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Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway.... 1. We have Senate President (Yobe) 2. We have Army chief  (Borno) 3. We have DG of NEMA (Yobe) 4. We have National Security Adviser (Borno). 5. We have DG of NOA (Yobe) 6. We have GMD of NNPC  (Borno) 7. We have chairman NASS Service Commission (Yobe). 8. We have chief of staffs to the President (Borno). 9. We have chairman of VSF (Yobe) 10. We have Chairman federal Character Commission (Borno) 11. We have Executive Secretary Fed. Govt. Housing Commission (Yobe) 12. We have chairman Senate Committee on Army (Borno). 13. We have Permanent Secretary Fed. Min. Of Works (Yobe) 14. We have Panel chairman of National Intelligence Agency (Borno). 15. We have the DG of FAAN (Borno) 16. We have APC National Secretary (Borno) 17. We have DG of FERMA (Borno) 18. We have 16 APC Reps (Borno & Yobe ) 19. We have  6 APC Senators (Borno & Yobe). 20.  We have EFCC Boss (Borno) 21. We have the leader of IRT (Borno). 22. We ...

A flurry of hightened political activities have indicated a default set of anxiety due to the pronouncement of the supreme court that removed the Imo state Governor, Emeka Ihedioha (PDP). Another set of governors to be removed are Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa PDP), Sen. Bala Mohammed (Bauchi PDP) and Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto PDP). Other souces also included Samuel Ortom (Benue PDP) and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano APC). As at present, the governor of Adamawa and all of his local government council chairmen have stormed Abuja. Some of the State house Assembly have also arrived Abuja with few of them claiming that their work is for the people of Adamawa and not particularly for the Governor. Their arrival in the capital is to answer the call for a protest against the Supreme court verdict which have upturned the Governorship election in Imo, and a strong indication too that other PDP Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue and Sokoto may also face the same fate of Imo whi...

It is often said that difficult problems requires difficult solutions, almajiranci (child begging/labor) therefore calls for unemotional drastic measures, some of which are; 1) All almajiri/stray children must be mopped off the street and camped in a special facility by State Governments or any organized participating party recognized by government. 2) Special tutors and teachers to be provided for them with multiple languages and skills in technology 3) Engage them with Arabic and Artificial intelligence, teach them computer hard ware and software skills. This will provide more employment opportunities for Nigerians as well as broaden the scope of our digital transformation, now that we have a ministry for it. 4) Such children must work for a period of time upon graduation for the specific state government that paid for their schooling 5) Engagement them in science, medicine and mechanization. 6) Family planning should be enforced, religious organizations and the National ...

There is a growing effort to deodorize the consistent, recurring and habitual attitude of Dr. Kperogi to peddle fake news and share concocted stories and lies. The truth is: Kperogi is a purveyor and enabler of fake news, no amount of revisionism and whitewashing can change this fact. A cursory look into his both Twitter and Facebook posts can attest to it. Herein are seven (by no means exhaustive) professorial lies: 1. September 2016, Dr. Kperogi had it from an impeccable source that the Aso Villa Clinic 2017 budget was more than the combined budget of all the 16 Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria. When his attention was drawn to the factual error of his statement, it earned Garba Shehu the tag of an incapable spokesman. The sad thing is Garba Shehu was Kperogi's teacher during his undergrad. Dr. Salisu Shehu, I vividly recalled, tried to make him see reason why it was inappropriate to talk that way to his teacher...well, he was also tagged a glorified quota-system professor. 2. Dr...

Aisha went to open a bank account for her daughter who has just gotten admission into a university. Some of the KYC requirements, among other things, was to submit a utility bill, or a rent receipt. However, Aisha lives in her own house, she pays electricity and water bills online, from her bank account. This is a serious challenge to most parents, and Nigerians desiring to get involved in the traditional banking system in Nigeria. "I can't remember the last time I saw a utility bill receipt", Usman told me. He does all those transactions online. His bankers normally sends him statements of account at the end of every month. All he does is print them and keeps for records purposes, or when 'NEPA' or water board people come around. In Nigeria, we take 3 steps at good policies, and 4 steps reversal. At the heart of all this policies confusion is the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN). With the advent of the Bank Verification Number (BVN), the issue of submitting a ut...

After I wrote a scathing remark about police brutality, abduction and extortion, a good Nigerian, perhaps a police man, sent this advisory note to me. Go through and see if the contents of the advisory made sense in regard to happenings around Lagos. Mind you, this advice only states total compliance by civilians and it did not state how civil the police itself should conduct itself while doing its statutory work. READ ON: 1. For your own good, whenever law enforcement agents ( whether in uniform or not) stop a vehicle you boarded, stay calm, avoid hissing and grumbling. Whether you are a man or a woman, respect them. 2. Please take the receipts of your electronic equipment, laptop or other bulk gadgets (original or photocopy), anywhere you go if you must carry them. 3. If you don't have means of identification from your school or workplace, get at least a national ID card or driver's licence. It is crucial. 4. Delete all your bank alerts, and transfer sensitive i...