Month: June 2017
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New Kwara CP Assumes Office
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A new Commissioner of Police for the Kwara State Police Command, Mr. Lawan Ado, has assumed office. The new police boss took over the leadership of the Police Command from the out-gone Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olusola Amore, who retired at age of 60. A statement by the Police Public Relations…
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NSCDC Destroys 3 Illegal Refineries
By Monday Ebalu, Benin City The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command has destroyed three illegal refineries as part of efforts to check pipeline vandals. The refineries were located at Obaszagbon Village, in Uhumwode Local Government Area of the state. The operation was led by Mr Innocent Okodugha of the Anti-Vandal Unit…
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FG’s Economic Recovery Plan Will Boost Foreign Investmen
By Aaron Ossai with agency reports The federal government has once again expressed confidence that it’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan will boost foreign investments. Minister of state for Budget and Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who reiterated this urged foreign investors to take advantage of this and put their monies into the economy. Speaking further, she…
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Saraki’s Victory at CCT Is Victory for Democracy – Kwara Speaker
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has described the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Asset Declaration charge against the Senate President , Dr. Bukola Saraki, as victory for the rule of law in Nigeria. Dr. Ali Ahmad made this observation on Wednesday…
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Baraje Hails CCT Verdict On Saraki
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has hailed the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s (CCT) judgement on false assets declaration allegation leveled against the Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki. He said the outcome of Saraki’s trial…
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Court Remands Husband, Wife, Two Others In Prison Custody
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City A Benin High Court on Friday remanded a former manager of the United Bank for Africa, Mrs Florence Onome Odior , her husband, Sunday Odior and two others in prison custody for allegedly defrauding one Moses Obozohae , a customer of N55, 840,000 The accused persons, Florence Odior and…
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Bauchi Distributes 20 Million Doses of Anti-malarial Drugs
By Sule ALIYU, Bauchi Bauchi State government has distributed 20 million doses of anti-malarial drugs and two million test kits to health centers across the state in the last two years. The state Commissioner of health, Dr Halima Mukaddas disclosed this at the ongoing ministerial press briefing by the state’s Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs)…
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Governor Abubakar A Transparent Leader – APC Stalwart
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Stalwart of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State Alhaji Armaya’u Yahaya has described governor M A Abubakar as blessing to all the good people of the state and beyond. Yahaya gave the assertion while speaking with National Trail in Bauchi, saying responsible person on a visit to Bauchi state can testify to the…
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Why FG Will Not Release Dasuki, El- Zakzaky– Lai Mohammed
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The federal government has said that it would not release the former national security adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and Ibrahim El- Zakzaky being held in detention despite various court orders, declaring that doing so would constitute serious security risk to the country. It also declared that ‘‘the government does not have…
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Obaseki Sumbmittes Commissioners List To EDHA
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sent the names of his commissioners’ nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. This was contained in a letter Governor Obaseki sent to Speaker Justin Okonoboh and dated June 19, 2017. According to the letter, the 18 nominees from each…