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Rescue Movement Felicitates with Christians, Urges Nigerians to Always do the right things to Overcome Challenges. Rescue Movement for New Nigeria aka Rescue the Vulnerable Initiative a registered Civil Society Group in Nigeria, felicitates with Christians on the occasion of the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The group also urges Christians to pray for Nigeria during this festivity that the power of resurrection will lift Nigeria out of the various challenges the country is presently facing.  This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Publicity of the group, Rev Emmanuel Olorunmagba and made available to newsmen in Kaduna. While soliciting prayers for Nigeria the group also added that, "as we pray for Nigeria, we also need to play our parts by doing the right thing at the right time.  "If Nigeria must be out of the present challenges, God factor cannot be overlooked, and that is why we are calling for prayers. At the same ...

Group commends Ribadu, other security agencies for tackling security challenges, stabilising country Apparently elated over the proactive measures taken recently to rescue kidnapped victims , the Coalition for Peace and National Unity said it is left with no option than to commend the National Security Adviser , Mal.Nuhu Ribadu  and other security agencies for tackling security challenges and stabilising the country. According to group, the recent release of hostages kidnapped by bandits the hard work and  tirelessly efforts to ensure the release of the school pupils and other kidnapped victims rescued within good time is a great feat worthy commendation.    "We are beginning to see that the Security Situation is  gradually  improving in northern  Nigeria compared to what used to be obtainable in the past when daredevil  Boko Haram insurgents and bandits had field day operating unhindered , especially in the north."  The group sta...

Kaduna: Uba Sani put the state among top performing states - Musa Kali The Counsel Adviser to the executive Governor of Kaduna state Hon. Musa Aliyu Kali, has applauded governor Uba Sani for putting in place necessary administration and results oriented programme across kaduna state. Musa Kali, who spoke with journalists in Kaduna, expressed confidence in Uba Sani’s ability to continually put the state among top performing states in the country. He said, considering the effort he has made in transforming the state within the short period of his administration,  governor Uba Sani deserved to be commended for investing in infrastructural development to keep up with the growing population of his state, creating jobs in both the formal and informal sectors, and ensuring kaduna is among the top states in Nigeria with year-on-year growth in internally generated revenue (IGR), all without introducing difficult taxes. “Here is a governor who has ensured that the economic templa...

Rescue Movement Condemns Killing of Soldiers, Emphasizes on the Need for Military to Stay out of Civil Matter, Promises Aids to the Innocent Victims Lol a* The leadership of Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative Aka Rescue Movement For New Nigeria has condemned in the highest terms the killing of our gallant soldiers and deeply sympathized with the bereaved families. "Our hearts and thoughts are with them. And it is criminal for citizens to put laws into their hands to kill military personnel and we ask the community leaders to fish out those who were behind the killings for justice and to serve as deterrent to others on the future". While speaking to newsmen in Enugu, the Director General of Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative (aka Rescue Movement For New Nigeria), Martins Chiedozie Ugwu, noted that the ugly event that took place in Delta state with our gallant soldiers again opened the conversation on the implication of using Soldiers on civil matters. In his words “it has ...

Hon. Jabiru Abdullahi Tsauri Conferred with Traditional Title of Lamidon Katsina Hon. Jabiru Abdullahi Tsauri, Chief of Staff, Government House Katsina, has been bestowed with the esteemed traditional title of Lamidon Katsina by the Emir of Katsina,His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Abuoouûgyioiisdscwcewcwddwdcwedcddcdcds dulmumini Kabir Usman.  This recognition underscores Hon. Tsauri's significant contributions to Katsina State's progress in socio-political and economic spheres. The forthcoming trubanning ceremony, to be announced soon by the emirate council, promises a joyous celebration within the community.  Emir Abdulmumini Kabir Usman extends warm congratulations to Hon. Jabiru Tsauri for this well-deserved honor.  Governor Dikko Umaru Radda in a message congratulated his Chief of Staff  and expressed profound gratitude to the Katsina Emirate and  the Emir in particuler for honoring his Chief Administrative Officer with the Lamidon Katsina title. ...

