Segun Babatunde, Bauchi The annual arbaeen symbolic trek being performed annually is a religious commitment that Muslims or Non-muslims should not surrender to a tyrannical rule or a tyrant leader. According to the Bauchi state representative of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Malam Ahmad Yusuf Yashi, the annual religious rite event affects all Muslims globally. Arbaeen Trek is a Shiite annual religious practice usually conducted on 20th Safar of Islamic calendar to mark the 40th day of the murder of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammed who was killed on 10th Muharram. Malam Ahmad Yusuf Yashi, who…
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…cautions authorities to take proactive measures to curtail outbreak of diseases Segun Babatunde, Bauchi As flood continues to ravage communities in Bauchi State leading to contaminated sources of drinking waters, a Bauchi based Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD), has expressed its concerns over possible outbreak of water borne diseases across the State. A statement issued by the Knowledge Management and Communication (KMC) Advisor of J4PD, Bashir Hassan Abubakar, which was made available to Journalists Tuesday, called on the relevant State authorities to take proactive measures in tackling possible outbreak of diseases resulting from…
Segun Babatunde, Bauchi The Centre of Excellence for Research and Innovation (CERI) in collaboration with Sa’adu Zungur University recently organized a workshop on Writing Grant-Winning Concept Notes and Proposals for academic staff of the university. The two-day workshop held at the university’s Gadau main campus and Yuli Campus aimed to enhance the research capacity of participants. In her opening remarks, Vice Chancellor of Sa’adu Zungur University, Professor Fatimah Tahir emphasized the importance of the training, stating that writing grant-winning proposals is crucial for the university’s research growth and development. She reiterate the need for the academic staff to understand the…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, challenged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to reveal the details of the newly acquired presidential jet and those of the old ones being sold off, to Nigerians. Obi stated this on his X handle. Recall that on Monday, President Tinubu embarked on a working visit to France aboard a newly acquired Airbus A330 business jet, amidst controversies surrounding its purchase. The model, typically used as a twin-aisle passenger aircraft, was purchased last month at a cost of $100m and has now been registered to the…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has thrown its weight behind the call for former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the presidential race for 2027. In the past few weeks, there has been a growing rumour that northern elites and politicians are not happy with President Bola Tinubu’s administration and subtly yearning for a change of government in the next election. Four days ago, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, also lent his voice to the agitation, vowing to jettison his presidential ambition if Jonathan agrees to contest. Mohammed gave his blessing at an event organised by a non-governmental organisation, Save…
LG autonomy: Akume, Edun lead 10-man implementation panel Federal Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. On July 11, the Supreme Court granted local governments across the country autonomy. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, a seven-man panel of the apex court declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government had…
Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark, on Tuesday, warned the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagun, not to destroy the party. Clark accused Damagun of working with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike in their alleged bid to destroy PDP. Clark in an open letter to the PDP chairman on Tuesday, noted that Damagun’s actions regarding the crisis that had rocked the Rivers State House of Assembly, among others, were against Section 109 as stipulated in the party’s constitution. The elder statesman wrote, “Your position, Mr. acting National Chairman,…
#EndBadGovernance: TRG demands restructuring, return to regional system A socio-political organisation, The Rebirth Group, on Tuesday, demanded an immediate restructuring and return of the country to regional system of government. TRG made this demand against the backdrop of the recent 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. The group, in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Ambassador Yemi Farounbi; Convener, Owolabi Oladejo and General Secretary, DIY Nweze expressed the conviction that Nigeria and her citizens stand “to benefit from a restructuring that returns the country to the original concepts of our founding fathers, with autonomous regions.” It…
A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts under the Department of Justice revealed this in a statement posted on its website on Monday. The statement read, “A Nigerian man was arrested on Aug. 13, 2024 upon arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on charges that he and other conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara,on Tuesday, dismissed speculations about his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, just as he affirmed that Rivers remains a PDP-controlled state. Governor Fubara while speaking on the rumours circulating about his imminent departure from the party, restated his commitment to the PDP. He spoke during a visit from a delegation of the PDP Board of Trustees led by its Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, at Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. His Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said in a statement that Governor Fubara admitted to having doubts about his PDP membership at times. He…