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Ex-Minister ,Gbagi eulogizes Edwin Clark@ 93, says he is a nationalist, elder-statesman committed to Nigeria’s unity

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Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has described Chief Edwin Clark, as a nationalist and an elder-statesman committed to the unity of the Nigerian State.   Gbagi stated this in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja to felicitate with Clark on the occasion of his 93rd birthday. According to the former Minister, Clark while serving as Minister of Information under Yakubu Gowon’s Administration in 1975, spearheaded the drive to create the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to other States in the West African region.…

Tribute To late Maj Gen E A Akpan Rtd

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It was with deep sorrow that the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim DSS PhD MTRCN, Management and Staff of the Scheme received the shocking news of the transition of Maj Gen EA Akpan rtd. on Saturday, 16th May, 2020. Gen Akpan was the 4th Chief Executive of the Service Corps who sat in the saddle of leadership from 1984 to 1988. He was a consummate administrator who repositioned the Scheme on the path of growth during his tenure as National Director — the nomenclature of the…

President Buhari rejoices with Ovation Magazine Publisher, Dele Momodu at 60

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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with journalist cum publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday May 16, 2020. The President congratulated Momodu on hitting the milestone in good health and sound mind, wished him greater contributions to the further emancipation of Nigeria in the years and decades to come. President Buhari therefore rejoiced with the family, friends and professional colleagues of the Publisher of Ovation International, saying he has left his footprints indelibly in the annals of journalism in…

Meet President Buhari’s new Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari

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Ambassador Gambari, a Nigerian scholar-diplomat, was the first Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (1999-2005). In that capacity, he worked closely with heads of government, key policy makers as well as institutions on the continent to develop the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). During this period, he was concurrently the Resident Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission to Angola (2002-2003). He has been a delegate to the Assembly of the African Union as a national delegate (1984-1985) and as a…

A GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATOR PAR EXCELLENCE MARCHES ON : A TRIBUTE TO LATE MAJ GEN HB MOMOH RTD

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It was with deep sadness that the Director – General, Brig Gen S Ibrahim, Management and Staff of the National Youth Service Corps received the shocking news of the transition of Maj Gen HB Momoh rtd., the 6th Chief Executive of the Scheme, who proceeded on the journey to eternity on Saturday, 25th April, 2020, and his remains interred, Sunday, 26th April, 2020. Gen Hafiz Momoh served as Director – General from January 1990 to January 1994. He will always be remembered as a dynamic and highly charismatic Officer who…

President Buhari celebrates veteran Journalist, Felix Adenaike at 80

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President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated veteran Journalist, Felix Adedapo Adenaike, on his 80th birthday, April 21, 2020, felicitating with him for working with major print media houses in the country, and abroad, and consistently serving the nation with his talent of skillful writing. President Buhari applauded Adenaike’s dedication to investigative writing, penetrative analysis and management of people and resources as Chief Executive Officer and Editor-In-Chief, and member of many Editorial Boards in national and international media platforms, which include Daily Times, Daily Sketch, Nigerian Tribune, The Guardian, The Nation, Times of…

Life and Times of Mallam Abba Kyari

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Mallam ABBA Kyari was a lawyer and banker. He was an alumnus of both the University of Warwick and University of Cambridge. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Warwick and a Law degree in 1983 from Cambridge. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984 after attending the Nigerian Law School. He worked for the law firm Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo after Law School. From 1988 to 1990, he was Editor with the New Africa Holdings Limited Kaduna. In 1990, he served as a Commissioner for Forestry and…

TRIBUTE TO HAMDALLAH DAMILOLA SHITTA

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HAMDALLAH DAMILOLA SHITTA, born 24th July, 1996, died on 11th April, 2020. Last child of the fifteen children of father, ALHAJI SURAKAT OYEYIGA SHITTA of Imota, Lagos State and, the last child of the seven children of mother, ALHAJA JEMILAT ADUNNI SHITTA of Ikorodu, Lagos State. She came last but, returned first. Would the grieving cease ! Our loss is immeasurable. HAMDALLAH was in deed blessed with valuable qualities. She was Patience, intelligent, soft-spoken, calm, brilliant and enterprising. From Al- Hikma Nursery and Primary School, Otubu, Agege, Lagos to Ilham…

TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER: Malamin Daji By Hon Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya

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Innalillahi wainna illaihi rajiun! on this date 2/4/2020 my Father Alhaji Mahmud Ismaila left this world and returned to his creator after long protracted illness. Indeed, all living things on earth, as mortal, must surely taste death and nobody can escape from it – being the exit point to the world beyond. People of all faiths, believe in the non eternity of life, that is, man and other living organisms cannot live forever. That is to say that all living things are mortal and that wherever and whatever the circumstance…

Meet Ogbomoso-Born Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Timothy O. Olagbemiro

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Professor Timothy Oyebode Olagbemiro was born in Jos, Plateau State to the family of the richest Ogbomoso Man at that time, Chief David Oyeniran Olagbemiro. He had his elementary, secondary and university education in Baptist schools both in Nigeria and the United States of America, between 1954 and 1976. He obtained his Ph.D degree in Chemistry from Howard University, Washington DC, U.S.A. in 1976.He served as a postdoctoral fellow on US National Science Foundation(NSF) Grant at Howard, upon graduation, before taking up a teaching appointment at his alma matter, Fisk…