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It is a few minutes after one, the scurry sun penetrates the skin with its deep bite, even at a speed of 2min per km, if all has gone well, the remaining journey from Bade junction in Kaduna state to Abuja wouldn’t have taken less than an hour thirty-minutes or more, my thoughts kept refilling its space as I think of many tasks to do when I finally get home. My gracious thoughts were that I had escaped the traffic jam at the Assop water-fall village, a descending town at the bottom of the Jos plateau as one leaves the mountainous heart of the cold breezes of the ancient town. Experience had thought me to make my trip early anytime am in plateau during the Yuletide but for one reason or another I found myself in the still traffic at Assop Village where an accident involving one of the state transport service vehicles has collided with a trailer leaving many of its commuters injured beyond what I can describe. The narrow lane allows for another mov...

The Emir palace to the central Mosque Bauchi was the nucleus of the gathering as friends and well wishers of Dr Ibrahim Waziri, former Special Adviser on economic and political matter to governor Isah Yuguda and Chairman Board of Media communication limited turn out in their numbers to the wedding Fatiha of his two daughters Zainab (walida) Ibrahim Waziri and Fiddausi,S,Waziri in Bauchi on Saturday 18 of December 2022. Speaking to news men shortly before the wedding Fatiha,Dr Waziri says,the only way Nigerians can lives as one nation is to build bridge across the different ethnics and geographical zone in the country by using marriage as one of such tool to national integration. He says,as a true Moslem,he believes the Holy Quran has set a standard for marriage and one of such standard is love among his fellow human based on equity’s ,true and trust as he does not discriminate against any tribal. He called on Nigerians to allow peace and tranquillity to reign among them by also p...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked Nigerian students to fully participate in the 2023 elections by voting for candidates based on their records. The Speaker said the Nigerian youths should not pass up the opportunity of electing the next political leaders on their terms, which could only be achieved with their full participation in the electoral process. Gbajabiamila spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while welcoming executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by their President, Usman Barambu, to his office at the National Assembly. They were on a "thank you" visit to the Speaker over the resolution of the 8-month industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). While appreciating the visit, the Speaker highlighted the importance of the Nigerian youth in national development, saying, "You are a very important segment of Nigeria for national development. The role of yo...

Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images by Helen Davidson in Taipei Xi Jinping has been confirmed as leader of China for a precedent-breaking third term, after a week-long political meeting eliminated key rivals and strengthened his political power. The 20th Party Congress, the most important meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist party five-year political cycle, saw about 2,400 delegates gather in Beijing to rubber-stamp major reshuffles and constitutional changes before its official close on Saturday. At a press event on Sunday, the seven members of China’s most powerful political body, the politburo standing committee (PSC), were revealed as they walked on stage in order of rank. “I was reelected as the general secretary of the CPC central committee,” Xi said in opening remarks, before presenting the six other members: Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, a...

For his commitment to national security and cohesion, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday last week conferred on the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi the award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR). He was among the 447 high-profile personalities across Nigeria and beyond to be so honoured with the country’s revered national awards. Interestingly, this rare recognition did not come on a platter of gold. His acumen on the security turf provided the kernel of the federal government’s capacity to decimate the lingering insurgency and pockets of threats in the north and south of Nigeria. As would be expected, Yusuf Magaji Bichi upon the renewal of his mandate by President Buhari only recently, vowed that comprehensive data on individuals and groups threatening national security and the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians would be compiled with a view to dealing decisively with the malevolent elements. Magaji said all ...

The Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, has said that STI will strengthen financial, Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Nigeria. Chief Ikoh said this at the opening ceremony of the South East Zonal dialogue between government and stakeholders in the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ecosystem for global competitiveness and productivity in Enugu State. The Minister stated that the world is moving STI based economy, stressing that any financial policy that is not in line with STI driven will surely fail. He said that the dialogue was a key strategy for the full implementation of the Presidential Executive Order NO.5 which is aimed at placing Nigerian Service Providers, Farmers, Manufacturers, Youth, Women and other National Stakeholders at the centre of the Nigerian Economy. Chief Ikoh pointed out that the dialogue is key to the establishment and implementation of the Technology and Innovation Centres for Global Competitivenes...

