Day: May 4, 2025

FG moves to avert power sector collapse as Tinubu plans meeting with GenCos over N4tn debt

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The Federal Government is taking urgent steps to prevent a collapse of Nigeria’s power sector, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu set to meet with the leadership of power generating companies (GenCos) over a mounting debt of over N4 trillion.   The planned presidential intervention followed a high-level meeting in Abuja between the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and the chairmen of GenCos, amid escalating concerns about the potential collapse of the national grid due to severe liquidity challenges.   In a statement released on Sunday by Bolaji Tunji, Special…

APC will impregnate more stray brides, by Funke Egbemode

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The woman advertised, the man bought. Willing buyer, willing seller principle is at play in Nigeria. Look. If you push the bosom of a full breasted woman in the face of a man, his first thought most likely would be to grab the succulent opportunity with both hands, whether he proceeds to the next stage to devour and ravage to his heart’s content depends on a few other factors. But most men will rise to the occasion. Indeed, if they don’t, won’t the woman offering feel insulted? I even think…

FIRS unveils Gender Desk, Women’s Network to drive inclusion and equity

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a major move to institutionalize gender inclusivity, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) earlier this week officially launched the FIRS Gender Desk and the FIRS Women’s Network at a high-level event held in Abuja.   The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, graced the occasion as the special guest and was warmly received by Dr. Dick Irri, Coordinating Director of the Medium and Government Taxpayers Group, who represented the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji. In his welcome address, Dr. Irri reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to…

Niger Govt mourns as former SSG, Daniel Clifford Shashere passes on

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger State Government has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Daniel Clifford Shashere, describing his death as a monumental loss to the state and the nation. Reacting to the sad development, the current Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, in a condolence message, said Mr. Shashere was a visionary leader whose legacy of service and integrity remains etched in the state’s history. “On behalf of the Government and the people of Niger State, I extend our heartfelt…

Defunct CPC State Chairmen Forum decries marginalization, reaffirms loyalty to President Tinubu and APC

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives’ Change (CPC) has expressed concern over what it described as increasing marginalization of its members within the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC), despite their pivotal role in the party’s formation and electoral victories. In a public statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the forum lamented the emergence of multiple voices claiming to represent the CPC bloc, which it said reflected a leadership vacuum and a disturbing lack of unity within the group. “It is a self-evident reality that members…

The Arbiter: Re-readers’ comments

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From time to time, we give our readers a chance to make their voices heard through their input. Well, it has been quite a while since we did that. We will start a serialisation of such inputs beginning with this. Why should Nigeria not break up? (March 31, 2024) You expressed the minds of all genuine comrades and patriotic elites. Dr Matawalli Geidam   No reason, sir…. It is a Destiny created by God that, whether we like it or not, we MUST live together as brothers and sisters of…

CGC Adeniyi to deliver UNIFEMGA 2025 Reunion Lecture on Cross-Border Trade and Security

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, is set to deliver the keynote lecture at the 2025 National Reunion Conference of the Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA), scheduled to hold in Ile-Ife, Osun State.   The highly anticipated lecture, billed for Saturday, May 10, 2025, will take place at the iconic Oduduwa Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Adeniyi, a distinguished alumnus of the university, will speak on the topic: “Cross Border Trade and Security Implications on the Nigerian Economy: Taking Advantage of Global…

Building A Godly Home: Practical Tips From Rev. Dr. Babatunde Idowu

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By Afolabi Olajuwon   Rev. Dr. Babatunde Idowu’s sermon offers profound insights into how divine guidance can transform families, emphasizing the importance of upholding godly values. Through his teachings, he illustrates how families can be strengthened and enriched by aligning their principles and actions with spiritual direction, fostering environments of growth, harmony, and moral integrity.   Location: Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria   On May 4, 2025, the Foursquare Gospel Church in Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, witnessed a profound spiritual gathering as Rev. Dr. Babatunde Idowu delivered…

Nigeria Customs Staff College graduates 50 Officers from Junior Course 21

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, has successfully graduated 50 officers from Junior Course 21 after completing an intensive three-month training programme aimed at enhancing middle-level management capacity across the Service.   The graduation activities began with a regimental dinner held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, and culminated in the formal graduation ceremony on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the College’s Ahmad Makarfi Hall.   The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, was represented at both events by Deputy Comptroller-General (DCG) Suleiman Chiroma, who oversees the Training…

Tinubu’s Àjàntálá son By Festus Adedayo

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Through its ancient mythology, Yoruba had a counterpoise of the western Frankenstein monster. Its is a negatively phenomenal child called Àjàntálá. In folklore and as a cultural signifier, the Àjàntálá was a misbegotten child, a product of his father’s disobedience to the un-science of, though life-shaping, ancient epistemology and practices. Àjàntálá’s hunter father had disobeyed widely held myth that when hunters’ wives were pregnant, they should cease hunting. The belief was that, if they shot a cantankerous game, it may, in anger, displace the foetus inside their wives and become…