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The Dialogue : *Movement 4 New Nigeria Asks Tinubu To Appoint Alk... : The movement in Press briefing in Abuja yesterday.  The national coordinator of the movement for a New Nigeria (MNN), Dr. Steve Arowolo has ...

                    Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria, Karu  local government of nassawa state and Youth Leader of Ado Community Comrade Nasiru Isah had raised concerned over the rising profile of kidnapping cases in Gurku /Kabusu Council ward in Karu local area of Nassawa state.  The Youth leader raised the alarm when he received a reports of the kidnapping  of Hon Hussaini A. Yusuf, former Councilor of  Gurku/Kabusu  Ward and former Majority leader of  Karu Local government Area of Nasarawa State  The young politician turned business man was Kidnapped during a Business inspection trip to Kaduna State as the owner of Timber  The report have it that,his abductor called him to check out a timber deal and end up kidnapping him. As of this reports  the his whereabout  is yet  unknown and the kidnapers have say to be reaching out to the family with a demand for fifteen millio...

 Approaching the upcoming Edo State 2023 Local Area Elections slated for September 2nd, we find ourselves at a crucial juncture that holds great significance for our communities. This impending event underscores the necessity of upholding fundamental principles: competence, capacity, integrity, and genuine representation. These values take on particular importance as we choose not only chairmanships but also councilors who will play pivotal roles within the local government structure. The local government's capacity to drive substantial development and empowerment at the grassroots level cannot be understated Mr. Williams As the election day draws near, it is imperative that each and every vote resonates as a steadfast call for progress, moving beyond allegiances driven solely by political motives. The act of casting our votes must be guided by an unwavering aspiration for concrete change and real influence. Within the framework of our governance system, the local government should...

Amid the ebb and flow of time, we pause today to honor a beacon of inspiration and empowerment, Cornelius Ikalumhe. Based in the heart of Abuja and firmly rooted in Afashio - Uzairue, his journey has become synonymous with the essence of effective leadership and positive change. As the sun rises on his birthday, we reflect on the transformative power of his presence. Cornelius, through his unwavering commitment and relentless dedication, has channeled his energies towards uplifting the lives of those he encounters. His leadership resonates not in grand speeches alone, but in the tangible and lasting impact it leaves on individuals and communities.                   Afashio - Uzairue  The tapestry of Cornelius's influence is woven with threads of empathy, determination, and an unyielding spirit. He stands as a testament to the fact that leadership is not just about steering a ship through calm waters, but about navigating the storms with ...

  A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State,  the chairman, Comrade Isah Nasiru  has congratulated the newly inaugurated Commissioners and Members of the State Executive Council (SEC).  Comrade, Nasiru who double as speaker youth assembly of Nigeria, karu electoral ward in a congratulatory message issued on Monday shortly after the swearing-in ceremony in Lafia urged them to see the opportunity given them as a responsibility and not a title.  He also congratulated Governor Sule over his choice of Cabinet Members to help drive the State to prosperity.    According to Comrade, Nasir the Governor line up great men in his Cabinet and expressed optimism that they will deliver.  The Commissioners who were sworn-in and administered oaths of office include Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, Dr. Gaza Gwamna, Mrs Munira Andullahi, Barrister Imam Zanwa, Dr. John Mamman and Princess Margaret Elayo.  Others are Mrs Aisha Rufai, H...

Sarkin Gurku His Royal Highness, Alh. Jibrin Waziri has regained his freedom after spending one week in captivity.  Accordingly, the royal father was released by his abductors in the early hours of Monday unhurt.  While thanking all that assisted in one way or the other towards the release of the monarch,  the Gurku traditional council confirmed the release of the paramount ruler of the Chiefdom, but regrettably, the abductors are still holding hostage the wife Hajia Sa'adatu that were kidnapped along with the royal father.   Mallam Zubairu whose double as District Head /Madakin Gurku has called for an intensified prayers for the release of the wife of the royal father, the traditional council equally appreciated the security agents and appealed to the residents to be calm and vigilant as security is a responsibility of all.   More details soon

  Emir of Gurku Ahaji Jibrin Waziri The Ado Progressive Youths Association, a unifying force representing the entire spectrum of Ado youth, vehemently denounces and deplores the brazen abduction of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gurku, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri, and his esteemed wife, Hajiya Saadatu. This heinous act transpired earlier this week within the very confines of his ancestral home, Gurku, situated in the Karu local government area of Nassarawa state. In an official press communiqué disseminated on Tuesday, the resolute President -the voice of the Association, Mallam Nasiru Isah (Comrade), expressed profound sorrow and conveyed the collective melancholy that pervades the Ado youth community. We stand in solidarity with the Gurku community, offering heartfelt sympathies for the distressing incident that has befallen His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gurku, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri, and his venerable spouse, Hajiya Saadatu, as they were plucked from their realm in broad daylight. Com...

