Month: August 2017
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KWSIEC Set To Conduct Council Poll
y Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), has announced the time-table for the conduct of local government election in the 16 local government areas of the state. Addressing journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, KWSIEC Chairman, Dr. Usman Ajidagb, said the election would hold within the next 90 days, adding that…
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Assault on Customer: CSOs Ser For Show Down With BEDC
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The Edo State Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Monday said it was set for showdown with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company over alleged assault on one Innocent Okpara on the instruction of an expatriate working with the firm. The rights activists in a statement endorsed by its spokesman, Comrade…
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UNICEF Solicits Leaders Support In Polio Eradication
By Sule ALIYU, Bauchi UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Mohamed Malick Fall has solicited the support of traditional institutions in Bauchi state in the areas of polio eradication and routine immunization towards the well-being of children in the state. Mr. Fall, who made the plea when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, explained…
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Trail Opinion Umahi: 53 Garlands to a resolute revolutionist and the New Zik of Nigeria Politics
By Monica Ada Chidinma Eze Hurray! Hurray!! Hurray o!!! my boss, uncle, the Lion of Ebonyi, the enigma and the new face of democracy in the politics of Nigeria, Engr. Dave Nweze Umahi FNSE, FNATE the present Governor of Ebonyi State is 53. God in His infinite mercy and divine consideration blessed Nigeria with this…
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Paris Club Refund: Gov Ahmed Releases More Fund To LGs
By Steve Oni, Ilorin In fulfilment of his pledge to ensure that backlog of salaries of all categories of workers in the state becomes a thing of the past, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the release of additional N1billion to local government areas to enable them pay a month salary. According to the…
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Constitution Amendment: It’s Not End of Road for Failed Bills- Ekweremadu
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed optimism that proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution recently rejected by the National Assembly could still meet the constitutional threshold to become part of the Nigerian constitution when revisited. Ekweremadu, who commended his colleagues for approving about 95 per cent of…
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Kwara Pilgrims Board Disqualifies Three Intending Pilgrims
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Barely three days to the airlift of the first batch of pilgrims from Ilorin zone to Saudi Arabia, the Kwara state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has disqualified three pregnant intending pilgrims from taking part in this year’s Hajj exercise. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, who disclosed…
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Presidential Transition Bill‘ll Address Chaotic, Hostile Hand Over After Election-Dogara
By Aaron Ossai The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Presidential Transition Bill under consideration will help in solving the problems of a chaotic handing over and hostile taking over of power after any general election. Dogara stated this while declaring open a Public Hearing on A Bill…
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Saraki: Why Devolution Of Powers Bill Did Not Scale Through
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the defeated bill on devolution of powers still has chances of being passed again as part of the amendment to the 1999 Constitution after federal legislators resume from their annual recess. Saraki gave the assurance on Saturday in Ilorin, the…
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Kwara APC Congress Peaceful
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The state congress of the Kwara state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was held under a peaceful atmosphere in Ilorin, the state capital. At the congress, which took place at the party Secretariat along Agba Road, Ilorin, three delegates emerged from each of the 16 Local government areas of…