Breaking: Northwest group hails Sokoto's return to 'welfarist' governance policy The Northwest Progressives Forum (NPF) has commended what it described as 'the return of welfarism as a state policy by Sokoto State under Governor Ahmed Aliyu, with the 2024 Ramadan salary bonus for workers and pensioners and others in the State. A media statement signed by the group's Direcror of Research and Documentation, Sani Wakili at the weekend, noted that  "the last time Sokoto experienced welfarist as its governor was during the era of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, who made life a lot easier for the state's workforce through  prompt payment of salaries and sundry welfare packages for the people of the State regardless of religious affinities". It would be recalled that in an effort to ensure that Muslims in Sokoto State start this year’s Ramadan Fast with ease, Governor Ahmed Aliyu approved the payment of half salary bonus as Ramadan gift to all ...

Rescue Movement Commends Creation of State Police But Advises FG to Checkmate Governors Excesses. The Rescue Movement For New Nigeria aka Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative has commended the plan by the Federal Government of Nigeria to create State Police to tackle insecurity. Describing it as long overdue, the group advises the Federal Government to ensure policies that will checkmate state Governors to avoid the situation where State Police will be turned to witch-hunting tools against perceived opponents. In a statement issued and made available to pressmen by the Rescue Movement National Director, Media and Publicity; Rev Emmanuel Olorunmagba; the group observed that "we have been witnessing the situations in this country where politicians use every power within their reach to persecute and witch-hunt those regarded as opponents especially state governors, hence if proper policies are not implemented to checkmate excesses, obviously some governors will turn the state...

Hajj Exercise: Islamic Clerics Praise Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo for Ease of Processing, Collection of E-Passports  Islamic  groups, Nigeria Islamic Clerics Forum and Women in Islam  Foundation have commended the Interior Minister ,Mr Olubummi Tunji-Ojo for the  reforms; innovation, ease of processing and collection of E-Passports during the Hajj Operations.  According to the Islamic groups ,the removal of what they termed the bureaucratic bottlenecks associated with the issuance of international e-passport to applicants has helped  Muslims willing to perform the Hajj get their passports within  short space of time. The commendations were contained in a six point communique issued after an Islamic Conference held in Kaduna to discuss  the Muslim Communities and Hajj Operations  in Nigeria. In the communique signed by the conveners of the Conference, Sheikh Mohammed Ibn Mohammed and Mal. Shehu Lawal Danbatta,the Nigeria Islamic C...

ALLEGATION OF 3 TRILLION BUDGET PADDING: RESCUE MOVEMENT SAYS IT'S TERRIBLE, CALLS FOR DETAIL PROBE INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING NINGI! The Rescue Movement For New Nigeria aka Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative has described as terrible, the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi that about N3 trillion was padded into the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The group insists that there should be detail probe to unravel the truth and bring to book anyone found culpable instead of rushing to suspend Senator Ningi that raised the issue publicly. This was disclosed in a statement made available to pressmen in Kaduna by the group's National Director, Media and Publicity, Rev Emmanuel Olorunmagba, as the group laments the situation where "at this time that our nation is passing through terrible economic downturn, when we are supposed to be hearing of drastic cut down in the cost of governance that have been highly extravagance, and what is saved from such cut down focused on fighting hunger;...

Kaduna: Staff Accuse Commissioner Of Fraud, Corruption, Nepotism, Highhandedness, Intimidation, Maladministration   The staff of Ministry for local government and chieftancy affairs, kaduna state, have accused the commissioner Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos of Fraud, Corruption, nepotism, corruption, highhandedness, Maladministration as well as using his position and his closeness with the governor to intimidate staff members he sees as enemies, among other allegations. A staff who spoke on condition of anonymity, for fear of victimisation by the commissioner, said the Ministry was being run like a private estate.  According to the source, workers live in perpetual fear because they are allegedly treated like slaves by the commissioner. "The way and manner he runs the Ministry and treats people, is appalling. His level of corruption is unbeatable.  Speaking in the same vein, an employee of the ministry chided him, saying gradually, the commissioner had succeeded in p...

Kaduna Sultan Bello Mosque Tafsir: Appointment of Sadis to deputize, false-says forum From Bitrus Usman, Kaduna  A body, Dr Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Students’ Forum, has appealed to relevant security agencies in Kaduna state and Sultan Bello Mosque Management Board to the purported appointment of Dr. Jamilu Muhammad Sadis to deputize Sheikh Dr  in presentations of Tafsir at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna. A statement issued by its President, Saleh Buhari Bello, said, “It has come to the knowledge of this Forum of a certain write up on social media by some unscrupulous elements that one, Dr. Jamilu Muhammad Sadis, who is not, in anyway, a student of Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi or Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has been appointed to DEPUTIZE Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi in presentations of Tafsir and other religious teachings that he has been conducting at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.” The forum noted that it is totally unfounded and was fabricated by some undesirable e...

