Author: Aaron ossai
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Kwara Promises To Retrieve Govt Properties In Private Hands
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly has restated its commitment towards recovering state government’s properties in private hands, to ensure equity, probity and accountability in government owned companies. The Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad gave the assurance in Ilorin, while inaugurating an ad- hoc Committee to investigate allegations of misappropriation, relating…
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Niger Builds, Renovates 200 Schools for Next Academic Session
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna In preparation for the 2017/2018 academic session, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State is constructing new and renovating blocks of classrooms in 200 public basic schools across the state during this summer holiday. This project is to complement the 270 schools earlier constructed and renovated in the 25 local…
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Advocacy Group Wants Gov Bello to Constitute NSPHCDA Board
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna The Primary Health Care under One Roof (PHCUOR) Advocacy group in Niger state said it will continue to put pressure on the state government to inaugurate Board for the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA) for citizens to benefit maximally from donor agencies and development partners in the…
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No better time to fix Nigeria – Gov. Sani Bello
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has urged Nigerians not to allow the zeal and commitment of the present administration to fix the country slip away, as there could be no better time than now to reposition the country to greater heights. He gave this charge while felicitating with…
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Flooding: House will soon pass climate change commission bill- Dogara
By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the government and people of Benue State over the flooding that has displaced over a hundred thousand people in the state and destroyed properties in 12 local government areas. The Speaker also expressed deep sympathy for all the…
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What I will be in 2019 is in the hands of God-Fmr Gov Aliyu BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has said what he would become or where he will be in 2019 is in the hands of God but that he would prefer working to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bounces back stronger ahead of the next political dispensation. The former Governor has described the annulment of the election that gave the incumbent President of Kenya, Mr. Uhuru Kenyata as a lesson for politicians in third world countries, including Nigeria who may try to manipulate election results to their advantage in the future. Aliyu has equally absolved the now major opposition PDP of blames in the loss of the Anambra state PDP Governorship ticket to Mr. Oseloka Obaze by Mr. Ifeanyi Uba, insisting that Uba’s defeat may not be unconnected with his movements from one political platform to another. The former Governor made the declaration when he spoke to journalists on the political situation in the country in Minna, saying, “What happened in Kenya is a lesson for other African countries to learn from”. Aliyu also said he is happy that President Muhammadu Buhari is back to continue in office against wild speculations about his health conditions. “I am happy the President is back, it was becoming as if everything is stagnant but now things have started picking up”. Babangida however said he will not be in a hurry to open up on what he will be doing or where he will be ahead of the 2019 political dispensation but would be glad in supporting moves to bring the PDP back stronger for the next election. “I will not be in a hurry talking about what I will become or where I will be in 2019. It will be my greatest joy seeing that the PDP comes back stronger”, Aliyu said, adding that his plan is to support moves to build bridges of understanding within the ranks of party. In the case of Anambra PDP primaries, Babandiga Aliyu said the people of Anambra decided to support Obaze over what they may have seen about Uba, arguing that the PDP to the best of his knowledge has no hands in the loss. Babangida Aliyu said he is aware that Uba defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), before returning back to the PDP, adding that the constitution of the party made it clear for anybody who leaves the platform and later returns.
By MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Former Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has said what he would become or where he will be in 2019 is in the hands of God but that he would prefer working to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bounces back stronger ahead of the next political dispensation.…
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Share- Patigi Road: Kwara North Monarchs Hail Saraki’s Intervention
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The people of Kwara north led by Etsu Patigi and other monarchs from the area have praised the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki for facilitating the award of reconstruction of Share- Tsaragi- Patigi federal road. The Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar led his colleagues on Tuesday to Saraki’s residence…
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Recession: Dogara excited over latest status
By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed happiness over the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics which indicates that Nigeria has finally exited recession. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, the Speaker, said, the House of…
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FG Debunks Rise In Boko Haram Activities
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Federal Government has debunked insinuations in some quarters of the rise in the Boko Haram activities due to some recent tragic events. Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke with journalists on Friday in his country home, Oro, in Irepodun local government area of Kwara state, hailed God…
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Kwara PDP Caretaker Chair Assumes Office, Says Era Of Impunity Gone
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the era of impunity and cleavages in its structures are gone. The Chairman of the Kwara state PDP Caretaker Committee, Chief Tunde Akindehin stated this on Tuesday in Ilorin after officially assuming office. He said: “We have formally resumed today September 5, 2017. Some…