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1. Choose your niche The first thing you need to do before starting any blog is choosing your niche. You can start blogging about anything but if you want to make money from it then you have to choose something that people are searching for. If you don’t know what kind of topics to write about then use Google Trends. This tool will show you how many searches there were related to different keywords over time. 2. Write regular content You should never stop writing even after publishing your first post. Writing blogs regularly is the best way to keep readers engaged. According to HubSpot research, users tend to visit blogs that update their content frequently. So, try to write at least once per day. 3. Build relationships Blogging is not only about sharing information; it is also about building relationships with other bloggers and influencers. There are several ways to build relationships like commenting on each other's posts, following each other on social media, subs

Suspected terrorists yesterday night detonated explosives on the Abuja-Kaduna train and opened fire on about 970 passengers on board.

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Suspected terrorists yesterday night detonated explosives on the Abuja-Kaduna train and opened fire on about 970 passengers on board.  The insecurity situation in the country was alleged to have been attributed to some factors. Among this include poor government policies, corruption, poverty, unemployment, poor leadership, weak judiciary system etc. 

IT'S TIME TO LOOK BEFORE WE LEAP!

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For It's No longer farfetched that general elections is again, at the corner. No longer farfetched that politicians are already at every nooks and crannies of our communities, on different social media handles, on radio and television stations, at social gatherings with their usual promises and political bargains. No longer farfetched that political office Aspirants are now buying intentions and soon nomination forms to contest for different political positions. No longer farfetched that politicians are now running round the clock lobbying political party members, re-.awakening old and abandoned relationships, gathering supporters etc. No longer farfetched that politicians are now picking calls, returning missed calls, commenting on posts, replying text messages etc No longer farfetched that you and I are now making decisions on who to support and who not to support, who to vote for and who not to vote for and whereas,  some of us  have already chosen  a candidate or ou

AS THE GOOD PEOPLE OF NIKE TAKE THE ADVOCACY TO THE NEXT LEVEL...

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When Martin Luther King (jnr.) said in one of his most famous quotes on leadership, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus”, the late sage was reminding us of the power we have as leaders to listen deeply and bring people together in discourse in order to arrive at a popular decision. Such power is more prominent in a democracy like ours, especially, where there are diverse interests and shades of opinions on specific matters and where every stakeholder in the political system is regarded as a leader in their own wise. At such times when there are contrasting opinions and or interests on particular issues, it becomes the responsibility of such consensus molders to search for a common ground with a view to engendering probity, equity and justice in the system. Meanwhile, as we count down to the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, there are several issues bothering on zoning and choice of candidates which if not handled with human face will

For Northeast: Zulum, Shettima, Borno First Lady grace Osinbajo’s school anniversary… Sultan chairs event in Abuja

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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Senator Kashim Shettima, Borno’s First Lady, Dr. Falmata Umara Zulum, and other national assembly members topped the state’s high profile delegation at the fifth anniversary of the North-East Children's Trust, (NECT) Learning Centre, initiated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The North East Children's Trust (NECT) headquartered in Maiduguri, was privately initiated by the vice president back in March 2017 to provide donor-funded educational and residential extensive-care to over 1,500 children orphaned by Boko Haram insurgency across Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states which make up the northeastern geopolitical zone. Vice President Osinbajo hosted the NECT’s fifth anniversary at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja on Monday evening. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, chaired the occasion that had in attendance Senator  Mohammed A

REP. HALIMS STEWARDSHIP REVIEW... (1)

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World over, the primary aim of elected Legislators is to make laws that will provide adequate legal framework for effective governance and by extension, better the lots of the people. In pursuance of this, the Honorable Member Representing Ankpa, Omala and Olamaboro Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Steel Development, Rep. Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali Halims between 2019 to date sponsored the following private member bills at the 9th House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ~Nigerian Constitution Studies (Inclusion in Schools Curriculum) Bill, 2019 ~Security and Intelligence (Compulsory Inclusion in Secondary Schools Syllabus) Bill, 2019 ~National Youth Service Corps Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ~National Council for Elderly Persons (Establishment) Bill, 2019 ~A Bill for a Law to Provide the Legal Framework for the Establishment of a Federal Medical Centre, Ankpa and oth

Social protection: Zulum doles out N62.7m to 846 stores’ labourers Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday gave a total sum of N62,750,000 to 846 elders and labourers providing services at Bolori Stores,

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 a popular area in Maiduguri where trailers offload and move variety of wholesale food and non-food products from Borno to other parts of Nigeria and neighbouring countries.  The distribution was in continuation of Governor Zulum’s sustained economic packages aimed at enhancing livelihoods and building resilience of citizens as part of counter-insurgency measures.  Of the 846 beneficiaries, Zulum presented N100,000 each to 409 elderly low income persons operating around the stores, some of who, for many years, have been into manual labour. The elders jointly received a total of N40.9 million.  The governor also presented N50,000 each to 437 younger labourers made up of 387 men and 50 women. They jointly received a total of N21.8 million.   Zulum urged the recipients to use the cash for micro businesses with a view to increasing their sources of income.  He described the labourers as highly a productive population w

Resettlement: Zulum in Gwoza, appraises reconstruction works in Kirawa … Sets three weeks deadline … Visits multinational forces

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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday led key stakeholders on humanitarian visit to Gwoza local government area, with assessment of reconstruction works in Kirawa, ahead of resettling conflict displaced citizens in the border community.  Zulum was accompanied by personalities from Gwoza who included Senator Muhammad Ali Ndume, the member of House of Representatives, representing Gwoza, Damboa and Chibok federal constituency, Ahmed Usman Jaha, the member, representing Gwoza at the state Assembly, Abdullahi Buba Abatcha, and former Chairman of Gwoza LGA, Abdullahi Dan Jato. Residents of Kirawa were forced by Boko Haram attacks to flee to border areas in neighboring Cameroon, in the wake of destruction of their homes and public facilities.  Governor Zulum in response, had set up a committee head by the state’s commissioner for housing and energy, Engr Saleh Vungas who hails from Gwoza, charged with resettling displac