The Head of Special Investigations and Fact-checking at PRNigeria, Mohammed Dahiru Lawal has been appointed as the executive secretary of the Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR). His appointment which takes immediate effect was contained in a statement on Monday signed by NADIR’s head of Information and ICT, Fom Gyem. According to the statement, Dahiru a serial award-winning development investigative journalist and fact-checker who was overall Campus Journalist of the year 2020 in Nigeria is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear in the discharge of his new role. With several well-researched fact-checks and investigative reports across…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
By Mallam Jamiu Gidado In spite of the initial hiccups, pockets of violence and acclaimed irregularities that trailed the Saturday, 25 February, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the outcome of the election has come to stay and Nigeria is already marching forward in her fledging democratic enterprise without let or hindrance. Going by the wishful thinking of some doubting Thomases and the unwitting illusion of anti-democratic elements, the election would have been cancelled or declared inconclusive, thereby taking the nation several steps backward in her political trajectory. I personally felicitate with the Jagaban of Borgu for his laudable victory…
The Federal Government has appointed Dr Kamoru Kadiri as the fifth Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State. The appointment, which was announced on Monday, 3 April, 2023, came 15 months after the expiration of the tenure of the fourth rector, Dr Lateef Olatunji, who bowed out of the institution on January 12, 2022. A statement signed by the Director of Information, Public Relations & Protocols of the Polytechnic, Mr Olayinka Iroye, read in part, “The President, Muhamadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr Kamoru Kadiri as the fifth substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa. “The appointment…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Security operatives have arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of two people in Sabon Garin Nasarawa, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Thegazellenews.com reported on Monday, 3 April 2023 state government imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sabon Garin Nasarawa following the violence, on Sunday night, 2 April, 2023, which left two citizens dead and six others injured. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Monday, 3 April, 2023, explained that the incident forced the state government to impose a 24-hour curfew on the area to forestall…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigerian champions, Rivers United have pocketed $350,000 after making it to the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup. Stanley Eguma’s side finished in second position in Group B following Sunday, 2 April, 2023 1-0 defeat ASEC Mimosa at the Yamoussoukro Municipal Stadium. They have been joined in the last eight by seven other clubs. The quarter-final draw will hold at the CAF headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. Meanwhile, Rivers United fly back to the country following their clash against ASEC Mimosa. The Pride of Rivers landed in Lagos aboard a Cote d’Ivoire Airline at about 11.45pm Nigeria…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has raised the alarm that he might be killed for taken his case to the election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the March 18 gubernatorial election after scoring 276,298 votes. Adebutu, who polled 262,383 votes, came second in the election, losing to Abiodun with 13,915 vote margin. But, the PDP said the electoral body made the declaration in error as it failed to take into account the number of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian economy has started recovering from the three-month-long naira scarcity, but there is another fear of a possible banking sector collapse as customers shun cash deposits. The development is a spill-over effect of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s poorly implemented Cashless Policy, which caused Nigerians untold nightmares and hardship. However, CBN’s massive evacuation of banknotes to commercial banks on March 24, 2023, had served as the antidote to the currency crisis challenge, though many Nigerians described the move as late. But, the respite looks short-lived, following a heightened tension of banks’ insolvency amid customers declining steam…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike After his sack as Chelsea coach on Sunday, 2 April, 2023, Graham Potter will pocket about £13million in compensation . It takes the amount Blues co-owner Todd Boehly has spent on managerial costs to over £50 million in the last nine months Chelsea paid a Premier League record of £22 million to Brighton to land Potter and his staff in September, after giving Thomas Tuchel a pay-off of £10 million.Potter has pocketed around £7 millio in salary during his brief spell in charge.All these will increase the need for a quick-fire sale of squad members this summer,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed saving 45 lives and property worth N285.6 million in 86 fire incidents in March, 2023. The State Fire Service Spokesman, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed in a statement issued on Monday, 3 April, 2023 in Kano. Abdullahi, however, disclosed that 11 persons lost their lives while property worth N113.2 million was destroyed in the incidents. According to him, the service responded to 43 rescue calls and 10 false alarms from residents within the period.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has kick-started a three-week training for 20 selected women on GSM and mobile phone repairs in Kano State. The training, which commenced on Saturday, 1 April, 2023, had young women and girls from Sani Mainagge community in Gwale LGA in the metropolis. The Executive Director of CITAD, Dr Y Z Yau, said the training was aimed at equipping women with mobile phone repair skills in order for them to become self-reliant and bridge the gap in digital technology among women. Represented by Ahmad Abdullahi Yakasai, Yau said the training…