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Time to plan for 2025 is now! -Fadojoe The leader of Rescue Movement for New Nigeria aka Rescue The Vulnerable Initiative and former presidential aspirant under Labour Party, advises that specific planning is a sure way to progress. Therefore anyone not having plan for January to December and beyond, needs to take time out to plan for this 2025 and this will enhance progress for the year. In a broadcast through his official YouTube channel, the USA based nurse says that yesterday being the first Sunday in 2025, he received so many messages wishing him happy first Sunday of the year of happy first Sunday of the month. Adding that, "it's a good thing to say happy first Sunday of the year, happy first Sunday of the month. But ask yourself, what is your plan for this year, 2025 or is that how you will continue with the tradition of happy this, happy that; without seizing the time progressively?" Alluding to the saying, 'he that fails to plan, plans to fail...

Kaduna  Elders Forum Demand  Recall of Senator Lawal Adamu over Non-Performance Apparently angered by the recent alleged claim of assassination,and non performance, the Kaduna Elders Forum has demanded  recall of  Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district for undermining the peace of the State; poor representation and failure to deliver on campaign promises. According to the Elders Forum,in the history of Senatorial representation in the state, no elected lawmaker has performed beyond expectation like senator Lawal Adamu. The Kaduna Elders Forum, which demanded for the recall of the Senator in Press Statement signed by the Chairman ,Alhaji Inuwa Bala Rigasa expressed disappointment over his alleged claim of assassination and failure to speak and fight for the masses despite overt biting economic hardship.  Lawal Adamu Usman, the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has reportedly survived an allege...

Alleged Assassination attempt: Group Accuses Kaduna  Senator of Raising False Alarm ... Queries veracity of the claim  Progressives Forum for Kaduna  Development  (KFKD) has dismissed the claim of attack by the Senator representing Kaduna Senatorial District, Senator Lawal Adamu popularly known as Mr. LA as a false alarm raised by a drowning lawmaker,who has failed in his duty to deliver since elected. According to the Forum, Kaduna youths have restrained from such violent attacks on people and communities since Senator Uba Sani became Governor of the State. It was reported that Senator Lawal Adamu was attacked on Wednesday,New Year Day, while visiting his Senatorial District. But in a reaction to the claim as reported, the Kaduna based political group,said the alleged  assassination attempt on the lawmaker while visiting his constituency for the New Year celebration was nothing but false and should be disregarded. The statement signed by the Coordin...

Looted Funds: Kaduna Group Supports Arrest of Elrufai's  Fmr. Finance Commissioner  ... Insists recovery of looted funds very necessary  ...Warns Against Elrufai's interference  Kaduna Based development monitoring group under aegis of Forum for Good Governance (FFGG) has backed the arrest of  former Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance and Local Government, Mohammed Bashir Sa’idu over allegations of money laundering, criminal breach of trust, and misappropriation of public funds. The former Commissioner,who served under Governor Nasir Elrufai's administration was arrested following a petition,where he was accused of laundering N3.96 billion and misappropriating N244 million between 2015 and 2023. In a statement made available to journalists today, the Forum for Good Governance  in Kaduna said there was nothing wrong with his arrest , especially when the issue revolves around looting of public funds. The group in the Statement signed by Hon....

Alleged Tinubu’s NNPCL Nepotism: Shehu Sani replies Elrufai ... Questions His Silence During Buhari's Regime  Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has blasted the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Mal.Nasir Elrufai over recent comments made via his social media handle on alleged issues of Nepotism at NNPCL against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Farooq Kperogi, a US-based Nigerian professor of journalism had accused Tinubu of governing Nigeria with a Lagos mindset. According to the scholar, Tinubu chose to dominate the economy with people from the South-West the way former President Muhammadu Buhari loaded the security sector with northerners during his administration Elrufai later shared  Kperogi's post on his X handle and  said, "Two wrongs don’t make a right", adding that sensible inclusion trumps senseless exclusion. However in a swift reaction to Elrufai 's shared post, Comrade  Shehu Sani via his X handle replied, " "There were peopl...

2024 Hajj: A Benchmark for Excellence ( By Ishaq Lanre Olaitan) The 2024 Hajj operations, led by Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, have been unanimously celebrated as a watershed moment for Nigeria’s pilgrimage efforts. Through meticulous planning and flawless execution, NAHCON set new standards, earning praise from pilgrims and industry stakeholders alike. Veteran Hajj professional, Ustaz Abubakar Siddeq Muhammad, in his analytical piece titled "Mal Jalal Ahmad Arabi And Hajj 2024 (2)" published in _Leadership_ Newspapers, lauded the unprecedented readiness of Arafah. “For the first time in over 20 years, the Tents were fully prepared two weeks before D-Day—carpeted and air-conditioned,” he observed (see: https://leadership.ng/mal-jalal-ahmad-arabi-and-hajj-2024-2-2/). Despite his tenure being prematurely cut short by political maneuvering, Jalal Arabi’s leadership as Chairman/CEO of NAHCON delivered transformative results, currently detailed in the Commission’s report, ...