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NAIRALAND, ZULUM, AND THE MENDACIOUS MURDER TALE IN INDIA.
NAIRALAND, ZULUM, AND THE MENDACIOUS MURDER TALE IN INDIA.
By: Inuwa Bwala
Posers: Could Zulums son who spoke from Maiduguri, be in an Indian prison at the same time?
☆What is the name of the victim and when specifically did it happen?
☆ Which Indian official confirmed the incident and the arrest?
If I remember very well, it was the late Chief M K O Abiola, who once said, that, “One can not shave a man’s head in his absence.”
This is perhaps what Nairaland, a third rate online publication and it’s sponsors attempted to do by publishing that report, about the son of Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum having been arrested and detained over the murder of a nameless Chinese national in far away India.
Coming at a time when the said son is right here in Nigeria: Maiduguri in particular, and has not traveled out of Nigeria in the last three months, surmise Chief Abiola’s anecdote.
So many people; including the protagonist of the said report, have reacted to what was obviously a piece of mischief, which has tended to glorify the medium: that seems to be desperately seeking recognition.
My initial instinct was to also react when it first appeared, but I later dismissed it, knowing that it was just a mendacious esoteric narrative, intended to harm the Governor and not his son.
People on ground who are conversant with the Zulums and who interact with the children daily have called to tell me that, allowing the matter to linger: however trivial could make it assume a life of it’s own.
I have therefore decided to interrogate the salient likely issues underlying the said report, which sponsors may be secretly rejoicing over, as having unsettled the governor.
From professional judgment, the report was not only poorly scripted but lacks the basic tenets of good journalism: having failed to meet the rudimentary inputs of ordinary reportage.
In particular, it failed to name both the alleged murderer and the victim. It failed to specifically name, which town in India, did the incident happen: no date was mentioned of the incident having taken place, no attribution from witnesses to the incident, and no confirming authority about the incident or the arrest, neither was there any reference to how the father made the Said diplomatic overture.
The said report further lies flat, with the video denial by the assumed culprit, speaking from Maiduguri and not in captivity in India.
From the political view point: it is an incontrovertible fact, that, Professor Babagana Umar Zulum has earned universal acclaim for his outstanding leadership qualities and is fast becoming a reference point in leadership lessons.
It is, however, a sad truism that, much as he has endeared himself to the world, it is not everybody that is happy with Zulums’ rising fame.
His attainments seem to have lent him to envy and secret disdain.
Those who fear what he might become in the future have secretly formed a guild syndicalist group working towards undoing Governor Zulum, politically. Seeing him as a lacking political exposure, enough to survive their antics, but who is coming to outshine them have often given them jitters.
The said publication did, therefore, stem from a vacuum, but from the agenda of the group, which may yet be faceless but determined to rubbish him.
Against this background, one could clearly see that recruiting willing canonfodders in the media becomes necessary.
Now, with the trouble the publication seem to have landed itself into, they may have realized rather belatedly, that, those who wrote the script and gave it to them for publication were most uncharitable.
It may not be so easy tracing the office location of Nairaland: as it nay be just another briefcase blog, in the event that they fail to retract the damaging report as demanded by the Governor’s media managers, but it should go down on records, that, those who choose journalism as the easiet tool for Political vendetta are doing the greatest damage to our democracy and to a once noble profession.
NAIRALAND, ZULUM, AND THE MENDACIOUS MURDER TALE IN INDIA.
Nigerian Workers Abandoned in CAR Get Succour at Nigerian Embassy
…Reps Committee Begins Probe of Incident
By: Michael Mike
The stranded Nigerians in Central Africa Republic CAR have finally arrived at the Nigerian Embassy in Bangui.
It will be recalled that through a viral video, some Nigerian miners called for help, which elicited immediate intervention from officials of the Nigerian Embassy and CAR security who accompanied them from their location to the capital.
The journey to Bangui took a number of days with the Nigerians, alleged victims of a Chinese National and a Nigerian agent who hired them for work in that country and abandoned them there without paying their renumeration for 11 months,
A statement on Wednesday by the spokesman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun said obviously traumatised, weak and distressed, they (the stranded Nigerians) had called for help to be rescued.
He said: “They are now in the safe hands of officials of the Nigerian Embassy who will arrange their return back home.”
