Month: August 2016
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Groups Lambast Minister Over Plot To Distract Taraba Gov
Accuses Her Of Being Driven by Religious/Tribal Sentiments To Cause Destabilization Calls On Buhari To Check AishaAlhassan’s Excesses She Is Using The Wrong Vehicle To Drive Her 2019 Ambition – Giwa A breakaway faction from the All Progressives Congress, APC and former loyalists to Minister of Women Affairs and former APC Governorship candidate in Taraba State, Hajiya Aisha Alhassan has threatened to expose…
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Boko Haram: Humanitarian Crises May Last For 10 Years In Borno
By Yahaya WAKILI, Maiduguri Humanitarian workers in the northeast, Nigerian state of Borno has observed that, the crises of Boko Haram May last for another 10 years giving the indices and magnitude of cases on ground particularly at various liberated areas. Audu Musa, a humanitarian worker told National Trail in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital…
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How Gov Abubakar Covers His Deficiencies – Yuguda’s Aide
By Sule ALIYU, Bauchi Ex Commissioner of Information to the immediate past administration of Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state, Alhaji Salisu Ahmad Barau has accused Governor Mohammed Abubakar of trying to cover his deficiencies by deviating people’s attention from his non performance in 15 months of his administration. It would be recalled that Governor Alhaji…
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PDP, SDP Members Defects To APC In Edo North
By Monday EBALU, Benin City Hundred of defectors from the People’s Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party have declared their support for Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the September 10 Edo gubernatorial elections. The defectors from Ibie, Okpella and Okpekpe made the declaration when Obaseki paid a visit to different…
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Over N3tr Pension Fund Untapped For Economy Bailout – Pencom
By Hamid Mohammed Before the nation’s economy potential can be unlocked in the insurance sector and others, there is a need to tap into over N3 trillion pension fund, National Pension Commission (PenCom) through its Director-General, Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, has said. The Director General, who spoke at the 17th yearly lecture of the Catholic Brothers…
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Probe Of Past Administration In Bauchi Diversionary – Yuguda’s Aide
Alhaji Salisu Ahmed Barau was the former Commissioner of Information and Religious Affairs under the past administration of Governor Isa Yuguda in Bauchi state. He recently spoke on the probe of his administration by the incumbent governor and allegation of withdrawal of N1 billion in one day. Our Correspondent, Sule ALIYU was there. Excerpts Sir,…
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Why Benue Assembly Members Are Refunding Money To EFCC – Speaker
Rt. Hon Terkimbi Ikyange is the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly who represents Ushongo Constituency on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, (APC). In a media interaction recently, Hon. Ikyange dispelled allegations that the leadership of the assembly was involved in N750m Car Scam and why some members are refunding money…
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Plateau: Lalong’s Impressive Development Moves
By Raymond GUKAS, Jos If the current efforts by the Plateau state government is anything to go by, then this is an indication that the administration of Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is beginning to find its bearing; 15 months of its four- year tenure. Among these efforts as witnessed in…
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As Chibok Girls ‘Resurrect’…
Like a script of a horror movie, the issue of the now lost Chibok girls has continued to play unending scenes with heightened tension being generated with each episode. The latest being the video posted on the girls where one of them solicited the government’s quick response to save them from the jaws of death.…
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Tribute: Ode To Baba Jack Wulari Mbaya
(1ST JANUARY 1932 – 4TH AUGUST 2016) If only he could raise his head just to catch a glimpse of the roll call at his burial and subsequent funeral, he may have desired to return and stay a little longer, knowing that so many people still yearn for his fatherly love and religious tutelage. Those…