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My encounter with Fashola the great teacher On By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Let me start with a Caveat: Don’t ever start an argument with this tall and brilliant man if you’re not well armed with the facts of the matter you want to take him on! I won’t forget in a hurry that fierce argument between me and Babatunde Raji Fashola, Nigeria’s current Minister of Works and Housing. Fashola is a tough and brilliant guy-you can’t take that from him. He remains resolute and unrelenting on matters and issues he believes in. But one thing that boldly defines him till date is his pr...

Presidency in dilemma over NSCDC CG’s choice as intrigues threaten process On …Audi Ahmed, Ningi Ibrahim & Nwinyi Nnamdi ‘recommended’ to replace acting CG, Hilary Madu …Aggrieved candidates oppose Minister’s action; want Presidency to stick to board’s proposal …OSGF prefers 2-year tenure extension for outgone CG, Gana By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor The Presidency appears to have run into murky water over the choice of a substantive Commandant- General for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps following the end of tenure of the former boss of the agency, Abdull...

*Audi Ahmed, Ningi Ibrahim, Nwinyi Nnamdi ‘recommended’ to replace acting CG, Hilary Madu *Aggrieved candidates oppose minister’s action; want Presidency to stick to board’s proposal By Soni Daniel , Northern Region Editor The Presidency appears to have run into murky waters over the choice of a substantive Commandant-General for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, following the end of the tenure of the former boss of the agency, Abdullahi Mohammed Gana, in January. The crisis now rocking the paramilitary agency, and may torpedo the entire process, stems from the deci...

EFCC arrests 10 Yahoo-Yahoo ‘Students’ in Abuja On By Soni Daniel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 10 suspects over computer-related fraud known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ They were arrested at their Academy in Bwari axis of Abuja where they were said to be learning the trade of cyber trickery. The suspects aged between 20 and 30 years, are Sixtus Jude, Moses Samuel, Isalan Johnny, Dapet Nimshak, Samuel Ogboche, Victor Samuel, Victor Asuquo, Ibrahim Yunusa, Yahaya Usman and Chijoke Ikwuoha. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed...

By Soni Daniel, Abuja Co-founder of Microsoft and promoter of Bill and Melinda Foundation, Bill Gates has to channel more money into the improvement of health facilities in the country to promote healthcare rather than spend more on acquisition of vaccines to prevent Covid-19 and other ailments. Gates, whose position rhymes with that of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, pointed out that Nigeria’s planned procurement of vaccines with as much as N400 billion would not add much value to its health care system as using its scarce resources to revamp the health sector to prevent avoidable ailme...