to midwife the election of a substantive executive within the window. The Congress which held in Abuja yesterday May 16, 2024 also approved the appointment of both ‘Seun Ibukun-Oni (Daily Courier News) and Alabidun Abdulrahman (Intercontinental News 247), as Publicity Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively, expanding the executive members of the Association. While Ibeneme…

DIASPORA HOUSING: NiDCOM, FHA activate project across the states

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has applauded the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Hon. Oyetunde Ojo for the renewed vigour and enthusiasm in ensuring that the Diaspora City Project Plan is realised in the 36 states and the FCT.   Dabiri-Erewa gave the commendation when she led NiDCOM Management and Staff to the FHA Headquarters in Abuja. The NiDCOM Boss informed that NiDCOM has been in talks with the former FHA leadership to get the Diaspora City Project done in record speed.…

ECOWAS Parliament to hold 2nd Extraordinary session in Kano

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All arrangements have been concluded for the Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be held in Kano, Nigeria.   The Second Extraordinary Session, according to the ECOWAS Parliament, will be held at the Bristol Hotel in Kano, the Commercial Centre of the country, between the 20th and 25th May, 2024.   President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attended the inaugural session…

APRA Elects NCC’s Omoniyi Ibietan as Secretary General

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The African Public Relations Association (APRA), has elected the Head, Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, as Secretary-General, at its 35th Annual Conference and General Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Dr. Ibietan, who is also a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), was elected along with President, Arik Karani from Kenya and Vice President, Dr. Michele Mekeme from Cameroon. Dr. Ibietan pledged to work with the council to advance reforms within APRA, expand participation of national public relations institutions, and collaborate closely…