Wamakko admonishes Nigerians to be peaceful , prayerful for nation stability, development
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto SENATOR Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko on Thursday admonished Nigerians to live in peace with each other, irrespective of religious , political, cultural and ethnic affinities. Wamakko, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Defence and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption, also dispassionately appealed to the citizenry to sustain their centuries-old […]
Eddy Ochigbo @ 60… Joyful Jottings from Oche Agwuchi
Mr. Eddy Ochigbo is the gentleman beside me in this pix. At the time, he was Editor of then famous but now rested Hotline Magazine in Kaduna. Permit me to tell you a short story so you may appreciate why I truly appreciate this man.I had gone to Hotline to drop an application for employment […]
Tech & Terrorism: Content Moderation Shortcomings Are Topic Of Tech-Led Counterterrorism Initiative
(New York, N.Y.) – Last week, the tech sector’s largest counterterror group, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) convened a forum of industry stakeholders to address ongoing extremist activity online in the wake of protests and civil unrest. The virtual gathering of stakeholders—which included representatives from 30 countries across government, industry, academia, and civil society groups—comes despite […]
Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship: AMDF Celebrates with Didam Laah
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) congratulates Didam Laah Manasseh, an erudite Nigerian broadcaster, over his selection into the 2020/2021 Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Programme (KIF). Didam is one of the 16 young Nigerians selected out of a pool of 1,711 applicants for the 2020/2021 Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship Programme (KIF), starting August 17, 2020. The KIF programme […]
SALLAH: Kano State Govt Distributes Face Masks To Contain The Spread Of COVID 19 During Eid-el Kabir Celebration.
In a bid to contain the spread of COVID 19 during Eid-el Kabir celebration, Kano state government has distributed face masks across five emirate councils of the state. Presenting fifty thousand (50,000) pieces of the face masks to the emir of Gaya Dr Ibrahim Abdulqadir, the representative of governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, commissioner of […]
Anchor-Borrower policy, best gift ever to the Nigerian farmers.
Rice Farmers in Kaduna state have described the current Anchor-Borrower policy of the federal Government as the best gift ever to the Nigerian farmers in the last twenty years. They Rice Farmers also lauded the current presidential fertilizer Initiative of the federal Government while also pledging to take advantage of the ongoing drive towards food […]
AL GORE HONORS CLIMATE ACTIVIST GLORIA KASANG BULUS WITH CLIMATE REALITY’S GREEN RING AWARD
Former US Vice President Al Gore presented the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award to local climate activist Gloria Kasang Bulus at the 44th Climate Reality Leadership Corps Global Training, a virtual event to train attendees with practical skills and knowledge to build an equitable and inclusive movement for climate action and climate justice. The […]
Opinion: ASAKE “THE OSTRICH” JONATHAN
I watched an interview on Arise TV Tuesday morning of July 28th 2020, which hosted the SOUKAPU Chairman Hon. Jonathan Asake and one David Otto an international security analyst and expert in counter terrorism. It was revealing that Asake whom my check revealed he recently resigned from a political party (PDP) could not go beyond […]
Plateau State Local Government Service Commission Transfers 7,551 Staffers.
By Nanyah Daman, Jos. The Plateau State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) has transferred 7,551 out of the 10,378 unified staff across the 17 LGCs of the state to meet the four demands of the tripartite workers of the commission, namely, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE),Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria […]
Hon Saleh and tragedy of leadership
By Simon Reef Musa Rep Gabriel Saleh is a metaphor for how not to make democracy work for the majority good. His appearance on Channels this morning and his confused double speak reveal a troubling disposition on faulty recruitment of leaders in our country. How did Saleh make it to the National Assembly? Okay, he […]