East or West, home is the best by Femi Adesina

I am from the Omoluwabi State. Osun. Ipetumodu is my homestead. The journey of life took me to Osogbo, the capital of Osun on Monday, where I went to receive an honour being bestowed by the Association of Veteran Journalists, for service rendered to the country in the past 8 years as Adviser on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. Graciously, Governor Ademola Adeleke, Speaker of …

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Inconsistency in salary payment: We’re in talks with Gov Kefas TSU ASUU

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba state university Jalingo on Tuesday, disclosed that the union is in serious talks with governor Kefas Agbu to stabilise payment of salaries of the institution’s lecturers. The ASUU chairman Dr. Joshua Abaver, who disclosed this in a phone chat, also appealed to lecturers to remain calm as the union is exploring all available …

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Pay more attention to stomach infrastructure – Tarabans urge Governor Agbu

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo As Taraba State Governor Dr Kefas Agbu marks a Hundred days in office, a section of the people have called on him to pay more attention to alleviating hunger in the state. Some of the people who spoke to our correspondent said that the governor has done well by declaring free primary and secondary education and slashing of tuition at the …

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Taraba Varsity to set up an agro industrial park for rehabilitation of inmates

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Taraba State University, in collaboration with the North East Development Commission NEDC and the World Bank, is set to establish an agro industrial park in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Sunday Bako, who disclosed this to journalists in Jalingo on Saturday said that the idea is to have a rehabilitation center for inmates as the …

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Breaking! Taraba NURTW decries Nat’l crisis, congratulates new President

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Taraba State Branch, has decries the crisis that rocked the union’s national body and has thrown it’s weight behind Prof. Ibikunle Baruwa as the newly inaugurated National President of the Union for a second tenure. The State Chairman of the Union Alhaji Ahmadu Musa Gauri while addressing the media in Jalingo on Sunday, …

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Why I wrote “Dance of the Drummer”- University Don

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Head of Department, English and Literary Studies at Taraba State University Jalingo, Dr. Kyan Ukwen, on Monday disclosed that he was moved by the glaring societal ills in the country and continent to write the book “Dance of the Drummer”. Ukwen, who disclosed this to journalists as part of activities to complete the formal launch of the book on Sunday …

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Taraba’s Governor Agbu congratulates Dr Bello on his nomination

….. drops “Executive” from his title Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo Taraba State Governor Dr Kefas Agbu has congratulated Dr. Bala Mohammed Bello Kakara, MON, on his nomination as CBN Deputy Governor by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Honourable Emmanuel Bello, SA Media and Digital Communications to the Governor, Agbu described his nomination a great choice made by the …

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Nigerian VCs are endangered species – Professor Bako

By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Vice Chancellor of Taraba State University Jalingo Taraba State Professor Sunday Bako has described Vice Chancellors in the country as endangered specie. Bako, made the assertion while interacting with journalists in his office noted that, people erroneously assume that Vice Chancellors have access to limitless monies and are amassing wealth for themselves, therefore, putting huge financial pressure on them. The …

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November Bayelsa Poll: Group cautions Sylva against violence

By Chris Udochukwu Credible Elections Project, a non-governmental group with strong interest in a free and fair elections in Nigeria on Sunday called for a violence free governorship election in Bayelsa State come November 11, saying the State in the Niger Delta cannot afford to be engrossed in crisis due to individual interest. The group called on candidates of all political parties participating in the …

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Inside Buhari Cattle Farm By Femi Adesina (Opinion)

I spent three days in Daura, Katsina State, about a fortnight ago, visiting with our former President and my principal, Muhammadu Buhari. I got more than an inkling into how he spends his days in retirement in that modest abode and verdant community. Even out of power and office, Buhari is in so much demand. So many people just want to meet and greet, see …

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See why Governor Obaseki relocated Shaibu’s office

By Chris Udochukwu There is a new twist to the feud between the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Mr. Philip Shuaibu, as the Edo State Government has relocated his office to No.7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House. The Edo State Commissioner of Information, Mr Chris Nehikhare, who confirmed the development to Channels Television, says that the deputy governor’s new …

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How I removed my father’s private part for money ritual – 20-year-old boy makes shocking revelation in Ogun

A 20-year-old boy, simply identified as Ridwan, has confessed that he killed his biological father for money ritual in Ogun State. He was arrested on Thursday by men of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps at Oshoku village, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, in a statement by the corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, said at about 12am on …

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Eight things to know about new NASENI boss, Khalil Suleiman Halilu

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, relieved Dr. Bashir Gwandu of his duties as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure. Taking his place is the relatively young Khalil Suleiman Halilu, who, at just 32 years old, assumes this crucial role. It was reported that Gwandu’s appointment was one of the last-minute decisions approved by former …

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Former owner of Harrods and Fulham Fc, Mohamed Al-Fayed is dead

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, known for his ownership of Harrods department store, Fulham football club, and as the father of Dodi Fayed, who tragically lost his life alongside Princess Diana in a 1997 car accident, has passed away on Friday, September 1, in London. He was 94 years old. According to The Guardian, he was laid to rest after Friday prayers following a service at …

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LASUTH is not culpable in boy’s missing intestines- Management confirms

The management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja has once again absolved itself of the allegation that it is culpable in the case of a 12-year-old boy’s missing intestines. This was revealed in an official statement via X, formerly Twitter, and signed by the hospital management on Saturday. The boy’s mother, Deborah Abiodun, had told a national newspaper (not The PUNCH) that her …

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Burna Boy makes history, becomes first African with UK Number 1 album

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has made history as the first-ever African artiste to secure a UK Number 1 album with “I Told Them.” Official Charts Company confirmed on Friday that Burna Boy’s seventh studio album, “I Told Them,” debuted at number 1 this week on the UK albums chart. The ‘African Giant’ crooner was presented with a plaque …

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