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OKPANACHI AS AN UNFORGETTABLE HERO OF GENEROSITY

  OKPANACHI AS AN UNFORGETTABLE HERO OF GENEROSITY    The CEO of the Ototonobi News Planets , Odaudu  Wada Isah unravels the palpable feats of the acts of generosity founded in the life of Chief Jacob Okpanachi who retired from the Ahmodu Bello University Zaria's Teaching Hospital in 2004 as the Chief Medical Laboratory Technician. He equally served as the Chairman of the Non Academic Staff Union of the University . He was also an influential and notable figure in the Textiles industry in Kakuri, Kaduna state . _____    Being generous also makes us feel better about ourselves.  The attributes of generosity identified in the life of the late compassionate son of Iyale while in Zaria in Kaduna State was both a source that served as natural confidence builder and a natural repellant of self-hatred for the late benefactor and his adherents alike. According to his friends, he usually said that "focusing on what we are giving rather than on what we are r...

JUSTICE OKPANACHI AS AN INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL AND AFFABLE MAESTRO:

  JUSTICE OKPANACHI AS AN INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL AND AFFABLE MAESTRO:    Hon. Justice Okpanachi is a young politician with a widespread background in politics and general merchandise of many years standing.    He is an indigene of  Iyale  from Dekina LGA in Kogi state.       He is good at receiving his followers, friends and supporters across Kogi state with higher sense of respect. He conversed with them using his wonderful mien that usually worth their personalities especially those he already knew without discrimination and vilification. He values humanities with positive lockout for talents in them and possibly for where to assist them in anyway he could.     The most valuable fact about him is that; most of his political supporters and followers who had seen him once still struggle each day to see him thereby leading to ever mounting and unshakable base of followers across the state. The fortunate and positive truth ab...

PROF AARON ISAH BABA DEFIED THE ODDS TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN IYALE AND AMERICA:

PROF AARON ISAH BABA DEFIED THE ODDS TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN IYALE AND AMERICA:    The founder and the Chief Editor of The Ototonobi News Planets; Odaudu Wada Isah in this chronicle odyssey examines the life and times of the late kogi-born American Scientist ; Professor Aaron Baba who later through undeniable providence became the originator and the maiden commissioner for the Ministry of Science and Technology created by him in Kogi State under the instructions of the then governor; H.E  Alhaji Ibrahim Idris. While too many people go through life waiting for things to happen, the late ace investor, world class innovator and business developer; Professor Aaron Isah Baba was one of ''the efficient few'' called winners who woke up and worked hard while alive to make things happen. I [as the writer] couldn't dissociate myself from the unavoidable, truthful and meaningful reflections about the life of the late distinguished worldclass Professor of Chemistry who ...

BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Attahiru, dies in plane crash

By yusuf Alih, Managing Editor Northern Operation  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an plane crash with some of his aides. Military source said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna. Efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims. His mission to Kaduna was said to be “official.” Details shortly… Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Email

Education: REMOVING HISTORY SUBJECT FROM CURRICULUM IS EVIL- Benue Governor

 Education: REMOVING HISTORY SUBJECT FROM CURRICULUM IS EVIL- Benue Governor  Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Thursday faulted the removal of history subject school curriculum in Nigeria.  Ortom, who spoke in Makurdi at 'Media Week and Communications Day 2021' organized by the Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, said the removal would prevent posterity from having knowledge of important events in the country.   According to the governor, if the Federal Government fails to restore the subject, the state government would initiate law to ensure it is taught in Benue Schools. He said: "Removing the subject History from theCountry's school curriculum is an evil agenda to prevent the young generation from knowing their past."   "Even if Nigeria won't restore the study of history to the school curriculum, we in Benue will initiate a legislation to make history a compulsory subject in school in the state." "Our child...

The promise of Ramadan

  The promise of Ramadan BY VICTORIA NGOZI IKEANO Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Lunar calendar is referred to as the ‘holy month’ understandably because in this month, the faithful think more, are expected to think more of  God while attending to earthly affairs of feeding, entertainment and the like for some hours after sunset; the remaining few hours in the 24 hour cycle is spent sleeping. And when we are asleep, our thinking faculty simultaneously departs us. We are unable to think or better said, our frontal brain is silenced when we are in deep sleep. We are unable to sin when we are fast asleep. Thus, at Ramadan, the faithful engage in fasting – refraining from food, drink and intercourse during the daytime, endeavour to delve into the teachings of the Prophet(peace be upon him) to better understand and imbibe them in truth, engage in charity and prayers, individually and jointly with others. In brief we endeavour to be pious at this period This year’s Ramadan ...

OKADA-MAN RAPED A SIX [6] YEAR OLD WARD

  OKADA-MAN RAPED A SIX [6] YEAR OLD WARD A CALL TO PARENTS!!!   To be forewarned is to be forearmed said The Chief Editor of The Ototonobi News Planets; Odaudu  Wada Isah. Iam worried over the countless and numerous cases of child raping in Nigeria and I passionately charged all parents to guard their children jealously as one of the God given treasures that can't be bought with money.  We as parents should therefore leave no stone unturn in demystifing all social welfare issues affecting our children each day and take them seriously.  We should remember the old saying that; that if you know about something before it happens, you can  be prepared for it. Just take your time to go through the episode below and take a stand as parents.  My daughter is six years old and is in grade one. We live about a kilometer away from school, so everyday Okada man whom we are familiar with takes her to school and returns her home in the afternoon because both my husb...