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UNESCO Laureate, Vice Chancellor, Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc., USA, H.E, HRH Duke of the Kingdom of Atlantis in Singapore, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu has given Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak), prominent Ibadan Businessman, the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states with Crown University Intl Crest in due recognition for his great achievements in office and contributions to service to humanity, Societal growth and development.

The media learnt this today from CUICI VC, World Acclaimed Distinguished Universities Research Professor Sir Bashiru Aremu in a press statement personally signed by him, which was made available to some group of Journalists by his Executive Assistant on Media, Publicity and Communication Matters, Comrade Sir Bieni Victor Emenike as UNESCO Laureate Commends the Aere Musulumi of Yorubaland Edo & Delta States for his exceptional performance in office amongst other achievement.

The prominent Ibadan Businessman and Aere Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo & Delta States, Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak) was decorated in recognition of his great Achievements in office since assumption in 2015 and immense contributions to Societal growth and development. Prof Aremu in a statement commended the various humanitarian supports or welfare services as well as other notable community development services, various support to less-privileged citizens, disposition towards religious cohesion and excellent leadership style adopted for the good of Muslims Community in Edo & Delta States by Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak).

The statement by VC CUICI, USA reads in parts: “Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak) has spent years in office with numerous achievements uniting Muslims, promoting unity, love and spirit of brotherhood in the society. He has organized high level conferences that comprises all Muslims, religious leaders, and other critical stakeholders in Nigeria and beyond. His Humanitarian services with Inclusivity counting the inmates and less-privilege citizens. He spent his years in office as the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States for the good of all in the society”.

” Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak) years in office till date is dedicated to assisting humanity irrespective of religion, tribe, race or colour. Though. He beleieves this gesture should continue. He has embarked on projects that will have direct impact on our youths. Therefore, he started with the establishment of School of Science and Vocational Studies in a location that will be easily accessible to all the states in Yorubaland. A Management Committee was set up to midwife the establishment and running of the school”.

“Another very important area of concern is health. He collaborated with the South-West Geo-Political Zones Edo, and Delta States on Child/Maternal Health so as to reduce Child/Mortality rate across these states. He has donated cash, gifts of different kinds, welfare services, human capital development, infrastructural development in different communities and support to inmates, correctional centres and support in provision of other amenities to alleviate poverty in the society”.

“Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc., (CUICI), USA is a global recognized private University that offers vocational training and higher education. Crown University International Chartered Incorporated is licensed, has global accreditation with International Accreditation Agencies, Joint National Accreditation Bodies to serve as an autonomous global recognized University, offering education and practical skill in the courses taught at its official partners constituent campuses at government regulated universities worldwide and online operation”.

“Crown University International Chartered is an entity duly Incorporated under the International Laws of 1704, 1776, and 1787 of United States of America with chartered file number: 7594662 as a worldwide recognized teaching and research University logo with International trade mark number receipt number:668383, customer number: 270163, United States of America”.

“The VC, CUICI, USA is Most Academy Excellent World Acclaimed Distinguished Professor Emeritus (On merit, honored and ranked) ratified by UNESCO Center Central and South America with Reg. Number: Arg 22/Lt-19 and published with ISBN978-1571-7412 Top up by UNN Nigeria, CSER Malasia, MPRH Institute, Iran, WCU, USA, CIDVU, NIU, Canada and USA, UN ECOSOC, Geneva, Switzerland, ICERE, Argentina, South America and others worldwide. UNESCO Laureate is a recipient of different global award and certificate of Recognition. Also, a Fellow of different International Organizations. He has Post-Doctoral E-business, Grand Ph.D, Post-Doc, D.Sc, Ph.D, B.Sc, B.Tech, IBD, FIBTMN, FATIIC, MACM, MCSTA, MSTAN, Snr. MIACSIT, FIASR,C.itp, MCPN, MNDKOJC, CEMA, FBCS, England, KOJ, KOGC, KOGAL, FCIEMA, FIICEP, LFCWIEB and others to mention but a few”.

“CUICI VC, H.RH Duke of the Kingdom of Atlantis in Singapore, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu is the World Grand President, International Chartered World Learned Society (ICWLS), he is the World Acclaimed Distinguished Universities Research Professor and Editorial Board Member, Cambridge Publishing, United Kingdom. He is known as World Acclaimed Distinguished Universities Research Professor of Computer Science, Information Communication Technology in different global and Nigerian Universities such as Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Imo State University, Imo State, Kaduna State University, Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State”.

