Insults mean nothing to me. They only fuel my resolve and strengthen my determination. They are like water off a duck’s back and neither can they deter me from speaking my mind on any pressing or burning issue no matter how unpopular my position may be. Those that do not have the prescence of mind or the discipline to read ... Read More »
Social media has been awash with mixed reactions following the publication today in a national newspaper the moving tribute penned by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyema, to his departed friend, Abba Kyari. Some who commented on the piece posted on my wall and in some group WhatsApp platforms I belong affirm that it changed totally their perspective about ... Read More »
So much dust has been raised since Abba Kyari bit the dust last Friday. When he walked the surface of the earth, the Chief of Staff to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was omnipotent. He was a sociologist and a lawyer – two unique fields that expound theories and ideas in human behaviour and regulation. Kyari combined his ... Read More »
The burial of the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, on 18 April 2020, has attracted a lot of concerns from Nigerians over the non-adherence to the physical distancing measures and mass gathering restrictions at the Gudu Cemetery. The nonobservance of physical distancing and the flouting of mass gathering restrictions at the cemetery were due to the failure of ... Read More »
The immediate past Kano State Commissioner of Works and Infrastructural Development, Engr Muazu Magaji, who was relieved of his appointment following alleged unguarded utterances he made against the person of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, has finally cleared the air of what he actually meant. The former commissioner in a statement he issued on ... Read More »
The Lagos Socio-Political Group, Team Jandor, continued the distribution of its free food packages in Lagos State through the aid of its food bank initiative to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order. It could be recalled that the Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, has since the inception of the lockdown in Lagos state, ordered ... Read More »
The outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has had severe consequences on the livelihood of households and business activities, resulting from a drop in global demand, decline in consumer confidence and slowdown in production. In this respect, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) as a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small ... Read More »
Former Commissioner for Sports in Ogun state during Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s tenure, Hon. Bukola Olopade has indicated interest in starting a Medical Hero’s Foundation in a bid to support the welfare of medical workers for the effort they are showing in other to ensure that patients infected with CoronaVirus are properly treated. Olopade, who was confirmed positive for the novel ... Read More »
This is to inform members of the public, including government and donor agencies, that the official website of the Kwara State Government is being upgraded to accommodate more features and deepen open government and eGovernance projects of the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration. While the work is going on, there will be limited access to the contents on the website. The team ... Read More »
An 83-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 in Lagos State, bring the total deaths to 14 in the state. The state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this know on Sunday via Twitter. He said the deceased had underlying health issues. He said, “23 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Lagos. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lagos is ... Read More »
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