Ex President Jonathan Visits Emir of Bauchi
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has paid a courtesy visit to his Royal Highness, the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu at his palace. Former Nigerian leader appreciated the Emir for the warm reception accorded to him and members of his entourage. GEJ described Governor Bala as […]
OPEN LETTER: ISA ASHIRU WRITES EL-RUFAI
OPEN LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KADUNA STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY MALAM NASIR AHMED EL-RUFA’I Your Excellency, It is with a high sense of responsibility that I have decided to write to you this Open Letter to express my utmost concern over the rising insecurity in our dear Kaduna State. The widespread cases of banditry, […]
FUOYE promotes 19 academic staff to professorial cadre
The Management of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has announced the promotion of 19 senior academic staff members to the professorial cadre. Special Adviser on Media Matters to the Vice-Chancellor, Mr Wole Balogun, who disclosed this in a press release at the weekend, said the FUOYE Governing Council, on Thursday, approved the promotion of the […]
NIGERIA: BEFORE OUR GLORY DEPARTS. EASTER MESSAGE 2021 – By Matthew Hassan KUKAH, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese.
“If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf.” – Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604 AD) 1: Easter Sunday is here again. But first, […]
Ex-gov Idris urges unity of Nigerians, commend Sultan for title
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The newly turbaned caliphate’s ‘ Jekandan Sokoto’ Alhaji Ibrahim Idris and a former Kogi state governor says only the unity of Nigerians can stand the test of the quest for peace and development of the country. Idris also described Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar as a true symbol of his fore fathers […]
YINKA ODUMAKIN: “EVERYBODY GET E OWN WAKA”
Abuja airport 2010.I was sitting by a bar nursing a bottle of soda and fuming.My flight has just been postponed.An un identified call came in.I picked and shouted a rude yes into the phone.Then the voice said I’m looking at you .Can I approach?I said who’s this ?He said you’ll see.Then he came out of […]
My Countri Man No Vex Experience : Stories From Kaduna Prisons- SMG Onibiyo
On my first day at the Kaduna maximum prison, I was still in my South-South attire without any slippers on. My elder brother had gone to get one; as I won’t know what to get, he was to go home, get a toothbrush, Vaseline (since it was during harmattan), a couple of clothes including my […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy: Osho Free Thingz … “I put it to you”.
Weeks ago I attended a child dedication ceremony in Port Harcourt, among other notable people in Port Harcourt who were in attendance, was a serving Commissioner in Rivers State. My friend’s child was the celebrant and he the host. The mistake most of us made in life is lack of the wisdom to distinguish a […]
Sultan turbans 20 titles, urges their support as 3 Dasukis emerge
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE ancient city of Sokoto , seat of the caliphate, took a unique turn to offer its famous traditional honour and hospitality to visitors as twenty new royalties triumphed in with their titles in the Sultanate when Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar performed the official turbanning with a call on the title […]
MTN Announces Alternative Chanels After Bank Disconnection
The Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) has provided an alternative channels to subscribers and customers to recharge their lines after some commercial banks disconnected it services. DAILY GIST had reported how some Nigerian banks disconnected the network service providers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and banking apps. Customers were also unable […]