Month: January 2018
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Herdsmen Crisis: “Open Grazing Archaic” – Ekweremadu
By Aaron Ossai, Abuja To end the herdsmen crisis, the Deputy President of the senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has advised the nation to urgently adopt ranching and do away with open grazing, which he described as “archaic, anachronistic, and out of tune with modern society”. He also reiterated his call for the decentralisation of policing…
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Kwara Trade Fair: 100 Foreign/Local Investors Expected
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Foreign investors from Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and the Peoples Republic of China have indicated their interests to participate in the Kwara state 7th trade fair. Besides, some countries from Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) have also showed interest to participate in the fair billed to hold in March, this…
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Sokoto Moves to boost admission of indigenes into FGGC
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Worried by the apparent inadequate representation of Sokoto indigenes studying at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Tambuwal, the state government has sponsored 115 girls to begin academic pursuits in the institution. The admission for the 115 girls was secured under the auspices of the newly-created Agency for Female Education. Although…
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Total Deregulation Of Oil Sector Remains Solution To Fuel Scarcity- Rep
By Steve Oni Ilorin The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources, Hon, Aliyu Ahman-Pategi, has said that total deregulation of downstream of oil industry remains the solution to the problem of fuel scarcity in the country. Ahman-Pategi, who represents Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency in the green chamber of the national assembly, said the rise…
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Fresh Crisis Hits Kwara PDP
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A fresh crisis is brewing in the Kwara state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The bone of contention this time around is on the purported plan by a faction of the party to conduct ward and local government congresses in five local government areas of the state. The factions…
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No Plan To Return To PDP – Gov Ahmed
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has debunked claims in certain quarters that he is planning to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he left with some other chieftains of the party prior the 2015 general elections. In a statement on Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on…
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Bauchi CCT Programme To Gulp N1.31 Billion By 2019 – Soro
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme component of Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) are by projection expected to receive a woofing sum of N1.31 billion by 2019 in Bauchi state. Special Assistant to the state Governor on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) , Mansur Manu…
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16000 Bauchi Residents Treated Of HIV/AIDS In 2019 – BACATMA
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria [BACATMA] Dr. Mansur Mustapha Dada, has disclosed that over 16,000 HIV positive patients have been found in the state from 2015 to December 2017 and were provided treatment by the agency. Speaking during an…
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16000 Bauchi Residents Treated Of HIV/AIDS In 2017- BACATMA
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria [BACATMA] Dr. Mansur Mustapha Dada, has disclosed that over 16,000 HIV positive patients have been found in the state from 2015 to December 2017 and were provided treatment by the agency. Speaking during an…
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Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Endorses PMB, Gov. Abubakar for Second Term.
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Bauchi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-Cultural Association of Nigeria has unanimously Endorsed PMB, Bauchi state Gov. MA Abubakar as their candidates in 2019 Presidential/ Gubernatorial elections. “We want the president and Bauchi state governor to continue their good work they started especially on the fight against insecurity, improving…