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Ganiyya Abdulganiyyu AEM Report The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have vowed to pressure from the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) demands, it should be recalled that immediately after the inauguration of the 2nd Republic of NUNS, the President have frown at the excessive charges by JAMB in the name of regularisation which cost Students an average of N13,000 when service charges are applied, the NUNS President in pursuant of this objective wrote a position letter to the Registrar of JAMB, an open letter and also held several high-level discussions with stakeholders to see that this needless fee was reduced to an affordable amount. JAMB after excessive pressure vow to this demand and have since made an official announcement to this effect, reducing the controversial charges to N5,000. NUNS under the able leadership of Amb. Salahuddeen A. Lukman will continue to struggle for a better deal for the Nigerian Students and masses.

HYBRID FOR POSITIVE CHANGE (A COALITION OF NGOS) TITTLE OF PROGRAM: INDEPENDENT CONCERT. PROPOSED DATE: 30TH  SEPTEMBER AND 1st OCTOBER 2018. VENUE: ZARIA METROPOLIS. Peace concert as the name implies, is a program that seeks not just for the suspension of war, conflict, chaos and instability but also seeks to provide solutions that will help minimize international tensions, cooperation to fight climate change, resources scarcity, institutions to channel power rivalries, administer global public goods, justice to assuage grievances and frustration. Regulations to address inequalities and abuses of power, also seeks for a way to establish sustainable peace in the society. The above listed problems will be address through the following events: DAY 1. PUBLIC LECTURE Public lecture: this program will be provided with different topics of discussion, where intellectuals will do justice to the given topics. We can have 3 to 4 topics on different issues ranging from peace, conflict ...

The tragedy of today's northern Nigeria is no longer that of extremism but of tragic drugs indulgence, the region is at the verge of collapse because of the wreckage of her youth. Drugs has decimated and dislocated the fiber of the average family in northern Nigeria. In almost every home, there is a trace of drugs delinquency- this is not restricted to the just the macho sex but even women are intricately more involved in the drug abuse venture. A region etching towards an Armageddon you may say! Diseases and poverty having wrecked the region, drug abuse has taken over , dealing more deadly blows to the region. Roughly, 3 of every 10 young person in northern Nigeria is on drugs- tragically, cheap drugs. It used to be the abandoned kids on the streets but now it has shifted into family setting where the house is now the abode of drug indulgence. Mothers and girls are even topping on the list of those who abuse drugs. What would have caused this midday calamity? Of course, cultur...

ONGOING STRIKE AND THE FATE OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS By Shiek Abdulaziz Ibn Baaz There is a popular saying that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". The fact that my citadel of learning, Bayero University Kano has join the ASUU nationwide warning strike will not stop me from writing. Arguably, education in Nigeria is no longer the master key but a spare key. Since ASUU strike has now become World Cup that occurs every 4 years, then students future is not balance. What do you expect from a country governed by a man who is not physically fit. Until our leaders visit the gym to exercise themselves intellectually, nothing good can come out of the country. Gov. Ayo Fayose posted picture of his son who graduated from Covenant University some months ago and many stormed social media to celebrate him #babarere babake. Why not come to any of the government owned school? ASUU will not die of hunger, they need to be attended to. They are not that Ogbeni in Os...

The oldest university in the English speaking  world, Oxford University, has appointed Nigeria’s former External Affairs Minister, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to the International Advisory Board of its African Studies Centre. The advisory board, which will be formally inaugurated by the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on October 12 at St Antony’s College, Oxford, also boasts of seven other distinguished Africans who are leaders in governance, industry, business, finance, diplomacy, arts and the academy. Osinbajo will also deliver at lecture at the event on “The Challenges of Human Development in 21st Century Africa.” The Board is charged with creating linkages between the Centre and other global and local institutions and organisations in Africa and raising resources to provide scholarships and fellowships for African students and scholars to study and conduct research in Oxford University. It ...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has had an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari over plea for presidential pardon for former Governor of Old Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), late Prof. Ambrose Alli. The President has subsequently instructed the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process. Governor Obaseki disclosed this during the Memorial Service held in honour of late Prof. Alli at the Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, in Emaudo, Ekpoma at the weekend. He said he is optimistic that at the next meeting of the Council on Prerogative of Mercy, the President will officially grant the pardon. Obaseki also assured that he is working with his Delta State counterpart to set modalities to ensure that pension due to late Alli will be paid to his widow and the family. The governor lauded the former governor's development strides while he held sway as the governor of what is now Delta and Edo States, noting that the feats are not j...

A Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the remand of 28-year-old man, Sunday Lazarus, who allegedly defiled his sister’s friend’s 11-year-old daughter. The plea of Lazarus who is facing a two-count charge of sexual assault and rape, was not taken because of the nature of the offences. Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias, ordered that the accused be remanded in Ikoyi Prison, pending advice from the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and adjourned the case until Oct. 19 The prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode, had told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences sometimes in July at No. 34, Surulere St., Oworonsoki, Lagos. She alleged that the accused had carnal knowledge of the minor on two occasions. “The accused’s sister and the girl’s mother are friends and neighbours; the mother left her in the custody of her friend when she went to the market. “The accused’s sister who wanted to buy something outside the compound, left the girl and he...

Association of Northern Nigerian Students ANNS bestow an AWARD of Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Platinum Merit Award of Excellence to Alh. Auwal Khalifa Ibrahim Managing Director, Khalifate Engineering & Construction Company today 15th September, 2018 at his residence in Kontagora Niger State, tagged AS AN ACHIEVER PER EXCELLENCE. The National Coordinator of the Association Comrade Hamza Muhammad Haruna of Bayero University Kano lamented that Alh. Auwal is an evergreen human being who touch the life's of many Nigerians in terms of scholarships, community development, societal development, youth and women empowerment among others which motivate the Association to present him with the certificate of excellence. The speaker of the Association of Northern Nigerian Students Comrade Abdulmalik Zakari added that the award serves as a token of encouragement for him to continue with the good things that he is known for and also present his wife Hajiya Murjanatu Yakubu Auwal w...

2019: I STEPPED OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE FOR BUHARI – RIBADU Former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that he stepped out of the Presidential race of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections to allow President Muhammadu Buhari vie for a second term because of the good work he is doing.  Speaking in an interview with newsmen Monday in Abuja, Ribadu also revealed that he throws his weight behind the President for allowing the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to continue to head the agency despite opposition from the National Assembly, saying that fighting corruption is the most difficult job to do. Ribadu who is contesting the governorship primary of the APC in Adamawa State said: “When you agree with a leadership, it is okay that you step aside and allow good things to happen and I am comfortable with that”. Source: Daily Times Newspaper

Three Lectures Kidnapped In Kaduna. Three academic staff of Shehu Idris College of Health, Makarfi, Kaduna State, have been kidnapped. The victims were kidnapped on Sunday while travelling to Makarfi from Zaria in Kaduna. Among the kidnapped lecturers are two women, Rabi Dogo and Halimatu Malam, and the director of the institution’s dental school, identified as Dr. Akawo. Confirming the kidnap to Arewa Dailypost on Monday, Ahmed Rahama, a staff of the institution, said the lecturers were kidnapped on Sunday evening. “We are all not happy at all here. It is indeed a sad event. “The department had some members of the dental association who visited the school but were lodged in a hotel in Zaria. “We understand they travelled to Zaria where they had a brief meeting with them that Sunday. And on their way back to Makarfi, they were kidnapped. Mr Rahama said the kidnappers took the three lecturers in their cars and kept the director’s car at a junction close to Makarfi town. ...

