Month: August 2024

The 18 Year-Old Age Limit for School Certificate, By Farooq A. Kperogi

ADEOLA YUSUF

“In most countries of the world, children don’t start primary school until they are 6, and young adults don’t start university until they are 18. That used to be true in Nigeria, too—until parents chose to skirt the law, upend time-tested tradition, and commit mass child abuse in the name of fast-tracking the education their children.”   The directive by education minister Professor Tahir Mamman to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council to not register candidates who are below 18 for next year’s school certificate…

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How I Escaped Death, Fuji Star Obesere Speaks On life-Threatening Surgery

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Omorapala escape,” fans react to news, expect new album after recovery   Fuji music star, Abass Akande Obesere, popularly known as Omorapala, has narrated how he cheated death during a surgery. Platforms Africa reports that Obesere who disclosed that the surgery procedure was life-threatening, expressed gratitude to God. In a post on Instagram on Saturday, Obesere revealed that the surgery almost took his life, but he escaped death by the whiskers. ‘Hours After Prostate Surgery,’ How Akwa Ibom CP, Waheed Ayilara, Died Waheed Ayilara, Another Avoidable Death!, By Olaleye Olawale…

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Ilorin Emir Confers Sardauna of Ilorin Title on Kwara Gov

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has conferred the title of Sardauna of Ilorin on the state governor and Chairman, Nigeria’s Governors Forum (NGF), Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The emir however said that the conferment of the title on AbdulRazaq was a compensation for his love for and investment in the culture and tradition of Nigeria’s southernmost Emirate. The conferment of the title also makes the governor the second Sardauna of the ancient town following the death of Alhaji Umaru Saro. Speaking…

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Police Reintroduce Controversial e-CMR, Urge Motorists To Register

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Police force has reintroduced the enforcement of the earlier suspended digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Police said e-CMR is an advanced digital system designed to improve vehicle security, fight crime and simplify vehicle registration. This was made known in a post on the Police X handle on Friday. According to the post, one can conveniently register and manage vehicle information online, track stolen vehicles and prevent fraudulent activities. The post reads, “Good day, good citizens of Nigeria! READ ALSO: NNPC Set To Hand Over Warri, Kaduna Refineries…

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NNPC Set To Hand Over Warri, Kaduna Refineries To Private Operators

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced plans to partner with private firms for the management and maintenance of its refineries in Kaduna and Warri. This initiative aims to strengthen the nation’s petrol supply and enhance energy security. The announcement was made through a circular on NNPC’s official X account on Thursday. The NNPC is seeking reputable and credible Operations & Maintenance (O&M) companies to oversee the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). The goal is to ensure reliable and…

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Sis, Before You Close the Border, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

Each time you think of closing your shop for the owner of the business, close your eyes and imagine your maid enjoying your ‘privileges’ and getting pregnant. Think of your maid becoming your co-wife.”   Since last week when I called the attention of men to the little-men-little-third-leg matter, I have heard things, many things. Apparently, many men didn’t know that keeping malice with their wives really is less than manly. That’s why they have been shaking the table. How dare Funke accuse them of malice? Quick answer, it is…

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GOCOP 2024: Ambassador Yusuf Mamman to Chair Publishers’ Conference

Aliyu Aliyu

Ace broadcaster and one-time Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Malam Yusuf Mamman, will chair the 2024 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers slated for October. Platforms Africa reports that this was confirmed via a statement issued on Thursday by the Publicity Secretary of GOCOP, Sir Remmy Nweke. The statement quoted the Chairman of the 2024 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu, mni, to have announced that Ambassador Mamman, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, had accepted to chair the conference. ‘New…

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Waheed Ayilara, Another Avoidable Death!, By Olaleye Olawale

ADEOLA YUSUF

CP Ayilara, just like Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu went hale and hearty into the theatre for prostate surgery, a simple process that is daily done abroad within minutes, and the patient would be fine and ready to go home. But while one moved from there to the morgue, the other visited the gate of heaven and back and was only rescued in Egypt.”   Have you read the story of the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, who just passed away at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital? If…

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‘New Navy Captain,’ Meet Kelechi Ndukwe, First Nigerian To Command US Warship

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian-American Kelechi Ndukwe has been promoted to the rank of Navy Captain. Earlier in his career, he served as the fire control officer aboard the USS Normandy in Norfolk from 2004 to 2006 and as the auxiliaries officer on the USS Thorn, also in Norfolk, from 2003 to 2004. A 2002 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Ndukwe has also worked in the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), the highest-ranking military position in the United States. In 2021, Kelechi Ndukwe assumed command…

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Nigerian Govt Gives Traders One Month To Crash Prices

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at a one-day stakeholders engagement on exploitative pricing on Thursday in Abuja. According to Bello, the commission will begin enforcement after the moratorium. He said that the meeting was to address the growing trend of unreasonable pricing of consumer goods and services and the unwholesome practice of market…

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