Year: 2018
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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…
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CBN disowns fake Emefiele Twitter handles
By Joseph INOKOTONG The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has no twitter handle account. The CBN pointed out that the twitter handles bearing the name and photographs of Mr. Emefiele are fake and targeted at misleading unsuspecting members of the public. A statement issued Tuesday in Abuja…
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Kwara Gov Advocates Review Of UBEC Counterpart Funding
By Stephen Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advocated a reduction in the counterpart fund payable by state governments as matching grants for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) programme. The governor, who made the call while receiving members of the UBEC monitoring team led by its Deputy Director of Planning,…
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BASG Proposes N167, 9bn 2018 Budget
From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi state has last week presented a budget of N167,957,420, 800 .00 for its services in the 2018 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for approval. The budget is made up of a recurrent expenditure of N68, 077, 930, 725 and a capital expenditure…
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New Board Member to contest Bauchi governorship seat in 2019
By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The newly appointed board chairman of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ibrahim Lame has disclosed his intention to re contest for Bauchi governorship ticket in 2019. He made the intention known while addressing his supporters who came to facilitate with him at his residence in Bauchi over his appointment by President…