Ganiyya Abdulganiyyu Report. Comr Abdulmumeen Auwal Jibo the National President of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Youth Council has charged Nigerian youths to embrace unity, peace and National integration so as to move the country forward from her present situation.      In his speech while addressing the media in kaduna on Monday 17th September, 2018. he added that without peaceful coexistence among the people the government may find it very difficult to execute its plans for development. AEmreporter

ELRUFA'I MORE COMMITTED TO TAKING YOUTHS ALONG IN GOVERNANCE |Opinion politics|: by Moh'd Sani Ishaq On Saturday 15th September, 2018 thousands of young people within and outside Kaduna state gathered in the state capital at Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Hall, for an Emerging APC Young Leaders Summit which helps shape the future of young leaders in relation to breaking barriers to their leadership skills. Kaduna Youth Summit is what some of us personally dreamt of, because we've confidence in our Youthful diversity as a tool for peace, unity and progressive agenda irrespective of our political ideologies, and I've been an advocate of responsible youth involvement in good governance, said comr. Mohd Sani Ishaq (Youth advocate/Political strategist) He went further to critically analyze the positive impact the summit achieved, as Every young generation contributes to the development of their society, state and country at large, Kaduna state has not been exceptional, and ...

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Senator Barnabas Gemade has announced his defection from the PDP to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Gemade was one of the 14 All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators, who defected to the PDP a few weeks ago, Giving reasons for his defection, Gemade claims that Governor Samuel Ortom betrayed him over Benue North East senatorial ticket. Source: channelstv.com

BREAKING DG NITDA Bags Outstanding Public Servant Award The Transformational leadership being witnessed at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), that has seen the Agency move from an administrative outlook to a knowledge base organisation under the current leadership of the energetic young ICT professional, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FBCS, FIIM has once again been recognised, as the Chief Information Technology Officer of the Nation was conferred with the ‘MOST INNOVATIVE PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR’ during the Titans of Tech Award held on 7th September, 2018. The selection was done through an online voting for different categories in the areas of ICT development for both Public and private companies and personalities. The Managing Consultant, Technology Africa, Pedro Aganbi, said that the award was an important avenue to recognise and celebrate individuals, who have made huge difference not just in their organisations but also on the ICT and telecom in...

Mr Adebayo Seun, a 200 level Fine Arts student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, on Saturday sold a portrait of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, which he painted in two minutes for N2.0 million. The portrait, painted during Kaduna Emerging Young Leaders Summit held in Kaduna, was bought through an auction within five minutes by Rep. Mohammed Mamadi (APC-Igabi). Seun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he has never made this much from a painting. “The highest I ever made was N500, 000. I really thanked the organisers of the event for this life changing opportunity. I am so happy and feel so encouraged,’’ he said. Another artist, Abubakar Umar did a pencil drawing of the Governor. NAN reports that the summit was organised by the state government to break the barriers to youth leadership in the state. Muhammad Abdullahi, Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission, said at the opening of the summit in Kaduna that the gathering provided an avenue for the youth t...

The Ambassador of Nigeria in Doha, Qatar, Amb. Abdullahi Wase is dead. A statement in Abuja on Saturday by the spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tope Elias-Fatile, said Wase, a non-career ambassador from Plateau State, had been sick for a while until his death on Friday night. The late envoy would be buried in Doha at 7.00pm (local time) today. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, received the news of his death with shock and prayed that God grant his family and the nation the fortitude to bear the great loss,” the statement added.

HOW JARIMEE INTENDS TO BREAK THE PAST RECORDS OF KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT By: Shiek Abdulaziz Ibn Baaz 14/09/2018 Many reasons have been proffered as to why there is executive non performance in the local government system in Nigeria. While some have blamed low funding believed to be caused by the non autonomy of the LGA system which they claim reduces the powers of the Chairman and his officers to whims of the state Chief executive, some others have blamed the ravaging recession as well as other sundry reasons as why life at the local government level is very low. It has even become a cliché that subventions and allocations to the LGAs are only for payment of salaries only.. However, rather than join the bandwagon of executive complainants who defend their abject non performance in the Local Government system in Nigeria, Honorable Yakubu Kabeer Jarimee Executive Chairman Kaduna South Local Government, one of the 23 in Kaduna State is singing a new and different song ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun. The President in a tweet thanked the minister for her services to the nation while wishing her well in future pursuit. Buhari asked the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, to oversee the Ministry of Finance with immediate effect. Here are eight facts you need to know about Zainab Ahmed: 1. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed was born 55 years ago in Kaduna State. 2. She obtained a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1981 and an MBA from the Ogun state University, Ago Iwoye. 3. She started work in 1982 as an Accountant in Kaduna State Ministry of Finance in Kaduna state and moved to Nigerian Telecommunication Ltd (NITEL) 4. In 1995, where she worked in various departments and rose to the rank of the Deputy General Manager (DGM). 5. In 2010, she was appointed to serve as the executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractiv...

