By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of the fleeing Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari. Barr. Yunusa-Ari who had been on the run, was alleged to have announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Aisha Binani as winner of the Adamawa gubernatorial elections during the recently concluded supplementary polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) therefore called for his arrest and investigation on the basis of alleged impropriety in the course of the supplementary gubernatorial polls in the State. Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa…
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By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Secretary-General of the United Nations, (UN), Antonio Guterres has called for immediate action against the global climate crisis. In a tweet on the official Twitter handle of the United Nations, the UN Scribe said that everyone knew what to do but for too long, failed to act accordingly. He said that the world must act on science, facts and truth. @antonioguterres wrote: “The climate crisis demands honesty. We know what to do, when to do it, and why. But for too long we have looked the other way. We must act on science, facts and truth.…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Worried by the unpleasant consequences of plastic waste on the ecosystem, the United Nations has taken the campaign online. The United Nations called for everyone to take action saying: “Change starts with you”. On its official Twitter handle, @UN. described plastic pollution as a crisis. @UN wrote: “Plastic waste can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, harming marine life, damaging soil and posing health risks. “Change starts with you.” The negative effects of plastic pollution on the environment can not be easily quantified. For one, it was learned that plastic waste was non-disolvable, adding no…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The February 24, 2022 invasion of the Ukrainian nation by Russia may have put the European nation on the world news for all the wrong reasons. However, the devastating war occasioned by the ‘unwarranted aggression’ from their neighbors, the Russians may not be the only challenge faced by Ukraine. The World Health Organization, (WHO) in a post on its Twitter handle, revealed that it had been assisting Ukraine to respond to the polio virus type 2 which was detected in the country since 2021. Posting on its official Twitter handle, @WHO on Tuesday, the world health…
I sincerely thank all of our workers who continue to contribute their time, talent, and energy to the betterment of Edo State. While I encourage all of us not to relent in our efforts towards building a progressive and prosperous Edo State, I reassure you that, as a government, we will continue to provide the resources and infrastructure necessary to help you succeed, ensuring that every worker is treated with dignity and respect, and every citizen has access to opportunities for personal and collective growth. We have drastically improved the remuneration and benefit system for workers by making Edo the…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Pictures from the secret wedding of celebrity couple, Chioma Rowland and her singer husband, David Adeleke, otherwise known as Davido have surfaced online. On her Twitter handle, @cheffchioma shared beautiful photos of the joyous occasion which took place on low key following the death of the couple’s three year old son, Ifeanyi last year. @cheffchioma wrote: Moment I said ‘I Do’ To Davido, as pictures of the love birds in white were posted. As at press time, the post had generated more than 8000 likes, 432 retweets and 281 comments. Recall that Davido had paid Chioma’s…
By Mike Ozekhome,[SAN] Introduction It was on Saturday, 22nd April, 2023, that it happened. At 12:30pm, I was airborne on Ibom Air, flight VM1601, from Lagos to Abuja. My seat was 16E. We were simply about 10 minutes, or thereabout, to landing in Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. Then the unexpected happened. The Pilot announced to bewildered passengers something we did not want to hear about. The flight will not land yet. Oh my God! Why? Hearts in our now dry mouths, we waited with bated breath; in suspended animation. The calm voice of the Pilot announcer said something which I…
Dr. Garzali Mohammed Economist and Customer Service Expert, Dr. Garzali Mohammed tells Humsimedia that he specialized in Customer Satisfaction because of his belief that the customer’s satisfaction is key to business success; reason he’s nurturing his four young children to become good Service Delivery Ambassadors. Excerpts: What is your background and education? I was born and brought up in kano. I studied economics first degree at Bayero University, Kano. I acquired a Masters in Development Studies, in Bayero University, Kano. I got another Masters from ESUT Business School, Enugu. I got my PhD from Malaysia and Sudan, a collaborated programme. I started my career with Guaranty Trust Bank, (GTB), that was in 2006. I spent five…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students Sudan have said that all remaining Nigerian students in Khartoum, Sudan, had been evacuated. The development came following from the raging war situation in the North African country. NANSS said this in a statement signed on Saturday. The statement was signed by the NANSS Public Relations Officer 1, Amal Mohammed Pantami. NANSS said: “This is to inform the general public that all the remaining Nigerian students have been evacuated from Khartoum today Sunday 30th April, 2023. “There were a total of 26 buses, and each bus contained about…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja As other nations continue to evacuate their citizens in the face of the crisis in Sudan, a Twitter user has told stranded Nigerians in that country to be grateful for President Muhammadu Buhari’s benevolence in making arrangements for their safe return. The Twitter user who goes by the name, Zarah Musa a Fluid Mechanics – Hydroinformatics, Data scientist said that it was a privilege rather than a right for the Nigerian government to embark on the evacuation of the citizens in that country. While the federal government intensified efforts to airlift the nation’s students and other citizens…
Salim Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, [SON], Mallam Farouk Salim tells Humsimedia that everyone must quit buying substandard products which are responsible for closure of indigenous factories, job losses and also fuelling insecurity in the country. Excerpts: You came into the SON with an impressive CV and vast experience from the private sector. How has these helped you on your present job? The experience of working overseas in a different culture and different environment helps a lot because you see things differently unlike some people who have not been exposed to other places before. So in…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Federal Government has assured Chinese investors of a continuous robust bilateral trade between the two countries. Minister of State for Industry,Trade and Investment, Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum said this when a team of Chinese Investors from Hunan Province, China led by the Chinese Deputy Mayor, Mr. Kang Zhenlin paid a courtesy visit to the Minister in Abuja. Deputy Director Press in the Ministry, Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa in a statement signed on Sunday said that Katagum appreciated the choice of Nigeria by the Province of Hunan in terms of investment and trade. The Minister said that Nigeria…