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 Press Release  FG: Financing for Aba-Maiduguri rail corridor secured  The Federal Government has secured financing for the entire Aba to Maiduguri corridor, cutting across Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Benue, of the 1443 kilometer Portharcourt Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway Project. The Minister of Transport, Senator Saidu Alkali stated at ongoing government-citizen engagement forum in Kaduna on Wednesday. The Minister also disclosed that government has also rehabilitated the old Lagos-Kano Narrow Gauge and freight services linking Apapa to Kano Inland Dry Port.  Rabiu Ibrahim  Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation.  Arewa House, Kaduna  Wednesday, July 30, 2025

FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY OF THE NUT IKORODU CMS TEACHERS' ESTATE, IKORODU  In a admark move that reflects dedication to the welfare and future of its members, the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Ikorodu Branch, is laying the foundation for the Teachers Estate under the auspices of Cooperative Multipurpose Society (CMS) a baby-body of NUT Ikorodu Branch. This significant event is taking place today, Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Igbe-Oladehinde, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The Teachers Estate project is a visionary initiative of the CMS, a legacy founded in 2017 by Comrade Fakolade Oluwafemi Oluwaseun-JP, the dynamic and passionate Chairman of NUT Ikorodu Branch & his Executive Council.  Since its inception, CMS has remained committed to empowering teachers through cooperative support and long-term developmental goals. This foundation laying ceremony marks a bold step in actualizing the dreams of teachers in Ikorodu — to own decent and affordable homes, built through collective...

Teachers’ Estate Foundation Laying Ceremony sets for July 17, 2025, at Banana, Igbe Oladehinde Adeboye Prince Adetu  The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Ikorodu Cooperative Multipurpose Society is thrilled to announce the Foundation Laying Ceremony of its landmark project, the Teachers’ Estate, scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 10:00 am. The event will take place at the Teachers’ Estate Site, Igbe Laara (Igbe Oladeinde), Ikorodu, Lagos State. Among dignitaries expected at the event are all the Baales in Igbe to be led by Baale Paul Aniyikaye representing the Oba of Igbogbo HRH Orimadegun Kasali the Oba of Igbogbo. This significant milestone marks the beginning of a visionary initiative aimed at providing affordable and dignified housing for teachers, a project that underscores the NUT Ikorodu CMS’s commitment to improving the welfare of its members. The Teachers’ Estate is poised to become a model for sustainable and accessible housing solutions for educators in the region....

The Unfulfilled Scenario: How Buhari's Death Could Have Rewritten Tinubu's Destiny and Nigeria's Political Landscape Former President Buhari  The notion that "God truly loves Nigeria and President Tinubu" takes on a profound, almost chilling dimension when we consider a specific counterfactual: What if President Muhammadu Buhari had died in office?  This hypothetical scenario, far from mere speculation, reveals how precariously the intricate political machinery built over decades by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu rested on the health of one man. Had Buhari passed away during his tenure, the trajectory of Nigerian politics, and Tinubu's own 25-year quest for the presidency, would have been irrevocably altered, potentially rendering the resonant "Emilokan" (It's my turn) declaration a historical footnote. 1. The Constitutional Trigger: Osinbajo's Automatic Ascent - Reference: Section 146(1) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended): "Th...