Breaking: Zainab Ahmed to Replace ex Kemi Adeosun The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Hajia Zainab Ahmed, has been tipped to replace Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Finance Minister, who reportedly resigned his position Friday. Sources disclosed that Hajia Ahmed will not need to undergo Senate screening for confirmation as she is already a serving Minister.Zainab Ahmed is a Nigerian politician. Following the Nigerian general elections, 2015, she was appointed as the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ahmed was born in Kaduna State. She got her first degree in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University in 1981, after-which she proceeded to Ogun State University for her MBA. Following the recurrent delay in the passing of national budget, Ahmed reiterated that the 2018 budget will be ready by October 2017. In 2017, she disclosed that government are looking for more investors in the power sector to improve the electricity situat...

SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S LEADERSHIP AND POLITICS IN SHAMBLES? PART 1 The political atmosphere in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State is becoming something else, it has started becoming war of words, it's quite embarrassing that majority of the so called support, campaign, etc. Groups as they were called cannot even convince an individual to realise the capacity and capabilities of their candidate. Notwithstanding, our youths are going out of settings just for their own selfish interests, I have a few questions for my compatriots which is worth pondering and deliberating on, it's high time we practice politics without bitterness, practice politics with an ideology that will bring development to every nook and cranny of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Elected officials work for us, and will be our voice when it comes to issues of poverty and justice — such as girls’ education, clean water, human trafficking, or response to war and c...

PRESIDENT BUHARI REPLACES ACTING DG DSS SEIYEFA NAMES BICHI AS NEW DG DSSv President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from the 14th of September, the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). The appointee is a core Secret Service operative. He attended Danbatta Secondary School, the Kano State College of Advanced Studies and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. The new Director-General began his career in the security division of the Cabinet Office in Kano, from where he joined the defunct Nigerian Security Organization (NSO), the precursor of the present DSS. Mr.  Bichi has undergone training in intelligence processing analysis, agent handling recruitment and intelligence processing in the UK, as well as strategic training at the National Defence College. The new DSS boss comes to the job with skills in intelligence gathering, research analysi...

No Plan To Postpone 2019 General Elections – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no plan to postpone the 2019 general elections. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, made the clarification in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Oyekanmi said the clarification became necessary following a story with the headline, “We may shift 2019 polls over threat of violence – INEC.” The publication, according to Oyekanmi, does not portray the correct reflection of what INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said at the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Oyekanmi said what Yakubu told the security chiefs at the meeting was that as the 2019 general elections drew close; the committee would need to meet more frequently. This, according to him, is to constantly assess the security situation across the country and take proactive actions to forestall any unpleasant event befor...

There is a popular Yoruba parlance when translated it means spending money like Da Rocha.In another Yoruba parlance when people are lured to spend too much money they will tell you that do you think I am like Da Rocha? Or they tell you I am not Da Rocha. eagleee.com brings you the story of the legendary rich man, Candido Da Rocha. Candido Da Rocha was a very wealthy Lagosian. It is also popularly believed that he was the first known millionaire in Nigeria. Da Rocha as he was fondly referred to was born in 1860 as the son of Joao Esan Da Rocha, a former slave who returned from Brazil to start a business empire. The junior Da Rocha, Candido, was reported to have just the language skills of Portuguese and Ilesha on his return. He attended the popular CMS Grammar School in Lagos where he was the head boy. He was a friend to late Herbert Macaulay who was also his school mate. Da Rocha's Water Business Candido was said to have laid water pipes from Iju to Lagos Island, Yab...