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Worthy inheritors of the looting game
Looting in Nigeria is like a baton in a relay race, passed on from government to government; even when one government tries to paint the other black, they all end up being soiled. That seems a plausible explanation in the on-going war of words and naming (and not shaming) of the looters of our shared patrimony.
The dangers of introducing State Police today, By Jibrin Ibrahim
In the recent security summit organised by the Senate, the Vice President proposed that the time has come for the establishment of State Police. The reasoning is that members of the police being local and therefore knowledgeable about the community would be more effective in fighting crime, militancy and insurgency. The key idea therefore is that they would know or be able to easily find out the bad boys and girls and deal with them.
Company unveils The First City Centre Conference For Men In Africa
The inaugural edition of the Recall Conference for Men will hold on the 28th April, 2017 at The Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos, organisers of the event, The Yetunde Bernard Company said in Lagos on Tuesday. The inaugural theme is The 21st Century Male: The Hustle Is Real! Recall Conference For Men is according to the company, an unbiased, City-Centre conference for the urbane Man aged 20-45 years.
Group kicks against cattle colonies, grazing reserves
A faith-based group, Arewa Christian and Indigenous Pastor’s Association (ACIPA), has kicked against the establishment of cattle colonies and grazing reserves for herdsmen. The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, recently announced Federal Government’s proposal to establish the cattle colonies as part of measures to minimise the incessant clashes between the herdsmen and farmers. Rev.
Tinubu and the Hobson’s choice, By Sufuyan Ojeifo
President Muhammadu Buhari was demonstrably unfair to have saddled Asiwaju Bola Tinubu with the responsibility of reconciling aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 general elections. Buhari’s order to him to undertake the exertion was a Hobson’s choice of sorts. Confronted with such a single-minded order and positive expectation by the president, Tinubu was bound to accept it and nothing else.
U.S. evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99
Rev. Billy Graham, one of the world’s most famous Christian evangelists, has died at the age of 99, a family spokesman has said. Graham died at 8 a.m. (1300 GMT) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. The foremost preacher, counselled presidents and preached to millions across the world including communist North Korea during his 70 years on the pulpit.
Enugu residents still drink gari despite Lassa fever caution
Some residents of Enugu State have continued to drink cassava flakes, Garri in spite of caution against it due to resurgence of Lassa fever in some parts of the country. A cross section of the residents who engage in the practice told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the disease called Lassa fever was strange to them, as they only heard of it through the media.
Edo PDP alleges diversion of rice meant for IDPs
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Wednesday accused the Edo Government of diverting 4,721 bags of rice donated to the Internally Displaced Persons camp in the state by the Federal Government. Chief Dan Orbih, the state Chairman of the party, made the allegation while receiving about 400 members of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state who defected to PDP. According to him, the Nigeria Customs Service had approved 6,822 bags of rice for the camp.
Boko Haram: 111 Yobe school girls unaccounted for - Police commissioner
The Police Commissioner in Yobe, Abdulmaliki Sumonu, on Wednesday confirmed that 111 girls were still unaccounted for, following Monday’s attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi. Sumonu stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Damaturu. He said, “815 out of the 926 students were physically seen in the school as at Tuesday. “There are reports that more girls have returned to the school after the head count.
The Bayelsa Children Are Coming, By Louis Odion
The debate on the corrosive impact of social media is certainly not about to end. It continued last week in the little aquatic city of Yenagoa at a colloquium hosted by the Bayelsa State Government as part of activities marking the sixth anniversary of the Seriake Dickson administration.
Zamfara Killings and Yari’s Politics of Survival, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
The killing of 41 people in Birane village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, last week, whether by bandits or herdsmen, goes beyond our weak policing system. It is an indictment on the governor of the State, a further fillip to the hollowness of our political class, and in this case, represented by Governor Abdulaziz Yari, who would rather hobnob with Abuja than take charge of affairs in his State.
Independence day bombing: Okah, Nwabueze to know fate on March 7
Charles Okah and Obi Nwabueze, the accused standing trial for their alleged involvement in the Oct. 1, 2010 blast, will on March 7, know their fate as Justice Gabriel Kolawale of the Federal High Court will deliver judgment. The Independence Day bomb blast at the Eagle Square, Abuja left 12 people dead and several others injured.
Anchor borrowers scheme not designed for poultry farmers - PANLAG
The Lagos State chapter of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PANLAG) on Wednesday in Lagos said that the Anchor Borrowers Scheme was not designed to favour poultry farmers. The Anchor Borrowers scheme was introduced in 2015 by the present administration through the Central Bank of Nigeria to fund farming activities at a single digit interest rate of 9 per cent, engaging processors (serving as off-takers) in the process.
Zamfara killings and Yari's politics of survival, By Zainab Suleiman Okino Newsdiaryonline
The killing of 41 people in Birane village of Zurmi Local Government of Zamfara state, last week, whether by bandits or herdsmen goes beyond our weak policing system. It is an indictment on the governor of the state, a further fillip to the hollowness of our political class, and in this case, Governor Abdulaziz Yari, who would rather hobnob with Abuja than take charge of affairs in his state.
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