State governors helpless, frustrated over insecurity   – El-Rufai laments by obikwelu oluchi Rosemary 18/36205

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed worry over the spate of insecurity in Nigeria.

El-Rufai lamented that state governors are frustrated, helpless and dissatisfied with their roles, amid the challenges of insecurity in the country.

The governor spoke during an interview with Channels Television’s politics Today, on Monday.

El-Rufai also pointed out that the recent End SARS protest has exposed the helplessness of state governors in the face of insecurity.he governor further lamented that state governors are not in control of security outfits in their domains.

According to El-Rufai: “We are all frustrated. I am frustrated in my state, many governors are frustrated in their states; we are called chief security officers only in name, we have no control over cohesive instruments of the state.

“We are almost helpless. The #EndSARS protest clearly showed the limit to the control of governors over the police and the military.Some of us have more influence than others, but to a large extent, you ask the commissioner of police to do something and he has to clear with the Inspector-General of Police; this is the reality.

“We are not in control of the police, I don’t determine who gets posted to my state as CP and if I give him directives, he can decide to flout the directives. So, we are all frustrated

Yoruba actress, Sandra Alhassan revealed the kind of man she can date

Dirty, stinking, broke guys turn me off – Sandra Alhassan
Yoruba actress, Sandra Alhassan born of Edo mother and Hausa father from Kano State has revealed the kind of man she can date and not date. According to the vivacious rising star in a chat with Potpourri, a man who is neat, cute, responsible with fine pocket will always catch her attention and for the men of opposite fortunes, she says “Back off”

“I can’t stand a dirty, stinking, broke guys. What turns me off again in a man is immaturity. Although love is where you find it but I have a certain taste about my kind of man. When it comes to marriage it’s a different ballgame altogether. We see different kinds of problems today in the name of marriage; some end up killing themselves.
My advice to ladies or even guys is not to jump into marriage just because they have to be married. Study your partner very well or even live together as couples before going into the real thing. Marriage is a lifetime deal that needs patience and God’s guidance,” she said.

Sandra admitted she has had her share of heartbreaks but has managed at every turn to carry on. She said she lost the man she wanted to marry because of her passion for acting.
“ The moment he saw I was committed to pursuing a career as an actress my man ran off. He warned me not to go into acting for all sorts of reasons but I stuck to my dream.
I must admit at a point I was torn between following him or my dream but I thank God my dream won. I cried when he left but I was comforted that I had the support of my mum who gave me the number to call for my first audition,” she said.

Sandra Alhassan started acting in 2012 under the Afeez Owo Theatre Group. She has featured in many Yoruba movies and has produced one of hers titled “Eni Okunkun” featuring the likes of

Femi Adebayo, Akintunde Shola (Lagata), Juwon Adewumi, Ladi Folarin, Bigvai Jokotoye and Bukola Ojo.

Matriculation ceremony in kadpoly. By sa’adatu shuaibu 18/31366

Kaduna polytechnic observed her evening/ weekend programme matriculation on 10th match 2020.

The matriculation was designed to welcome the new student who are newly admitted into HND 1 ,ND1 ,and ND2 direct programme into the polytechnic.

The present of many dignitaries like the rector of the polytechnic ,who addresses the new student on the school rules and regulation, he warned them against indiscipline, cultism ,drug abuse, indecent dresses, examination malpractice and other misdeeds,and also urged the student to abide to the rules and regulation of the institution.

  • The mind of student is stretched by new ideas, education is the key to success. The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same, success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it, education is the best legacy parent can give to there children.
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Child abuse in Nigeria (Almajiri)

It has almost become a normal feature, a cultural norm – children roaming the streets in certain parts of (mainly northern) Nigeria. Almajiri as the children are commonly referred to derives from the Arabic word Al-Mahaajirun, which literally means a learned scholar who propagates the peaceful message of Islam.

Regrettably, the Almajiri culture has since outlived its purpose and has become a breeding ground for child begging and in the extreme cases, potential materials for recruitment into terrorist groups. The pupils who were meant to be trained to become Islamic scholars have now had to struggle to cater for themselves, begging and sleeping under the bridge rather than learning under the watch and supervision of some Quranic teachers or Mallams who themselves lacked the requisite financial and moral support. Hence, the system runs more as a means of survival rather than a way of life.

Deprived of a normal and descent upbringing, Almajiri children who are usually little boys between the ages of four and 15 may have been direct products of polygamous or broken homes or simply economic challenges in the family. They lack adequate family cover. The child or children are sent out to the streets under the guise of Almajiri, as soon as the family’s resources are overstretched.

The Almajiri grows up in the streets without the love, care and guidance of parents; his struggle for survival exposes him to abuse (homosexuality and pedophilia), used as a slave, brainwashed and recruited for anti-social activities and used for destructive and violent activities.

The Almajiri culture epitomises child abuse, social exclusion and chronic poverty in all ramifications. Because the system is believed to be rooted in Islamic religion and Fulani cultural practices, many attempts to reverse the trend or put an end to such abuse of humanity. The president has decide to put an end to this abuse of children who are supposed to be in school for further education.

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