OXFORD UNIVERSITY APPOINTS US-BASED NIGERIAN PROFESSOR, CHIKA OKEKE-AGULU, AS DISTINGUISHED FACULTY DON

• * Becomes First African To Hold Position Of Slade Professor Of Art For 2023 Academic Session

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A leading Nigerian academic in the United States, Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu of Princeton University, has assumed duties at Oxford University, one of the oldest and most respected educational institutions in the world, as a distinguished professor.

OYO GOV, SEYI MAKINDE, LAUDED OVER AKINTOLA VARSITY

By Michael Jegede (NewsLeader Editor-At-Large)

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of YSEG Hotels and Suites in Ibadan, Hon. Olayinka Oladimeji Segelu, has applauded the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for his remarkable efforts that saw to the resolution of the ownership crisis of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).

OZALLA: THE ORIGIN AND STORY OF A MAJOR NKANU TOWN IN ENUGU STATE

By Chineze Ogbodo (NewsLeader Correspondent, Enugu State, Reports From Agbani)

Ozalla, otherwise known to the aborigines as Ozara, is a prominent town in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East, Nigeria. The name Ozalla is a colonial name given to it. The correct form "Ozara" is the most widely used by the natives in their Ozara dialect of Igbo language.

PACIFICATION OF NIGERIA'S HEALTH SECTOR AND THE NEW LESSONS FROM BORNO

By Eze Jude .O

In 2012, one Mr. A.A Obi (a Medical Laboratory Scientist) with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, went against a 'popular convention' to vie for the office of Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, and the whole heaven was let loose! Physicians protested against how a paramedical health worker could have the balls to challenge them in a position that was 'exclusively' reserved for the -- holders of MBBS certificates. They forgot it is called the Ministry of Health not the Ministry of Medicine and Surgery!

Palestinians Versus Jews: WAR WITHOUT END? (PART 2)

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

As we were saying, Abram, father of the Jewish faith of Judaism, the Christian faith of Christianity and the Muslim faith of Islam, came from Ur in Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq. Christianity’s Old Testament bible and the Jewish Tanakh bible, which are significantly the same, has this to say in Genesis 12: 1 -6: “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee... So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken unto him... And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten to go to the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan they came”

PANDEF CONGRATULATES GOV FUBARA AT 51 AND SENATOR DICKSON AT 60 YEARS

By Ignatius Sagbama (Society Reporter)

The Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has congratulated two illustrious citizens of Niger Delta Region, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriakeon, on their birthdays.

Pandora Papers: HIDDEN WEALTH OF WORLD LEADERS, POLITICIANS, MONARCHS, RICH BUSINESSMEN EXPOSED IN SECRET MEDIA INVESTIGATION

The very vast international journalistic investigation of the Pandora Papers shows that many wealthy personalities, from the political, economic or artistic world, still escape tax by having recourse to tax havens. Trillions of dollars are in question.

PANTAMI APPLAUDS ICT's 17.92% CONTRIBUTIONS TO NIGERIA'S GDP

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has applauded consistent growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which hit 17.92 per cent in the last quarter of 2020, and in the first quarter of 2021, and continued on an impressive trajectory.

PANTAMI INAUGURATES NEW NCC'S BOARD MEMBER, BINDAWA

• * Tasks Commission On Synergy, Policy Implementation
• Bindawa’s Expertise Will Strengthen NCC Board, Says Prof Akande, Governing Board Chairman

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has formally inaugurated Prof. Mansur Bindawa, as a non-executive commissioner on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by administering the oath of office on the new appointee.

PANTAMI SAYS NIGERIA'S ICT INDUSTRY GROWING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS

• * As Active Mobile Lines Cross 200 Million Mark.
• Broadband Penetration Hits 42.79%

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has told the global digital community that Nigeria has been witnessing phenomenal growth in its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, thus enabling socio-economic development in Nigeria and across the African continent.

PANTAMI, AREGBESOLA TO COMMISSION DIGITAL NIGERIA PROJECT IN OSUN

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and his counterpart in the Ministry of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun State on January 14, 2022.

PANTAMI, DANBATTA LEAD NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2022

• * Meet With US Delegation, OEMs, Others

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, accompanied by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is leading the Nigerian delegation to the on-going Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022.