Before Senator Solomon Adeola Destroys Nigeria's Fragile Unity for His Vaunting Political Ambition - A Note for President Tinubu Our civil society organisation, Patriots for Nigeria's Development, PND, hereby sends her greetings of true solidarity and sincere best wishes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, at this historic chapter of our national life.  Though our dear nation is passing through grave socio-economic challenges, our absolute faith and abiding trust in President Tinubu's exceptional leadership sagacity to bring Nigeria out of the woods, in no distant time, are unwavering. However, we have deem it necessary to draw Mr. President's attention to the unpatriotic actions and sinister moves of some supposed leaders in the country - who should be in the vanguard of promoting national unity and togetherness of the masses in a bid to foster national integration. Without mincing words, Distinguished Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, who currently repr...

Padding: Akpabio's hands are clean- Dr. Tafida In response to recent claims by Senator Abdul Ningi regarding alleged budget padding, Dr. Jibril Tafida, an aide of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has refuted the allegations and cautioned against distracting Akpabio with baseless accusations. Addressing the media, Dr. Tafida dismissed the notion of N3 trillion budget padding as absurd, emphasizing the lack of credibility in Senator Ningi's claims due to the absence of verified facts. He criticized Senator Ningi for rushing to the press without thorough verification. Expressing disappointment in the approach taken by Senator Ningi and his colleagues from the Northern Senators Forum, Dr. Tafida advised that issues be addressed directly with Akpabio rather than through public scrutiny. He stressed the importance of constructive dialogue within the Senate Chambers for effective resolution of concerns. Furthermore, Dr. Tafida addressed Senator Ningi's accusations of...

Zailani Condemns Abduction of School Children in Kaduna, Calls for Urgent Action Speaker of the Kaduna 9th Assembly Rt Hon Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani FCNA has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with Governor Uba Sani and the people of Kuriga district in Chikun Local Government following the recent abduction of over 280 pupils and teachers from Government Secondary School and LEA primary school in Kuriga, Kaduna State. The brazen attack by bandits on Thursday has sparked national outrage and renewed calls for urgent action to address the escalating security challenges in the region. In a statement released by his media aide, Amb Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani Sadaukin Garkuwan Keffi and Betara of Biu, the  speaker of the kaduna state 9th assembly called on the security agencies to swiftly intervene and rescue the abducted individuals. He emphasized the need for a coordinated effort to ensure the safe return of the victims and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Rt Hon Yusuf Ibr...

Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria Your Excellency Mr. President. Today I watched American President as he delivered State of the Union address to the Congress and the American people and I can't think to conclude that a President even at old age this brilliant would lead a great and prosperous nation.  A president who understands the issues , the problems of not just his citizens but knows how to navigate between his own people and the world at large. A president who speaks directly to the soul of the nation and a president who comes with so many positive  policies and even in spite of the opposition he faces, still achieved thus much. This brings me to write this open letter to Nigerian President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In as much  as I am from the opposition party Labour Party (LP), I still want my country to succeed because no doubt even inspite of Republican Party opposition to President Biden, every American still wants their Lead...

Northern Muslim Clerics Organize National Prayers for INEC Chair, Says Laying Curse on Him after Conducting Fair, Credible elections Unacceptable  In a counter prayer session against the group that recently organized pray session to curse the INEC Chairman , Professor Mahmood Yakubu,Northern based Muslim Clerics under aegis of  Pray for Nigeria Forum (PNF) today  organised a prayer session to reverse the curse and commended the him for  over fair conduct and credible  general elections  A group , Nigeria Youths National Prayer Day recently organized a prayer session with titled: "Curse be unto Prof Mahmood Yakubu" . But in a counter reaction, the Muslim Clerics held that  it will amount to great  disserve to the nation for any group to lay curse on the same election umpire that presided over an relatively rated elections considered as the first successful and credible elections in Nigeria.  The Clerics during the prayer session he...