Today's Headlines: Niger coup: Tinubu lacks exposure in int’l diplomacy — Ex-minister, Obi Eulogises Oyegun At 84
Niger coup: Tinubu lacks exposure in int’l diplomacy — Ex-minister
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Former foreign affairs minister, Alhaji Sule Lamido has said President Bola Tinubu’s inadequate exposure in international diplomacy made the latter to found himself walking on a very tightrope following the crisis between ECOWAS and Niger Republic.
The former foreign affairs minister, in a statement posted on his Facebook timeline, said; “I thought President Tinubu would have from the onset looked into the chemistry of the cocktail called ECOWAS before taking weighty decision on any issue that affects the region and its consequences on any issue that affects the region and its consequences on his country”.
Alhaji Sule Lamido explained that “In the last couple of days, two brotherly and sisterly countries were almost on the brink of war neither of which any of them could fathom or justify”.
Obi Eulogises Oyegun At 84
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LAGOS – The Ukomu Igala Organisation (UIO), the apex socio-cultural organisation for the people of Igala ethnic nationalities, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating one of their sons, Alhaji Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, as a minister.
According to a statement issued by the Lagos branch of the group, the body thanked President Tinubu for remembering the late political icon of Kogi State and the Igala nation, Prince Abubakar Audu, who was coasting home to victory in the 2015 governorship election, when he suddenly died leading to the emergence of Yahaya Belo, who became the state Chief Executive.
The statement, jointly signed by Sir James Opaluwa and Chief Abubakar Agene, the State Chairman and Secretary, respectively, called on all Igala and Kogi State indigenes to rally round Alhaji Abubakar Audu to enable him have a successful tenure as a minister.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi, has congratulated the former governor of Edo state, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on his 84th birthday anniversary.
Obi in a tweet Saturday also commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for establishing an institution in his honour.
“My Family and I join other Nigerians to celebrate a most distinguished Nigerian, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on his 84th birthday.
“We equally thank the governor of Edo State, His Excellency Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for honouring Chief Oyegun with the establishment of the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA) being commissioned today.
Stakeholders urge IGP to enroll graduants of PSS into Force
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The Commandant Police Secondary School Minna, SP Haruna Ibrahim, has advised parents and guardians to refrain from giving their children and wards expensive telephones to school whenever the school is in session, adding that the health status of the students should be disclosed to the school management before enrolments.
He gave the advice at the 26th passing out parade and Prize giving ceremony of 420 students(Graduands) of PSS Minna just as he urged the Parents/Guardians to stop giving their children excess money to school.
Wife of the Inspector General of Police and National President Police Officers Wife Association (POWA), Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun who was the reviewing officer of the passing out parade and appreciated the management of the PSS Minna for setting the pace for other schools to follow and the graduating students to be good ambassadors of the school.
The Chairman of the School’s Parents Teachers Association, Barrister Shehu Umar appealed to the Wife of the Inspector General of Police and POWA Chairperson Mrs. Egbetokun to ensure that the graduating students should be automatically considered for admission into the Nigeria Police Academy in parts of the country considering the kind of training they have received from the school.
Govt Must Intensify Youths Engagement To Tackle Security Challenge In Benue – Amb Abelagi
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Amb (Dr) Abelagi Fred was a contestant for the Benue State House of Assembly in the 2023 general elections. In this interview with LEADERSHIP Sunday, he speaks about his passion for his people and why Benue youths should be given more opportunities to govern.
You decided to step down for the current Assembly member representing your zone. Why?
In politics, loyalty is key if you actually want to go up the ladder. The party leadership called me to educate me on the zoning pattern of our constituency that the current Assembly Member, Hon. Bemdoo Ipusu (Asst Chief Whip of the House) is the rightful person to take up the position, which was based on zoning. As a loyal party man and a respecter of political structure and zoning,I had to obey. The party’s decisions supersedes personal aggrandizement.
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