100 Days in Office: CSOs, Journalists X-trays Governor el-Erufai’s Administration
Some members Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and Journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday x-trayed the performance of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna in the last one year of the second tenure of his administration. The CSOs and media practitioners who converged to analyze and discuss campaigns promises and inauguration speech commitments by the governor noted among […]
Sokoto police trails former governor Bafarawa’s son, Abdullahi, Saifullahi for homicide, arrest others for kidnapping, armed robbery, sodomy, others
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto DETERMINED to unravel crime and perpetrators in line with its “Puff Adar” operation initiative, the Sokoto state police command’s efforts has paid off as its in the trail of two murder suspects, Abdullahi Bafarawa a.k.a ‘Jokolo’ son of former governor Attahiru DAlhatu Bafarawa and one Shamsuddeen Lawal for allegedly committing culpable […]
Commonwealth of Learning confers fellowship on NOUN VC
Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, was Thursday conferred with the Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The fellowship was handed over to him by the President and CEO of the Canada-based COL, Prof. Asha Kanwar, during the ongoing Pan-Commonwealth Forum 9th edition (PCF9) holding at […]
FUOYE PROTEST: Prof Kolapo Olusola Sympathized with Students, fault Bisi Fayemi on Violence
Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State,Prof Kolapo Olusola (ELEKA) on Thursday offered his condolences to the victims of shootings in the Federal University of Oye Ekiti The sad occurrence which led to the killings of some students of Federal University Oye Ekiti and leaving many to injuries by security details attached to Chief (Mrs.) Bisi […]
NASS cannot takeover Edo Assembly’s functons —Court
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Thursday restrained the National Assembly from interfering in the affairs of Edo House of Assembly. Justice Kolawole Omotosho in a ruling also stated that NASS could not compel Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to issue another proclamation within the lifespan of an existing proclamation for the […]
Northern Governors Holds Emergency Meeting in Kaduna
The Northern Governors under the auspices of Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) today converged on Sir Kashim Ibrahim House ,Kaduna State to discuss issues concerning security ,economy and other matters of development . Chairman of the forum, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State dropped the hint in his opening address at the meeting ongoing at […]
Bauchi Governor Assigns Portfolio to New Commissioners
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has assigned portfolios to the newly appointed Commissioners in the State, a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the State, Alhaji Mohammed Sabi’u Baba has indicated. According to the statement, Prof. Adamu Ahmed has been posted to the Ministry of Lands and Survey, Aliyu Usman Tilde, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari describes Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria as bandits.
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east region of the country as bandits. He said that his administration would continue to treat and handle the insurgency as the Federal Government steps up efforts to fight against it in the region. President Buhari explained that the government was concentrating on repairing […]
XENOPHOBIA: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE?
Africa has a future. For many centuries, generations of Asians and Europeans have trooped into the continent for human and various natural resources. But, Africa and Africans have struggled to liberate themselves from the shackles of stagnation and underdevelopment that have characterized the region for many decades. More frequently, news of despicable and dastardly acts […]
Why Atiku Isn’t Coming
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.Twitter: @farooqkperogiPoor leadership is obviously a grave, enduring problem in Nigeria, but an even graver problem, in my opinion, is the country’s docile, acquiescent, and fatalistic citizenry. Most Nigerians are afflicted by a condition anthropologists call cargo cult mentality, that is, the superstitious belief, first recorded among pre-modern tribes in Melanesia, that […]