THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed joy over the inter-religious harmony in the Kogi State and urged other Nigerians
•Says insecurity slowing country’s efforts to stamp out poverty
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday cautioned against ethnic profiling in the battle against insecurity in the country, vowing to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals threatening national security.
The president in an address delivered on his behalf by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, at a meeting of Northern governors and traditional rulers in Kaduna, also challenged the service chiefs to devise new methods of protecting lives and property.
He expressed concern that insecurity is slowing down the country’s efforts to stamp out poverty.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched faith-based handbooks to assist in child well-being and development.
The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria is the umbrella body of all levels of traditional rulers across the country. If any traditional ruler of any domain in Nigeria can afford to sponsor his or herself to the General Assembly meetings of the National Council, they should be welcomed. That is because the General Assembly of the Council is like a town hall meeting of traditional rulers of Nigeria. It is like a forum for traditional rulers where they gather to receive updates on happenings across the country.
The general assembly of any organisation is like a convention ground where members are exposed to new ideas. For example, lawyers in Nigeria have their Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), membership of which is open to every lawyer whether the attorney general and minister of justice of the country, senior advocate, and professor of law, principal partner of a law firm or one newly called to the bar. The older lawyers, including the principal partner of a law firm, wil