Abba Dukawa This piece is to celebrate a versatile information manager and veteran journalist par excellence, Comrade Muhammad Garba. This presents a specacular opportunity for me to celebrate his special feat, as an awardee of media personality, even though his personality as a media Juggernaut needs no introduction in the Nigerian media space. The award conferred on him accordng to the Nigeria Union of Journalists President, Chris Isiguzo is in recognition of Mohammed Garba’s assiduous work in promoting journalism over the years, affirming that he has worked to promote Press Freedom which is one of the key drivers of democracy…
Author: Abba Dukawa
JULIUS Caesar was a renowned general, politician and scholar in ancient Rome Empire. He is famous for being betrayed, which ultimately ends in his life. He was betrayed by many people whom he thought were his close friends, but are his enemies clothed as trusted companions. With recent National leadership crisis rocking the ruling party after Governor Mai Mala Buni transmitted the functions of his office to Niger State Governor upon his return from medical trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from, 28th February. Maybe the caretaker chairman of the party did not anticipate any betrayal from a colleague…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Abdullahi Gaya, has assured Nigerians that it would handle companies who imported off-spec Premium Motor Spirit into the country. Gaya spoke during an engagement with the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, organized by the committee on the current fuel situation in the country. Gaya, in a statement by the NNPC Group Spokesman, Garba Muhammad, on Wednesday, said erring suppliers would be sanctioned. While briefing the Committee, Group Managing Director, NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, explained that the situation was caused by the discovery of methanol in PMS cargoes shipped…
In fact, as most Nigerians believe, just as much as President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria must kill corruption before corruption kills Nigeria. The recent Tansparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) rating Nigeria in a downward spiral for a second consecutive year is disgusting. In the TI rating, Nigeria dropped from 26 in 2019 to 25 in the 2020 assessment, and further to 24. TI acknowledged ’that corruption levels are at a worldwide standstill’ and that ‘31 countries have made no significant progress against corruption in the last decade. Corruption will continue to thrive in the country when accountability is ignored.…
The member House of Representatives, Representing Albasu/Ajingi/Gaya Federal Constituency, Hon. Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya has called on the Emir of Gaya Alhaji Ali Ibrahim Abdulqadir to build on the legacies of his forefathers by upholding the sanctity of the throne and the traditional institution. According to him, he is confident that Kirmau Mai Gabas Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir will be a roof large enough to accommodate all shades in the Emirate and beyond, in addition will deploy his wealth of experience to provide a purposeful leadership to the peoples of the s Emirate and State at large. Gaya made the…
Although, President Muhammadu Buhari had good intentions for the people and Nigeria, his administration missed the opportunity to formulate good policies in its first six months, and wasted away without a cabinet; ministers are expected to be genuine reformers and technocrats of international repute. Interestingly, President Buhari had been an ardent critic of successive administrations in the country since 2002 for wrongdoing or formulation of anti-masses policies. His criticism of successive administrations raised great expectations of citizens that the Buhari administration’s change mantra will halt the dangerous drift of Nigeria towards a failed state. Another problem the administration encountered in…
