Month: January 2018
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Mass Burial: Ekweremadu Commiserates with Benue People
By Aaron Ossai, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commiserated with the government and people of Benue State on the occasion of the mass burial of the victims of the recent suspected herdsmen attacks. Ekweremadu expressed sadness over the preventable loss of lives in Nigeria and reiterated his call for…
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Former Telecoms Employees of Nigeria Condemns PTAD Monthly Pay
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city The Association of Former Telecoms Employees of Nigeria (ATEN) has directed its members who are ex-workers of Nitel and Mtel not to participate in the proposed verification exercise by Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) through which they will be placed on monthly pension as against the 20 years pension…
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IEDPU Rues Upsurge In Cultists, Ritual Activities
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The umbrella body of the socio-cultural organisations in Ilorin Emirate, Kwara state, the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), has decried the increasing wave of activities of cultists and ritualists, particularly in the Emirate and the state at large. The National President of IEDPU, Ambassador Uthman AbdulAzeez, has, therefore, called on…
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NECO releases Nov/Dec 2017 SSCE results
…Ogun tops other states BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna The National Examinations Council has released the results of the November/December, 2017 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Detailed results as disclosed by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the NECO, Professor Charles B. Uwakwe indicates that, out of the 42,429 candidates that sat for the examinations, 32,917 candidates representing…
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Otaru of Auchi charges traditional rulers on justice
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aliru H. Momoh, Ikelebe III, Otaru of Auchi, on Monday, charged traditional rulers across the country to administer justice in their domains to foster peace, progress and economic development. He gave the charge at the 21 Auchi Day Annual Celebration of Allah Most High held…
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Hajj: Governor Abubakar Condemns Use of Islam to Loot Public Funds
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abubakar has described as insane; the looting of public treasury through hajj exercise, saying it is one of the worst ways of desecrating the name of Islam by Muslims by people entrusted with managing the conduct of one of the five pillar of Islam. The governor made the statement…
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Dogara’s Largese Sharing Causes Uproar In Bauchi
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A Bauchi based Non Governmental Organisation, NGO; Bauchi South Youth Initiative (BSYI) has expressed concern over how the money given by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara for empowerment purposes is being shared in his Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro federal constituency and the state at large. The Coordinator of BSYI,…
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2019: Groups Backs Yuguda to for Bauchi South Senatorial Seat
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Groups and individuals have intensified calls for former Bauchi State governor, Mallam Isah Yuguda to re-contest for Bauchi South Senatorial district seat under the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN). One of the groups, Dangarba Volunteer group yesterday paid for courtesy visit to the state party secretariat to express their support for…
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Reduced Tuition Fees: Kwara Poly Students Applaud Saraki’s Intervention
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin in their hundreds have staged a peaceful rally to show appreciation to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for his intervention which ultimately led to a reduction of about N19, 000 from tuition fees payable to the institution by the students. The students also…
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Ahmed Swears In 10 Perm Secs, Tasks Them On Service Delivery
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn in 10 new permanent secretaries, with a charge to them to truly lead the service and champion government policies for the comfort and benefit of the people of the state. The governor, while performing the ceremony at the Government House, Ilorin on…
