Author: e- henry
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Court Grants IGP Possession Of Seized Property
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The Federal High Court sitting in Benin and presided over by Justice O.O. Tokode has granted the Inspector General of Police possession of the immovable property lying, being and situate at No. 1 Adesuwa Grammar School Road, GRA, Benin City. The order came on Wednesday pursuant to a motion…
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IEDPU Takes Proactive Step To Curb Youth Unemployment
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), has, under its entrepreneurial programme, graduated a total of 236 youths. The IEDPU in collaboration with Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin organised the three months intensive skills acquisition courses for the beneficiaries in order to reduce the problem of unemployment in Ilorin Emirate. The beneficiaries…
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Pension, gratuity burdens rattle Bauchi
By Sule ALIYU, Bauch The Bauchi State Pension Board has disclosed that the number of retiring civil servants is increasing exponentially in the state every year at a rate of 70 to 90 monthly. The Director of Administration and Finance of the board, Sama’ila Ahmed, disclosed this during the ministerial briefing by Ministries, Departments…
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Ogba Zoo vs EDHA Deputy Speaker, court adjourns ruling to 6 Oct.
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, on Monday, adjourned ruling on the case involving a parcel of land belonging to Ogba Zoo purportedly trespassed upon by the Deputy Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Elizabeth Ativie and others. The suit No B/302/2017 Everel Services Ltd vs Elizabeth…
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Legion Seeks Artificial Limbs For Amputee Members
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Nigeria Legion Corp of Commissionaires has made a passionate appeal to the three tiers of government as well as well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of 28 ex-service men who were in dire need of synthetic artificial limbs due to injuries they suffered while serving their fatherland. The Commandant General / National…
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Involvement of Military in Police Duties in Peace Time Alarming – Dogara
By Aaron Ossai The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said with that the deployment of the Armed Forces to more than 28 States of the Federation in peacetime, Nigeria is effectively permanently in a state of emergency. This is just as he added that rather than complement civil authorities in…
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Teachers Protest over Alleged Plan To Cede Primary Education To Local Government
By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Commercial activities were on Tuesday paralyzed in Edo State following the protest embarked upon by the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Edo State chapter over the proposed handing over of the affairs of primary education to local government councils. The protesters drawn from the 18 local government areas of the…