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NYSC Director, Mr Omotade Bags Award Of Excellence From NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has conferred an Award of Excellence on the NYSC Director of Corps Welfare and Health Services, Mr Omotade Ayodele Folorunso Benjamin for his diligence, forthrightness and capacity to uphold youth mentorship for national development.
During the conferment, the executives of the association drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country and led by the Chairman, Zonal Coordinator of NANS Forum, Comrade Anzaku Shedrack, said when the nominations were submitted to NANS, nominees’ contributions were subjected to rigorous screening in many stages.
He added that at every stage, Omotade’s name topped the list, while the final selection was made easier as a result of enviable records of his contributions to youth development especially in the last eight years of his career from when he was appointed as NYSC Delta State Coordinator.
“We have followed a trajectory of your public service career and found you to be a man of good integrity and hardwork. You have done well for youths and our country and we believe you will continue to do well”, Comrade Anzaku said.
In his response, Mr Omotade appreciated the National Students body for finding him worthy of the recognition.
He promised to redouble his efforts in contributing more to youth development as he dedicated the award to God, all Nigerian youths, women and all staff of the NYSC Scheme nationwide who are working tirelessly as a team to mentor Corps Members.
Present during the conferment were NYSC Corps Welfare and Corps Discipline & Reward Officers from the 36 State Secretariats including the FCT, who were in Abuja for a two-day intensive in-house capacity building training programme organized by the Corps Welfare and Health Services Department of the NYSC.
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Ex NANS President Remanded in Keffi Prison Over Alleged Criticism of Gov. Sani
There is a growing concern over repression of dissenting voices ahead of the 2027 general elections starting with the January 16, 2027 Presidential and National Assembly polls.
The latest victim of attempts at silencing opposition voices, who is now being detained at Keffi Correctional Facility, is the immediate past President of National Association of Nigerian Students, Comrade Abubakar Atiku Isa.
Comrade Atiku was arrested in his house in Kaduna for allegedly criticising Governor Uba Sani for non-performance, though the police claim he was being held for cybercrimes.
He was detained at one of the police stations in Kaduna among criminals where he was allegedly badly brutalised leaving him with swollen eyes and bleeding from the ears.
Investigations by VDCInsights revealed that the former NANS President had criticised the governor over non-performance in one of his media appearances and predicted defeat for the governor at the forthcoming Governorship elections in the state come February 2027.
After his detention in police custody in Kaduna for one week without arraignment in court, he was subsequently moved to Abuja for questionable arraignment, from where he was transferred to Keffi Correctional Facility last Friday, October 23, 2026.
Wife of Comrade Atiku, Hauwau, told VDCInsights that she was worried about the safety of her husband after his brutalisation before the family like a common criminal and subsequent disappearance for more than a week now.
She said his whereabout is unknown to the family which further raises fears about his safety, especially at a time when people are being abducted and never seen again.
Hauwau argued that in a democracy people have freedom of speech and her husband only exercised his fundamental rights as a citizen, and wondered why he should be dehumanised for sharing a contrary view.
She appealed to the Inspector General Of Police, Olatunji Disu to intervene in the matter and compel his men to release her husband unhurt or arraign him before a court of competent jurisdiction for trial.
Comrade Atiku is described as a very vocal person once it bothers on injustice which has made him a target by those who abhor criticisms.
The former NANS President was one of those who had stood publicly for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu after meeting him in custody in Abuja and hearing his side of the story., and has also visited Kanu in Sokoto, where he is serving his prison term.
Our correspondent reports that there is a disturbing development in Kaduna where opposition parties and individuals are being intimidated and suppressed for sharing opposing views
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