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President Bola Tinubu has sent his felicitations to governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State as he marks his 53rd birthday. The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Saturday, celebrated the accomplished engineer and politician whose leadership odyssey has been one of sacrifice, dedication, and service to the people.  Tinubu commended the governor for his devotion to the nation, from his early years as a pro-democracy activist, promoting the pristine elements of democracy, good governance, and national unity. President Tinubu extolled the brilliance and excellence of the Governor, who is both a mechanical engineer of high repute and a renowned finance expert. He recalled his efforts as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, and now as governor. The President thanked the governor for his unwavering support while wishing him many more years in good health, happiness, and strength in the service of the people of Kadu

"BETTER DAYS AHEAD!" -FADOJOE ASSERTED IN HIS NEW YEAR MESSAGE The National Leader of Rescue Movement For New Nigeria aka Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative, Comrade Faduri Oluwadare Joseph aka Fadojoe said that no matter the present situation in Nigeria, we should be hopeful of better days ahead. The Labour Party Presidential Aspirant, Fadojoe, in his new year greetings encouraged Nigerians that as we are going into a new year, "let's keep alive our hope of becoming a better version of ourselves and in building a new Nigeria of our dream. In deed a nation we can be proud of and that our children can confidently call their own.  "Though considering the present situation one may be tempted to ask if there is hope for Nigeria, but the real Nigerian spirit is the never give up mindset irrespective of prevailing circumstances. That was manifest in our football team when patriotism was the order of the day, example was in Saudi 89, Japan 93 and Atlanta 96;

FALA: Expediting Africa's Systemic Change Through Young Leaders The Grand Finale of The Future Africa Leaders Awards 2023! Mark your calendars! The 11th edition of The Future Africa Leaders Awards' (FALA) highly anticipated grand finale is set to take place on December 31st, 2023, at the Loveworld Crusade Ground, Aseese, Nigeria. The annual event recognizes and empowers young Africans between the ages of 16 and 23 who have fostered positive change and innovative advancement in their communities across the continent through multifaceted initiatives and projects. The winner of the night, who embodies the highest standards of visionary leadership, will receive a prize of $25,000. Additionally, the top ten finalists announced will receive a grant of $10,000 each for their contributions.  Over the past decade, the Future Africa Leaders Foundation has played a pivotal role in identifying, honoring, empowering, and mentoring young Africans from all corners of the continent

$6.3m alleged looting: Count Boss Mustapha out  A Nigerian who served well A fellow compatriot who is a Patriotic Nigerian.  The $6.3m is being framed around to me is habitual attitudes of Nigerian politicians, to settle scores and Fight their perceived enemies. Because piled of investigation of this nature are lying fallow, the tax prayers' are without implementation. This Man is a legend, one of the Nigerian honest leaders. He was a dedicated Former SGF, his service to the nation earned him good names. He was finest in building a solid integrity of the office of the SGF, just to maintain who he is- a Man of good records Mr synergy who targets heaven as a medal goal to reach. He can't do otherwise to miss his target goal. Barr (Dr) Boss Mustapha CFR, NPoM, on the campaign calumny of $6.3m linking him with the embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emielefe is nothing more than a strategic way of present cabals to drag innocent Nigerians to the mud because of their p

NNPP Chieftain Clears Air On Eniola Ojajuni Allegations, Refers To Him As A Clown And Unrepentant Terrible Liar. Following the allegation of Prince Ojajuni Joseph Eniola, the former Ondo State governorship candidate under New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as he alleged that some people in NNPP "took away his N5 million"; Pastor Peter Olagookun Ayodele, the Ondo State Chairman for NNPP, has refuted the allegation, referring to Ojajuni as unrepentant liar who erroneously assume he is smarter than everyone, hence assuming he can always play on people's intelligence with unbelievable lies.  Pastor Peter asserted that, ordinarily he wouldn't have responded to "such a known clown who just thrives in deception" but since he erroneously assume "he can use lie against NNPP to shine, I will have to clarify this issue at this point in my capacity as the Ondo State Chairman of NNPP. "To start with, no individual or group of persons in NNPP went anyw

