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Madagascar President, Andry Ranoelina, has removed his country from the World Health Organisation. He angrily said: "Europe created organizations with the desire for Africans to remain dependent on them. Africa has found a medicine against Corona virus but Europe thinks they have a monopoly of intelligence as such they are refusing to acknowledge it. From today, we are no more member of the World Health Organization."

A prominent philanthropist and political leader in Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna state has enjoined the good people of the state to comply with safety advisory of the World Health Organization, WHO and other measures put in place to safeguard their lives. Giving this advice on Friday is Mallam Lawal Adamu Usman, popularly called “Mr. LA” by his teeming supporters while addressing the media at his residence, stressed that the COVID-19 pandemic is real and people must endeavour to take every necessary step to remain safe at all times. Mr. LA, who contested for the Kaduna Central Senatorial ticket in the 2019 elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP but lost under suspicious circumstances, advised his supporters and members of his constituency to observe the social distancing directive and also, adopt the physical distancing safety rule. He stressed that COVID-19 is no respecter of persons especially those who fail to abide with the warn...

The 4 year tenure of office of the current Party Excos of the Twenty Three (23) Local Government and State Chapters end on the  05/05/2020 and 10/05/2020 respectively.  The National Working Committee,NWC, of our great Party has by its letter of 24/04/2020 approved and reconstituted these Excos into Care Taker Committees at their respective levels. Following this approval, I hereby formally INAUGURATE these Care Taker Committees accordingly. The tenure of office of the Care Taker Committes at the Local Govt level is from 05/05/2020, while that at the State is from 10/05/2020. The tenure office for each Care Taker Committee is Three (3) months or as may be determined from time to time by the NWC of the Party. This public INAUGURATION has again become necessary due to the continuous Lockdown/Curfew currently in force in our State and the Nation in general as a result of the dangerous Covid-19 pandemic. Once again I wish to call on all members of the CTCs at all leve...

As we sojourn through life, tough times are indeed inevitable. You may be dealing with health challenges or faced with financial crisis. It’s during these tough times that your mental strength will be tested. Without adequate mental strength, life’s inevitable challenges will likely fill you with self-doubt and anxiety. Interestingly, no one is immune from tough times in life; both the rulers and the ruled are sometimes thrown into dicey situations of life. The corona virus crisis is unlike any we have seen in recent memory. Its impacts on our collective existence has given us a bloody-blow in all spheres of our life’s; the economy, trade, education, tourism, banking, agriculture, tech world and governance are all affected. Leading a state, an organization or an entity during a crisis, like corona virus, that persists over months requires thorough planning, clear communication, and empathy.  Kaduna state government, have beyond all reasonable doubts, proven to all, that leaders...

The laborer is worth of his wages so says the Holy Bible in Luke 10:7b. The Islamic Hadith 2443 also corroborates same when it says "Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries". These are not just a spiritual sayings but also a moral obligation for all who hire or intend to hire. This is not so for aides of Hon Gabriel Har the member representing Kachia Kagarko Federal constituency in the National Assembly. The legislator who is in his mid thirties was elected under the platform of the APC to represent the two Local government in the National Assembly in the 2019 general elections. Many saw his emergence as a welcome development especially for the youth who have been relegated to the sidelines for decades by the older politicians. Since his assumption of office the Honorable's poor legislative performance has continued to raise more questions than answer especially to his critics who are of the opinion that the young legislator is not capable of providing vibra...

NDDC: EXTENSION OF INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE; MR PRESIDENT ILL ADVISED, SHOULD EXTEND INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT TO MINISTERY OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS - BISH JOHNSON I am dismayed by the statement credited to Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) that my highly respected president, Mohammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of an illegal, corrupt and discriminatory Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). By this action, Mr President has demonstrated a complete disregard of due process by his continued support of a committee which most people from the Niger Delta and Nigeria in general believe is illegal and corrupt. Recall that few days ago, the media was awashed with allegations of corruption in the award of contracts to various companies believed to be connected to Chief Godswill Akpabio and members of his Interim Management Committee. At the root of these scandals were three companies, Osmoserve Globa...

DECLARE NDDC INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ILLEGAL BISH JOHNSON ASKS COURT, ALLEGES SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE IGBOS IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERIM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE NDDC Bish Johnson, a former United States Army Captain, a national security analyst and a national commentator on various national television networks has filed  legal suits against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the National Assembly, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC. In the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/404/2020 and stamped 19 March 2020, Mr Johnson and the Niger Delta Youths Forum (NDYF) alleged systemic discrimination against the Igbos in the constitution of the interim management committee by President Mohammadu Buhari. Mr. Johnson stated that the 2000 establishment act of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) provided for a representative each from the nine ...

