Month: July 2024

ADSC Boss hails Tinubu for appointing CEOs of NPA and ICRC from the Mainstream

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chief Executive Director of the Africa Development Studies Center (ADSC), Victor Walsh Oluwafemi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) from the mainstream of the Public Service. Recall that President Tinubu, over the weekend, appointed Dr. Abubakar Dantosho as the Managing Director of NPA and Mr. Jobson Ewalefoh as the new Director-General of the ICRC. In a statement released over the weekend, Oluwafemi lauded President Tinubu for his adherence to…

Senator Barau Foundation opens applications for postgraduate foreign scholarships in AI, Forensic, Robotics Sciences

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, through his foundation, the Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), has opened applications for postgraduate foreign scholarships in Artificial Intelligence, Forensic and Robotics Sciences.   Established to provide humanitarian, educational and empowerment across the country, the Secretary of the Scholarship Committee of the BIJF, Dr. Maikudi Lawan, said the three fields are selected to provide specialised skills to the citizens.   He said the scholarship program was conceived to promote academic excellence and support deserving individuals from the Kano North Senatorial…

Part 3: Marriage Between Prince Ado and Princess Maryam, By Yushau A. Shuaib

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Surprisingly, the then Emirs of Ilorin and that of Kano did not unite the young lovebirds in marriage. In conformity with the cultural tradition, Maryam and other eligible maidens and princes were married off during a mass wedding the Emir of Ilorin arranged in his palace. She got married to her relation, Malam Muhammad Bello and bore a son, Saad, a year later.   Similarly, Emir Abdullahi Bayero married off Ado, alongside seven other princes, including Aminu Na Dawaki, Dan Iya Ado, Wambai Tijjani, Barde Cigari, Wambai Abubakar, Dan Darman…

Part 2: Afonja and Alimi, A Brief on Yoruba and Fulani of Ilorin, By Yushau A. Shuaib

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Though people in Ilorin primarily speak Yoruba, their traditional and religious leadership comprises Fulani, Gambari, Kanuri, Nupe, and other ethnic groups. At the start of the 19th century, Kakanfo Afonja, a Yoruba warlord, fled the Oyo Kingdom and emigrated to Ilorin to avoid a suicidal war with the Alafin (the king) . Around the same time, a Fulani Islamic scholar named Salih Janta, popularly called Shehu Alimi due to his Islamic knowledge, also arrived in Ilorin.   Shehu Alimi and Afonja later allied to repel the punitive forces of Oyo…

NYSC denies report of female Corps member killed by lightning in NYSC Abia camp ….. urges media to always make clarification before publishing

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The Management of National Youth Service Corps said that the thunder strike incident that occurred in Abia State Orientation Camp, Umunna, yesterday (July 13, 2024) did not record any death as being reported in some sections of the media. The scheme in a release signed by Director, Information and Public Relations,Eddy Megwa, stated there was a heavy downpour in the early hours of the day with unusual thunderstorm, added that the only injured female Corps Member was immediately stabilised by the dedicated Orientation Camp Medical Team from Federal Medical Centre…

JUST IN: Ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim joins APC

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A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Chief Pius Anyim, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Anyim officially joined the ruling party on Saturday at Pa Oruta Ngele Township Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, during the final campaign rally ahead of local government elections in the state.   While addressing party faithfuls during the final rally, Anyim called on all Ebonyi people to continue to support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahamed Tinubu and Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru.   He said, “Today…

NBA gives IGP Egbetokun 7 days to stop CMRIS certificate issuance to motorists

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The Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest has issued a stern ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, demanding the immediate reversal of a controversial directive regarding vehicle registration.   The directive mandates vehicle owners across the country to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System Certificate at a cost not less than N6,000.   NBA-SPIDEL questioned the legal basis for the Nigeria Police Force’s issuance of the CMRIS Certificates, stating that no law had granted the police the authority to issue such licences or…

World leaders condemn attack on Trump

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WORLD leaders have condemned Saturday’s shooting of former US President, Donald Trump, and the Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 election. US President Joe Biden, who is also seeking re-election as Trump, frowned at the shooting and warned that such character should not define the country. He said, “Everybody must condemn” the act as he awaited more information to formally declare the shooting an attempted assassination on his rival. “We cannot allow this to be happening,” Biden said, adding that “The idea that there’s violence in America like this is…

Biden condemns assassination attempt on Trump, speaks with injured Ex-President

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President Joe Biden has said that ‘everybody must condemn’ the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.   Speaking to the nation approximately two hours after the incident on Saturday, Biden expressed relief that Trump is reportedly recovering well. Although he had not been able to contact Trump prior to his remarks, the White House confirmed that the two presidents spoke several hours later, AP reports.   “We cannot allow this to be happening,” Biden said. “The idea that there’s violence in America like this is just unheard of.”  …

“Tinubu Is Busy Doing The Job Nigerians Elected Him For” – APC Replies Senator Ndume

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the inability of Sen. Mohammed Ndume to access President Bola Tinubu cannot warrant or justify his outlandish declaration that the president had been “caged”.   Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.   The statement was the party’s reaction to comments credited to Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying President Bola had been “caged”.   Ndume, while saying that securing financial autonomy for local governments was the greatest achievement of…