Tag: Government
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Paradox of Leadership, Incurable Elites and Ethnocentric Fantasies – Samuel Orovwuje
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje “The way to right the wrong is to turn the light of truth upon them.” – Ida B.Wells- Barnett The year 2021 should be an introspective one for all Nigerians as the existential soul of the nation is being tried by political and bureaucratic elite actions and inactions. It is hard…
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Government should reconsider Twitter ban in the interest of Nigerians- Desmond Elliot
Nigerian actor cum politician, Desmond Elliot, has shared his opinion about the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter operations in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru recalls that on Friday the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The…
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JUST IN: Bandits have migrated into four LGA’s in Bauchi, govt raises alarm
Bauchi State government on Monday said bandits from neigbouring Yobe State have migrated into four local government areas of the state and launched an attack in Gamawa LGA, where they vandalised telecommunication masts in order to facilitate their nefarious acts. The Secretary to the State Government, Alh. Sabiu Baba, made the disclosure on Monday at…
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All the president’s men in 2021 – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “A company is known by the people it keeps.”That has been an axiom in Management Studies for more than a century. To some extent, the same can be said about governments. Chief Executives in the public and private sectors, if they are wise, know that their most important decisions concern those they…
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Why those in govt are not comfortable with me – Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah has said the role of prophets brings discomfort to those in power when the government is suffering the crisis of legitimacy. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Bishop Kukah stated this in his sermon at the silver jubilee of Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza. The silver jubilee of Bishop Mamza…
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Attempts to sabotage Buhari’s government on the rise – Orji Kalu
The Senate Minority Leader and senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has raised an alarm over an attempt at sabotaging the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmaker revealed this on Monday on a monitored Channels Television programme. Kalu, who was also ex-governor of Abia State, called on the Federal Government…
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Why I publicly criticize my husband’s government – Aisha Buhari
First Lady Aisha Buhari has said her critic of the Buhari administration should not be seen as a disrespect to her husband but something she does because of her passion for good governance. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Aisha had stunned Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike in October 2016 when she said on the Hausa Service of…
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Are you the Anointed One? – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
Let me from the start alert my readers that today, my chosen topic which carries a question mark ‘Are you the Anointed One’? – has nothing to do with notions and practices of religious zealots, true and/or false prophets, how they milk people, how the people love to have it so and how they sell…
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Feyemi’s wife begs government to remove tax on sanitary pads
The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has called on government to remove taxation on sanitary pads and engage in its local production to make it less expensive. She said this on Thursday at the inauguration of project P4iGC3, Pad for Improved Girl Child Education, by Balm in Gilead Foundation For Sustainable Development,…
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Ekiti APC warns indigenes, opposition parties against attacks on Fayemi’s government
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has advised indigenes and opposition parties in the state to shun the idea of perpetually whipping up negative narratives about the state, but rather to always celebrate the activities and achievements of the state government and people of the state that impact positively on the well…