By; Dogara Unyem 17/01/2020 #iWriteWhatILike The security situation is Nigeria has so far become a major problem of terrorism in the north eastern region during the early rise of Boko Haram until this time. Recently, these security issues are present not only in the North East region, but escalated to north west, middle belt and down across the river Niger as well. The fear of insecurity escalating to the South West zone has come with several ways to protect the region from harm, one which is the creation of "Amotekun" security force. The Amotekun which is highly welcomed by the public across the Yoruba land and beyond is hereby threatened by the current administration of General Mohammed Buhari. The regional security force is tagged as "Illegal". The question by every Nigerian today is, why Amotekun is considered illegal while the Hisbah security force in Northern Nigeria legal by law ? As it stands, the entire leaders of the region are not ready to bac...

A group of concerned Deltans, under the auspices of the Delta State Civil Society Roundtable on Grand Corruption (DCSRGC) has raised an alarm over perceived intentions of the Nigerian Government to deliberately, withhold some proceeds of crime fraudulently acquired by a former Governor of the state. DCSRGC, in its quest to ensure that corruption, among elected representatives in Delta state is appreciably tackled, has revealed in a statement signed by its Convener and Chairman, Pastor Innocent A. Adjenughure, that the UK Government is in the process of returning 9.6m British Pounds of Ibori money to Nigeria but states that the FG has refused to make the refund, public. “It is unfortunate that the Federal Government of Nigeria is not sharing this information with Delta State Government on how to use the money”, Pastor Adjenughure stated. He revealed, in the statement, that “DCSRGC will be happy to work with the Delta State Government to set up a framework to convince the UK...

January 11,2020 "Hon Maria Dogo, my names are Gora Albehu Dauda. I am a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army and a denizen of Ungwan Boro since my returning home from serving this nation on retiring. Do quickly recall the events at the PDP State Secretariat  and the nasty comment you made with regard to your not knowing me in the politics of the PDP in Chukun LGA.  If Hon Maria Dogo must know, I do not play politics at the level of the local council I do at a much higher level.  If Maria Dogo must know, I was the campaign coordinator for Muhammed Buhari in the Southern Senatorial District in the 2015 general elections. Had you cared to do a background check on who Colonel Gora Albehu Dauda  is, you would not have exposed your seeming ignorance before such an audience.  The Distinguished Senator was clear enough for even a pedestrian to comprehend when he said that quality individuals were required to reposition  the PDP preparatory to 2023 devoid...

In less than 72 hours from today, delegates from the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) from various ethnic nationalities in the region, including the 36 state chapters of the Union, are billed to assemble at the Kagoro Town Hall in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Wednesday November 27, 2019 to elect a new President. Considering the footprints of the outgoing irrepressible leadership of Barr. Solomon Kaptain Musa, the feat of getting a suitable successor remains a great challenge. It is unprecedented that throughout the duration of the outgoing leadership, it has remained unruffled and showed greater skills at combating the problems threatening our people. It is needful to stress here that despite overtures and genuine efforts by SOKAPU leadership under Barr. Musa to collaborate with the Kaduna state Government in rallying forces towards confronting issues that ail us as a people, officials of government, especially our brothers, rendered such efforts a nulli...

Written by Muhammed Kadade Suleiman Mal. Hassan Rasheed Makarfi was born on the 25th of July, 1969 in the town of Makarfi, Kaduna State. His father was an Islamic teacher who tutored students in the town. He was fourth in the family. His older brother, Professor Abubakar Rasheed is the Executive Secretary, National University Commission. He attended the LEA Central primary school before proceeding to Science Secondary school, Saminaka. After his secondary school education, he obtained a HND in Veterinary from Plateau State. He did his National Youth Service Corps in 1997 when Nasarawa State was created out of the old Plateau State during the government of General Sani Abacha. Despite all efforts to get him to work in the Federal Civil Service, his choice was to work in the Local Government because in the words of the late father of President Umaru Musa Yar'adua "service to people is Service to God" and as such, the local government presented the best opportuni...

Former governor of Kaduna state and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in the concluded 2019 elections, Senator Ahmed M. Makarfi sends a strong message to his party''s candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar following the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing dismissing his appeal. "You are strongest in all front, and indeed we have seen you are a rare breed seasoned politician. "To those of us who looked up to you as a Boss and political mentor, we saw as a symbol of National unity, religious tolerance and social integration. Your struggles for a better political system, National politics and your general attitude towards National interest will be archived in our political history. You have made your point, you fought gallantly and earned a global applause!

