Dear Colleagues,
I am introducing to you an entirely new publication, The Nigerian Local Government News, of which I am chairman, and my friend form the Jackson School of Journalism, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, David Tosin Bakare as the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief.
The multi- media publication is set to build Africa's first authentic Development Communication media ecosystem using the Nigeria Local Government News as the flagship brand for now.
In addition to his extensive journalism practice, Bakare had served as Brand Manager and later, Head of Marketing at Nigerian Breweries Plc ( Ota). He was also a Marketing Manager at Euroglobal Distilleries, Ota, Ogun State.
The introduction of the magazine arm on October 24 which is the World's Development Information Day is intended to underscore the development orientation of the media chain, and bring it to global awareness and attention of Development Partners.
A national launching will follow in Abuja in the coming weeks.
Best Regards.
If you have to buy or read only one book now, please read “Tinubu: From Renewed Hope To Despair” edited by A S Mohammed. It documents,with facts, statistics and excellent analyses, our experiences since 2023. It provides enough reason why Tinubu must not come back.
Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. I don't have the words to describe the pain I'm feeling over the loss of my wife, Nabeelah. But people's prayers, support & solidarity have provided succor. I'm eternally grateful, I'm humbled, I'm living one of life's biggest lessons.
Residents from Rukukuje area in Rijau axis of Niger state are escaping a new bandits push from Zamfara state this morning, they are heading towards shambo city....
Najaatu Muhammad narrated how she and Pantami helped start the ADC, with Pantami initially intending to contest the Gombe governorship election, only for him to defect back to the APC after hearing that Malami had been arrested.
This lady probably couldn't take her anti depressants and that pushed her to commit suicide. it's so sad to see a young person pass away in such a manner. Allah ya jiqanta ya gafarta mata. A lot of people dont know that depression is an illness, Allah ya mana tsari da ita.
I said I am a Muslim before being a Yoruba, and you people are getting angry. What exactly is the color of your problem?
Being Yoruba is an accident of birth. I did not fill out an application form to be born into this ethnicity; it is simply a matter of geography and genetics decreed by Allah. It is a temporary, earthly reality.
Islam, however, is a conscious submission to the Creator. It is the very purpose of human existence and the only identity that holds weight on the Day of Judgement.
Allah explicitly states in the Quran (Surah Al-Hujurat 49:13) that He made us into nations and tribes simply so we may know one another—not so that we elevate tribalism (Asabiyyah) above His laws.
If prioritizing my eternal faith and submission to Allah over a biological accident triggers you, then your scale of priorities is completely upside down.
My heritage is Yoruba, and I am proud of it, but my ultimate allegiance is to my Creator. Deal with it.