Party Congresses: APC FORUM UNCOVERS PLOT TO DENY ASPIRANTS RIGHT TO CONTEST FOR POSITIONS

• * Vows To Resist Imposition Of Candidates

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

Ahead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) state congresses, some members of the party under the aigies; Forum of Foundation Members of APC in Niger state have raised the alarm over alleged plots to deny them the opportunity to contest for positions of their choice.

Party Primary: PDP IS 'DEAD', 'BURIED' IN SOKOTO STATE, SAYS SHAGARI, EX-MINISTER

• *Accuses Gov Tambuwal Of Mismanaging The Party, Sokoto State Through 'Draconian, Insincere' Leadership Style
• Says Sokoto Gov Deficient In 'Honor, Integrity And Excellence'

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Former minister of water resources and ex-deputy governor, Barrister Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has announced his cessation of membership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring the party 'dead' in Sokoto State.

Party Primary: SUPREME COURT DECLARES KEFAS AGBU AS TARABA STATE PDP GUBER FLAGBEARER

The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed Mr Agbu Kefas as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba.

PASTOR KUMUYI HOLDS GLOBAL CRUSADE IN MINNA

• * Assures Of God's Intervention In The Insecurity In Niger State And Nigeria

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christians Life Ministry, Pastor Dr. William F Kumuyi, is in Minna, Niger state capital, for the church’s Global Crusade commencing today, Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Trade Fair complex, Minna.

PAYROLL REFORM YIELDS BILLIONS OF NAIRA IN SAVINGS FOR BAUCHI STATE

By Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

Bauchi State has recorded significant financial gains following a payroll and human resource reform exercise that has saved the state several billions of naira in just one year.

PDP and Nyesom Wike: THE KNOWN-HIDDEN TRUTH!

By Onjefu Okidu

If one were to pause abruptly amidst the ongoing turmoil within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and take a moment to reflect, a pressing question would likely arise: would it be fair for the PDP to sanction Nyesom Wike and restore the Rivers party structure to Governor Fubara? To answer this question accurately, one must peruse the history of the PDP. The history of the party, frankly, is a disheartening one. At its inception in 1998, under the leadership of Chief Alex Ekwueme, the party enjoyed widespread support, goodwill, and focus—qualities that positioned it as a blessing to Nigeria’s political landscape. Unfortunately, the PDP soon lost its autonomy, starting with Solomon Lar’s Jos impunity, a seed Chief Olusegun Obasanjo began to nurture upon assuming the presidency.

Since the era of Chief Solomon Lar, the party has been plagued by what can best be described as a "bigwigs-power-struggle syndrome." Decisions made by influential figures within the party, even when inconsistent with its constitution, often face little to no opposition. In 1998, under Chief Lar’s leadership, the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) passed a resolution mandating that all PDP aspirants seeking various positions in the 1999 elections must prove their eligibility by delivering their constituencies during the upcoming Local Government and Gubernatorial elections. Specifically, presidential aspirants were required to secure victories in their local governments, while gubernatorial candidates had to deliver their wards.

Ekwueme complied with the resolution, but his main opponent in the presidential race, Obasanjo, did not. Media reports at the time even noted that Obasanjo failed to deliver the polling booth in front of his house. While Ekwueme was within striking distance of winning the party primaries, Chief Solomon Lar—whether consciously or unconsciously—undermined the NEC resolution, sowing the seed of impunity and laying the foundation for the PDP's eventual decline. He unilaterally urged party members to allow Obasanjo into the presidential contest. The PDP proceeded as though nothing was amiss! From that moment onward, nearly all subsequent national chairmen, except Chief Audu Ogbeh, followed the precedent set by Solomon Lar. This mentality of impunity inevitably trickled down to the ward level, further eroding the party’s internal discipline and structure.

PDP ASKS COURT TO NULLIFY APC CONVENTION AS ILLEGAL

The Peoples Democratic Party has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the All Progressives Congress’ national convention holding on Saturday, unconstitutional and illegal.

PDP ATTACKS APC, SAYS RULING PARTY BAD CHOICE FOR NIGERIANS

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)