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  By Harun Umar, Jos Jibwis Health Association of Nigeria, JIBHAN has carried out free medical care for the people of Amper metropolis, where free blood pressure check,  physiotherapy services, including giving of free drugs,  and other type of surgeries, among others, were carried out in the community. JIBHAN is a non governmental organization  under the umbrella of Jama'atu Izalatul Bid'ah wa ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) which provides medical assistance to the people in need, regardless of tribe, sect or religion. Speaking at the event, national chairman of the association, Dr. Ismail Abubakar Ahmad, hinged the exercise on the expression of  Jibwis love for the community and beyond.   While citing the essence of the free medical outreach, Dr. Isma'il disclosed that a lot of people had died from illnesses that should not have killed them, noting that one way for people to offer help is to start with what they have. “We did quite varieties of  checkups. A lot of tests were car

  By Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze, Abuja The Federal Government has disclosed that telecommunications subscribers would pay five per cent tax on calls, SMS and data services. Meanwhile, stakeholders in the industry have expressed dissatisfaction over government’s resolve to implement five per cent excise duty on all telecommunications services in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja yesterday at the Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Implementation of Excise Duty, the Executive Secretary, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Ajibola Olude, said taking cognizance of the hardship in Nigeria at a time like this, the government should rescind its decision to implement the five per cent excise duty on telecommunications operators. He said government should channel its resources to other sectors to diversify the economy. “What I am saying is that the proposed excise duty on all telecommunications companies is badly intended by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning and Nige

 AHEAD of 2023 general and Presidential elections, Northern Christians have rejected in totality the Muslim/ Ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC that has produced Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the Presidential candidate and Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate, describing the action as an agenda to economically and olitically marginalise Northern Christians. The decision which was taken Friday at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja during the APC Northern Christians Leader Summit in conjunction with Christians from the north is a serious indication that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Sen Shettima Kashim would face the herculean task convincing christains of northern extraction to vote for them in the 2023 poll. The Christian leaders have vowed that no Christian would vote for the present arrangement of the APC. Speaking as the Chairman of the event which has Christians drawn from the Nineteen Northern States, former Secretary to the government of the federation (S

Dan Takarar shugabancin kasar nan na PDP a zaben 2023 Atiku Abubakar ya karbi bakuncin Jakadan Afrika ta Kudu a Najeriya Thamsanga Dennis Mseleku a gidan sa dake Asokoro. Tattaunawar tasu a yayin zaman ta mayar da hankali ne kan yadda za a fadada dangantakar difulomasiyya tsakanin Najeriya da Afrika ta Kudu domin ya zama sanadiyyar karfafa dangantaka tsakanin kasashen Afrika da nufin Samar da tsarin da ake Bukata na  Gina hadin Kai da tattalin arziki a Nahiyar. Dennis Mseleku yace Najeriya na bukatar Mika Mulki cikin ruwan sanyi, inda ya yi alkawarin goyon baya Daga kasar sa domin Najeriya ta samu gudanar da ingantaccen zabe a 2023. Ya yabawa kasashen biyu bisa yunkurin su na sake karfafa alaka, yana Mai cewa abinda kasashen biyu suka fi Bukata a yanzu shi ne aiki a zahiri domin inganta tattalin arziki.

  Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have fired shots at Zone 1 Police Headquarters along BUK Road in Kano. According to security sources, the terrorists came in three vehicles around 12:30pm on Friday and fired several shots at the building and then zoomed off. The source said security is being reinforced around the headquarters to frustrate possible attack by the terrorists. Recall that the terrorists had attacked the same headquarters during the January 20, 2012 attacks, which left at least Recall that the terrorists had attacked the same headquarters during the January 20, 2012 attacks, which left at least 185 people dead in the state.

