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Tinubu appoints chairman of National Hajj Commission
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on Monday, said the appointment was subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Flood and failure of governance, By Y.Z. Ya'u
There is something claustrophobic about Kano. It is not just the feel of concrete all over you that seems to suffocate you. It not just the population that makes each of us to be bumping and stepping on each other. And it is not just the dirt that threatens to take over houses and it is not even just the pollution in the air that is choking people in the streets. It is the combination of all these and even more.
The Okafors’ life of charity and succour
Charity: As soon as their four-convoy cars arrived the premises, residents started trickling out from their make-shift abodes called homes. In no time the excitement and jubilation that rented the air soon turned into a one-line song: “Mama oyoyo, Baba oyoyo, blow the trumpet” in reverence for their benefactor-couple (Mr Bede and Maureen Okafor) that the residents have known over the years. The “trumpet”, when blown alerts on their arrival (and invariably on food availability).
In Search of the Elusive Kuri-Wakko Dunnes, By Y.Z. Ya'u
I don’t now who sent the picture to me or from which group I got it. It was a piece of WhatsApp message. The picture was outstanding. It might not have been professionally done or taken with a top-level camera but the necessary details and visuals are clear: there were many palm trees, the expanse of water, the lush green environment, etc. There were however no buildings around the place and no human being was in the picture, making it difficult to imagine the place as a resort of some sort.
Digital Rights, Our Lives, Our Economy, Our Politics
Home Commentary Digital Rights, Our Lives, Our Economy, Our Politics Digital Rights, Our Lives, Our Economy, Our Politics By Y.Z. Ya’u TECHDIGEST – Today, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) is observing a national Media Day of Action on Digital Rights in Nigeria.
Troops rescue three persons along Zaria-Kano Road
Security agencies have reported that three persons were rescued by troops conducting patrols around Ungwan Namama, along the Zaria-Kano road. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State revealed this in a statement Thursday. “According to the feedback, the troops came in contact with migrating bandits in the area and engaged them, forcing them to abandon their three captives as they hastily escaped”, Aruwan said.
Deploying youth technology creativity to fight corruption, By Y.Z. Ya’u
Corruption has continued to defy solution in Nigeria. Part of the reason is that some public office holders in Nigeria have become adept at moving money out of the country and hiding it in secretive shell companies.
COVID-19: Youths Digest trains campus journalists on factual reporting, safety precautions
Youths Digest, the organiser of annual Campus Journalism Awards & Dialogue, has trained young journalists on factual reporting and safety precautions to be observed while reporting the Coronavirus pandemic. The training which was organised in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC featured a series of online seminars facilitated by prominent journalists, student union leaders and media experts.
The chickens are coming home to roast, By Y.Z. Ya’u
Given the slow but steady spread of COVID 19 to most states of the federation, it is easy to see some classification among the state government as to these that have dealt with the pandemic for longer period in their states, whose who have started not only along, those just starting and those waiting to join the league.
Kogi/Bayelsa polls: Police ‘ll be professional, neutral in conduct - IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, on Saturday, pledged that the police would be professional and neutral in the conduct of the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayalsa States. The IGP stated this in Lafia at an event held in his honour by the Lafia Progressive Forum. Adamu said that the police would draw from its experiences from the 2019 general elections to ensure free, fear and credible elections in the two states.
Army tasks personnel on professional competence
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged soldiers to prioritise requisite training to facilitate attainment of highest standards of professional competence. This was contained in a statement by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Depot Nigerian Army, Maj. Sydney Nbaneme made available in Zaria on Monday.
Election 2019: Smoke and Mirrors, By Dele Agekameh
It is time we take a critical look at our electoral report card and make the necessary changes to ensure that we are on the right track for 2023. We should not deceive ourselves. These problems are there and visible right now. We should not wait to hear the announcement of postponement of elections again in 2023. The European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, has just released its final report on Nigeria’s 2019 elections.
The Destitution of Mine Workers: Creating Another Zamfara Out of Kebbi State?, By Y.Z. Ya'u
Government and police are creating a similar situation that snowballed into the violence that we see in Zamfara State today. There is peace today in Kebbi State but gradually when the goats and chickens are exhausted, many of those youth, if they do not get back their jobs, will begin to look for other things to steal. They may begin to break into houses and from there block roads… I have become used to the fact that the word “sadness” has lost its meeting.
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