I am speechless, I lack the appropriate words to describe the love, support and solidarity shown  to me during my 162 days in confinement. Men and women of goodwill from Kaduna, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, USA, UK etc, I cannot list your names individually but please know that I am sincerely greatful and my prayer is that God will reward you all abundantly. To my Lawyers, I say a very big thank you for making freedom a reality. SOKAPU Rivers chapter and the National body you guys are awesome and I am indebted to you. To the Adara Development Association and the Adara Chiefdom all I can say is thank you for your tremendous supports. Kenyi Development Association Kaduna I say thank you. To all the Adara IDPS who visited me at the prison and those who couldn't for obvious reason I say thank you, I love you dearly. Bavoshiya Gloria Nyan you left me in  tears the day you visited, I love you ma'am. HURIWA you guys are amazing, thank you. Prison was fun because...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday described the closure of the land border between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin was a big blow to regional integration. Commenting for the first time since the Nigerian government closed its border with the Republic of Benin on August 20, Akufo-Addo said the move could negatively affect the regional integration agenda. Akufo-Addo, at a meeting with a delegation from the First Bank of Nigeria at the Jubilee House in Accra, said: “We are about to enter a delicate period in the ECOWAS journey looking ahead of the possibility of a single currency and trying to forge greater integration among our economies and at the same time have important security and other issues which confront us. “We have this business of the closure of the Benin Border, which seems to some people to be a big blow to the ECOWAS project”. Akufo-Addo argued that overall interest of member states should override individual national interest. “I believe that t...

The United States President, Donald J. Thrump has announced that the leader of ISIS and self-declared Caliph of over one billion moslems around the globe has died in apparent suicide when his hideout was raided late Saturday by United States special forces led by the United States Army Delta Force following Intelligence report on his hideout in the Idlib Province in Northwestern Syria. Until this morning, US time, the identity of this High Value Target who detonated an explosive vest Killing himself and his three children, was uncertain until President Thrump confirmed it. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died when United States Special Operations commandos carried out a risky raid in northwestern Syria on Saturday against a senior terrorist leader there, two senior US administration officials said late Saturday. United States Army commandos from the Army’s elite Delta Force carried out the mission with the C.I.A. providing intelligence and reconnaissance information on the ground. Maj...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has written off more than $20 billion in debt accumulated by African countries over time and during the Soviet era. This was announced on Wednesday by Putin during the Russian-African Summit taking place in Sochi, Russia, 23rd and 24th October 2019. “It was not only an act of generosity, but also a manifestation of pragmatism, because many of the African states were not able to pay interest on these loans,” Putin told TASS. While addressing the Russia-Africa Summit, he called for trade between Russia and African countries to be doubled in the next four to five years. Putin also said that Russia intends to increase its presence in Africa at state level. This first-ever Russia-Africa Summit brought more than 50 African leaders to Sochi.

The Kaduna State University (KASU), suspends one of its academic staff, Mr Bala Umar, popularly known as A.B. Umar, for allegedly soliciting sex for grade.  Following a viral social media post that caught the attention of the Kaduna State Government, the government filled for an immediate investigation.  However, KASU said a committee was set up to investigate the allegations against Umar, following a one-man protest at KASU by a female graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.  A.B Umar, is said to have been  sacked by Ahmadu Bello University for sexual misconduct and later employed by KASU, was not fit to be a lecturer in any institution.

On the 09/05/2019, a Thursday, Steven Kefas Solomon (commonly known as Stephen Kefason) was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by operatives of the State Investigation Bureau of the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. He was brought to Kaduna thereafter on 10/05/2019, a Friday. His arrest was pursuant to many petitions written against him ranging from insulting persons and institutions, injurious falsehood, inciting disturbance, defamation, and cyberstalking. Among the lots of these petitions, two (2) stood out: the first was from Kaduna State Government; and the second was from the Executive Chairman of Kajuru Local Government Council. Kefason was first arraigned before a Chief Magistrate's Court on 13/05/2019, the Monday following, based on a First Information Report (FIR) from the petition of the Kaduna State Government for the offences of inciting disturbance and injurious falsehoods contrary to sections 78 and 373 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 'security challenges in Nigeria' as African heads of state set to attend a three-day Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, October 23rd – 25th, with focus on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science and technology, and gas production. During the summit, President Buhari will meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to further strengthen relations in security, trade and investment, and building partnership that will enhance Nigeria’s huge gas potential, following Russia’s remarkable success in gas exportation. The summit, which will be attended by African Heads of State, will bring fresh perspectives on some global issues and challenges like nuclear technology, energy development, digital transformation, environment, technical security, mining and steel, education, agriculture, infrastructure and development strategies. An African Busi...