  I  can't fathom why  JA'IZ Bank's partnership with the Plateau State government on the rebuilding of  the Terminus Market has become such a hot debate. Why should that cause such a hype? Is it the name 'Ja'iz' or what? Why do we sometimes  deliberately choose to wallow in endless  stupidity even in the face of glaring facts? Who is better off when the market is eventually rebuilt? The Bank or Plateau and Plateau people?  This hate and foolish sentiments_which caused the burning of the market in the first place, are the reasons the State has remained desperately poor despite the potentials with which it is blessed. Ja'iz Bank is an interest-free Bank and has operated on that principle ever since_and thereby given  its customers fairer incentives compared to others. The fact that it is so-called and operates on Islamic banking principles doesn't make it a strictly Muslim affair. The Bank has customers and share-holders across board and has operated succe

  By Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim I don't want to say that some Nigerians don't learn from their mistakes. But it seems that's just it. If not, by now we should have analysed our problem, agreed that it is a problem and mapped a way out ahead of time (not only because of the 2023 elections), before it is too late.  If only we are serious and ready for the change that we are clamouring for, by now, we should have faced the direction of where the sun is setting. We should have selected those who are capable and ready to lead us. Even if they are not eligible and suitable, we should have mentored them and made them to be the right choices/ones. But we only choose to do the 3Ws, herein referred to as "watch, wait and wail" at the end.  And my fear is that by the time we finish doing the 3Ws, we would realise that the situation has deteriorated and become worse than now. But I am afraid to say that we are not serious because both those who are clamouring for change and those

  Kano state government has declared Monday, August 1, 2022 as work-free day to mark the beginning of 1445 Islamic (Hijrah) New Year. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,  in a statement signed by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba,  therefore, congratulated all Muslims in the state on the spiritual significance of the occasion that also calls for self assessment.  He called on them to use the holiday to seek Allah’s forgiveness, and pray for His intervention to salvage the nation from the lingering security challenges and improvement in the general wellbeing and progress of the state and the country in general. The governor assured residents of his administration's readiness to assiduously continue to deliver on its promise to improving their living standard through execution of people-oriented programmes and projects. The statement also urged those that are yet to obtain their voter’s card to do so in order to be able to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming

  Nigeria Air has been granted permission by the Federal Executive Council to lease aircraft in order to commence operations. The approval was given at this week’s federal executive council presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. The national carrier will now be able to begin operations, but the federal government has yet to reveal when it will begin flying over the country. The approval obtained from the federal executive council brings the ministry of aviation closer to beginning the mainstream operation of Nigeria Air, which is the country’s national carrier. Hadi Sirika stated that any airline company in the nation is welcome to invest in Nigeria Air. The federal executive council was also briefed by the minister of finance, Zainab Hamed on the projections made in the fiscal strategy paper and medium term expenditure framework for 2023 to 2025. The annual budget is developed using MTEF projections. The Minister of Finance blamed the erratic nature of the global crude oil market, sh

  The presidency on Wednesday said federal lawmakers who threaten to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the country are just wasting their time as they cannot carry out their threats. Senators across political parties, on Wednesday, gave President Muhammadu Buhari a six weeks ultimatum to properly address worsening insecurity or face immediate impeachment. However, speaking on Channels Television programme, Politics Today monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity described the lawmaker’s threat as empty saying they just wasting the time of Nigerians. He said “The truth is that the minorities will have their say while the majorities will always have their way. If you know the configuration of the national assembly and the senate, those who spoke today are the minority of minorities”. They will have their say as it is normal in a democracy but it will not go beyond that. I think it was ju

  Kano State High Court on Thursday sentenced two persons to death by hanging over the murder of Hanifa Abubakar. The court sentenced Abdulmaliq Abubakar Tanko and Hashimu Isiyaku to death by hanging for their principal role in the kidnapping and death of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar. Tanko, who was the prime suspect in the criminal charges, and Hashimu, were found guilty of four charges bordering on kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, concealment and criminal conspiracy and convicted to death. However, the third defendant, Fatima Musa, who was only found guilty of attempted kidnapping and criminal conspiracy was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and his co-defendants. The bail terms and conditions were given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Delivering the ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should they want to, they would have to seek clearance from the court or have their bail revoked. Guardian reports that the court also stated that the defendants shall sign an undertaking that they will abide by the bail conditions by the EFCC. Justice Ajayi also ordered that the defendants should not have and shall not procure alternate passports until the case is done with, having deposited their original passports to the commission. The trial Judge gave the ruling on grounds that the allegations against the defendants are yet to be proven. The court also stated that In line with the rule of law, the defendants are entitled to b

