Month: May 2017
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Why We Are Upgrading NIPOST -Dogara.
By Aaron Ossai The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed confidence that efforts by the National Assembly to reposition the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to boost its revenue generation by upgrading its operations to latest standards will yield desired results. He said the postal service will benefit greatly from latest…
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My Journey To Senate Took 25 Years —Senator Urhoghide
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly , Matthew Urhoghide has disclosed in Benin that it took him 25 years and many attempts to win an election into the Nigerian Senate. Senator stated that his long journey to the Senate has accentuated his resolve to…
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Why Fulanis Worldwide Are Against Anti Grazing Law-All. Bodejo
By Jonathan IPAA, Abuja The leadership of the Fulani social cultural organization, Miyyetti Allah Hautal Kore in Nigeria has advanced reasons why it is against the proposed ranching in preference to grazing. Miyyetti also explained why it supported former President Goodluck Jonathan against fellow kinsman, then Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 General elections. Speaking…
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Police Promotes 7 Senior Officers
By Oludare Oluwole, Lagos The Nigeria Police yesterday promoted and decorated seven senior officers with their new ranks at the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos. The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr. Ibrahim Adamu urged the officers to live up to expectation and discharged their duties according to the ethics…
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My Wife Ran Away With My Properties Including Slippers. Man tells court
By Aaron Ossai A middle age man, Mr. Joseph Abo, on Friday told a Nyanya Customary Court in Abuja that his wife made away with all his properties, including a pair of bathroom slippers. Abo, an electrician made the claim while responding to a divorce petition filed by his wife, Victoria. “One morning, I had…
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20-year-old Marriage Dissolved Over Sex
By Our Correspondent The President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Mr. Ademola Odunade has dissolved a 20-year marriage between one Oladiran Olukayode and his wife, Oluwatoyin, over poor sexual performance and irreconcilable differences. “The court cannot force Oluwatoyin to continue in the relationship since she knows what is best for her. “Therefore, in…
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Saraki, CSOs Canvass Domestication Of Child Rights’ Law To Mark Children’s Day
By Aaron Ossai with agency reports As Nigerians celebrate this year’s Children’s Day, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and a group of Civil Society Organization have advocated the complete domestication and strict implementation of the Child Rights Act (CRA) across the country. This consensus, according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary…
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Court Okays Ex-NNPC GMD’s Medical Travel Request
By Naomi Douglas The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted leave to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, to travel to the United Kingdom for three weeks to enable him to continue his medical treatment. Yakubu is standing trial over alleged non declaration of assets. The…
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Zambia High Commission Seeks Collaboration With NEMA
By Naomi Douglas The High Commissioner of Zambia to Nigeria Dr. Solomon Jere has requested the collaboration of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with his country in the area of disaster management. The High Commissioner who made the request in Abuja during a visit to the Director General of NEMA Engr Mustapha Maihaja said…
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NUT, JUSUN, NULGE To Join Workers’ Strike In Nasarawa
By Our Reporter The Nigeria Labour Congress, Nasarawa State Chapter has said that three more labour unions would join the ongoing strike by civil servants in the state. Yusuf Sarki-Iya, the state NLC spokesman said that the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria and others…