Justice Rabi T.Umar  post with members of committee of  administration of justice in Bauchi The Bauch state Chief Jurdge Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has reconnected 31 Awaiting Trial Persons (ATPs) from Bauchi and other Custodial Centres across the state  with their families, courtesy of the Committee on administration of Justice. According to reports by the judicial correspondents in the state say, " the State Chief Judge led the committee administration justice on a routine quarterly visit to review cases, released the awaiting trial persons where she charged them to be of good and examplinary conduct when they move back to their home.  The correctional service ATPs showed that 14 persons were set free from the Bauchi main  Custodial Centre, while 10, 5 and 2 were respectively released from Tafawa Balewa, Ningi and Misau. At the Katagum Correctional Service in Zaki Local Government Area, one of the centres Justice Rabi visited,  expressed serious concern up...

                     Ahj Adamu . A Galajen              SON Zonal Operation Bauchi  The Standard Organizations of Nigeria SON have confisicated over 150 bags of counterfeit fertilizer and arrested the producer in Chinade town of Katagum local government area in Bauchi state. Parading the suspect to  journalists in Bauchi, the North East, Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Adamu Abba Galajen Bauchi said, "the suspect was arrested in Chinade town  by the operatives team of SON  on Saturday  market in Chinade District.  According to the Zonal Coordinator, the suspect was caught  producing counterfeit Golden Fertilizer using four different combination sacks of fertilizer products of Mai Rago, Freedom, Boko and Indoorama, while rebagging it on Golden fertilizer bags to sold as original product to the consumers.  He further disclosed that,the Organizations has confiscated o...

 Stakeholders in humanitarian management has commended Inter-community Development service (IDS) for it prudent and accountability in projects implementation across Northeast of Nigeria . This recommendations was given at the stakeholders inception meeting held in Maiduguri the Borno state capital when IDS and the World Food Programme (WEP) met to sensitized the stakeholders on the World Food Programme (WFP) “funded Life-Saving (Crisis Response) in Northeast Nigeria Project” Speaking from Scotland on remote,IDS Director Morag Mcclurg, in her remarks, emphasized the Organization commitment to accountability to the affected populations and assured participants of protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and assured the stakeholders that, “gender and disabilities inclusion are top priorities for IDS Nigeria. She appreciates the World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria and the Country Office for the steadfast partnership with IDS and assured participants that, IDS will build on t...

In a society that aspires to achieve disability inclusion and equal opportunities for all, it is disheartening to witness policies perpetuating exclusion and hindering the progress of persons with disabilities. The recent enactment of the student loan (Access to higher education) Bill 2023 in Nigeria, although commendable in its attempt at improving access to higher education, has unfortunately failed to adequately address the needs of students with disabilities who form part of the most vulnerable and underprivileged in the society. The living expenses or other fees that students with disabilities will incur, which are more expensive than the tuition covered by the act, were virtually ignored in Section 3. The act expressly excludes accommodations, feeding, and the purchase of learning materials, which students with disabilities need to fully participate in academic activities. This falls short of giving students with disabilities equitable opportunities, continuing the unintended exc...

                Mr. Ijale Eru  Vice President, Omini N’ Igede Suleja The president of Omini N' Igede Suleja Mr Angwa Achor Godwin had called on the people of  Igede to shun violence of any major if they must be a meaningful developments in their communities. Mr. Achor makes this call in Suleja over the weekend shortly  after the general meeting of the association held in  Paulosa Suleja Niger state. According to the President, the people of igede are brothers and any misunderstanding should be addressed in a peaceful manners rather than resulting to a communal disputes which had destroyed the effort of some level of developments the people has been working hard over the decades to achieved. The president say ",the association had contributed through the National body  of Omin 'N Igede through the branch for the general body to forster peace accord with the waring brothers and he  believed, allot is been done to eschew...

                   Senator Aliyu A. Wadada The Senator representing  Nasarawa West  Senatorial district  Aliyu Ahmed Wadada has expressed his appreciation to all the people of his constituency for standing by him during the   last elections . Senator Wadada who won under the Social Democratic Party SDP stated this at a reception organised by him for his people after his sweaeing in ceremony at his Polo club keffi Nasarawa state. He stated that his victory at the polls was made possible because of the electorate even though he was in the opposition political Party . Wadada explained that the votes he polled to beat the ruling Party APC was unimaginable ,adding that the difference was claer which was necessitated by the electorate. He said he was not the best but the people voted him because the believed in him. Saying that he will not disappoint them . According to him, he will ensure that he do his best to carry ...

  Pep Guardiola begged  Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish to  makes Manchester City proud again  in heir FA Cup final showdown against Manchester United on Saturday... Nigerians fans glued to viewing center for the FA cup final despite new petroleum price that shoot up food prices in Africa largest economy. 