 : El-Rufai ya ce Buhari Bai Ma San Yan Ta'adda Sun Yi Barazanar Sace Shi Ba, Sai Da ya Sanar Da Shi  Gwamnan Kaduna Nasir El-Rufai ya ce shine ya fada wa Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari cewa yan ta'adda sun yi barazanar za su sace shi, rahoton Daily Trust. ABIN LURA: Za ku iya ceton rayuwar diya mace dake cikin hadari.  A wani faifan bidiyo da aka saki a karshen mako, yan ta'ddan da suka sace fasinjojin jirgin kasan Kaduna zuwa Abuja a watan Maris, sun yi barazanar za su sace Buhari da El-Rufai.  Da ya ke magana a wani shirin rediyo da wakilin Daily Trust ya bibiya a daren ranar Lahadi, gwamnan yace shi kansa an masa gargadi ya rika takatsantsan da iyalansa.  Ya yi bayanin cewa, tun shekaru biyar da suka shude ya rika bada shawarar a yi wa yan ta'addan ruwan bama-bamai a duk inda suke, yana mai cewa wannan ne kawai mafita.  Gwamnan na Kaduna ya ce sojojin su bi yan ta'addan duk inda suke su gama da su.  Ya ce gaskiya sun damu da matsalar tsaro kuma suna fata gwamnatin tar

  Barely 48 hours after the Presidential Brigade Guards came under attack by terrorists; President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting which will hold on Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Troops of the 7 Guards Brigade which provides security for the Presidential Villa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were ambushed in the late hours of Monday while on patrol along the Kubwa-Bwari Road in the nation’s capital. The situation, which led to the death of three soldiers, forced the authorities to close down academic institutions in the FCT.

  The Executive Chairman of Jos North Local Government Council Shehu Bala Usman has sympathized with  inhabitants of Gangare and some parts of Jos Jarawa Communities in the area whose Houses were submerged by floods. The incident which occurred during  Saturday and Sunday evening rainfall, resulted in flood overtaking the two communities as a result of the pillars that holds Kaka madara pedestrian bridge and  that of Yan Tukwane which are in the state of collapse as well as other waterways within the localities. Worried by this development, the community leaders, Councilor representing Gangare ward, Umar Abubakar, and Youth organizations intimated the Council Chairman Shehu Bala Usman on the disaster   with a view to ameliorate the plight inhabitants of the area.  The Chairman arrived Gangare ward  and was received by community leaders as well as stakeholders of the community trekked a long distance to have an on the spot assessment of the extent of  damage Caused by the flood and pede

  Daga Mubarak Sani Gwamnatin Jihar Plateau ta haramtawa kungiyar Kwadago zanga-zangar gama gari da take shirin yi gobe Talata a fadin kasar. Sanarwar da ta fito daga fadar Gwamnatin jihar a yammacin yau litinin 25, ga watan Yulin 2022 ta bayyana cewa Gwamnatin jihar ta samu labarin shirin zanga-zangar inda tace baza ta amince da ita ba. Gwamnatin ta bayyana cewa tana sane da dokar da ta bawa ma'aikata damar gudanar da zanga-zanga amma saidai har yanzu Jihar bata gama murmurewa ba daga tashe tashen hankula. Bugu da kari dama akwai dokar da aka sanya a baya wacce ta haramta duk wata irin zanga-zanga a fadin jihar kuma har yanzu ta nan. Sanarwar ta kara da cewa kungiyar tayi gaggawar janye zanga-zangar domin baza a bari wasu bata gari suyi angulu da kan zabo ba domin bata zaman lafiyar da aka samu. Daga karshe, Gwamnatin tace ta baza jami'an tsaro lungu da sako na fadin jihar domin tabbatar da doka da oda tare da hukunta duk wanda aka gani da sunan zanga-zanga. Idan ba a manta ba