The Speaker house of representative Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed deep pleasure on the decision by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend their eight Months strike action. Gbajabiamila said the decision is the right one as it will Allowed students at public universities in the country to resume their academic activities. He thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammdu Buhari, GCFR; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha; Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu; Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige; Professor Emmanuel Osodeke and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for working to resolve the issues that necessitated the strike action. The speaker also Appreciated the efforts of his colleagues in the House of Representatives for the decision to intervene in negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). I am confident that the House will ...

The Itekpa Community development Association (ICODA) has send a “save our soul” message (SOS) to the governor of Cross River State ,His Excellency Professor Ben Ayade and all her political representatives to come to the aid of the community as the continues season flooding of the Uwu River that boundary Cross river with Benue state left without construction of the bridge will soon wipe away many part of the Itakpa communities. The National President of ICODA Mr. Patrick Odey make this called at this year annual celebration of Itekpa -Igede new Yam festival in Abuja while playing audiences to his follower community members who hosted him and others dignity for the annual new yam festival celebration. According to the National President ,Itekpa is very a strategic community border in Cross state with over sixteen communities wards but as he speak,the flooding of the Owu River had threatened and removed some of the community with more treat on the remaining ones if the bridge over...

King Charles III has pledged to serve the country “with loyalty, respect and love” in an emotional address in which he paid tribute to his mother, the Queen, saying: “May ‘flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.’” Speaking with “feelings of profound sorrow”, he said: “Queen Elizabeth’s was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today.” In a speech that reflected his transition from heir to the throne to king, he also acknowledged his role must change. He spoke of the “roles and duties of monarchy” and the sovereign’s relationship with the Church of England, in which, he said, his own faith was rooted. “I have been brought up to cherish a sense of duty to others, and to hold in the greatest respect the precious traditions, freedoms and responsibilities of our unique history and our system of parliamentary government,” he said. A service of prayer and reflection at St Pau...

Aid projects in DRC and Zimbabwe encourage rural inhabitants to eat insects rich in vitamins and others minerals The UK aid spending is encouraging hunger-stricken Africans to eat insects, with projects aiming to develop the practice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe with extension to others Africa countries. Edible insects have long been touted as a resource-efficient source of protein, requiring less land and water than conventional livestock. However, taste and cultural resistance have proved to be stumbling blocks in extending the practice in many parts of the world. About £50,000 UK aid project in the DRC will be used to put African insects like caterpillars, migratory locusts and black soldier flies on the menu According to the Guardian Report, the initiative is being spearheaded in the North and South Kivu provinces of the DRC, where cattle farming is one of the few ways to make a living for rural inhabitants. But as the population in these regions gro...

Benue State had always been on spotlight, either for herdsmen and farmers deadly crashes,or for its politics of royal rainbow that often pierced the political gladiators against each other’s. To Many Nigerians,Benue State symbolizes the food baskets of the nation, the rich trough of arable-land with a vast species of all kind of fruits, root crops and vast ate-able grasses that won it a place for cattle ranches.This deposition of the state as a natural fertile valley for animals husbandry made the state, the enviable spot for the Federal ministry of Agriculture to designate it for the pilot scheme for the RUGA protect which has been becomes a brouhaha between Benue and the Buhari led government. Beside it natural vegetation, Benue remains rich in all area of natural resources,and it hidden asset are the people. Benue State is predominately occupy by three major tribes, the Tivs,Idoma and the Igede’s among other smaller ethnic groups.Although,Igede tribe is the smaller amon...

“No nation develops in another man's language,A nation can develop in its mother language faster no matter as how small they are” This is an empirical statement that had been thorize across some parts of Europe and Asia with a proven records. The like of Poland, Finland ,Sweden and even China had developed through this lines . In Africa, majority nationality were refused self independent to safe guard the colonial interest during the independent era. Ahead 2023 will be another years of laminations for Nigerians till all the regionals decide to develop in their mother tongues by asking for their regional autonomy or self governance. Nigeria's problem is not who mounts the Presidency but how we can unite about two hundred nations into one country which is an image that emerging leaders in the forthcoming elections will dare of. It is not done even in Europe, it was deliberately allowed in African nations as a guard for the colonial interest Nigerians must wake up!,Let chan...

