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Aisha Buhari,Ex First Ladies in attendance …..As Aisha honours late mother, Maryam Babangida

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Former First Lady, late Mrs. Maryam Babangida, has been commended for being a trailblazer for first ladies in Nigeria. She was openly identified for her Better Life Programme for Rural Women, which served to awaken the consciousness of women.   According to Aisha Babangida, the Better Life Programme for Rural Women came with the scope of discussing relegation of rural women in discourse affecting national development and invisibility of positive actions towards causes favoring rural women. During an event organised by late Mrs Maryam Babangida’s Daughter, Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim Badamasi…

PLATEAU MAN OF THE YEAR 2019 AWARDEES/WINNERS

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1, Hon. Barr. Beni B. Lar PLATEAU MAN OF THE YEAR 2019 2, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Barr. Simon Bako Lalong EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 3, Hon. Ahmed Idris Maje OUTSTANDING POLITICAL PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 4, Mallam Al’Hassan Saleh Yakmut OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR 5, Compt. Nde Victor Dimka LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD 6, Elder, Bitrus Bako Nabasu MNI, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 7, Dame Pauline Tallen, ICON OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT 8, Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos BEST PERFORMING REPS MEMBER OF THE YEAR 9, Major GEN. Augustine Agundu, AMBASSADOR FOR…

TRIBUTE: 5 THINGS FOR WHICH I’ll NEVER FORGET LATE SENATOR LONGJAN By Mark Longyen

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First, was in 1994. Armed with a 1992 BSc (Hons) in International Relations from OAU IFE and fresh from the NYSC in Calabar where I served in the Press Unit of the Government House (1992/1993) I stormed Lagos and arrived in Baba Longjan’s office, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marina, Lagos Island. I told him I wanted him to help me secure my dream job in the Nigerian Foreign Service. Baba had just returned from posting by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgium. He gladly received my…

Corps Members exchange marital vows

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The ancient city of Kano stood still today when two serving Corps Members, Mohammed Alhaji Musa and Hauwa Yahaya Bagudu exchanged marital vows.   The new couple met at NYSC Kano State Orientation Camp in Kusallah Dam Karaye during the 2019 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course. NYSC Kano State Coordinator, Malam Baba Ladan, who led other NYSC Staff and Corps Members to the wedding reception which took place at Nigeria Air Force Base in Kano, commended the new couple for maintaing their relationship which blossomed into marriage.   He also praised…

Ogbomoso Indigenes Host Sunday Dare,Others In Abuja

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Abuja based sons and daughters of Ogbomoso, Oyo state under the umbrella a social-cultural Association,Egbe Ogbomoso Ajisegiri, Abuja branch gathered yesterday Friday evening to honour one of their sons, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare. The civic reception held in Abuja had in attendance Minister of Information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,top government officials,politicians,Captains of Industries,Sons and daughters of Ogbomoso in and outside Abuja. Egbe Ogbomoso Ajisegiri is a social cultural organization of the Ogbomoso’s indigenes. The event however, was graced by the crème de la crème of Ogbomoso’s indigenes residing…

7th Customer Experience Management Conference, Holds 10th October In Abuja

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Customer Service Awards Limited ,the organizers of Customers Experience Management Conference in Nigeria today at a press conference unveiled to public the 2019 Customer Experience Management Conference with a theme: “Customer Engagement Management In Nigeria: The role of stakeholder” Customer Experience Management Conference remain the number one customer experience event in Nigeria with a wonderful opportunity for the industry to gather in one place to celebrate the success of peers. The conference which has been the largest forum to share professional standard and trends in Customer experience management, with the…

Gov Sani-Bello Celebrates Etsu Nupe At 67 ,16th Year on Throne ….charges him to continue to uphold sanctity of traditional institution

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Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has felicitated with the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar on his 67th birthday and the attainment of 16 years on the throne. In a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, Governor Sani Bello described the Etsu’s reign as a blessing to the entire Nupe kingdom having engendered peaceful coexistence, growth and development in the area. The Governor eulogised the Etsu Nupe described him as an exemplary and philanthropic leader…

Lawan Greets ThisDay Publisher, Obaigbena At 60

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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Sunday congratulated Mr Nduka Obaigbena, the publisher of Thisday newspapers and President of Newspaper Proprietors of Nigeria (NPAN) on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary. Senate President in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa, noted the contributions of Obaigbena in uplifting the profession of journalism in the country. He said it was significant that in spite of the challenges confronting the media industry which saw to the collapse of many newspapers, Thisday has continued to rise to enviable height. “This…

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI AT THE 2019 NATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY AT THE EAGLE SQUARE, ABUJA 12TH JUNE 2019

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Protocols All Praise is due to GOD Almighty Who spared our lives to be present at this great occasion. We give thanks also that the democratic process has been further entrenched and strengthened. 2. Twenty years ago, a democratically elected government took over from the military in a historic transfer of political power for our country. 3. Today, we are privileged to mark the longest period of unbroken democratic leadership and 5th peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another in Nigeria. 4. Throughout the last four…

Why June 12 Matters! By Dr.Damilola Agbalajobi

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In a preface by the editors of THE CONVERSATION: “For the first time, June 12 is being marked as Democracy Day in Nigeria. Until last year the date on which Nigeria commemorated the restoration of democracy was May 29. The change, announced and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, harks back to a highly anticipated, well supported and controversially annulled election on 12 June 1993. Damilola Agbalajobi outlines this important moment in Nigerian history”. Dr. Damilola Agbalajobi, political scientist with a focus on gender, comparative politics, peace-building and development…