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Guys, here’s my first warning for the year By Funke Egbemode

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You know, generally, women are believed to be the ones with caustic tongues. We are supposed to be the ones who have ways of talking themselves into trouble. We nag. We dare and goad men into beating us up and now turn around to call them wife batterers and even murderers. True, most of them most of the time. But men can actually be worse. They do and say what sometimes put them in early graves. They goad their women too. And when you see a nagging husband in action,…

The unspoken messages from the BBC Hausa kaduna State 2023 Governorship debate

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The much anticipated Governorship debate among candidates of the leading political parties in Kaduna state organised by BBC Hausa services has come and gone.True to the expectations of citizens and political analysts,the debate was keenly competitive with all the three candidates that participated coming well prepared and armed with strategic information and relevant statistics to sell their candidature and the manifesto of their various political parties.This debate gave them a unique opportunity to showcase their aspiration to be elected as Governor of Kaduna State not only to those that physically…

Supreme Court sacks Obong Of Calabar

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The Supreme Court has dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, and has ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to convoke a fresh selection process to produce Otu’s replacement. This was according to a judgement delivered by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba of the Supreme Court on Friday, January 13, 2023. The court held that the fresh selection should be held in accordance with the 2002 constitution of the Palace. The judgment, which climaxed 15 years of legal tussles, was written by Justice Amina Ahgid and…

NASC and The Success Story of Annual Budgets Circle, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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In the last three and half years coinciding with the appointment of the Executive Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission NASC, Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi FNSE along with his Commissioners by President Muhammadu Buhari in February, 2020 during the life circle of the 9th National Assembly, under the leadership of Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Nigeria’s Senate President, the business of budget passage was a departure from the previous ugly trend. With the appointment of Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi FNSE and his Commissioner to NASC, the journey towards instilling a normal calendar…

Osun Tribunal and APC’s campaign of falsehood By Sarafa Ibrahim

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People lie. Yes, especially politicians with deep avarice for power yet, lack the people’s support. There is a long history of this pattern from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, which assumed a dangerous dimension after it lost the July 16 governorship election.   The APC and its candidate in the election, Gboyega Oyetola, have been caught up in so many disputes with the truth that it’s difficult to know where to begin. Let’s start with its over-voting claim in the petition it filed before the Election Tribunal…

Adeleke celebrates Bukola Saraki@ 60

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Bukola Saraki

The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former President of the Senate,Senator Bukola Saraki, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, eulogizing him as a selfless politician with strong penchant for impactful service. Governor Adeleke described Senator Saraki as a distinguished Nigerian, whose strides in public service are outstanding. As an Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Saraki exudes excellence, which earned him a call for a bigger role as the Governor of Kwara State. “In the eight years as Governor, Senator Saraki changed the face of…

Coalition debunks HURIWA claims, says no Breakdown of Law and Order in Osun

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Coalition for Good Governance (C4GG) has accused the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) of executing a baseless hatchet job by falsely claiming fake, non-existing law and order crisis in Osun state.   In a strongly worded reaction to HURIWA, C4GG said the Onwubiko led group is reputed as a blackmail platform which has commercialised advocacy activities in favour of the highest bidder, wondering how Mr Onwubiko who live in Abuja can claim imminent break down of law and order in a peaceful state like Osun.   ” We…

Tigray-Ethiopia: Writing a bloody peace in hopelessness. By Owei Lakemfa

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Ethiopia, which along with Liberia were the only two African countries Europe was unable to colonise, has been bathed in blood many times in the last six decades until a bloody peace was written on November 2, 2022.   A civil war with Eritrea which was then part of Ethiopia, exacerbated the 1983-85 Ethiopian Famine resulting in 1.4 million deaths. The continuous wars against the Amhara-backed Menghistu Haile Mariam regime which ended on May 28, 1991, saw a loose front of Eritrean, Tigrayan and Oromo rebels gain victory. However, the…

NCC-CSIRT warns of Phishing attack Exploits.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned that a new Phishing, Attacks Exploit Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability, can load a malicious QBot malware on the compromised device without triggering any Windows security alerts In its advisory, NCC-CSIRT indicated that the vulnerability, which is present in all versions of Windows-based products, presents as Phishing Attacks and Malware threats NCC-CSIRT reported that ProxyLife security researcher discovered the new phishing exploit on Windows zero-day vulnerability to drop a Qbot malware without displaying Mark of the Web (MoTW) security warnings.…

DHQ carpets Reuter over attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military

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The Nigerian Military had in a statement signed by Maj General Jimmy Akpor, Director condemned an international news agency, attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military through a report on Boko Haram families   Reuter which now part of Thomson Reuters, wrote that it was working on a series of stories about purported actions of the Nigerian military during the government’s 13-year war against Islamist insurgents in the country’s North East.     ” To them, they were committed to producing an accurate, fair and complete report hence, their request to arrange…