     In a video the terrorists released recently while beating the kidnapped train victims  said, " By God's grace, El Rufai, Buhari, we will bring you here.    "Senators, the Vice President and state legislators will all be kidnapped"     The video was made by one of the terrorists who escaped from Kuje prison . He was draped in machine gun bullet chain and he called the captives trash who could have been exchanged for his freedom.

  By Sadiq Sabo Imagine returning home after a hectic day at work and you are greeted with a leaking kitchen sink, a flooded basement and an oozing toilet. What would you do, call three different plumbers with expertise in kitchen sink, basement and toilet or call a plumber with a skill set of fixing a leaking kitchen sink, a flooded basement and an oozing toilet? I guess you would do the latter, just as every right thinking sapiens would do. That's what a skill set does! Skill set is defined as the collection of skills and abilities that can be applied to a professional or creative endeavour. Simply put: a skill set is the abilities you possess that equip you to carry out certain tasks. For example, your abilities to write well, think critically and work collaboratively as well as your relevant personal qualities, represent your soft-skills, an asset to any professional situation. Mastering one skill is great; becoming proficient is many skills is better and that's the gospel

  Bola Ahmad Tinibu The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described his counterpart in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, as a desperate liar who should never be entrusted with the presidency. Tinubu spoke in reaction to an Arise TV interview aired on Friday, in which Atiku addressed a lot of issues, including a claim that he fell out with Tinubu in 2007 because he (Atiku) was opposed to a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. In response to a question on his thoughts on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC, Atiku said: “My fundamental disagreement with Asiwaju since 2007 was on the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket. “That was my fundamental disagreement and departure from Asiwaju. “Together with Asiwaju, we formed ACN and I was given a ticket in Lagos he insisted to be my running mate and I said no, I am not going to have a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

    Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has sacked Gov Dave Umahi as Ebonyi South APC Senatorial Candidate and upheld Mrs Ann Agom Eze as the authentic candidate for the Party. UPDATED: This is the woman that defeated His Excellency, Engr David Umahi today in Abakaliki Federal High Court. She's Mrs Ann Agom-eze. She came second in the APC senatorial primary election for Ebonyi South Zone. Engr David Umahi's younger brother, Austin Umahi came first. Austin Umahi withdrew from the election and relinquished the ticket to Engr David Umahi. INEC frowned at it and omitted Engr David Umahi's name as it never monitored the rerun exercise announcing Umahi candidate. Engr David Umahi went to Federal High Court in Abakaliki, seeking order of court for INEC to publish his name as senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South. Ann Agom-eze applied to be joined in the suit.  Delivering his judgment this morning on the suit, Justice Riman cited section 115 of the electoral act which forbids a

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Channels Television gathered that the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Bola Tinubu, was conspicuously absent at the meeting. Similarly, none of the state governors in the south-west region elected on the party’s platform, as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was present as of the time the President arrived at the chamber. It is unclear why the meeting held, as well as why the APC flagbearer, speaker, and south-west governors were absent at the meeting. The meeting, on the other hand, was attended by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase; APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; and APC Vice-Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima. Others include Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagud

  Ministan shari’a kuma babban lauyan gwamnatin tarayya Abubakar Malami ne ya bayyana hakan yau bayan kammala zaman majalisar zartarwa ta ƙasa. Ministan ya ce gwamnatin ta lura cewar ana amfani da babura wajen aikata laifuka daban-daban a don haka su ke duba yuwuwar haramta achaɓa a wani salo na kawo karshen ta’addanci. A wani bincike da gwamnatin ta gano cewar ana amfani da babura wajen aikata laifi,haƙar ma’adanai ba bisa ƙa’ida ba da sauran ayyukan ta’addanci. A wani zama da shugaban ya yi da ministan harkokin ƴan sanda da ministan harkokin cikin gida Rauf Aregbesola.