He added that: “They expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu , the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and staff of both countries , the Nigerian Embassy, the CAR Security agencies and Nigerians who shared their stories.
“The agent who lured them into the job scam, is currently based in Nigeria and has been identified and is expected to be prosecuted .”
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives Committee on China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations has launched a thorough investigation into a viral video depicting some Nigerians in the Central African Republic (CAR) alleging abandonment and passport seizure by a Nigerian businessman, purportedly linked to a Chinese company.
A statement released to the press and signed by the committee’s Chairman, Hon. Jaafaru Yakubu, assured that a thorough investigation will be conducted to uncover the truth behind the allegations.
The statement read: The Committee regrets the unfortunate situation the Nigerian workers are being subjected to in CAR and assures that a comprehensive investigation is currently ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to their ordeal.”
The Committee clarified that Abdulrauf Ademola, the businessman accused in the video, has refuted the allegations of passport seizure, unpaid salaries, and abandonment. It further stressed that Ademola is not affiliated with the Chinese Embassy or the China General Chamber of Commerce.
It added that: “His (Ademola’s) actions or inactions should not be linked to the embassy or Chinese enterprises doing their legitimate businesses in Nigeria.”
The committee stated that China-Nigeria relations have flourished over time, yielding significant results across key sectors, including trade, investment, infrastructure, technology, human capital development, and people-to-people partnerships.
It urged the media and the public to report on China-Nigeria relations in a fair, balanced, and truthful manner, reflecting the mutual solidarity between the two nations.
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Odumegwu-Ojukwu in Ghana to Douse Ongoing Tension
…Insists Nigeria Remains Committed to Better Nigeria-Ghana Relations
By: Michael Mike
Nigeria has finally began the move to douse the ongoing tension with Ghana over the growing agitation by Ghanaians that Nigerians should leave their country, as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to maintaining robust relations with Ghana during a visit.
The Minister also said the relationship would not stop at government level but extend to citizen-to-citizen level.
Odumegwu-Ojukwu made this known on Wednesday during her ongoing two-day visit to the West African country.
According to a statement by the spokesman to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Magnus Eze, his principal is in Ghana to address the situation of Nigeria-Ghana citizens’ relations and meet with relevant stakeholders at both ends including the President of Ghana, the country’s Foreign Minister, traditional rulers and Nigerians resident in the country, to ensure that the life, property and businesses of Nigeria and Nigerians living in Ghana are safe and protected.
Eze said: “As part of the engagements for the minister, a few minutes after touching down at Kotoka Accra International Airport, Ghana on Tuesday evening, she had a quick interface with the Inspector General of Police Ghana, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, who was on his way to London, United Kingdom.”
He disclosed that Odumegwu-Ojukwu continued similar engagements on Wednesday with Ghanian officials and leaders of the Nigeria community.
She is expected back to Abuja on Thursday.
Odumegwu-Ojukwu in Ghana to Douse Ongoing Tension
Tinubu Appoints Adeyemi as New CG, Federal Fire Service
By: Michael Mike
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Olumode Samuel Adeyemi as the new substantive Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) with effect from 14th August, 2025.
The appointment was announced in a statement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), signed by its secretary, Abdulmalik Jibrin.
The statement read: “This appointment follows the imminent retirement of the current Controller-General, Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji Olola, on 1th August, 2025, upon attaining the age of sixty.
“DCG Olumode Samuel Adeyemi brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having transferred his service from the FCT Fire Service to the Federal Fire Service and grown to the rank of Deputy Controller-General of Fire in the Human Resource Directorate of the Service Headquarters.
“In the course of his career, the Officer has attended and passed all mandatory In-Service trainings, command course as well as other courses within and outside the country.
“He has served in various capacities and is equally a member/fellow of the following professional associations including Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Treasury Management of Nigeria.
“The Board extends its appreciation to the retiring Controller-General, Engr. Abdulganiyu Jaji Olola for his remarkable contributions to the development of the Federal Fire Service while also acknowledging his dedication and commitment to the service, and the numerous initiatives he spearheaded during his period of service.”
Tinubu Appoints Adeyemi as New CG, Federal Fire Service
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NDLEA, Education Ministry Agree on Drug Education in School Curriculum, Test for Varsity Students, Others
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