ASATTAHIR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (AIF) DISTRIBUTES MEAL PACKS ,HYGIENE KITS TO 1000 INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) , VULNERABLE GROUPS IN SOKOTO   ASATTAHIR International Foundation (AIF) distributed food packs and hygiene kits to 1000 internally displaced persons and vulnerable groups in Ramin Kura IDP camp, Gwiwa Eka IDP settlement and other locations in the state. These events took place on Sunday, 24th December, 2023. This is part of the Foundation's commitment to swiftly cushion the unbearable impact of displacements caused by insecurity, disaster, climate change and economic hardships. This gesture was part of the Foundation's mission to always prioritize in responding to both short and long term needs of the affected populations which mostly comprise new arrivals at IDP camps and those residing in the host communities such as women, children, adolescent girls and the elderly.  In the process of executing this gesture, ASATTAHIR International Foundation

Ex-minister, Buhari’s Top Aide, 14 Others Implicated In N26.6 Trillion Fraud A former minister in the outgone Muhammadu Buhari administration and erstwhile Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele are to face trial over the scandal that rocked the apex bank in the last one year, it was learnt. After a five-month probe, the minister, Emefiele and 14 others who have been implicated in over N26.6 trillion fraud, have been recommended for trial, The Nation reports. Those implicated include former and serving top officials of the apex bank. No fewer than 16 former government and CBN officials were alleged to have indulged in fraudulent use of ‘Ways and Means,’ which stood at N26.627 trillion. Also, a former influential aide of former President Muhammadu Buhari may be arraigned with Emefiele. In September 2022, the aide had allegedly told Emefiele to proceed with the naira redesign. The printing of the new notes cost N61.5 billion out of which N31.79 billion has bee

 Washington Review Meeting : Nigeria Disapora Communities Commend Prof. Yakubu for Fair Elections  After a review of the conduct of 2023 general elections, Nigerian Diaspora Communities in Europe and America  resolved to commend the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu for conducting relatively fair and credible elections. The Disapora communities ,which abinitio disagreed over the outcome of results of the general elections, met in Washington recently to review the elections ,which some had  declared as "Fraudulent and unacceptable."  But after the recent Washington meeting , the members of Diaspora communities agreed that the 2023 general elections  was though controversial , it was far better than previous elections held in the country by INEC.  Briefing journalists shortly after the review  meeting held in Washington  ,United States, the National Coordinator of Nigerian Diaspora in Europe and America,Mr Collins Abraham Douglas, said the aim of meeting  was

"There Will Be A Dawning Of A New Day For Nigeria!" -Fadojoe Remarks In His Merry Christmas Message. Comrade Faduri Oluwadare Joseph aka Fadojoe, the leader of Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative aka Rescue Movement For New Nigeria and a former presidential aspirant under Labour Party, has said no matter the thickness of the night there will be the dawning of a new day for Nigeria and the country will take her place of pride again among the Comity of Nations. This is contained in his Christmas good wishes message to Nigerians made available to pressmen. While wishing Nigerian a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance, the activist noted that as the year is ending, there is need for reminiscence on the political situation in the year 2023 in our dear country, Nigeria. Stressing that "the year, 2023 started with a ray of hope as in February Nigerians were enthusiastic in electing new leaders that they hope will bring positive change to the nation and lift Ni

Again, Zulum Provides Free Christmas Transportation to South For the fourth time since 2020, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State Government, on Thursday, approved free transportation for 630 families who intend to travel to their various states for the Christmas celebration as a way of cushioning the effect of the current hardship faced by citizens as a result of the subsidy removal. The move was to support the less privileged who could not have afforded fares and foster peaceful coexistence among non-indigene groups. Mr Emmanuel Egwudike, the Coordinator of Ohanaeze All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Group, at the flag off said the Governor also provided money to widows for Christmas celebration. He commended the Governor for providing free transport for the less privileged, who wouldn’t have travelled without the support. He noted that it was not the first time that Governor Zulum had been magnanimous as he regularly supported non-indigenes and gave palliati

