Author: Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kidnappers of Benue Commissioner demand N60m ransom

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The gunmen, who kidnapped the Benue Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Mathew Abo, have allegedly demanded a ransom of N60 million from his family. A family source told newsmen on Friday in Makurdi that the abductors made the demand in a phone call to a member of the family on Friday. According to the source, the recipient of the call, name withheld for security reasons, said the “kidnappers have resorted to torturing the commissioner to press home for their demand”. The source said they called and placed their…

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CDS vows to go after bandits, terrorists

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country. The CDS made the commitment on Friday in Kaduna when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at government house. He said, “for terrorists and bandits, it’s just a matter of time. We are coming after them and we are going to get them to leave the country completely.” According to him, “we are re-assessing our theatres of operation to make them more robust…

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ABU advocates investment in nuclear science for agric, medicine, says best brains run abroad

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advocated for more investment in education at national and sub-national levels to harness the potentials in nuclear science to agriculture, medicine and other aspects of human endeavour. Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of ABU, made the appeal on Friday in Zaria during the 16th Annual General Assembly and other homecoming event 2023, organised by the ABU Alumni Association. Bala said ABU was the only university in Nigeria to have a nuclear reactor which was reduced from high enriched core to low enriched core…

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Tribunal withheld Oborevwori as Delta Governor, dismisses APC, SDP petittions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the March 18 election. In a second judgment, the tribunal also dismissed the petition filed by Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against Oborevwori’s election. The three-member panel of judges led by Justice C. H Ahuchaogu ruled…

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Delta Governorship: Omo-Agege heads to Appeal Court over tribunal judgement

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he plans to challenge the ruling of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Omo-Agege said this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Asaba.“I call on our people to remain calm and law-abiding, as we continue to pursue our case and cause,” he said.The tribunal sitting in Asaba headed by Justice HC Ahuchoago had struck out the petition filed by Omo-Agege and his party challenging the victory of Oborevwiei…

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Kaduna Guber: Ashiru heads to Appeal Court, says Sani’s tribunal victory claim misleading

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in  the 2023 polls, Right Honourable Isah Mohammed Ashiru said the tribunal victory claim by Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress APC is wrong and misleading, asserting that the judgment was in PDP’s favour rather than the APC.  Ashiru stressed that the tribunal has done its bits, but assured that he will move to the upper court for appeal to reclaim his mandate. Ashiru was speaking with selected journalists at his resident in Kaduna Friday, stressing that he met with…

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Population Census without majority of Nigerians?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir & Abubakar Ahmed Nigeria’s census history spans over a hundred years. The first census was conducted in 1866, followed by the Censuses of 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. But all these censuses were restricted to Lagos Colony and environs. The 1871 census marked the beginning of decennial census taking in Nigeria in line with the British decennial tradition. Following the amalgamation of the Lagos Colony and the Southern Protectorate in 1906, the 1911 census extended to some parts of the Southern Protectorate; but marred by incomplete enumeration due to non-recognition of the legitimacy of the Colonial Government…

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DSS appoints Afunanya pioneer Director; Directorate of Public Relations, Strategic Communication

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Department of State Services (DSS) has established the Directorate of Public Relations and Strategic Communications (DPRSC) and appointed Dr. Peter Afunanya as the pioneer Director. A statement from the Directorate on Wednesday in Abuja said the establishment of DPRSC was part of efforts by the DSS to sustain its engagement with citizens and the public. The statement said the directorate was also to deepen democratic governance, transparency and accountability in its service delivery. It said Afunanya, the erstwhile Public Relations Officer of DSS, would head the directorate as the…

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The Month of October and Women in Peace and Conflict Situations

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abubakar Ahmed Introduction As the call for more commitment and strong political will by governments in order to actualize the lofty potentials of women keeps resonating and reverberating across the globe, the need to encourage their activity in politics and governance, decision-making processes and in leadership positions have become an important endeavor more than ever before. However, for this lofty ideal to be achieved there is the need to break the cycle of violence and oppression against women which stands in the way of their effective utilization as human…

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Bauchi Discussion Circle: The Circle of Northern Nigerian Politics and Nigeria’s Independence Top of Form

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abubakar Al-Sadique & Abubakar Ahmed On October 1, few days from this day, amalgamated Nigeria will be 63 years in independence. The first of October every year is being celebrated as the nation’s independence anniversary day because it was the day the country secured its independence from Britain after being colonized for forty-six years from the 1914 amalgamation. This makes the anniversary day the most important date in the political diary of the country. Unlike other countries that had to shed blood securing their independence, Nigeria in 1960 became…

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