  The Federal Government has said it is considering placing a ban on the use of motorcycles, popularly known as okada. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, dropped the hint Thursday while briefing State House reporters after a meeting of National Security Council (NSC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said investigation revealed that okada were used for mining activities across the country and the ban could cut off sources of funds of terrorists and bandits.   The minister, who flanked by his Interior and Police Affairs counterparts, Rauf Aregbesola and Mohammed Dingyadi, said the meeting focused on the logistics used by the terrorists to stop their activities. He said the government needed to act because terrorists had moved from the conventional ways of funding their activities to mining and ransom taking.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 14,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide, with five deaths reported in Africa. The Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday. He said most of the cases reported so far have been found in Europe, particularly among men who have sex with men, although all the deaths have occurred in Africa, the region where monkeypox outbreaks have historically been found. Reports say  WHO will, on Thursday convene the second meeting of a committee that will decide whether the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert. Ghebreyesus said regardless of the committee’s recommendation, WHO will continue to do everything they can to support countries to stop transmission and save lives.

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied reports making the rounds that it issued a sit-at-home order to the people of South-East. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group advised everyone to go on with his/her businesses tomorrow. He said IPOB leadership have condemned the barbaric killing of 14 innocent Igbo youths by Ebebuagu, and have taken their strategic measures to curtail this from happening again, they have not  called for any unauthorized sit-at-home on Friday 22nd, July 2022 in response to  murder of the innocent Imo youths. They also commended their people for protesting the murder of the innocent youths, saying they have ways of dealing with enemies in their territories without putting more pains on people who are already under pains. They further urged their people to ignore the meaningless and senseless order to Sit-at Home tomorrow.

  A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country’s president on Thursday with the backing of the ruling party. This makes her the first person from the marginalised community to occupy the top post. Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe, secured the largely ceremonial position with the support of more than half the electorate of MPs and state legislators, partial results released by the election commission showed. Murmu, 64, was nominated by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the post. Modi tweeted to congratulate Murmu, saying her exemplary success motivates each and every Indian. Her closest rival, the opposition-backed Yashwant Sinha, an ex-member of the BJP and former finance and external affairs minister, also tweeted his congratulations. Murmu will be the country’s second woman president after Pratibha Patil, who held the position for five years from 2007, and succeeds Ram Nath Kovind, the se

  A yau Alhamis 21 ga watan Yuli, 2022, hukumar shirya jarabawar shiga jami’o’i da kwalejoji ta JAMB tare da shugabannin manyan makarantun kasar nan sun cin ma matsaya a kan mafi karancin sakamakon UTME don ci gaba da karatu a 2022/2023. A cewar masu ruwa da tsakin, mafi karancin sakamakon UTME da ake bukata don shiga jami’o’i shi ne 140. Haka nan, sakamakon da ake buƙata don shiga kwalejojin fasaha da kwalejojin ilimi, a tsayar da shi a kan maki 100. Wannan hukunci an yanke shi a taron da ake cigaba da gudanarwa don samun matsaya a kan cigaban karatun ɗaliban wanda ministan ilimi, Adamu Adamu ya jagoranta a Abuja, Alhamis.

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and heads of tertiary education institutions in the country have pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admissions in the 2022/2023 academic session. The minimum cut-off marks for universities were pegged at 140, polytechnics at 100, and colleges of education at 100. This was made known at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in Abuja. JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who announced the cut-off marks said the implication is that every institution now has the right to fix its own cut-off mark even up to 220 but no one would be allowed to go less than the agreed minimum marks of 100 for colleges of education, 100 for polytechnics and 140 for universities. The meeting also called for the review of admission criteria to give 10 percent discretional power of admission to heads of tertiary institutions.

Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has again deplored Nigeria’s insecurity, declaring that Yorubas are ready to defend themselves against terrorists. The traditional leader warned gunmen to stop testing the will of the region and the indigenes to prevent additional atrocities. Adams said the Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG), comprising the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and others, will henceforth resist attacks. The Aare spoke on Tuesday during a visit to the Olowo of Owo kingdom, HRM Oba Ajibade Ogunoye. In a statement by his spokesman, Kehinde Aderemi, Adams assured that efforts were underway to forestall a repeat of the June 5 massacre. More than 40 worshippers died after gunmen opened fire at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Mubarak Sani Wani mai kula da ci gaban kadarorin. Aliyu Abubakar ya shaidawa wata babbar kotun tarayya da ke zama a Abuja cewa Hukumar Yaki da yi wa Tattalin Arzikin Kasa Ta’annati (EFCC) ta nemi yayiwa tsohon shugaban kasa Goodluck Jonathan da Mohammed Bello Adoke, tsohon lauyan gwamnatin tarayya kazafin laifin karkatar da kudade. Da yake magana a gaban kuliya a ranar Talata a shari’ar da ake yi, Abubakar ya ce Bala Sanga, mai shigar da kara na EFCC a lokacin, ya tambaye shi ranar 31 ga Disambar 2019 cewa ya ba Adoke dala miliyan 2 da Jonathan dala miliyan 50 “domin kar naci gaba da zama a tsare har cikin sabuwar shekara”. Ya ce daga nan ne aka tilasta masa sanya hannu a cikin takardar da aka shirya tare da barazanar cewa za a tsare shi ne bisa umarnin Ibrahim Magu, wanda shi ne Shugaban Hukumar EFCC a lokacin, idan bai ba hukumar hadin kai ba. The Cable ta ruwaito

Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has lost its accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for failing to pay staff salaries and allowances for over 30 months. In a statement issued on Tuesday, a spokesperson for NBTE, Fatima Abubakar, said the accreditation was withdrawn because the polytechnic had not shown any commitment to offset the arrears and ensure regular payment of salaries. “It is, therefore, with the utmost sense of responsibility that the board has decided to withdraw the accreditation status of the polytechnic to safeguard the quality assurance mechanism of the board,” Ms Abubakar said. The NBTE official said the governing council and management of the polytechnic made several failed promises to settle the backlog of salary arrears. She explained that regular salary payment was a key component of the board’s normative instruments for quality assurance in the polytechnics, technical, vocational education, and training (TVET) institutions. Ms Abubakar al

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and Kano State ex-governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday presented Edo State-born Bishop, Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 elections. Idahosa, the presiding Bishop and Senior Pastor of the God First Ministry, Lekki Light Centre, was unveiled at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Monday. During the event, Kwankwaso said Nigeria “is currently bleeding”, adding that the country is in need of people who can rescue it from total collapse. He said the lack of understanding of how to govern a multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic country like Nigeria by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has inflicted a severe wound on the country. Kwankwaso said the choice of Idahosa as his running mate was made after careful consideration and screening of more than 20 persons. “Ineptitude and lack of empathy have dealt a damaging blow to Nigerians, as even arrogance and sense of entitlement ha

 Central Bank of Nigeria raises interest rate from 13% to 14% The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 13 percent to 14 percent to tame rising inflation. In June, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate reached a five-year high at 18.60 percent. The monetary policy rate (MPR) is the baseline interest rate in an economy, every other interest rate used within an economy is built on it. Addressing journalists on Tuesday after the committee’s meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said the hike in interest rate would help in taming the rising inflation. The Interest Rate Hike is the second consecutive time the apex bank will be raising the benchmark rate this year. At its last meeting in May, the committee also raised MPR from 11.5 percent to 13 percent over the surge in fuel and food costs. Emefiele said the committee members voted t