Northern based Coalition of Civil Society Organisations have dismissed allegations of religious discrimination and fraud against Borno State Governor, Alhaji Babagana  Umara  Zulum.  Recalled that the Center for Justice on Religious And Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN) had accused Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State of deliberately excluding Christians in the state from the Federal Government palliatives and assistance brought to the state including the N3billion given by President Bola Tinubu to help those whose family members were killed by Boko Haram insurgents and other terrorists in the state. Reacting to what it termed, "concocted false and misleading" allegations  levelled against the Governor ,the CSOs in a statement jointly signed by  Chairman and Secretary,Comrade Musa Abdullahi Danbatta and Comrade Yusuf Ibrahim Kudan said it quite unfortunate that the CJREN is promoting acrimony and religious division in a state already devastated by insurgency . The st

AHF Concludes Arrangements to Hold Workshop on Solutions to affordable , accessible health system in Nigeria In a bid to find a sustainable solution  to funding problems within the healthcare system in the country , Group  under aegis of Assessible and Affordable Healthcare Forum (AHF) has concluded arrangements to organize a Workshop to discuss Nigeria's health problems and affordability.  According to the forum, the  workshop holding in Kaduna on Saturday will focus  on  Northern Nigeria and the peculiar health challenges and solutions.  In a statement signed by the Secretary  of the Forum for Assessible and Affordable Healthcare, Dr. Muhammad  Umar ,the programme with the theme: "Exploring the Affordable and assessable aspects of the Health sector Renewal and investment initiatives and compact" will direct conversations on how the poor can benefit from health reforms policies.  It will equally discuss How society’s cultural and religious norms can fit into

DIKKO RADDA: ALTRUISTIC PERSONALITY AND A LEADER BY EXAMPLE. By Comrade Musa Mohammed 'Leader with Exceptional Quality' 'The indefatigable and irresistible Orator of Katsina State'. Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, the executive Governor of Katsina state, is a leader by example, an altruistic personality, a versatile politician, administrator, an intellectual of rare breed, our likable politcal leader and the youngest governor in the history of Katsina State. Governor Dikko Radda have clearly demonstrated that leadership is not in age, but in experience encapsulated in strategically defined vision, well-directed proactiveness and collectivity. His leadership gift is further reflected in his tireless devotion to duty, in his pragmatic management of issues and in his amazing deployment of intelligence to solve knotty problems. Within few months in the office as the executive Governor of Katsina state, the citizenry are expecting more oriented programmes to come across th

Fadojoe, A Former Presidential Aspirant Under Labour Party Bags Award of Honour From Police Community Relations Committee PCRC A former presidential aspirant under Labour Party, Comrade Faduri Oluwadare Joseph aka Fadojoe, has been honoured with an award as Icon of Peace and Security by the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Enugu State Command in recognition of his good works and humanitarian services. The award certificate that was jointly signed by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the PPRO for Enugu State Command and Bright Alaribe, Enugu State Chairman PCRC; was presented to him along side other notable Nigerians during the State Banquet held on Thursday 14th December, 2023 at Ibrahim K. Idris Event Center, Superior Police Officers Mess, Uwani, Enugu State. Receiving the prestigious award on the behalf of the USA based leader of Rescue Movement For New Nigeria aka Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative, Comrade Chidi Ozoemena, who is the state coordinator of Rescue Movement read

D-G Confederation of APC Support Groups Bags  Professor of Electrical/Electronic Engineering The British American University, Florida, USA, on Monday celebrated the academic excellence of the Director-General, Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Prof. Kailani Muhammad, as Professor of Electrical/Electronic Engineering. The university said that Muhammad stood out clearly as a world class professor among his colleagues anywhere in the world. The President and Chairman of the university, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja said this at the Celebration of Academic Excellence in honour of Muhammad in Abuja. According to Omolaja, the celebrant of today is a high profile Professor of Electrical/Electronic Engineering who has for many years devoted his time to topical issues on Engineering generally. “And Electrical/Electronic Engineering in particular in Nigeria and even across many national boundaries of Asia, Europe and United Kingdom, Americas, and so on through education and t

Prof Pate to deliver Public lecture on media & nat’l security as TGNews set for maiden Award     Maiden TGNews Awards: Prof Pate to deliver lecture on media & nat’l security Professor Umar Pate, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Kashere, in Gombe State, is billed to deliver a paper on media and national security at the maiden edition of TGNews Awards. The erudite scholar who holds the traditional title of Kaigamman Adamawa will himself be conferred with a merit award of excellence during the occasion. A statement by Mohammed Ismail, the chairman publicity sub-committee noted that the event is scheduled to hold on January 6, 2024. He added that the theme for the lecture, “media and national security; the way forward” is deliberately chosen in view of the need to broaden conversations on the portents of social media on national security with a view to chart a way forward. Top politicians, technocrats, traditional, religious leaders and even ordina

