Author: Swift Reporters

Today being the International Youth Day, I have taken few moments to journey back through the memory lane and I have deeply reflected upon the realities of today and the possibilities of tomorrow. I have asked: ‘what is the future without the youth and who is a youth without a purpose? The answer is simple; there’s no future without the youth and the future will be empty without a sufficient presence of purpose driven youths. My dear wonderful youths of our great state and nation, I enjoin you to accept into the context of this piece the definition of purpose…

…….Mulls raising 15% stake in infrastructure The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday assured stakeholders that the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will not go the way of other such mega infrastructure in the country that failed in the past. Speaking yesterday during a web conference tagged: “Economic and Investment Opportunities of the AKK Gas Pipeline,” the Managing Director of the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the NNPC, Mr. Seyi Omotowa, noted that all stakeholders involved in the project had put in place measures to ensure its completion on schedule. President Muhammadu Buhari had officially launched…

By Muib Shefiu “Dear writer, be consistent; read aggressively and write when you can. A drop of your sweat might not immediately become an ocean but it will definitely be” At times, your best article that yanked away your sweet sleep and invaluable time will be cheered with rejection. It is a shock that one has to deal with for hours if not days; pondering on where it gets wrong. Dear writer, Rejection and acceptance in writers’ lives are like day and night; they are inevitable. Rejections are motivations behind every success story of most writers. Look here! Your success…

Warrake rice farmers in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State have given credit to Governor Godwin Obaseki for last year’s increase in rice production. The Coordinator of Warrake rice farms, Mr Suleiman Ibrahim, disclosed this on Wednesday during the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s campaign rally in Warrake Ward 11, Owan East Local Government Area of the state. He commended the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for providing the enabling environment for agriculture to thrive. Suleiman recalled how the Governor cleared 500 hectares for farming which provided jobs for youths and women. According to him, “The Governor…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on leaders and residents of Agbede in Etsako West Local Government Area (LGA) to provide his administration with 10 hectares of land where a trailer park will be constructed to improve economic activities in the area. The governor also promised to construct more roads and other infrastructural facilities to better the welfare and livelihood of the people. Obaseki, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State, gave the assurance during his reelection campaign rally in the region. Addressing party…

…Says State Safe For Investors Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on oil companies benefiting from its resources to relocate their headquarters to the state. The governor, who allayed fears of insecurity, which had been the narrative of the oil companies, promised that his administration would ensure round the clock security of assets beneficial to the national and state economy. He made the call on Wednesday when he received the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote and his board members on a courtesy visit to his office in Government House,…

…canvases support to address environmental challenges in Gombe …as Minister describes Governor’s afforestation programme as one of most organized in Nigeria Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to work in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment and relevant agencies to address teething environmental challenges confronting the State. Governor Yahaya stated this when he visited the Minister of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed Mahmood in his office in Abuja. The Governor told his host that the vegetational composition of Gombe State coupled with mining and poor agricultural practices have negatively impacted on environmental management, leading…

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that the newly commissioned Nigeria Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende, in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, will enhance modern trends of combating insecurity in the country. Engineer Sule stated this during the commissioning ceremony of the PMF Training College, at Ende Hills, on Wednesday. The Governor said the college will also provide the needed platform for the appraisal of the security situation of the country and to proffer workable solutions that will assist in entrenching a high-tech security that will promote sustainable peace. According to Engineer Sule, even though the present…

By Bayo Oluwasanmi By his unguarded language, Nigeria’s tyrant, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, continues to plunge Nigeria into the depths of barbarism. Monday, at a meeting with North-East governors on the insecurity in the region, Buhari boasts that he could have overrun his opponents if he wanted to. “… with the use of the army, the police and the rest of them, we could have overrun you. We just wanted to show that we are humane and we are Nigerians…” Buhari’s statement was a metaphor that he would overrun Nigeria any time his Hitleric instincts dictate. Of course, he has overrun…

As the fight against banditry and kidnappings receive a boost, the Nigerian Army is to establish a special camp around the troubled areas confronted with insecurity in Niger State . Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this when he went on a progress assessment tour of the special Army super camp 4 operation Sahel sanity, in Faskari, Katsina State along with his Kaduna State counterpart, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-rufai who when they were received by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai. The Special Army Camp 4, which is an Army operation, code named”Sahel Sanity” was recently established…