Author: Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Flood: UNICEF raises alarm, says more than 1.5 million children at risk in Nigeria

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the devastating floods  wreck havoc across Nigeria,  United Nations Children Education Funds says more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance, 60 per cent of which are children and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition. The floods, which have affected 34 out of the 36 states in the country, UNICEF says have displaced 1.3 million people, with over 600 people loosing their lives and over 200,000 houses either partially or fully damaged.  In a statement, UNICEF says cases of diarrhoea…

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El-Rufai heads Kaduna APC Campaign Council with 989 members, 22 Directorates

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai of Kaduna has ermerged as the chairman of the state Campaign Council with nine hundred and eighty nine (989) members and twenty two (22) directorates.  The Campaign council also have Senator Uba Sani; the state party gubernatorial candidate, his running mate and incumbent Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as Deputy Chairmen 1 and 2 respectively. The Council with 22 Directorates and 989 members, has Air Commodore Emmanuel K. Jakada (rtd), the State Chairman of APC, as Vice Chairman 1 while RT Hon Yusuf Ibrahim…

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Ologbondiyan joins Atiku campaign team as spokesperson

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Kolawole Ologbodiya, PDP Presidential campaign Spokesperson

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has appointed former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kolawole Ologbondiyan, as one of his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. The former Vice President, in a statement by his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Thursday said that the appointment takes immediate effect. Ologbondiyan joins other spokespersons earlier appointed by the presidential candidate to project the unique selling points of Abubakar and keep the electorate updated about goings on in the campaign. Ologbondiyan was National Publicity Secretary…

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Ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train: Remaining 23 victims regain freedom

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The remaining 23 victims of the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped on 28 March, 2022 have been rescued. The victims were today Wednesday by a Committee set up by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor. A Statement by the secretary of the Committee, Professor Usman Yusuf said the 7-man committee assembled by the Chief of Defence Staff secured the release of the 23 victims held hostage by Boko Haram terrorist and took them to custody. Yusuf Said the nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Nigerian military led…

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Ukrainian forces advance in south as Russia yields on second front

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ukrainian forces were reported to be recapturing towns along the west bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine on Monday, with Moscow forced to yield territory along a second major front line just days after claiming to have annexed it. The scale of the Ukrainian advance was unconfirmed, with Kyiv maintaining all but complete silence about the situation in the area. But Russian military bloggers described a Ukrainian tank advance through dozens of kilometers of territory along the bank of the river. In one of the rare comments by…

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Keep phones aside, read books, Author advises young people

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Books

The author of the book; “Power of the Secret Place”, Kingsley Onigbo has called on young people to keep their phones aside and read books in order to gain knowledge and wisdom. Onigbo made the appeal in Abuja at the launch of the book -“Power of the Secret Place” ,which dwelt on spirituality and promoting societal values. The author started working on the book in 2012 and was able to put it together through prayers and wisdom. The author said promoting reading culture and growing individual spiritual life was necessary for…

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Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in his first term, in London, Feb. 4, 2013 [Sang Tan/AP Photo].

Somalia’s government says it has killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of the armed group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The country’s information ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that the operation that killed Nadir happened on Saturday. It said he was al-Shabab’s chief prosecutor and was in line to replace the group’s leader, Ahmed Diriye, who is sick. “His death is a thorn removed from the Somali nation,” the statement said. “The government is grateful to the Somali people and international friends whose cooperation…

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NDLEA arrests 121 suspects, seals 13 properties in Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, have arrested 121 suspected drug traffickers and sealed 13 properties belonging to them. The NDLEA Commander, Umar Adoro, said on Monday in Kaduna that the operation was conducted in September. Adoro said 27 notorious drug joints were dismantled across the state. He said the illicit drug outlets were located in Kawo, Kabala Costain, Numba Zango, Zaria City, Sabon Gari, Nupe Street and Unguwar Muazu. Others are Unguwar Shanu, Maraban Jos, Dan Magaji, Hayin Banki and Kafanchan among others.…

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2023: UN backs INEC to conduct credible elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Cross-section of officials of United Nations-Development Programme UNDP and INEC during training of INECs Heads of Departments in South South and South East held in Port Harcourt on Friday

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is collaborating with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023. Matthew Alao, UNDP Team Lead, Governance, Peace and Security, disclosed this at the opening of a two-day training organised by the UN body in Port Harcourt on Friday.  Alao said that UNDP collaborated with INEC’s Election Monitoring Support Centre (EMSC) to train its Head of Departments (HODs) in South South and South East for successful conduct of the elections. According to him, the successful…

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Nigeria @ 62: Stakeholders demand constitutional role for traditional rulers

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Some traditional rulers in the South-East geopolitical zone have expressed worry that 62 years after the attainment of independence, the country’s Constitution had yet to define the role of the royal fathers.A cross-section of the traditional rulers made the remark in separate interviews.In Anambra, the Traditional Ruler of Abacha in Idemili North Local Government Area, Igwe Godwin Odiegwu, demanded that the Constitution should be amended to assign specific roles to traditional rulers in the process of national development.According to Odiegwu, constitutional recognition will confer greater legitimacy on royal fathers as development…

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