GOV. ADELEKE OF OSUN STATE: A GOVERNOR WITH NO CLUE, NOR DIRECTION -Fadojoe An Osun State born Labour Party presidential aspirant has alleged that the report card for the first six months (6 months) of Governor Adeleke assumption of office in Osun State is below expectation. According to him, "In more than 6 months, all the governor has been doing is dancing around the state with no agenda. No developmental projects, no infrastructural development, no educational improvement in the State of Osun, the roads are still as bad as he met them, no spelt out tangible plans. Rather, it's been a flamboyant administration: spending more than the State makes, as if Osun State has oil wells. A governor that spends  N2 billion monthly on food and Welfares as revealed by the media. A Governor that spends State resources without showing fear or sympathy for the people of the state." The activist stressed that he has neither personal issue with the governor no does he want hi

Fraudulent Elections: Nigerian Diaspora Communities in Europe, America Want  Prof. Yakubu Sanctioned  ... To hold Conference on Tuesday in Washington to Discuss Sanctions  Apparently angry about the electoral fraud that marred the 2023 general elections, members of a group under aegis of Nigerian Diaspora Communities in Europe and America (NDCEA) have resolved to hold a review meeting to assess  the conduct of the elections under leadership of Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and take necessary action . According to group, it would amount to act of cowardice for Nigerians in diaspora not to speak and discuss the worrisome problems surrounding the conduct of the 2023 election. In a press statement signed by the National Coordinator of Nigerian Diaspora in Europe and America,Mr Collins Abraham Douglas, the  Planned review conference  scheduled told in Washington,United States on Tuesday.., December, 2023, is part of actions intended  to

NNPCL: Group Kicks Against Sunusi,SERAP's 'Frivoulous' Allegations of Non Remittance of Revenues, Forex by Kyari's Management  A Group Energy Monitors Coalition of Nigeria (EMCN)  has described  as frivolous the demand by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari, to disclose details of barrels of oil Nigeria produces and exports every day and the total amounts of revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023. Recalled SERAP and the former Kano Emir that made the demand separately , also accused Kyaril led NNPCL of allegedly failing to remit enough foreign exchange into the treasury despite the removal of fuel subsidy.  But in a reaction to the allegations , the Energy Monitors Coalition of Nigeria in a statement jointly signed by t

Mamu Needs Urgent Medical Attention,  Grant Him Bail,  Family Appeals To Tinubu, Shettima, Others Following a health challenge which needed urgent attention for which he flew to Cairo before he was arrested and brought back to Nigeria, family members of Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu have appealed for granting of administrative bail, so he can get required medical attention. This was expressed in a statement signed by his children, Faisal Tukur Mamu,  Dr. Zainab Tukur Mamu,   Usama Tukur Mamu, Nazir Tukur Mamu, Kashim Tukur Mamu,  Marwan Tukur Mamu (two years old), on behalf of the family. According to the statement titled, "A PASSIONATE APPEAL FOR MERCY" made available to newsmen on Friday December 8, 2023, the family said the appeal became necessary in view of their father's deteriorating state of health  "On behalf of the family of Tukur Mamu, we the children of of the above mentioned person call on  President Bola  Ahmed  Tinubu, the

ABU assumes presidency of International Institute of Online Education for 2024     • As Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kabiru Bala, accepts the challenge with all sense of responsibility Ahmadu Bello University has assumed the Rotating Presidency Unit of the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) for 2024 with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kabiru Bala, accepting the challenge with all sense of responsibility and pledging to do the best to move the institute forward during the period.  With its assumption of the rotating presidency, ABU is expected to closely collaborate with UNESCO-ICHEI and IIOE secretariat by providing strategic guidance and support for the development of IIOE and digital transformation of higher education in various regions.  ABU’s selection as the 2024 IIOE Rotating Presidency Unit was announced during the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) Global Partners Summit held at Shenzhen, China from 7th – 9th December, 2023. The institution now