“UNESCO Laureate is the Pioneer Member Board of Trustees of Minaret International University, Ikurun, Osun State, Nigeria to mention but a few. And other Global Universities such as West Coast University of Science, Technology & Arts, Bharat University, India. CUICI VC, is also a World Acclaimed Distinguished Universities Research Professor at Pradesh, Mandsaur, Mother Theresa Women University, India, World Congress of Arts, Sciences & Communication, as had served as Deputy Director-General for Africa And Research Professor at International Biographical Centre. Prof Aremu is cited in the World recognized publications by Famous Marquis Who’s is Who in the World”.

CUICI VC, Professor Emeritus Sir Bashiru Aremu reacted further to the Decoration of Alhaji Dawud Akinola (De-Damak) with “Crown University’s Crest” as a mark of Global Recognition during the event of the Institution’s Honorary Doctorate Degree investiture recently in Nigeria. He then urged Alhaji Dawud Akinola not to relent his efforts in doing more for humanity towards Societal growth and development. Alhaji Dawud Akinola who reacted to the award of global recognition by Crown University’s VC, Prof Sir Bashiru Aremu then thanked the Institution’s management for the good gestures development gestures, honor and global recognition.

By Emmanuel Daudu

The National Coordinator, Grassroot Mobilization for Asiwaju (GMA 2023), and National President, Youth, and Civil Society Coalition for Development,  YCSCD, Comr. Aminu Aminu has extended gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for considering the iron lady, an Amazon of the 21st Century, Dr. Mariya Bunkore for a ministerial portfolio.

Aminu Aminu who is also
Director of Contact and Mobilization, ICC, and a member of seven other presidential campaign committees made this known to journalists in Abuja during the weekend.

According to him, “Managing government for effective service delivery needs not just educated persons but also committed, dedicated, devoted and selfless ones that would work for the interest of the country and its people.

“Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated that to Nigerians by nominating educated capable hands to assist him in pushing the country to the next level of development.

“The opportunity that the Nigerian Leader is giving to the youth in the affairs of governance is unprecedented most important is the gender consciousness he was able to inject into the selection of those that will form his cabinet.

“Dr Mariya Bunkore’s ministerial nomination which came after another name earlier nominated in Kano was withdrawn from the ministerial list, has not only justified the superiority of competence but also maturity, experience, and a recognition of service to humanity.

“Born in 1976, Dr Mariya is an accomplished public servant who had contributed immensely to the well-being of the people of Kano State in particular and Nigeria as a whole as a medical practitioner and as commissioner for higher education in Kano State.

“The mother of four has always stood by the people of Kano State and has impacted positively their lives as such her nomination for minister did not come as a surprise but rather the confirmation of the expectation of the people in the state.

“Dr. Mariya is a woman of virtue, a woman of substance whose compassion, desire to take responsibility for others, incorruptible nature, detribalized posture, and love for the progress and development of the nation are known to all that has ever crossed her path.

“I, therefore congratulate Dr Mariya for her nomination as the minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and on behave of the Nigerian Youth under the Youth and Civil Society Coalition for Development (YCSCD) and Grassroots Mobilization for Asiwaju (GMA 2023), thank President Bola Ahmed for bringing on board tested and trusted hands to undertake the Nigerian project with him.

“Dr. Mariya’s nomination and subsequent confirmation are a plus to the stock of leaders carefully selected across the country who are ready to sacrifice their time, family, and comfort for the betterment of Nigeria and its citizens.

“Ministerial designates like His Excellency Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, his confidant, His Excellency Atiku Bagudu, Dr. Iman Sukeman Ibrahim, Barrister Bello Muhammad Goronyo, and a host of others across all regions in the country give Nigerians hope for a brighter future and the feeling that the country is in the good hands.

“With this caliber of people in the President’s cabinet, Nigerians should expect extraordinary performance from this government. We the youth in the country have supported and will continue to support this government until the country is delivered from the myriads of social and economic challenges bedeviling it.

“We pray that more capable hands will continue to be selected for other positions in the government so that the reforms for better development in achieving a prosperous nation targeted by Tinubu’s administration will become a reality.

“Once again on behave of my fellow Nigerian Youth, I congratulate all the Federal government appointees and wish them God’s guidance, protection, and wisdom to do the right thing always.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Long live Mr. President
Long live the Nigerian Youth”.

