1. Another Christmas with Dark Clouds of Death: Let me paraphrase the holy prophet Isaiah who said: “For Jerusalem (Nigeria’s sake), I will not be silent until her vindication shines forth like the dawn…No more shall people call you forsaken, or your land desolate, but you shall be called my delight and your land espoused.” (Is. 62:1,4). Against the backdrop of our endless woes, ours has become a nation wrapped in desolation. The prospects of a failed state stare us in the face: endless bloodletting, a collapsing economy, social anomie, domestic and community violence, kidnappings, armed robberies etc. Ours has…
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 712 new infections of the COVID-19 in the country. The latest figure of the pandemic was announced on the NCDC’s verified website late Friday. The new infections brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 82,747 which include 70,239 discharged cases and 1,246 deaths. NCDC stated that four additional deaths were recorded from COVID-19 complications with 588 new recoveries. “Our discharges today include 248 community recoveries in Lagos State and 136 community recoveries in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines,’’ it stated. The centre said that…
Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara has signed the state’s 2021 budget of N142.7 billion into law. pledging to ensure accountability, and prove to the world that his administration was transparent. Matawalle assented to the bill on Friday in Gusau, pledging to ensure accountability, and prove to the world that his administration was transparent. According to him, the budget, which is IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) compliant, has captured all citizens’ interests, including those at the grassroots. He therefore, assured people of the state of timely release of the funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to enable them carry…
One of Nigeria’s renowned billionaire from Katsina, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal has donated over hundred campaign vehicles in support of a former Minister and presidential candidate in Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum. In a a Hausa video obtained by PRNigeria, the presentation of the vehicle was made in Maradi, the second largest city and a border town between Nigeria and that country. The vehicles were all branded with the inscription: “Mohammed Bazoum, 2021” and conspicuous photo of the presidential candidate. With a net worth estimated at around $765 million, Mangal is a business mogul, entrepreneur, industrialist and seasoned management expert who founded…
The Chairman, Progressive Governors’ Forum and Kebbi state governor, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of Christmas and New Year celebrations. Rejoicing with the Christian community in Kebbi and Nigeria, he also expressed happiness that, celebrations like Christmas bring utmost joy and merriment. According to him, they also afford the adherents and other citizens with the ample opportunity to ponder and reflect on the need for sustainable peace,unity and socioeconomic progress of Nigeria. Bagudu also averred that, the Almighty Allah has not made a mistake by creating Nigerians together, with diverse religious, ethnic and cultural affinities.…
The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed sadness over the demise of Sheikh Ahmed Lemu, who died at the age of 91. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said this in a condolence message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPA), Dr Makut Macham, in Jos on Friday.. Lalong described the demise of the renowned Minna-based Islamic Scholar as a “great loss” to the nation. He said the deceased, the first Grand Khadi of Niger, made his mark as a model who fostered religious tolerance, cooperation and peaceful coexistence among people of diverse…
A Russian court on Friday sentenced a distinguished historian known for re-enacting Napoleonic battle scenes to 12.5 years in jail. He was convicted for the murder of his young student lover, whom he dismembered. Oleg Sokolov, 64, a former history professor at St. Petersburg State University, was found in a river in November 2019 with a bag containing the severed arms of Anastasia Yeshchenko, a 24-year-old postgraduate. Sokolov pleaded guilty to her murder, but told the court it had not been premeditated and that she had driven him to a state of complete insanity by making insulting comments about his…
Pope Francis in his message on Friday prayed for an end to suffering in the world and emphasized on unity among the people. The Pope on the Christmas day, offered the faithful the traditional papal blessing “Urbi et Orbi’’ (to the city and to the world). “We are all in the same boat,’’ the Pope said from the Benediction Hall at the Apostolic Palace, where he gave his address instead of from the central balcony of the basilica, to crowds in St Peter’s Square. The change from balcony to hall is due to restrictions to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading.…
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has approved the deployment of the five newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) to departments of the force. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the deployment followed the recent promotion of senior police officers by the Police Service Commission (PSC). “The newly promoted DIGs and their postings include – Usman Baba, Force Criminal Investigations Department; Ibrahim Lamorde, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and David Folawiyo, Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Department. “Others are Joseph Egbunike, Finance…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has mourned Nigeria’s frontline scholar and Laureate, Sheikh Ahmed Lemu, describing him as ‘dignified intellectual juggernaut’. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman, Media committee of the Council, Femi Abbas made available to newsmen on Friday. “His demise has further confirmed that death is truly the leveler of mankind and that no human being can ever escape the dragnet of death. “In his peregrinations, while alive, Sheikh Lemu traversed many terraces of intellectualism and Islamic evangelism with decency and humility across the Islamic and Western spheres of education, thereby towering…