Abubakar Bin Aliyu

  Uqbah bin Amir (r.a.)  was a shepherd. He used to herd sheep on the meadows of Madinah. When he was on the mountain, he heard that the Prophet (pbuh) had migrated to Madinah. It was impossible for him to remain there any longer. He wanted to see the Prophet. He left the sheep there and went straight to Madinah. He asked where the Messenger of Allah was. As soon as he found about the house he was living in, he went into the presence of the Messenger of Allah. When he saw the Messenger of Allah, he felt very relieved and his heart became full of light. He felt as if he was he was about to fly.  He had never felt such excitement before and he had never been happier before. He himself could not believe in the changes in his spirit. The Messenger of Allah told him some pearls of truth and taught him the principles of Islam. Uqba did not have any hesitation to become a believer. He became a Companion. He was a distinguished Companion among the People of Suffa....

Your friends are avoiding your company. People won’t avoid you until and unless you are doing something wrong or useless in your life. You don’t have any savings in your account even though you are earning good. You never know when the life will take a U turn and you or your family are diagnosed with diseases that need expensive treatment. You sleep too late and wake of at the middle of the day. It’s okay to do so if your work demands it, otherwise have a healthy routine to live a healthy life. Your weight is increasing and you still eat junk all the time. Take care of your health otherwise you won’t be able to enjoy the later part of your life. You are failing constantly and blaming other people for your failure. It’s time to look into the mirror and check what went wrong and also improve yourself. Stay healthy and live your life happily. Cheers!!!

By Giovanna Lucignano, Social Media intern, Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP. “We are addressing youth today, because youth have placed themselves on the top of the agenda.”– B anKi-Moon Youth activism and engagement can bring about important social changes that are sometimes left behind. You  don’t have to wait to be an adult  to be an active member of your community. Your opinion matters and it should be heard. Here’s a list of ideas of how you can participate locally and globally: 1.  Know your rights : You might not be able to vote yet, but all children and youth hold national and international  rights . These rights are only of use to you if you are informed about them, so read up! 2.  Learn about local issues : Is a roadblock affecting your commute to school? Are the new taxes affecting your family’s livelihood? Whatever the case, learning the issue will help in creating solutions that will have an impact on ...

Before we delve into the matter, let me decode the message in text,  word for word: "About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one. More than 60 percent of that population is below 30, a lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil  producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and Get housing, healthcare, education for free." - PMB To begin with the population figures, let me highlight assumptions based on existing information about Nigeria. The current (projected) population of Nigeria is 194,826,327 as of Thursday, April 19, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Nigeria population is equivalent to 2.57% of the total world population. Nigeria ranks number 7 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in Nigeria is 215 per Km2 (557 people per mi2). The total land are...

The sad incident of lawlessness that occurred today in the National Assembly precisely in the Sanate chamber, the supposedly highest law making body in the country speaks volume of our democratic idiocy. From the smuggling of thugs to the Hallowed Chamber, the lawlessness that transpired, the seizing of the Mace which is the symbol of law and order in the country as well as the dramatic exit of the thugs through the presidential enttance who are sponsored by a Senator and possibly backed by higher influential people is as a result of  things are not the way they suppose to be.  According to national discourse, the following are some of the factors that lead to this shameful act that made Nigeria as whole as a laughing stock in the comity of nations include.  1. The SAK mantra as a result of failure in the past government that lead us to haphazardly elect idiots into sensitive offices.  2. The face-off that exist in the APC led government between the Executive and...

A lot of us educated folks are busy looking for a good paying job here and there  everyday. But the truth is, the world of work is shrinking by the day and as such there are no jobs to absorb the number of graduates produced by our universities any longer. The government CAN NOT and WILL NOT create jobs. Truth be told, our Universities are just  reproducing job seekers and not job creators. They train you to become employees and not employers because our learning syllabus has not changed and it is the same old stuff they keep teaching over the years. The white collar jobs are no longer there, they are disappearing everyday. In fact the bank workers will tell you that there is nothing special in the banking sector any more. The counter is becoming empty and the queue are becoming longer in the banks, simply because they can not pay staffs any longer. These are facts we know. Some years back, we saw how banks were making every other job look inferior and one would wish if on...

“THROUGH SELF UNDERSTANDING, LIFE’S OBJECTIVES ARE NOT JUST DEFINED, BUT GRACIOUSLY FULFILLED.” ~ ELEESHA Coming to know who you truly are will be an essential part of your life’s learning because this understanding will help you to move forward in life – based upon what you have either come to know or understand about yourself. One of the beautiful things about self understanding is that it helps you gauge how best you can move forward or how far you can expect to proceed, towards a particular direction in your life. This is because through self understanding, you will come to understand all that will be required of you in life – to ultimately define; achieve; and fulfill; your life’s objectives. Today, take the opportunity to come to a full understanding of yourself so that when you think about who and what you are – you can actually look forward with anticipation – to the person that you will soon become.

Hi, On a lighter note folks, If you cant remember this Gangster Rap, call me uncle. Ohhh Good Day America This is Mr. No Limit  So you want to get rid of gansta rap  But what if gansta rap gets rid of you How'd you like them apples  You want your kids to grow up listenin' to good american music  But they don't want that they want that bout it bout it shit  You always point the finger at the bad guy But what if the bad guy points the finger at you  Fuck the politcians the media and the government  The fucking world was built on corruption  If it wasn't for people like me and my reality music You couldn't pay for a meal  I'm tired of you fucking hustlers following me around  Tapping my phone and over taxing my money  You know what a hustler is It's a pig that don't fly straight  But its ok (its ok)  When you finish listening to this tape  It'll be the last time you hear a bad guy like me So fuck ...