  Rt,Hon Aliyu Betara Chairman House Committees on Defense. A season journalist and a famous National Assembly correspondent over a decade,Mr Williams Ochonu had extort the leadership quality of Hon Betera,member representing Biu, Bayo, Kwaya Kusar, Shani Federal Constituency of Borno State in the Federal House of Representative in an article he published in national tribune news paper online which he explained why Hon Betara should seek for the position of Speakership in the 10th National Assembly. According to Mr Williams Ochonu,”Hon Betara is man of few words  but impeccable words and distinguished parliamentarian whose contributions to advancing democracy in Nigeria is note worthy over time in the House of Representative. Quoting the veteran journalist “Leadership is the creation of an environment in which others can self-actualize in the process of completing the job.” “If your actions inspire others to dream, learn, do, and become more, you are a leader.” He said, the ab...

  As Controversies have continue to trail inconclusive declaration of    governorship election in Adamawa, One of the latest is the fingering of Aliyu Wakili Boya Member elect, House of Representatives Fufore/ Song Constituency over the Fufore electoral malpractices.  Over the weekend,Governor of Adamawa State, His Excellency Alh Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who is also the cahndidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,    PDP, on two occasions, on national television accused, Hon. Boya of sponsoring thugs who snatch election results sheets in Fufore.  But, few hours after the allegation on Channels Television by Governor Fintiri,Barr. Wakili Boya    Member elect of Fufore/Song Constituency has denied the allegations. Speaking    to some group of journalists     at the Anamdi Ezikiwe International Airport Abuja on way his    back from Yola say    “The allegation is completely unfounded.  He say,”he was ...

It is barely some weeks ago that , the Nigeria Presidential and federal parliamentary elections were conducted .Amist all expectations, the election of three-horse race with other contenders came out with a smoking surprises as States evisages by poll observers to win their traditional strong holds were left with open-mouth when the result start rolling. Traditionally, States that were dominated by traditional party fall flat to a new opposition parties visa vise and the euphoria fever kept gripping the political stakeholders across party lines and when the result finally hit INEC portal, it was another delibrating points for fresh analysis as per what went wrong and who's were behind the political tsunami that left political biggest wits with no laughter at the victory table . In Nassawa state, the homestead of the All People Congress g(APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the incumbent governors, Engineer Sule Abdullahi, the surprises are beyond observers calc...

Our country, "Nigeria," is at a crossroads, and whatever we can do as people to salvage the situation will not be too much a sacrifice. From community leaders to our politicians and all citizens of this country,the clarion call is now, as people they is the need to comes out e-mass if the yarning for the change we all desired as citizens of this great country must been achieved by all especially as we turn another leaf in the coming general elections . (Right now,the politicians are in the forefront of the calls when most of them has paid very high to get their political parties nominations forms) The worries now should not be the cash crunch ,fuel scarcity or the incessant killings across the nation even as ugly and horrific as they are,the worry now should be what set and kind of politicians heeding the calls to-be returns to office .It is not because, the current political class who threw their hats into the contest are not qualified, but Nigerians are afraid of wh...

The dwindling of electricity supply within Abuja city is putting its residents on their toes to provide power for themselves rather than depending on Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) which power supply is at its ebb at this moment of the hot season . For instance, statistics from the Centre for Management Development, had revealed that an estimated 60 million Nigerians spent about N1.6tn on generators annually due to the low output from from the power sector over the years. However,the implication of this huge expenditure according to experts is that there are huge business opportunities in the repair and maintenance of generators,as adequate power supply is one of the Prerequisite to any nation development . Abuja ,Nigeria Federal Capital is the nation brain box for policy development,implementation as well as enforcement,with the above position ,it is expected that,the capital city will be freed of every factors bedeviling power supply in the country compared to ...

Towards the forthcoming coming 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Lawyer Without Border has concluded the training of Officers of Police Complaints Response Unit (PCRU) of Nigeria Police Force on human rights in Abuja. The two days training was organised by Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France), in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria through its Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives Funding for 2022/2023 plans. The program was also been harmonized by ASF France in collaboration with its local partners, the Nigerian Bar Association, tagged “Strengthening the National Actors Capacities and Advocating for Ending Severe Human Rights Violations in Nigeria project”, it was map out to address human rights violations, torture, arbitrary detention and extra-judicial killings. ASF France also acclaimed that the scheme was to train officers of the PCRU on response to human rights violations in the country and to also advance the United Nations Convention Against Tortu...

The naira swap policy by the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the deadline is gaining more momentum as Bauchi state political activist and a former gubernatorial aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the defunct fourth Republic in Bauchi state Dr. Ibrahim Waziri had sued the central bank governor, Dr. Godwin Emelifle and the federal government of Nigeria with President Mohammadu Buhari and the Antoney general of the Federation Alhaji Ibrahim Malami for the violation of Nigerian rights. First, In an interlocutory injunction restraining the CBN and the Federal Government for carrying on with the policy filed in the Federal high court Bauchi division,the defendant is urging the Court to retain the 1st and the 2nd Respondents from enforcing the deadline of 31st January 2023 for rejection of the #200,#500 and #10000 notes as a legal tender pending the conclusion of the suit. Second, an order directing the respondent to maintain status quo Ante Bellum as it exi...