On August 25, Ambassador Robert P. Jackson presented the 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice to National Chief Imam Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu in recognition of his lifelong commitment to promoting peace and mutual understanding. . Since 2008, this annual award from the U.S. Embassy has recognized a Ghanaian citizen who exemplifies the spirit of American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). It honors those who are building a culture of peacemaking, dialogue, and conflict resolution. Ambassador Jackson stated, “Sheikh Sharubutu has demonstrated true leadership—applying compassion, commitment, and honesty in his undertakings.” He added that Sheikh Sharubutu’s convictions, approaches, and actions have contributed greatly to harmony both within Muslim communities and among different faith groups. At the award ceremony, Sheikh Sharubutu said that he is accepting the award on behalf of all Muslims in Gh...
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By Tope Bankole and Uzoma Ngozi On July 26, the media was awash with news of the commissioning of the Abuja-Kaduna railway project. The news elicited a tweet from the PDP via their official twitter handle. This eventually sparked off a controversy on who should actually take the credit for the completion of the project. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi was credited with this statement, 'The rail contract was awarded by President Obasanjo, partially executed by President Jonathan and completed by President Buhari.' For the record, let's get this clear. While I commend Buhari's administration for seeing the project to completion, do they deserve the credit? No . Even the PDP does not deserve the credit. Who then gets the credit? I wish I could say it is the Buhari-led government but the project would not have seen the light of the day had Dr Okonjo-Iweala opposed it as finance minister. Had she not approved the disbursal of funds for the pr...
It was a day to remember for reigning face of culture Africa, Queen Okechukwu Jennifer as she was Honoured at the just concluded Nigeria Reliable Icon Award 2016. The Enugu state model who has been hugely involved in touching lives of many Nigerians with her numerous pet projects was reckoned as Outstanding Beauty Queen Of The Year at the colourful and star-studded event held recently in Bayelsa. Expressing her joy after receiving the award, the beauty queen thanked the organiser of the event and everyone who has been supporting her since her reign and pledged to carryout more projects before she finally handover. Comments:
Budget 2016 Hullabaloo: One Wrong Too Many Without any iota of doubt, it is now clear to all that the current government that prides itself with integrity is not worthy to bequeath our commonwealth. They have been failing on all fronts, to the extent that their sympathizers are finding it hard to defend them daily. If there is anything not to toil with in governance, it is the national budget. This current led government by President Buhari has demonstrated its ineptitude in handling the national budget and those criticizing the members of the House of Representatives on the current melodrama about the 2016 Budget should look inward and take a deep breath. This is not to side the legislators neither do I intend to absolve them, for there is little or no difference among Nigerian politicians regardless of their parties. Even though many had castigated NASS for all the evils surrounding the 2016 budget, it will be wrong to shift the blame on the legislators without considering the ...
A major confrontation capable of further embarrassing Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games appears to be brewing between members of the Dream Team VI and officials of Nigeria Football Federation over a cash gift from a Japanese doctor. The donation, totalling $390,000, came from Katsuya Takasu, a plastic surgeon and football enthusiast, to boost the morale of the Nigerian players who have been bogged down by financial inadequacies. Mr. Takasu informed the Nigerian government through its embassy in Tokyo that he intended to make the donation, adding that he would fly Brazil to personally hand in the funds to the players and also watch Nigerian team's duel with Honduras played this Saturday. Nigeria defeated Honduras 3-2, winning bronze at the Olympics, 20 years after it defeated Argentina to clinch gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. Mr. Takasu said the team coach, Samson Siasia, and its captain, Mikel Obi, should each take $200,000 and $190,000, respectively. But out of the...
Scores killed and 94 wounded in a suicide attack in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, official says. At least 50 people have been killed and 94 more wounded in an explosion at a wedding ceremony in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep, near the Syria border. The blast, which occurred at around 11pm local time on Saturday in the Akdere neighbourhood of Sahin Bey district, was a "terror attack", according to Ali Yerlikaya, the governor of Gaziantep. He said ambulances were dispatched to the scene, and dead and wounded people were taken to hospitals. Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's deputy prime minister, told NTV that the explosion appeared to have been caused by a suicide bomber. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "Daesh is the likely perpetrator of the attack", using the Arabic name for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) group. Our country and our nation have again only one message to those who attack ...
Tiwa Savage, Tee Billz could have saved their marriage if… – Basketmouth Stand-up comedian, Basketmouth, has revealed that Mavin record singer, Tiwa Savage and her estranged husband, Tee Billz, could have saved their marriage if they had refrained from taking their marriage issues to the social media. He added that the couple damaged their marriage because they made 'too much' revelations when they were supposed to be quiet. Basketmouth, who stated this during a show on Hip TV, insisted that the couple as well as many others tend to divulge too much personal information on the internet because they felt they have more followers on their social media platforms. He said a lot of people abuse the use of social media and always end up sacrificing their homes for it. He added that most artistes get carried away because they have over one million people following them on their social media platforms hence, they tend to misbehave. 'To a large extent, I think there are ...