The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kebbi State Council, on Sunday supported 18 families of late members of the union. The union presented bags of rice and cash to the families in Birnin Kebbi. The event was attended by the wife of Kebbi Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, who donated N200,000 to the families. She commended the NUJ for remembering their colleagues who died. The governor’s wife was represented by Hajiya Zahrau Wali, Special Adviser to the Governor on Women and Social Development. She explained that supporting the less privileged and vulnerable groups was part of her passion and would continue…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A child who leaves skelewu to dance surugede must be reminded; surugede is a dance of the spirits. Those whom the gods want to kill they first make mad. Osinbajo fears civil war. War is hell, but we could be in for worse. The rampant slaughter of police and military personnel on the streets is the devil at full throttle. Our governments have only a little time to spare us a slow descent into Armageddon. No one will enjoy a Sergeant before the cascade into a Liberia. Igbo elders and elites are silent. They lost their voice against evil when…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Nigerian journalists as they celebrate this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Lawan in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, in Abuja on Sunday said that May 3 was set aside every year to remind governments around the world of their obligation to facilitate and respect press freedom. He said the commemoration of the day was also to remind journalists the need to respect the ethics of their profession. Lawan said he was proud that Nigeria has a vibrant media that have always resolutely defended freedom of…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has warned individuals and groups against utterances aimed at dividing the country, saying it “will no longer tolerate deliberate machinations by subversive and hostile groups whose agenda is to throw the country into anarchy so as to serve the interests of their sponsors.” A statement by the spokesperson of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya on Sunday, said this is even “while the Service reaffirms its unambiguous support to an indivisible, indisolluble and united Nigerian state in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.” The service condemned statements that, it said, have continued to threaten…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Sunday said cutting down of a tree either in private compound or in a public place without permission would attract a fine of N100,000. Mrs Riskatu Abdulazeez, the Director, FCTA Department of Parks and Recreation, made this known during a tour of the sites where flamboyant trees are planted within the city centre, in Abuja. She noted that once any tree planted in private houses had grown, it would become a public property that requires the permission of government before its removal. She explained that government was making efforts to mitigate the effects…
A media expert, Dr Piman Hoffman has condemned the recruitment of unprofessionals by some media organisations, saying the attitude has dented the image of journalism profession in the country. Hoffman, an Assistant Director with African Climate Reporters, noted that some private media organisations now recruit “phone callers, quacks and other unprofessionals into the field of journalism”. Hoffman made the observation when he spoke to newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna on the World Press Freedom Day. He advised such media organisations to stop the embarrassing action in order to save the profession. Hoffman urged the Nigeria Union of Journalists and other…
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has called on prospective investors to express interest in purchasing 100 per cent shareholding in any of the five power generation companies constructed under National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) listed for sale. It said this in a document signed by the Director-General, Mr Alex Okoh, and made available to the media on Sunday. The document said that it was in continuation of the ongoing reforms of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry and consistent with the Nigerian Electric Power Policy and Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act, 2005. It also said that the Board of…
The massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil, Turkey and India has prompted the Nigerian government to impose fresh measures aimed at preventing further importation of the coronavirus into the country. The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the new measures included a ban on entry of non-Nigerian passengers who had travelled to the three countries in the last 14 days. Brazil, Turkey and India recorded a combined 2,670 deaths as of May 1, 2021.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to freedom of the press, and urged media professionals to wield such freedom responsibly. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Buhari’s reassurance was contained in a message to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day. The statement quoted Buhari as describing freedom of the press as “an irreducible minimum in a democracy that will flourish”, adding, however, that the freedom must be used responsibly. “Everything that is permitted must have rules of correctness, particularly in a polity seriously challenged as ours now.…
Our next-generation may not know what our generation knew, may not have what we had. We have failed to give them what the previous generation gave us. The peace and tranquillity we knew, the comfort and ease we had, the security and brotherhood we enjoyed, the careful laying of the foundation for our future we witnessed – all these we have failed to transfer to the next generation because we have thrown away the baton. The problems of Nigeria are such that you get lost when talking about them. Where do you start from? The betrayal of confidence by leadership…