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By Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura as the new Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC). Below are ten things you need to know about the Educationist, Businessman and Politician who has been on the executive and lately legislative tiers of government. 1. Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura was born in 1952 in Lafia, in present Nasarawa State.   2. He attended Dunama Primary School, Lafia, 1959 to 1966, Keffi Teachers College, 1967 to 1971, and then Government Teachers - Now College of Education - Uyo, 1972 to 1975. He passed with flying colours and gained admission in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1975 to 1978, graduating with a Bachelor of Education Degree. 3. As a trained Teacher, during his National Youth Service Corp, he was a teacher at the Government College, Makurdi. 4. He was an Assistant Producer at the Broadcasting Corporation of Northern Nigeria, (BCNN). 5. The Education...

By Comrade Amb Victor Monday Olajide  News filtered into town yesterday that the Supreme Court would today hear the case brought by Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the PDP, against Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Governor of Edo State, who won the governorship election on September 21th, 2024. Don’t forget that Okpebholo’s victory was validated by the Election Petition Tribunal and confirmed by the Court of Appeal, both affirming that Okpebholo was the rightful winner of the poll as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Now, what do we expect today? It is either the Court entertains the case and immediately gives judgment, or it would reserve judgment for another day. But either way, the case would be thrown out the window and very quickly too. Don’t say I didn’t tell you. I reported on the tribunal sitting and told the world that the petitioner would lose and it happened. I also said the same at the Appeal Court and advised Asue Ighodalo to im...