Ganduje is a Monster, But Sanusi Is Not a Victim
Notes From Atlanta By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Governor Abdullahi “Gandollar” Ganduje is no doubt a contemptibly philistine monster of avarice and debauchery who dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano because he couldn’t stomach the former emir’s disapproval of the electoral fraud that brought him to power. There is also no […]
A TALE OF TWO STATES IN NIGERIA
In 2015, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Abia to have generated IGR of N13+ billions, with Kaduna trailing with N11+ billion. This meant that Abia was doing better than Kaduna as at then in terms of Internal revenue generation (IGR) Fast forward to 2019 and the story became different. Figures […]
Kaduna CSOs move to track 2020 Budget implementation
An elaborate template for budget tracking and monitoring of the 2020 budget – with special emphasis on procurement status, level of compliance, budget source documents and payments – have been put in place to identify bureaucratic bottlenecks, militating against optimum budget implementation in Kaduna state. This renewed impetus of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), was […]
Atinuke: The Chief Whip that needs to be whipped!
It was Abraham Lincoln that said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” The late literary giant Achebe had also attributed the problem of Nigeria to squarely that of leadership. Yes! These statements are ever true. I was in my house in London on […]
ASUU Strike: Lecturers meet Nigerian govt delegation
…govt reaches agreement with lecturers on IPPIS The Nigerian government has reached an interim agreement with striking university lecturers to integrate the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The IPPIS is the government’s accountability software that has been made compulsory for all public institutions, mainly for personnel […]
THE NETHERLANDS CONSULATE-GENERAL RECIEVES THE VOICE2REP TOP 10 FINALIST AT THE LAGOS EMBASSY.
The Voice2Rep campaign which is supported by the Netherlands embassy, Luminate, Chocolate City and Don’t Drop the Mic is aimed at birthing the next Nigerian music stars who support greater representation, participation and accountability across Nigeria by developing socially conscious music for positive social change and to hold government to account had announced her top […]
How Chief Obafemi Awolowo dethroned the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Adeyemi Adeniran who married 200 wives in 1955
Power is no doubt an intoxicating factor in the lives of many – men and women alike. This is really the reason many come out on different platforms in different levels of the society to hustle for it. Eventually though not many are able to effectively handle and maneuver through it. That is why it […]
Sanusi Gets Another Kaduna Govt Appointment As KASU Chancellor
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has gotten another appointment from the Kaduna State government. In a statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Wednesday, the government named Sanusi as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU). According to the statement signed by the governor’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, the former Emir […]
LEAVE PRESIDENT BUHARI OUT OF THE KANO EMIRATE ISSUE – PRESIDENCY
President Muhammadu Buhari has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano. All such insinuations are untrue, malicious and politically motivated. The President does not have a history of intervening in the affairs of any state in the country, unless the issue at hand is […]
Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Arrested For Threatening Al Noor Mosque In Christchurch
Suspect Used Telegram Channel Dedicated To Brenton Tarrant To Upload Threat (New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, a suspect was arrested by New Zealand law enforcement for uploading an […]