  More than one thousand houses and properties have been submerged by flood in Gujba and Gulani Local Government areas of Yobe state. The unfortunate incident has sadly left many of the affected victims homeless, while their sources of livelihood have been hampered by heavy downpours. For the past two days, it has been raining cats and dogs in Yobe state. Many communities, including those within the state capital, have suffered flooding. But residents of Gujba and Gulani local governments are the most affected, with many of them now homeless. The state Government visited the areas to see for itself. The bridge linking the two communities has also been eroded by the flood. Residents of the two affected local government areas, Gujba and Gulani are just trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after a decade-long insurgency that had rendered them homeless in the past. Now, these floods have again destroyed their houses…leaving many of them without shelter. What an unfortunate incident.

  Two fraudsters who specialized in Automated Teller Machine, ATM, fraud. in Sokoto, Abdulmajeed Habeeblah and Nana Hauwau Umar have been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment each. Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court convicted the accused after pleading guilty to two count charges bordering on criminal conspiracy and theft, upon being arraigned by the Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Count two of the charges states “that you Abdulmajeed Habeeblah, male and Umar Nana Hauwau, female, sometimes in April 2021 at Sokoto within the Sokoto Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice of Sokoto State dishonestly took the total sum of N141,000.00 ( One Hundred and Forty One Thousand Naira only) from the GTB account number 0115282363 of one Maiyaki Hamza Usman by gaining g access to his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and email account details without his consent and thereby committed an offence of theft contrar

 CITAD Sympathized with Kuchibuyi Community over the Abduction of their District Head and Called on the Community People  to be Security Conscious It's with broken hearts we received the news of the abduction of Mallam Isiaka Dauda, District Head of Kuchibuyi Community, Bwari Area Council, FCT around 1am on Saturday, 16th of July, 2022.   Our heartfelt prayers are with the people of the Kuchibuyi community over this sad incident and call on the community people to be law abiding and be security conscious especially at this trying time.  Kuchibuyi Community is one of the communities CITAD is implementing its Local Rights Program (LRP) with about 30 linked children. Not only that, the district head has been a great pillar and supportive towards CITAD's activities which is being supported by AAN. Mallam Isiaka has played major roles in ensuring the success of these activities implemented in his community.  While praying for his safe return, CITAD called on the security agencies to

  The Zamfara State Government has distanced itself from the turbarning of Ado Alero as Sarkin Fulani by the Emir of Yandoton Daji in Tsafe Local Government Area. The State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has also ordered the suspension of the Emir with immediate effect. This development is coming hours after the notorious bandit kingpin, Ado Alero was conferred with the title of Sarkin Fulani by the emir of Yandoton Daji, Aliyu Garba Marafa This was confirmed in a press statement signed by the secretary to the state government, Kabiru Balarabe The statement adds that Alhaji Mahe Garba Marafa, who is the District Head of ‘Yandoto is to take charge of the affairs of the Emirate pending the Investigation of the matter The Zamfara State government has also set up a six-man committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the decision of the Emir. The Committee members are Hon. Yahaya Chado Gora as Chairman, Hon. Yahaya Mohamnad Kanoma, Member, Hon. Muhammad Umar Birnin Magaji, Member, ot

  By Y. Z. Ya’u, CITAD Kano In March this year, the Federal Government inaugurated a committee on child online protection. The committee was charged with the responsibility of developing a national strategy for the protection of children online. Although this is an important issue that affects everybody, it seems the committee is doing its work in a closed room with very little or no opportunity for it to listen from broad stakeholders such as parents, children, teachers, care givers, etc. Listening to perspectives from the broad spectrum of stakeholders will make the Committee to develop an effective and workable strategy that will help us fight this this menace.  Child abuse and exploitation online is not unique to Nigeria. It is a global problem that is also a major economic business that is estimated to rake trillions of dollars annually. Last week I read an article entitled The Fight to Hold Pornhub Accountable in The New Yorker by Sheelah Kolhatkar. The rather long article docume