Facts about the newly appointed DG of National Intelligence Agency - Femi Adesina sets the record straight

Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the President on media and publicity has come out to set the record straight about the newly appointed DG of NIA, Ahmed Abubakar.

According to him, a lot of half-truths, misinformation, and outright falsehood have attended the announcement of a new Director-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), in the person of Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar .

Some of such unfounded stories include that Abubakar had retired from the services of NIA as an Assistant Director, because he failed promotion examinations twice, and had to quit, willy-nilly. Others claim he is married to a Moroccan, and so cannot hold such sensitive security position, while others say he was born and bred in Chad, and he holds dual nationality. All these have been widely disseminated on the social, and some mainstream media. With the formal assumption of office by Mr Abubakar, it is now necessary to set the facts straight.

The new NIA DG retired from Foreign Service as Deputy Director (not Assistant Director) and three times during his career, had won Merit Award for competence and meritorious service. Failing promotion examination can only exist in the fecund minds of fiction writers. His last position before the new appointment was as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs/International Affairs where again he quietly proved himself.

Abubakar's parents hailed from Katsina State, and had settled in Chad at a point in their lifetime. The new DG did his primary school in Ndjamena (then Fort-Lamy), but returned to Nigeria for his secondary and University education. He never at any time held Chadian nationality.
Mr Abubakar's only wife hails from Katsina State, indeed, from the same community as the husband. The story of being married to a Moroccan can only be tale by moonlight, concocted by people who love a fib.
The President appointed the new DG because he had worked closely with him in the past two years, and sincerely believes that he would add value to the NIA.

I can never marry an entertainer - Rapper CDQ Author: Sola Bodunrin Updated: 4 hours ago Views: 3135 Category: Life and Style, News Share on Facebook Send via email Share on Facebook Send via email - Popular rapper CDQ is more concerned about the upbringing of his children than anything else - This he claims will never make him marry an entertainer like himself who will not always being at home - He also reveals his regret of not having a serious relationship before stardom sets in for him Popular Nigerian singer and rapper, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, more famous as CDQ has said he can never marry an entertainer despite being one himself. The Were Yo singer disclosed that he finds it difficult getting a getting a girlfriend I the entertainment industry while regretting not having a serious relationship before becoming a household name in the Nigerian music industry. In a recent interview, CDQ said: “For now, I am still observing. I don’t plan to marry anytime soon. I feel I will get married when God says it is the right t for me. Getting a wife would have been easier for me if I had a girlfriend before I became CDQ; I think about that a lot. When different ladies are interested in you, you must be wise because you don’t know their true intention. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria He also peaks on ladies who fall in love with musicians. He said not all of them are truly in love with the artists but their works. “Most girls, who like musicians, are only in love with their music, not the personalities. But I cannot marry an entertainer. Who will take care of the kids when we both need to go for shows? I don’t think love is blind enough for me to ignore certain things.” The banker turned singer also spoke on his rise to fame. He said: “When I wanted to leave my bank job, it was a tough decision for me, but my producer, Masterkraft, told me that I could not survive with the money I was getting from the bank. You know when you don’t have money to do things; you would doubt your talent. I thank Masterkraft because he made me to believe in myself. He assured me that things would work out for me if I could put in my best and I’m happy that things worked out.” READ ALSO: I never courted my wife before marrying her - Nollywood celebrity couple NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the CDQ recently built his own house and moved into it. The rapper claimed that he has been squatting at Ojodu Berger with Masterkraft for over four years and he is glad that God has given him his own place. CDQ shared the news of his new house on Instagram with pictures of its interior and exterior. He said he now has more than enough rooms to accommodate his siblings against the one room apartment he previously was squatting in. Read more: https://entertainment.naija.ng/1148754-i-marry-entertainer-rapper-cdq.html#1148754

Tearful Federer wins Australian Open for 20th Slam title On January 28, 20181:38 pmIn News, SportsComments A tearful Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five riveting sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday. Switzerland’s Roger Federer kisses the winner’s trophy after beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in their men’s singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO The Swiss defending champion dropped his only sets of the tournament before completing a 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over the sixth seeded Croatian in 3hr 3min. Federer, playing in his 30th Grand Slam final, joined Novak Djokovic and Australian great Roy Emerson as joint top for the most Australian Open men’s titles. “I’m so happy it’s unbelievable. This is a dream come true, the fairytale continues for me,” Federer said at the presentation. “After the great year last year, it’s incredible,” the 36-year-old added as he broke down in tears. Federer added to his already imposing win-loss record in Melbourne and is now 94-13. His overall his Grand Slam mark stands at 332-52. “It was an amazing journey to come to the final. It could have been the best two weeks of my life, but Roger played a great fifth set,” Cilic said. “I want to thank my team, you’re unbelievable. We worked hard for this year, hopefully we will lift these trophies in the future.” The roof was closed over Rod Laver Arena as the tournament’s heat policy was implemented amid evening temperatures of 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit). Cilic’s serve came under immediate pressure with a whipping backhand return winner for break point which the Croatian followed with a smash into the net for a break in the opening game. The Croat was finding it difficult to settle and changed racquets in his second service game, but it had no obvious benefit as he dropped serve again after three break points to trail 0-3. He finally held serve to get on the board but the Swiss star was too good, serving out the set in just 24 minutes after a shaky Cilic opening. – Big moment – Federer fought off two break points in his opening service in the second set with pinpoint serves, while Cilic had a tussle before holding in the third game. Cilic worked his way back into the match as both players traded furious forehands to stay on serve. Cilic was break point down in the ninth, but crucially got out of it with a second serve ace down the middle followed by a forehand winner. The Croat had a big moment in the 10th game when two Federer double faults gave him set point, but a tentative backhand into the net and a wild backhand cost him his chance. In the tiebreaker, Cilic got to two set points when his forehand clipped the line before a winning smash levelled the match as Federer dropped his first set of the tournament. But Cilic lost serve on the back of a couple of ground stroke errors and Federer raced 4-2 up in the third set. The defending champion shifted gears with a stunning forehand off his toes and confidently held serve to lead 5-2 before clinically serving out the set in 29 minutes. Cilic was then broken in the opening game of the fourth set with a poor backhand dropshot into the net as Federer closed in for the kill. But the Croat broke back in the sixth game with three break points when Federer netted and fought off a break point in the next game to put his nose in front. Cilic was now more in the flow and broke Federer again with his big forehands starting to find their mark. He served it out to take the absorbing final into a fifth. But Federer stayed calm and produced quality backhands to hold on to his serve amid mounting tension. The world No.2 crucially broke to 2-0 and got a vital double break when Cilic netted a forehand, leaving him to serve out for the championship.

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