Igbo leaders from the Southeast have vowed that the zone will not accept vice presidential slots from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or any political party in the 2023 presidential. They also warned Igbo governors and other prominent politicians in the two major political parties to resist any pressure to be the running mate of any candidate in the presidential election. The leaders are reacting under the premonition that some Southeast politicians, especially governors were ready to accept vice presidential slot instead of the Igbo presidency. AT present, Ebonyi state governor, Chief Dave Umahi; for…
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By Bala Ibrahim Professor Babagana Umara Zulum is the Governor of Borno state today. A quick search on his biography said he obtained a degree in Agriculture Engineering from the University of Maiduguri. In 1997, he proceeded for a Masters degree in Agriculture Engineering from the University of Ibadan. He obtained a Doctorate degree in Soil and Water Engineering from the University of Maiduguri in 2009. In 2014, Babagana Umara Zulum was appointed a Professor. So by training, tutelage and tutoring, Babagana Zulum is an Engineer, a qualified Engineer. But that is not why I like him, nor the main…
By Gidado Shuaib At the moment, the most prevalent question on the lips of Nigerians is the 2023 presidential election. Analysis is being churned out about who will become the next president of Africa’s most populous country. But before the 2023 general elections, a few weeks from now, delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will elect national officials. The impending party elections aren’t lacking in dramas, too. The top spot — the chairmanship — is naturally the position that would generate most scramble and talking points. This is because it is naturally pivotal to the clinching of APC’s…
A Kebbi-based lawyer, Aminu Kalgo has called on the federal government to abrogate the N50,000 deposit made on appeals by litigants, to allow for access to justice. A new Court of Appeal Rules 2021 (Order 8 Rule 11 and 12), which became effective on November 1, 2021 provides that litigants filing appeals must make prerequisite minimum deposit of N50,000 before appellate courts. However, Kalgo in a letter dated December 23, 2021 addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the President Court of Appeal; the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters; the Chairman, House Committee on Justice;…
We now know that the so-called national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu wants to be the President of all Nigerians. We know because he told us that he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday of his ambition to contest for the position of president in 2023. Maybe in the future, he would talk to us as citizens and voters. Maybe we will matter in the future. What is interesting however is that his reason for wanting to be president is that he has always had a lifelong ambition to be Nigeria’s president. In a…
The publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newsdiaryonline, Danlami Nmodu, mni, on Wednesday, launched a new platform, Modus Operandum for strategic insight into issues in Nigeria’s national interest According Nmodu, the new platform is dedicated to analysis, insightful opinions, reviews and reports on issues of public interest. A member of the National Institute, mni, Nmodu said he chose to float the additional platform to give back to society the benefits of his training at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, Kuru Jos. “After reflecting on the investment in me, I believe I needed to float this platform for insightful analysis of…
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Ministry of Health (FHOM), says the government is making progress with enrollment of vulnerable citizens across the country under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Dr Chris Isokpunwu, Secretary of the Ministerial Oversight committee, for BHCPF, FMOH, on Wednesday in Abuja said that beneficiaries would receive a basic minimum package of health services. The National Health Act (NHAct) 2014 is a milestone in the national momentum to strengthen the health system, achieve universal health coverage (UHC), and improve health indices. “National commitment to UHC was symbolised by the passage of the National Health Act…
The Sokoto Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has promised to introduce new approaches towards enhancing businesses in the state. The President, Mu’azu Maiwurno stated this on Saturday when the Chamber hosted its 2021 Annual Dinner and Launching of Almanac as well as award presentation to eminent personalities. Those honoured included the state governor, Aminu Tambuwal; former governor, Attahiru Bafarawa; Sultan Saad Abubakar, Ummarun Kwabo, Chairman of BUA Group, Abdussamad Rabi’u; and the Permanent Secretary of SOSMEDA, Aishatu Hassan for their contributions towards economic development of the state. According to Maiwurno, businesses in the state had committed immensely to…
A professor of Business Administration, Maryam Abubakar Koko is the Director of Centre for Entrepreneurship, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. She hails from Koko in Base local government of Kebbi state. She had her first education at Koko Salihu Model Primary School and went to Federal Government Girls College, Gusau for her secondary education graduating in 1994. She then went Sokoto College of Art and Science, now Shehu Shagari College of Education and then to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto for a degree programme in Management Studies. In 1999, Maryam continued with her Masters Degree in Business Administration. In 2002, she got…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA Professor Joseph Fuwape has advised newly admitted students of the institution to acquire innovative skills that will give them edge after graduation. He gave the advice during the 38th matriculation ceremony organized for 3,834 new students for the 2020/2021 academic session held in the Obafemi Awolowo Auditorium of the university on Friday, 14th January 2022. Fuwape said it is important for the new students to follow in the tradition of their predecessors by acquiring new skills that will position them to become key players in the scheme of things…