{"id":916081,"date":"2022-01-13T22:31:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/13\/todays-headlines-another-top-politician-dies-at-72-atiku-abubakar-speaks-on-twitter-ban\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T22:31:35","slug":"todays-headlines-another-top-politician-dies-at-72-atiku-abubakar-speaks-on-twitter-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/todays-headlines-another-top-politician-dies-at-72-atiku-abubakar-speaks-on-twitter-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Headlines: Another Top Politician Dies At 72, Atiku Abubakar Speaks On Twitter Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>Another Top Politician Dies At 72<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/876774fe18794f93b768b061e962d2ac\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Sahara reporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pioneer Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Council, Prof Gidado Tahir, has died at the age of 72.<\/p>\n<p>While details of the incident remain sketchy, the septuagenarian was said to have died on Wednesday night, according to a report by\u00a0Daily Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Tahir lectured at the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, and the University of Abuja where he rose to the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor before retiring.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the Chairman, Board of National Commission for Nomadic Education.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Hajiya Asma\u2019u, children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/72aba6b308d949b0902e8762204a86cc\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Photo Credit: Google)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Atiku Abubakar Speaks On Twitter Ban<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/376a0f9275144773b8fb5dece97efa38\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Daily Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed gladness over the lifting of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku, in a tweet, said the effects of the Twitter ban on small businesses in Nigeria was evident for all to see.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Nigerians who are already facing challenges can now breathe fresh air.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garba Shehu Reacts To Twitter Ban<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/0f63affc824348a199928ae8c32549b4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: Daily Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s spokesman, Garba Shehu has returned to Twitter after the government suspended the ban on the microblogging site.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu, in his first tweets since June 2021, appreciated Nigerians who waited for the ban to be lifted, hoping that the \u2018vibrant youths\u2019 appreciate the decision.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the resolution of the agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Twitter will lead to the laying of a \u201cfoundation for a mutually beneficial future with endless possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon Transport Workers Protest Rising Gas Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/a64034705bab42cc9daf96c2e17968c7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit: People&#8217;s Gazette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lebanon transport workers on Thursday began protesting the continuous surge in gas, food prices and the decline of national currency.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstration, which was called by the Lebanese union of land transport workers, saw the protesters block all the main roads in Beirut and important transport corridors across Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Qubaisi, a union member from Nabatieh, said the workers had to undertake such measures to be heard by the authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Lazyyouths (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nGidado Tahir<br \/>\nSahara<br \/>\nSokoto<\/p>\n<p>Universal Basic Education Council<br \/>\nUsman Dan Fodio University<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Top Politician Dies At 72 Photo Credit: Sahara reporters Pioneer Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Council, Prof Gidado Tahir, has died at the age of 72. While details of the incident remain sketchy, the septuagenarian was said to have died on Wednesday night, according to a report by\u00a0Daily Trust. 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