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NYSC at 50: My story as pioneer Executive Director in 1973- Dr. Ahmadu Ali

By Editor May 18, 2023 135 0

By Clement Adeyi The National Youth Service Corps (NYCS) has hit a milestone, having clicked a record 50 years since it was given birth to in 1973 by the military government. Former Head of Federal Military Government, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), got the pregnancy and gave birth to it as the founding father, but it […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine war: Drummer of Peace participates in global musical extravaganza for peace mediation

By Editor May 9, 2023 122 0

By Clement Adeyi As the war in Ukraine intensifies, the Drummer of Peace and Executive Director of Aafin Ilu (Palace of Drum), Prince Adewale Laoye, has participated in a global musical concert aimed at peace mediation in the war. The Insight learnt that the show was a mark of solidarity and protest targeted at ending […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By Editor April 25, 2023 221 0

The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading

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Abolarin College where indigent children are raised as future leaders

By Editor April 21, 2023 102 0

  … qualification for admission is poverty By Clement Adeyi Abolarin College, Oke-Ila Orangun, Osun State, has become a household name among the few secondary schools in Nigeria that offer scholarship to students. While diverse qualifications determine scholarship by a few schools that give the offer, the basic qualification for the offer at Abolarin College Continue Reading

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Katsina Governor-elect Radda setting the pace

By Editor April 6, 2023 96 0

By Olawale Oluwabusola During a recent interview on a national television, the Katsina State Governor-elect, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda,  made it clear that on assumption of office on May 29, 2023, he  would not accept the nomenclature of ‘His Excellency ‘. According to him, “I don’t want that title to get into my head; I […]Continue Reading

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Poverty and Buhari’s victory in 2019 presidential election

By Theophilus Abbah February 5, 2023 258 0

Was it by coincidence that President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, defeated his opponent Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of poverty in Nigeria? Available data on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Buhari got overwhelming votes […]Continue Reading

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Data shows Nigerian youths could determine outcome 2023 elections

By Theophilus Abbah January 11, 2023 153 0

By Daniel Adaji On the average, the number of youths with PVCs is 40 million, a figure that is higher than the number of votes cast in any of the presidential elections since 1999.   If the majority of Nigerian youths who are registered voters would march to their polling units to cast their votes […]Continue Reading

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Why Nigeria needs more women in leadership positions in Government, Politics by Osinbajo

By Editor September 23, 2022 93 0

Says more women representation an economic imperative, not a concession by men By Daniel Adaji Just like the example of the education of the girl-child, a more effective and balanced female representation and participation in politics and government will have major impact on the country’s socio-economic future and overall national development, according to Vice President Continue Reading

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Encomiums as Prof. Hassan Salihu Isah retires after serving ABU for 46 years

By Editor September 23, 2022 122 0

By Daniel Adaji Colleagues and mentees of Prof. Hassan Salihu Isah of Department of Chemical Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, have poured encomiums on the distinguished academic at a send-forth and valedictory lecture organised by the Department to mark his formal retirement after serving the University for 46 years. The memorable event took place at Clinical […]Continue Reading

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[Explainer] Nyesom Wike: Can his anger frustrate Atiku’s chances in 2023?

By Editor September 22, 2022 99 0

By Theophilus Abbah River State Governor Nyesom Wike is assertive and hard-htting. Though he controls just one state in the South-South geopolitical zone, his political tentacle is spread across the six states in the region. In recent times the bitterness of gall that flows from his lips when he speaks about his unpleasant experiences in […]Continue Reading

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Shema at 65: Standing tall as a first rate Administrator and erudite leader

By Editor September 21, 2022 116 Post a comment

By Olawale Oluwabusola Sometimes early this year in company of a friend, I was introduced to the former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni who was then contesting for the  state gubernatorial seat on the platform of Social Democratic Party (SDP) at his residence in Ifaki – Ekiti. On getting to know that the […]Continue Reading

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Flooding: Zulum assigns Deputy Governor to assess communities, support victims

By Editor September 13, 2022 109 0

… Visits Moro-Moro, promises lasting solution … Kadafur to visit all affected LGAs Daniel Adaji Worried by the destructions caused by floods in some communities across Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has assigned his Deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur to lead an assessment team to a tour of all affected Local Government Areas for the […]Continue Reading