By Bala Ibrahim In the famous Italian western movie of the sixties, titled the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Eli Wallace, who played the Ugly under the name Tuco, was enjoying a bubble bath in the bathroom, when an enemy (Mario I suppose), that has long been out looking for revenge, walked in. Seeing Tuco naked and presumably helpless in the water, the enemy brought out his gun and started talking about how long he had waited for such a day to come. Now he got him exactly in the position he wants him, and surely the end for…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
In his Eid-el Fitr goodwill message to Nigerians, President Buhari: “Implored the citizenry to pray against kidnapping and banditry and the desperate quest for political power expressed through blackmail against the existence of Nigeria as a united entity.” He added that we must resist the temptation to retreat into our communities: “I urge our political and religious leaders as well as traditional rulers to encourage our citizens to turn towards one another in love and compassion.” We Nigerians spend an enormous amount of our time praying so he does not need to remind us to pray. What is important to…
By Samuel Owooso A 200-level student of the department of political science, Adekunle Ajasin University, Miss Fakunle Feranmi has reportedly committed suicide. Our reporter gathered that the deceased was confirmed dead after taking poisonous chemical in her room and later cried out to her neighbour, to come to her aid. She was rushed to a health center where she was later transferred to the federal medical centre, Owo. As at the time of filing this report, no one could tell why Feranmi took her life. However, while a section of students adduce the reason for the suicide to family issues,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday. He described the demise of Dogonyaro as “a great loss not only to the Nigerian military, but also to the country because of his patriotic sacrifices in defence of its unity and territorial integrity.” He said: “The death of Dogonyaro comes as a great shock to me because as a soldier, I know what it means to lose such an…
The federal government will soon resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said. Malami made this known in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations on Thursday in Abuja. The move, Malami said is geared towards the Federal Government’s commitment to end insecurity in the country. “The federal government is committed to ending insecurity in the country, and added that the courts are to bring to book all those found guilty in connection with terrorism so as to serve as deterrence to others. “In addition to the prosecution…
The federal government says it will soon commence the distribution of agricultural inputs to Nigerian farmers for the 2021 Wet Season farming. Mr Theodore Ogaziechi , Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this on Thursday while speaking in Abuja. Ogaziechi said the distribution was to enhance production of food and balanced nutrition, create more jobs, and boost wet season farming. “Government has commenced activities to encourage farmers with the roll-out of free inputs distribution to 7,500 small scale women farmers from the North Central states and the Federal Capital Territory,” he said. Ogaziechi said the…
The former Chief of Defence Staff to late Gen. Sani Abacha, Lt-Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro has died at the age of 80 The first son of the deceased, Mr Joseph disclosed this in an telephone interview in Pankshin on Thursday. “Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention. “Unfortunately, early this morning (Thursday), around 3.00am precisely, he breathed his last. “His death comes as a rude shock to us as a family. We are going to miss his love and warm…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto says the prevalence of peace is the only panacea for Nigeria’s socio-economic development. The governor stated this in his Sallah broadcast to the people of the state, which marked the end of Ramadan fast on Thursday. Tambuwal reiterated the need for all citizens to think and work positively by eschewing anything that could further throw the state and Nigeria into chaos. According to him, Ramadan has served as a vehicle for spiritual rejuvenation and self denial. “It has without doubt beeing a period of self denial and spiritual rejuvenation that brought us more closer to…
It is time to allow the esteemed readers of this Column to air their views. There were verities of views on almost every topic I presented in this Column. It is really difficult to share all the views expressed but it is important to select few ones that critiqued my opinion to give the readers a wide view, pros, and cons on each topic. Today, I am presenting some edited views on the topic “Nigerian Youths and Nation’s Future: A Waiting Time Bomb?”. Happy reading: Thank you for sending me both a print copy and text of your article highlighting…
A World Bank report says officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540 billion in 2020, 1.6 per cent below the 2019 total of $548 billion. The report which is titled ‘Migration and Development Brief’ released in Washington D.C. on Wednesday provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances. It said that in spite of COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. “The decline in recorded remittance flows in 2020 was smaller than the one during the 2009 global financial crisis at 4.8 per cent. “It was also far…