In any society, in any generation, there is always one man who stand out in the crowd. In this generation and in this society, the man is Barr. Aliyu Wakili Boya (Sardauna Malabu, Sarki Matasa Adamawa, ALGON Chairman Adamawa State, Executive Chairman Fufore Local Government). The man stood tall among his peers and made history in political and governance arena. The Young, Energetic, Vibrant and Bold Aliyu Boya was and Born in late 1970s from the prominent family of Late Wakili Boya in Malabu District of Fufore Local Government Adamawa State. Aliyu Wakili Boya as a tradition was enrolled into Qur’an and Western Education, at a very young age and he studied uninterruptedly and successfully bagged LLB Degree from University of Maiduguri in 2005 and called to BAR in 2007 after he completed the Nigerian Law School in Bwari Abuja. Barr. Aliyu Wakili Boya a successful business man, ventured into politics from his school days and currently is the Executive Chairman of Fufore Local Gov...

This lengthy discussion between a Zambian and an American in a flight to Boston will lighten your spirit and agitate you. Every Patriot in Africa should read this article; penned by US-based Zambian media practitioner and author. He is a PhD candidate with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism, and an M.A. in History. They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still call it “the dark continent” for the light that flickers under the tunnel is not that of hope, but an approaching train. And because countless keep waiting in the way of the train, millions die and many more remain decapitated by the day. ...

Its been in the pubic discourse all over the country particularly my home state, Adamawa State on the predicaments of Local Councils employees.  This a sad occurrence especially at this time of change. Based on realities on ground there are three factors that landed us in this sorry state. 1. Dwindling revenue of the country at large. 2. Inability of the political leaders to adjust to the above mentioned economic and financial crunch due the pressure and high demand and anger from the public which forced them to give more than their  income or face the wrath and anger of the public which sometimes leads to not only booing but raining insults and worst assault or arson. 3. Illegal incessant recruitment of staff at the Local councils by selfish and greedy managements which at times involve scandals of cash for appointments  and employment of minors and ghost workers which in turn over-bloated the Local Councils' payroll. Way Forward The above factors can be mitigat...

28 March 2015 – Nigerians ascended a political mountain that had hitherto proved insurmountable in 55 years of independence and close to 2 decades of cumulative democratic experience. 15 million votes were enough to terminate an era dotted with unprecedented financial recklessness and unbridled corruption heralded by Goodluck Jonathan. Almost a year after that historic feat, Nigerians eagerly wait to have their first bite of the fruit of change in the form of the 2016 budget. A country’s budget is its government’s voice and statement of intent on major aspects of public finance, including but not limited to, capital projects and social welfare. The peculiarity with Nigeria’s budgetary process is its overwhelming catalysis by preeminent political forces, including elected and appointed interests. The N6.07 trillion budget presented by President Buhari presented before a joint session of the National Assembly on December 22nd 2015 was premised on a crude oil benchmark price of $38/...

Share this on WhatsApp The Muhammadu Buhari administration, through the Bank of Industry, on Thursday formally launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower youth with loans to start businesses. Speaking at the launch of the project in Abuja, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, said his ministry would partner all agencies of government to create new jobs. He said more than 40 per cent of Nigerian graduates had no jobs and that an average of eight million Nigerians entered the job market annually. The minister said that the ‘YES’ project of BoI was part of the Federal Government’s youth employment scheme, saying that about 36,000 jobs would be created annually through ‘YES’. He appealed to prospective beneficiaries to repay the loans for the success and sustenance of the project. Waheed Olagunju, the acting Managing Director of BoI, said that a participant under the scheme could access ...

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, began on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its first witness, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (retd) before Justice Okon E. Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Yushau,  former director, finance/account (DFA), Nigerian Airforce between October 2010 and December 2013 told the court how Badeh allegedly took money to the tune of N3billion from the coffers of the Nigerian Air force to acquire properties in different parts of Abuja and Yola for himself and his family. Led in evidence by the counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, The PW1 stated how personnel emoluments were released and when asked what the balance is used for, he told the court that a balance of over N1billion is usually left depending on the programmes executed within the month. According to him, of the N1billion, the sum of N558,200,000 (five hundre...

BUHARI AND MTN On Tuesday, when President Muhammadu Buhari accused MTN of “aiding” the killing of 10,000 Nigerians by Boko Haram, I shuddered a bit. The president shouldn’t be making such public statements, I told myself. MTN clearly erred by failing to register 5.1 million subscribers and many of us have condemned the telecoms giant, but such a weighty allegation coming from the president is unnecessary — in my opinion. It is good that there finally seems to be a headway in the resolution of the issue, and I hope a good lesson has been learnt by all concerned, from operators to regulators. Valuable. NNPC CONFUSION Kindly give me a call if you understand what Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, is up to. When he became NNPC GMD last year, he reduced the directorates to four, saying we needed a “trim” organisation. Now that he is minister, he has increased them to seven “fat” units. He calls them “independe...

If I may quickly say this, I was not really a fan of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari until I read his interview in TheNEWS magazine some time in 1994 — nine years after he was overthrown in a coup by General Ibrahim Babangida. Questioned on the things he got wrong as military head of state, Buhari replied candidly (and I paraphrase): “We made mistakes, but they were genuine mistakes… we were in a hurry to change Nigeria.” That instantly won me over. His perceived highhandedness was not for personal profit; it was in desperation to reform Nigerians. In one sentence, I saw honesty, I saw patriotism and I saw authenticity. I became his disciple from a distance. I started dreaming of a Buhari presidency precisely in 1998. I can’t remember everything now, but I was then the Features Editor of THISDAY. Mr. Victor Ifijeh, then the Editor, drew my attention to a public lecture on leadership by Buhari and asked me to write a “Man in the News” feature on him for t...