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A New Chapter for Kwara North: Leadership Rooted in Strength, Service, and History.

People of Kwara North,
The time has come. The moment we’ve been building toward is here—not just to make a choice, but to make history.

In Senator Felicia Nnadzwa Tsado, we have more than a candidate. We have a champion. A daughter of Patigi, the “Sarauniya of Rifun,” she carries the strength of her community and the vision for our collective future. Her hands are steady, her resolve is clear, and her commitment is unwavering.

This is about more than representation—it’s about effective, capable, and principled leadership. It’s about placing the future of Kwara North in safe, experienced, and transformative hands.

For the first time, Kwara North will send a woman to the Senate. That historic step forward reflects who we are: a people ready to rise, to break barriers, and to secure the progress we deserve.

So brace up, Kwara North. Stand with her. Stand for yourselves. Stand for history.

Together, we rise.

Felicia Nnadzwa Tsado — Ready to Serve, Ready to Lead.

We mourn together with Nigerians over the passing of one of the greatest Presidents that ever lived.

May ALLAH forgive him and grant him aljannatul firdaus.

May ALLAH grant his family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

*Mr. President, Your Subordinates Are Undermining Your 2027 Chances—University Workers Are Watching*

By

Nuraddeen Danjuma,
Bayero University, Kano

Dear Mr. President,

With all due respect, I write this letter not just as a university staff member but as a concerned Nigerian, a father, a breadwinner, and a citizen whose rights and dignity are under quiet siege. I write on behalf of thousands of academic and non-academic staff in federal tertiary institutions across Nigeria. *As of today, July 5, 2025, no university staff under the federal payroll has received their June salary. Over 100 tertiary institutions in Nigeria: 63 Federal Universities, 36 Federal Polytechnics and 27 Federal Colleges of Education as well as many institutions remain unpaid*. This is not only economically disastrous but morally reprehensible. The purpose of this letter is *not to criticize, but to lament with hope—that you will hear and act before irreversible damage is done.*

Sir, your subordinates, particularly within the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), are doing you no favours. Mr. President, these your subordinates are actively undermining your promises to the Nigerian people. Their actions are not only jeopardizing your legacy but are also alienating a critical sector of the Nigerian workforce: *the university system.* Through unexplained and repeated delays in salary disbursement, they are turning loyal Nigerians into resentful observers of government policy. We now get paid in the middle of every month, sometimes even later, due to what has been termed “ *lack of financial backing from the OAGF* .” This is unacceptable for a country that claims to value education and the people who sustain it.

Worse still, university staff who lawfully rejected the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) are now being punished for simply standing for their rights. We are being blackmailed, side-lined, and denied our rightful entitlements. What does this say about fairness and equity in the country? This punitive treatment meted out to us who, in good conscience, rejected the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is not acceptable. Our rejection of IPPIS is a principled stand—anchored in autonomy, legality, and fairness. It should not attract persecution. Let me tell those behind this cruelty that on IPPIS – no retreat no surrender.

The Holy Qur’an warns against such injustice:

Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you to consume a portion of the wealth of others while you know [it is unlawful].” Qur’an 2:188

and in the

Holy Bible, the scripture reminds leaders:

“Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees.” Isaiah 10:1

Furthermore, the unpaid 23.5%/35% salary arrears for 12 months, which were given to other MDAs in December 2024, have yet to be released to university staff. Why this selective justice? We all work for the same federal government. Or are university staff lesser Nigerians?. The reason is not unclear—it is punishment for opposing IPPIS. But is it just? Is it fair? Does it reflect the values of a democratic government?

Martin Luther King Jr. once said:

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Malcolm X also warned:

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed.”

On the issue of the negotiated salary package which is on your table, Mr. President, we hope that it will be treated with the urgency it deserves. Months have passed and you are silent. In the holy books, such silence in the face of injustice is condemned.

The Holy Qur’an teaches:

“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin.” Qur’an 4:135

The Bible reminds us:

The labourer is worthy of his wages." (Luke 10:7)

Nelson Mandela wisely stated:

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children—and its teachers.”

