Following the resolution of the Technical Committee of the National Council of Sports, the 21st National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022 is scheduled to take place between November 2 – 15, 2022Director Press and Public RelationsMohammed Manga quoted the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare to have made disclosure on Monday in Asaba, the Delta State Capital during the extra-ordinary National Council of Sports Meeting and Inauguration of LOC for hosting of the National Sports Festival. He said that the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will continue to collaborate with the Delta State Government…
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The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has called for a full-scale investigation to unravel the cause of abduction and killing of five consultant Engineers working on the African Development Bank (AfDB) by some unknown gunmen. The five engineers were working with an Enugu-based consultant engineering firm, were reportedly missing on November 3 after they were deployed to a road project at Effium in Ebonyi state in continuation of routine supervisory works. The victims were identified as Mr. Nelson Onyemeh, Mr. Stanley Nwazulum, Mr. Ernest Edeani, Mr. IK Ejiofor and Mr. Samuel Aneke, respectively. Expressing it worry,…
**INEC Seeks N305billion for 2023 elections The National Assembly will consider the 2021 budget and pass it on Tuesday, chairman senate committee on Appropriation Senator Jibrin Barau has indicated. He also assured Nigerians that required appropriation would be made for the Independent National Electoral Commission in the 2022 budget in the general interest of Nigerians. He spoke after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday presented N305b before the National Assembly as projected expenditure for the 2023 general elections. According to Barau, “The report of this committee on 2022 budget proposals, will be laid in plenary at both Chambers…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was said it has suspended the Ekiti East by-election indefinitely after four unsuccessful attempts.The chairman of the commission Professor Mahmud Yakubu made the declaration on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Monday in AbujaThe INEC boss said the by-election has been suspended indefinitely having tried four times without success.He lamented that in the last attempt, voters were killed on the queue as well as security operatives and electoral officers at polling units.”INEC will never reward bad behavior. The election can only be repeated in June next year during the…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, (PAC), on Monday quizzed officials of the Police Service Commission over alleged extra-budgetary spending and unaccounted funds totalling N1,066,398,223. The Committee Chaired by Dr Busayo Olluwole Oke (PDP-Osun) also kicked against the payments of some of the funds into private accounts of some PSC officials without retirement. The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation had issued six audit queries against the PSC in four years – 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019 respectively The office queried the N17,824,680 received from the Service Wide Vote in 2013, N1,853,456 in 2015, N336,696,142.65 in 2018,…
***Urges Nigerians to unite, defend them selves against bandits, kidnappers By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The national leader of the Jama’atu Izalatu Bida’a Waikamatul Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheik Muhammad Sani Yahaya Jingir has cautioned the Federal government to tread carefully with its planed removal of fuel subsidy. He also reminded the government of its responsibilities to making the lives of every average Nigerians comfortable. The cleric made the call while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the opening ceremony of the 25th National Qur’anic recitation competition organized by the group in Dutse Jigawa State capital.The cleric said “That the mere fact that…
From Naseer Minjiyawa, Minna A judicial Panel of inquiry constituted by the Niger State Government to investigate killings in some communities of Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State has urged witnesses and the general public to cooperate with the commission for Justice to be achieved. The Chairman of the Judicial Commission of inquiry, Justice Danladi Ahmed Baddegi made the call at the inaugural sitting of the Commission in Minna on Monday. He explained that the Commission was constituted by the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello to look into the killings in Mazakuka, Adogomallam, Kuluho and other surrounding communities…
**Judge orders APC to refund Moghalu’s N22.5m fees The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has voided Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the November 6 Anambra State Governorship election. Uba who contested the Anambra Governorship election came 3rd and vowed to proceed to the Election Petition tribunal to reclaim his mandate. Delivering judgement on Monday Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that Uba was never a candidate in the election having emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge held that the plaintiff, George Moghalu, succeeded in proving that the APC did not conduct a…
***kicks against implementation of ICTN through fraudulent means **Says there was no competitive bidding Federal Government does not need to continue to go cap in hand begging to borrow money from one major institution to the other if it’s maritime resources can be properly harnessed, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Democratic Rights (caser), has said. The group said president Muhammadu Buhari led administration, is hard-hit by financial crunch, making it to resort to a borrowing spree to execute most of its programs because of its failure to harness the resources at the ports. The group indicated that only recently the…
***Summons Interior Minister, Perm Sec, NIS CG For Questioning The House of Representatives Committee Public Accounts Committee, PAC, at the weekend berated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for resorting to use of consultants to manage visa and passport related matters at the nation’s missions across the globe.The Committee Chaired by Dr Busayo Oluwole Oke summoned the Minister of Interior, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration to appear before it on Wednesday to address the issue. The Committee issued the summon on the affected individuals when the Acting Comptroller General of the Service, Idris Jere,…