The Founder and National President of Favoured Farmers Community Empowerment Trust (FFACET), Ambassador Tanimu Joseph Yakubu, has pledged the support and collaboration of the organization with the federal government in the effort to address hunger and guarantee food security in the midst of festering challenges. Ambassador Yakubu made the commitment in Abuja over the weekend, while inaugurating the senior team of FFACET aimed at fast tracking its operations with a view to impacting on the targeted groups in the country. He disclosed that FFACET has be given a mandate in partnership with a foreign organization to cultivate 25 hectares of arable land for massive wheat production in order to address the current hunger and starvation facing the country, noting that Nigerians, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or sectional creed, would be involved in the clearing, cultivation and planting of the produce. “It’s a task that must be done. We are willing and ready to address hunger in the la...

The question now is, how and when will this war end? Putin’s death will one day be inevitable, but Russia’s defeat is not.’ Russian soldiers walk through the debris of the Azovstal iron and steel works, June 2022. Photograph: AP “On the front page – war, on the back page – the crossword.” A line from my novel The Light and the Dark sprang to mind as I travelled on a train shortly after Russia’s invasion of “ Sitting across from me, a passenger was reading the paper: on the front page, there was the war; on the back page, the crossword. Time has passed since then, and the daily atrocities have started to disappear from the headlines, despite the battles growing more savage each day. But no one in the west wants to hear about war any more – people are tired of horror and solidarity. They want peace, no price rises, a quiet life and a nice holiday. It’s not the first time my writing has sounded the alarm over horrors to come. Before the, I used an analogy with the Russian folk tale ...

When Hon Abubakar Abduullahi Ahmad was declared as substantic PDP winner of the Sokoto South/North Federal constituency, little did the people know that the messiah whom they were looking for had come to deliver the dividend of democracy to them ,which they have been yearning for a long time. Hon. Ahmad Came in almost two years to the end of the 9th assembly ternure , but that did not deter him from achieving his dreams for the people of his constituency, hence all eyes were on him having aspired to represent the people from the township centre of Sokoto State. Already the PDP lawmaker without wasting time swung into action by making huge remarkable achievements in the area of constituency outreach and legislation to Sokoto South /North federal constituency . The Sokoto born lawmaker who served meritoriously with the state government and retired from the civil service is also known for his forthrightness and doggedness. He is respected for his ...

The National Association of Nigeria Drugs Monitoring (NANDRUM) a non governmental organization has mobilized a 5000 match to sensitize the public against Drug abuse in Abuja. The team of men and women were in National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja where they were received y the Committee clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives on Drug and Narcotic on behalf of the chairmen as part of this year sensitization program. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the event,the Organizer and Chief executive of the Organization,Mrs Christabel Okoye said, “the youths were brought together from across the states to discuss on how to reduce drugs abuse among the peers and also to sensitized the youths, producers ,retailers across the Drug chain lines on the danger of drugs abuse in the country . She claimed, NANDRUM has been mobilizing youths across the country over the last five years in it effort to educate drugs abuse among the youths and provide a platform to engage them on technica...

As the political activities toward the next general election Knick into it full gear, what will make the difference is how politicians play into the minds of the masses to win their votes, knowing too well that the era of ballot snatching is gradually leaving the electoral space with the introduction of BVAN and the online transmission of election results from a voting point or collection center by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). As part of my community reportage, I was opportune to report the community help projects undertaken by Hon, David Ogewu which was published in the February edition of The Dialogue Magazine, where the former House of Representative member for Oju/Obi Federal Constituent in Benue state boo doze every nooks and Conner of Igede land with a laudable project even before he aspired into politics to heel the called by Igede nation to represent them at the House of Rep in 2019. Nothing speaks more to the character of this Asute politician than...

> Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo, Member Representing the good people of Yala1 State Constituency has congratulated Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on his victory in the primary election held on 14th, July 2022, at Ogoja Council Secretariat, Cross River State Northern Senatorial District. Reacting to the Victory,,Hon Regina Anyogo congratulate Prof. Ben Ayade on his victory at the party primaries and hail his emergence as the senatorial Candidate Cross River North and Flagbearer of our great party, “the APC” as a sign of good prospects for the party in the forthcoming 2023 senatorial Elections. According to Rt. Hon. Regina Anyogo,Ben Ayade’s resounding victory is an affirmation of his widely-acknowledged sterling performance both as a former senator and governor. She said: “Today, All Progressives Congress members in Cross River State State rose in their large numbers to exercise their democratic rights. “They voted massively to give Governor Ben Ayade a clear mandate to co...