Month: September 2024

NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron behind 4 cocaine shipments to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. Suleiman who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd came under the Agency’s watchlist over his alleged role in four foiled attempts to export cocaine to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos between 2022 and 2024. His name first featured on November 13, 2022, when a female passenger on…

Flooding/Terrorist Attack: APC NWC visits, condoles with Borno, Yobe states Govts, Residents

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday, September 12, 2024, led members of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on visits with the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, to empathise with the governments and residents over the devastating floods in Borno and the recent terrorist attack in Yobe.   In Borno state, Dr Ganduje expressed the Party’s sympathies to Governor Zulum and and the people of the State over the devastating flooding…

NAHCON Chairman,Prof Saleh holds maiden meeting with Executive staff

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Prof Abdullahi Saleh is holding the first Executive Staff meeting today 13th September 2024 in his capacity as Acting Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The meeting which is still ongoing as at the time of filing this report has in attendance Commissioner Planning, Research, Statistics, Information and Library Services, (PRISLS) Prof Abubakar A. Yagawal, Commissioner Operations, Inspectorate and Licensing, Prince Anofi Elegushi (OIL) and Commissioner Policy, Personnel Management and Finance,(PPMF) Prince Aliu AbdulRazaq. Dr Saleh Usman Muhammad, Special Assistant (Technical )to the Acting Chairman is also present.  …

NASS holds 4-Day Management Retreat In Abuja ….. Harps on continuous synergy between NASC and NASS.

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The Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Sani Magaji Tambawal has said the National Assembly Service Commission NASC and the National Assembly NASS shared a common vision as engine room of the legislature that beared enormous responsibility of providing seamless administrative and legislative support to the National Assembly.   Tambuwal who stated this at the opening ceremony of a four day retreat for top management staff of National Assembly Service Commission NASC and National Assembly NASS held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, the nation’s city between Thursday 12th September- Sunday…

Troops Neutralize Bandits’ Kingpin Kachallah Buzu, Others in Zamfara

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In a major breakthrough against terrorism, troops from the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have successfully eliminated notorious bandit commander Kachallah Buzu and several of his fighters in Zamfara State.   The operation, which took place on the night of September 12 in Mayanchi village, was the result of an ambush laid by the military following intelligence reports on the terrorists’ movements.   Zagazola Makama disclosed that intelligence sources revealed that the ambush led to the neutralization of numerous bandits, including their leader, Buzu.   In addition…

AEDC slammed with N1.69bn fine for overbilling customers

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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has been slammed with a fine of N1.69bn by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for overbilling customers.   This was contained in the commission’s regulatory document, ORDER/NERC/2024/114, dated August 30 and signed by Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, and Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye but released on its website on Thursday, September 12, 2024.   According to NERC, the fine is based on AEDC’s non-compliance with the commission’s previous order on capping estimated billing for electricity consumers.   After investigating AEDC’s billing practices,…

Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Suspect for killing Kogi University Female Student for Rituals

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Jeremiah Samson, a 20-year-old from Kaduna South, has been arrested for the kidnapping, killing, and dismembering of Damilola, a 19-year-old student from the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State.   The development was confirmed by the Kogi State Police Command.   William Aya, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed that Samson was apprehended on Wednesday in Lokoja.   Samson had previously kidnapped Damilola and demanded N400,000 from her parents, which he collected, PUNCH reports.   Aya noted, “Investigation revealed that after collecting the money, he went ahead to strangle the…

HISTORY OF NUPE LUNAR CALENDAR BASE ON PERIOD, DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS & YEARS

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First and foremost, we must give kudos to S.F Nadel an Anthropologist who first consulted Nupe people and came up with the idea of Nupe Calendar in his book Black Byzantine written in 1915 while Isyaku Bala Ibrahim (Nupe Writer) who took his time to research further on Nupe Lunar Calendar base on the periods and it is generally acceptable except some Hausa words like Azun that ILLEC changed to its Nupe equivalent as *Eminwan.* Introduction Isyaku (2014) state that, the idea of Nupe Lunar Calendar project is aimed at…

MURIC hails Senior Lawyer for securing landmark judgement on Islamic Marriage

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended a legal luminary, Tajudeen Oladoja (SAN), for securing a landmark judgement in favour of Islamic marriage thus giving women married under the Shariah the right to share in the inheritance of a husband who had married another woman at the registry.   The commendation was given in a statement credited to the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement was issued on Thursday, 12th September, 2024.   The full statement reads:   “A major in the Nigerian Army, late Muhammed Arogun…

Combating Drug Abuse Among Nigerian Youth: A Public Relations Approach By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon

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Drug abuse among Nigerian youth has emerged as a critical public health and social issue, necessitating multiple intervention strategies. In this article, I will be discussing the role of public relations as a pivotal tool in combating this menace. I will also be examining successful case studies and proposing strategic communication frameworks and aim to provide insights into how public relations can influence behavior change, raise awareness, and rally community action towards a drug-free youth demographic.   The menace of drug abuse in Nigeria has escalated over the years, posing…