By Emmanuel Daudu

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, CFR, retired Inspector General of Police has declared in his first official town hall Meeting with the Staff of the Commission that he is in the Commission for service to God and humanity. He noted that with the support, understanding, and patience of the staff, ” it will be ‘uhuru’ for us very soon ” adding that better days ” are indeed ahead”.

Dr. Arase in his State of Affairs address to the staff over the weekend told the excited Staff ” Just know that I share in your pains; your financial complaints are cogent and I promise to always do what I can to lessen these pains”

According to Ikechukwu Ani, Head, of Press and Public Relations in a press release, he signed on Sunday, August 6th, 2023, disclosed that Arase does not believe that the Commission’s relationship with the Police must be fractious to show the world “that we are alive to our duties”
According to him ” I neither work in toxic environment nor subscribe to confrontation and belligerence as a leadership approach to getting results; for me, the ultimate is achieving our goals and delivering on our mandate and I believe there are better ways of resolving conflicts without resorting to actions that will embarrass the government and paint both institutions in bad light”.

The PSC Chairman assured the Staff that serious talks and efforts have already begun toward an amicable resolution and settlement of “all vexatious issues in a win-win situation for all”.

He declared that as much as ” I do not believe that the powers of the Commission should be subsumed by the NPF(of course it cannot happen under my watch), the truth however remains, we cannot succeed and deliver on our mandate as an agency if we are working at cross purposes with the agency we are over-sighting”

Dr. Arase, therefore implored the staff to show restraint and eschew every form of preconceptions, misconceptions, and prejudices against the NPF for de-escalation of the conflict and restoration of trust and friendliness between the two agencies “

He assured the Staff that he is totally concerned not only about their wealth but also their health and the reason a sick bay is already established.

He noted that he was not oblivious to the fact that he inherited a lot of liabilities of the Commission in terms of “allowances owed to personnel for different duties performed; ranging from election duties, duty tour allowances to first twenty-eight days; it has always been my belief that workers deserve their wages and there is dignity in labour” According to him ” no wonder, in various leadership positions I have held in life, I always classify the welfare and comfort of people working with me as a top priority “

” I did not waste time in deploying my contacts and reaching at ensuring that these allowances are extinguished in no distant time. Although no funds have been released to this effect as of today, I am hopeful that in no distant time, we will receive a positive response”

Dr Arase appealed for patience as according to him ” I am also losing sleep over the liabilities, and I will not rest on my oars until the liabilities are totally defrayed”.

Speaking on repositioning the Commission for optimal functionality in delivering on its mandate, the PSC Chairman said he fully understood that the staff must be regularly trained and retrained on the rudiments of oversight functions. “On this note, I reached out and held meetings with UN agencies, Embassies, Civil Society Organisations, and other government organizations requesting training assistance and collaborative support towards capacity building of the staff of the Commission. “A little progress has been made as some Directors were trained virtually in the University of Pretoria, South Africa on oversight Course. Some others will be going to NIPPS, Jos, and Lagos within this month for different courses”.

Dr. Arase also spoke at a National workshop to re-launch the Commission to the world and emphasize “our presence as a critical agency of Government in Nigeria’s security architecture.

He added that the newly established Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU) “of which some staff of the Commission are already undergoing training on the management of the technical platform, will be launched” after which a management retreat with Police leadership will hold followed by Zonal retreats and other forms of engagements with stakeholders aimed at sensitizing the populace about the Commission’s existence and responsibilities.

He announced that the Town Hall Meetings will be regular and held quarterly to bridge any form of communication gap in the administration of the Commission.

The Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ACE I Oshodi Johnson on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, called on security agencies and the judiciary to join hands with the EFCC for a more robust collaboration in the fight against corruption.

Johnson made the plea during a visit to the Commissioner of Police; Commandants of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency; the Director, State Security Service and the Chief Judge, all in Damaturu, Yobe State.

At the Police Command Headquarters, Johnson said, “I am here to register my presence and to seek for more collaboration and synergy in the fight against corruption in Yobe State”.

At the NDLEA, he called on the Commandant, CN Abdulaziz Kayode Ogungboye to sustain the tempo in the fight against drug abuse and ensure the quick transfer of internet fraud suspects arrested by the Agency to the EFCC.

In his remark, the Commandant of NDLEA, CN Ogungboye, assured of more synergy with  the EFCC. The Commissioner of Police, Yobe State, Garba Ahmed also assured the Commission of a stronger collaboration; while the Commandant, NSCDC, Adamu Idris assured Johnson of a better working relationship with the Commission.