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Back on the beat, after defeating COVID-19 By Gboyega Akosile

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Thank God I am back at my duty post! I returned to work today, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 after several weeks away, battling the monstrous Coronavirus. It began with a feverish condition on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. I usually don’t joke with my health so I stopped at a pharmacy on my way home, got an anti malaria drug with some paracetamol and I used it as recommended. I must state here that I have never completed a full dose of any malaria treatment or drugs before getting back on…

Karu Mega Bus Terminal: How Engineer Sule is exploiting Abuja corridor to benefit all By Ali Abare

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Since the dawn of the Engineer Abdullahi Sule administration in Nasarawa State, deliberate steps are being taken to diversify the economy of the state, in the determination to wean Nasarawa from over reliance on federal allocation. One of such initiatives was the official flagging-off of the construction work on the 900-vehicle capacity Karu Mega Bus Terminal in December last year, which is estimated to cost N1.9bn. With the commencement of the project, Governor Sule took a bold step towards not only tackling the internal revenue issue of the state but…

TRIBUTE TO SENATOR AYO FASANMI,AN UNDILUTED PROGRESSIVE (1925-2020) BY GOV ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA

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As Mother Earth receives one of its best donations to humanity today, I pay tribute to a dyed-in-the-wool progressive who lived his life for the betterment of humanity. Service is second nature to the late Pa Fasanmi. His training as a pharmacist prepared him for selfless service to humanity and he wasted no time in faithfully transferring it to the the larger business of politics. Pa Ayo Fasanmi conscientiously promoted, projected and lived for the principles and legacies of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo till he breathed his last. In…

ANALYSIS: What to know about China loans and their implications for Nigeria

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The Nigerian press has been awash with concern about the terms of some loans contracted with or about to be contracted with China. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, even called on legislators to “look the other way” rather than conduct their due diligence on the loans, or else China will withdraw its support. In this report, we try to tease out all the different strands of the debate. What is the status of China loans to Nigeria? Data obtained from the Debt Management Office (DMO)showed that between 2010 and March…

AH, NWOHA RETURNS TO ALLAH! By Mahfouz Adedimeji

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I have been distraught and devastated since yesterday when a digger was driven right into my heart. That was on account of the sad news of Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha’s death. There is still a lump in my throat and I shiver as I manage to write this. Until his death, Alhaji Nwoha was the Director of Administration, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). Innaa liLlaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’uun! This death is turn by turn; from Allah we come and to Him we shall all return. Though death is…

NEW CNA: Architect Ojo, riding on The Crest of The National Assembly By Adesoro Austen

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Because Architect Amos Olatunde Ojo, is an established hater of interlocking goals that would not generate desired results, he has risen to be one of the promising leaders amongst the few, who are currently manning the sensitive leadership plane in Nigeria’s nascent democratic space today. Talking about ‘leaders and leadership’ in Nigeria, it is one of the key issues posing a huge challenge to accelerated sustainable development. This fact is germaine in the sense that, since the country’s independence on October 1st, 1960, visionary, examplary and focused ‘leaders and leadership’…

Professor (Chief) Hon. Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde: The First Nigerian Professor

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The life and times of our beloved who was the first Ògbómòsó man to be well educated and rose to become the first professor in Nigeria, perhaps also among the earliest educationalists in Black Africa to have a Ph.D and become a professor. Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde hailed from Ile-Igbagbo in Isale Afon, the root of Christianity in Ògbómòsó which produced early educationists. The family house became the forerunners of who is who in pursuit of western education. Master Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde was born into the family of Pa. David Aworinde,…

The demise of A storm calmer

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It is no longer news that a unique Nigerian bridge builder and exemplary storm calmer, Mallam Ismail Isa Funtua, OFR, mni, is dead. The media waves throbbed with his obituary last Monday, July 20, 2020, with a reverberating effect across the world. He was said to have died of cardiac arrest. A magnanimous gentleman of unequalled professional status, Mallam Funtua, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello and Manchester Universities as well as life Patron of International Press Institute (IPI), was simply a quintessential socialite with abhorrence for tribal and religious discrimination.…

Life and Times of Alhaji Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua

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Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua was born in his home town of Funtua in Katsina State on January 17, 1942 to late Mallam Isan Ammani and Hajia Hafsat. The young Funtua attended Islamic and Primary School in his homestead before moving to Commercial College Zaria, Federal Training Centre Kaduna and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He later attended Manchester University in the United Kingdom. On his return to Nigeria, he started his working career with the Katsina Native Authority (NA) and rose to the position of Administrative Officer. Funtua served the…

Gov Yahaya Bello celebrates General Jemibewon @ 80

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated with Major Gen. David Medayese Jemibewon (rtd) on the occasion of his 80th birthday celebration. The Governor described the elder statesman as a rare gem and a great gift not only to the state but also the entire nation. The Governor added that his patriotic zeal for the nation took him into the Nigerian Army in 1960 where he served in various capacities as he distinguished himself in all and rose to the enviable rank of a Major General. Governor Bello stated that…