Insecurity: North Senators concerned, works out solution, says Wamakko
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto NORTHERN Senators have expressed deep concerns over the growing security challenges affecting the peace and survival of people in the region and other parts of the country. Speaking on the sidelines following a meeting held by the senators over the disturbing and alarming situation , Chairman of the Forum , Senator […]
Buhari removes acting NBC chief amidst moves to stifle freedom of expression
President Buhari also appointed a new man to In the midst of the furore surrounding the ban on Twitter and other moves to regulate social media, President Muhammadu Buhari has declined to appoint Armstrong Idachaba as the substantive Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mr Idachaba was appointed acting Director-General of the commission, replacing Modibbo Kawu, […]
Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria (CGN) meets … Members keep mum on deliberations
Twenty hours after eminent Nigerians met under the aegis of Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria (CGN), the outcome of their deliberations remained shrouded in secrecy. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who was the convener of the Coalition spoke with journalists on Friday in Abuja but was not forthcoming on the resolutions of the CGN. […]
Nigeria’s situation unpalatable, disintegration not the solution – Obasanji
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is “almost idiotic” to push for Nigeria’s disintegration at a period that Africa gears towards political, social and economic reintegration. He said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the luncheon and investiture of Kehinde Isijola as the new chairman of Nigerian Institution of Surveyor (NIS), Ogun State chapter, on […]
A REBUTTAL TO USING ESAN POPULATION AND VOTING FIGURES AS MEANS OF RESOURCE AND POWER ALLOCATIONS IN EDO STATE
It is pure nonsense using data occasioned by immigration to determine how resources, especially positions in government are allocated in Edo State, because apart from the incorrectness of the census figures, progress in under-developing countries requires geographical mobility of labour from the less developed region to the more developed region. Its attendant “backwash effects” cannot […]
IGP orders suspension of issuance of tinted vehicle permit, bans road blocks.
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens in Nigeria. The IGP announced this on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers including DIGs and Commissioners from across the states. While making the announcement, he reiterated that roadblocks remain prohibited in the country and warned that […]
38 Sokoto indigenous students bag Sudan Universities degree as Tambuwal picks honorary degree
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto No fewer than 38 Sokoto state indigenous students who studied Medicine and related Health Sciences course at Ibn Sina University(ISU) and Nahda International University College (NIUC) all in Khartoum have been certified for the award of degrees of the two institutions with Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal led state delegation to the […]
Our quest for rotational presidency greatest political misdoing – Bafarwa
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Former governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has faulted the continued clamouring and opting for rotational presidency between North and South regions, saying it is the catalyst to the country’s political mistake. He said Nigeria must jettison the idea if it really wants to achieve peace and peaceful existence among […]
TB Joshua Called To Glory
Nigerian preacher TB Joshua, one of Africa’s most influential evangelists, has died at the age of 57. A post on his Facebook page, which has more than five million followers, said: “God has taken His servant”. He was said to have died on Saturday shortly after conducting a live broadcast, but the cause of his […]
KADSPAC: ‘Track, Monitor Social Protection Activities’ – SP Chairperson tells Local Government Champions at strategy meeting.
Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition, (KADSPAC), has held an experience Sharing Meeting with Local Goverment Social Protection Champions from the 23 Local Goverment Areas of kaduna State. Speaking during the meeting held in kaduna on 4th June,2021 the Chairperson of the Coalition Jessica Batholomew, said the gathering was to share experiences on social protection intervention […]