As the Yoruba would wisely say:

“Ti a bá n fi owó ọwọ́ ká ọmọ, a tún n fi ọwọ́ kejì fà á mọ́ra.” ("When we discipline a child with one hand, we must draw them closer with the other.")

*But in our case, both hands are used to punish Nigerian Academics.*

Mr. President, the political implication of this neglect cannot be overemphasized as we will not continue to suffer in silence forever. Though we may not speak often, but we carry with us the power of our votes, and come 2027, we will not forget. A popular Yoruba adage says:

"Ti omode ba subu a wo iwaju, sugbon ti agbalagba ba subu, a wo ehin wo." (“When a child falls, he looks ahead. When an elder falls, he looks back to see what made him fall.”)

Sir, look back before it is too late. Your foot soldiers are digging a political pit beneath your legacy. If they continue this way, they will cost you the trust and support of the Nigerian academic community and our families nationwide.

Sir, our families are watching. Our children are watching. They hear the silent cries at home. Many are beginning to question the relevance of serving a country that does not serve them in return. How long shall we continue like this? What sin have university workers committed that deserves this level of cruelty?

We are not enemies of the government or anyone. We are patriots. We are also Nigerians. We are professionals giving our all, even when morale is low and our pockets are empty. We teach under severe constraints—dilapidated infrastructure, outdated tools, poor remuneration—and yet we continue to nurture the future of this country. But enough is enough.

Like every other citizen, we deserve to live with dignity. Mr. President you still have time to steer this ship away from the rocks. The university community is not your enemy; we are your partners in building a better Nigeria. We urge you, in the name of God and in the spirit of justice, to:

a. Instruct the OAGF to immediately pay our June 2025 salaries and promptly and regularly disburse our salary going forward.

b. Pay the outstanding 12 months 23.5%/35% arrears to university staff as done to other FG staff in MDAs.

c. Approve and implement the new negotiated salary structure.

d. Stop the punitive treatment of staff who rejected IPPIS.

We remain loyal Nigerians, but our patience has limits. Mr. President, please act. Let me be blunt, Mr. President: how can people, in good conscience, support who punish them come 2027, when their families have been left in this state of neglect?

Surely, our pain, our hunger, and our disappointment will not be forgotten at the ballot box. History will remember those who stood for justice—and those who stood aside. Like *Vachellia tortilis* (Umbrella Tree, one of the most resilient trees in the Desert), our resolution remains resolute on this IPPIS.

How do you rate the performance of Bola Ahmad Tinubu in the 2nd year of his administration?

Kayode Ajulo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently set up a presidential task force to identify corrupt officers in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC.

Mr Ajulo made the call in Abuja on Saturday against the backdrop of the claim by Ola Olukoyede, chairman, EFCC, that the quest for bribes by the agency’s investigators had become “too embarrassing”.

Mr Olukoyede had disclosed this in his new-year address to the staff of the commission on January 18.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, says it has accepted the Supreme Court decisions on election petitions challenging the outcome of the 2023 governorship elections in six states.

Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, while reacting to the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said “in every contest, you win some and lose some”.

Mr Morka said the APC as a party, would continue to submit to the dictates of the rule of law.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million Naira library and science laboratory building at Community Grammar School, Igboegunrin in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.

The library and science laboratory building built by Aduro Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, was stocked with books and equipment worth millions of Naira.

Represented by Victor Ojuola, a Senior Education Officer in the state Ministry of Education, Aiyedatiwa emphasised the importance of library and science laboratory in the educational system.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has scheduled the first Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting, under the tenure of Mr Olayemi Cardoso as governor, for Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.

According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the apex bank , consequently, held a two-day strategic session for members of the MPC preparatory to the meeting.

Mrs Sidi-Ali said that the session aimed to brainstorm and engage in an in-depth discussion about the committee’s objectives.

Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, Executive Assistant on Communications and Orientation to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, says the governor’s survival of 38 lawsuits is a divine intervention.

Mr Oghenesivbe stated this while addressing newsmen at a happy hour he organised to fete members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, on Saturday in Asaba, the Delta capital.

The celebration followed the Supreme Court verdict of Friday in Abuja that affirmed Oborevwori’s victory.