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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR: THE CASE OF GOING TO EQUITY WITHOUT CLEAN HANDS FROM: DANJUMA ISAIAH My attention as a Public Affairs Commentator and Citizen of Wukari in Taraba State has been invited to various invectives of unprecedented dimension directed at His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON by my brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar ostensibly to give oxygen to resurrect his endless political odyssey and sordid presidential ambition. I am weighing into this public narrative to interrogate various disruptions triggered by some notable politicians like Atiku Abubakar in our national life. It is hardly possible to build anything out of frustration and bitterness. This is sadly the predicament of a one-time Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who is on course to being enlisted in the Guinness Book of Records, as the only person globally, who has unsuccessfully contested for President for six times spanning 33 years. These bitterness and frustration have beclouded his reasoni...

NATASHA'S INTEMPERATE OUTBURST  From Thursday, February 20, the social and  mainstream media have been abuzz with a trending story of an abberant behaviour by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who decided to create a needles drama on the floor of the Red Chamber alleging  marginalization and bullying on  grounds of gender and using the pretext ostensibly to divert  attention from her moral deficiency of the   core values  of discipline and responsibility that often lead her into subversive attitude as was exhibited  in the shameful melodrama she enacted recently among others  on the floor of  that hallowed Chamber. That Senator Natasha Akpoti is a beautiful woman is a fact that surpasses dispute. But  beauty is a combination of qualities. When it is at variance with these qualities especially character, a moral dissonance ensues and erodes the value of such considered aesthetics. Beauty is therefore a superficial consideration an...

AN MMEM INTERNATIONAL CEO COMMENDED FOR CULTURE REVIVAL  The senior special assistant to Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia on protocol and wardrobe, the Chief Executive officer of AN MMEM INTERNATIONAL and the Convener/Funder of NGBAGH-YO festival, Hon. Emmanuel Terungwa Iorbee has been commended for his consistency in reviving Tiv culture through NGBAGH-YO festival. Hon. Iorbee received the commendation this Thursday, 2rd January, 2025 at Gboko club, during 2025 Ngbaghyo festival celebration.  In his speech as special guest of honour and awardee, the Speaker Benue State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh who commended the Convener for his hard work and consistency to revive cultural values in Tiv nation, appealed to other Benue youths and stakeholders to collaborate in promoting festivals and other great events like NGBAGH-YO that project the rich cultures and traditions of Benue land. On their parts, Commissioner for works, Hon. Tiza Imojime, Benue State ALGON c...

BENUE FARMER WANTS UNIVERSITY SON TO TAKEOVER FROM HIM A Benue millionaire farmer, Hon. Simon Abua Crucial Yajir has proffered plans for his son, George Abua Yajir who is an undergraduate of law in one of the prestigious universities in Nigeria to takeover from him and instructed him take it as a his first project after his university programs.  Addressing his son recently at his farm, ( Crucial Abua Yajir Farms) situated near Gboko town at Amerangu, Ushongo local Government area of Benue State after taking his son round the farm for inspections and tutorials, the former Executive Chairman of Gboko Local Government Council, ( Crucial Yajir) told him that, Agriculture to a Tiv man is like a natural and cultural way of life and its not done out of poverty or no good job, personally he has inherited the farming from his father, Yajir years ago and he is proud of it, so his son should prepare to do same after his university program.  According to World Link Corresponde...

FIRE GUTS POLICE BARRACK IN BENUE Many Occupants of Police A division Gboko barrack in Benue state were rendered homeless as fire on Thursday, 15 August, 2024 razed part of the barrack, injuring one person.  Our Correspondent who visited the gutted barrack reported that, the DPO Police A division, CSP Gudu Steven who was inspecting the damages at the affected part of the barrack declined comment as he referred him to the state Police public Relations Officer. When contacted at the time of going to press, the  PPRO Benue State  DSP Catherine Sewuese Anene said she was yet to be briefed about the fire outbreak. One of the victims, INSP Abubakar Musa told World Link that, " This happened around 1:20 PM, I was inside sleeping and my wife was outside and saw the smoke covered the whole barracks and she started shouting, I woke from my sleep and ran outside, we tried all we could to put off the fire in vain,  we r...

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY: REGINA AKUME'S ACHIEVEMENTS EXCITED CONSTITUENTS  By Jiji Jack   House of Representatives Committee Chairman on MAFDAC and member representing Gboko/Tarka federal constituency, Chief Mrs Regina Mbavekomtor Akume , recently initiated a constituency briefing and empowerment programme for the good people of Gboko/Tarka Constituency to mark her one year anniversary in the office where she briefed her constituents yesterday, 13th June, 2024 at Old Ban Resort Gboko Benue State.  With anxiety and love for the law Maker and former First Lady of Benue State, as early as 6.am yesterday, 13th July, 2024, the movement of people especially women and Youths from various directions in Benue State, most specifically the people from Gboko and Tarka local Government areas was like a Campaign rally of presidential candidate or football fans trooping to witness or support their home team playing host to a visiting club at Old Ban Resort, Gboko Benue State, Streets of G...