**School adoption, mentorship program will curb drug abuse, other vices Senior Special Assistance to Kogi State Governor on Women and youth mobilization, Kabba Bunu Ijumu Federal Constituency, Hon Sunday Baiye has indicated that the State will remain at the top of the chat educationally with the policies and Framework being put together by Gov Yahaya Bello of the State Speaking on Friday in Lokoja at the State’s School Adoption and Mentorship Program, hosted by the ministry of education, he said, the State’s Education policies will serve as a template for other states and the Federal Government to emulate.Kogi Education Commissioner,…
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By Ralph Omololu Agbana United States based businessman and medic, Olamilekan Olayinka Olaosebikan, alias “03”, has thrown his hat in the ring for the race to the House of Representatives for Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency in Kwara State. The Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government, Kwara State-born nurse, importer and exporter of products and services, in a statement by the “03” Media Team issued to journalists on Friday, said he decided to offer himself for service to his people “with integrity and absolute loyalty”. He went further to unfold a detailed manifesto containing his vision and mission towards a better representation in the…
Stakeholders on Thursday spoke with one voice in support of a bill for an act to provide for the establishment of the National Centre for the coordination and control of the proliferation of small and light weapons in Nigeria.This followed presentation of memoranda at a one-day public hearing of the Senate committtee on National Security and intelligence held in Abuja.However, the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Nigeria Customs Service however differed on the proposed legislation.Declaring the session open, the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan linked challenges associated with small and light weapons to crises in the…
From Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse In Jigawa state, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammad said he has cleared all accumulated staff claims for three years as well as unpaid promotion arrears he inherited. The Vice Chancellor made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on his achievement in the last one year he has been in the saddle.According to him, “In the last one year, the university has recorded a tremendous achievements in both academics, infrastructure departments. Professor Muhammad explained that one of his greatest hurdle in the period under review was the delay in payment of staff claims…
By John Akubo Former Governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido in this interview with JOHN AKUBO spoke on the recent electoral act that was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari, blaming lawmakers and their selfish interests for bringing in section 84(12), which Buhari asked them to delete. He also spoke on the issue of zoning, which he said was a creation of PDP in 1999 to heal the wounds of June12, 1993 election. Buhari asked the National Assembly to delete completely section 84(12), which he said is in conflict with the Constitution, barely a week after he signed the Electoral…
The Managing Director, TStv Africa Pay TV, Mr Bright Echefu, lamented the poor power supply faced in the country and urged the Federal Government to improve on it and save business. Echefu gave the indication through his Facebook handle on Thursday. He expressed dismay and explained that the company bought 769,300 litres of diesel and spent a total of N232 million from January to December 2021 for its headquarters and affiliate offices across the country. He also explained that the diesel used in the TStv headquarters had risen from N14 million monthly as at 2021 to N36 million monthly in…
Former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ew hours after handing over, Obiano was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday. Obiano, who was governor of Anambra for eight years, was picked up by the EFCC operatives as he prepared to board a flight to Houston, in the US state of Texas. Obiano, had been on the commission’s watchlist. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest.
***kicks against MTN’s Operations over years without payment of Customs Duty The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday was told how the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS receiving capital allowances claims by tax payers without certificate of acceptance from the ministry of trade and industries in 2019 This was contained in the 2019 Auditor General of the Federation’s queries to ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government Speaking at the resumed hearing of the investigations on queries issued by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation against the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, (MDAs) of the…
**Recorverd 23 rifles, 2200live ammunition, 3 cars, N1.8m The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) has arrested thirty (30) suspects for complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, car theft, rape, receiving stolen goods, amongst others. The AG force public relations officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued on Thursday indicated that the FIB-STS equally recovered a total of eight (8) foreign and seven (7) locally made AK47 rifles, eight (8) revolver rifles, two thousand two hundred (2,200) rounds of live ammunition of different calibres.Others he said included twelve (14)…
A registered group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of APC Concerned Forum (APCCF) has demanded for immediate arrest of the 10 members of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) over purported sack of its National Secretary Senator John James Akpanudoedehe. The forum specifically warned the 10 CECPC members against flouting the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari asking for status quo ante regarding the leadership crisis in the party. The 10 members of the Caretaker Committee who signed the document sacking the Secretary are; Niger State governor, Sani Bello; a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani;…