Year: 2017

GOV SANI-BELLO VISITS FINANCE MINISTER .. Says Niger Loses N15bn Annually To Wrongful Tax Remittances

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Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, on Monday, said the State Government has been losing N15 billion annually to Federal Capital Territory through wrongful tax remittances. Alhaji Sani-Bello said this in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, at the Ministry headquarters in Abuja The Governor was at the Ministry headquarters in Abuja to seek support of the finance Minister on improving the state’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR     Governor Sani-Bello said that at the moment, the State was generating about N400 million monthly as IGR. He…

Appeal Court Dismisses Olakehinde, Kantigi Accomplice’s Right Enforcement Suit Against EFCC

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed a fundamental human rights enforcement action brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by a purported importer of cars, Olalekan Olakehinde, seeking N500 million in damages, after the EFCC seized 17 vehicles believed to be proceeds of illicit activities. The said vehicles had been traced to Liman Kantigi, a former Commissioner for Local Government in Niger State, who is also a former governorship aspirant. They were suspected to be illegally acquired. About N6 billion was also traced to him, which…

PMB Extends Tenure of CDS,Service Chiefs

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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the service Chiefs including that of Chief of Defence. President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have carefully reviewed the on-going military operations across the nation and the efforts of the Chief of Defence staff and the Service chiefs in the counter insurgency operations in the North East coupled with the security situation of the Niger Delta region, approved the extension of tenure of service of General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai Chief of Army…

Appeal Court Sacks Senator Attai Aidoko

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Justice Abdul Aboki of Court of Appeal, Abuja on Monday sacked Senator representing the Kogi East senatorial District, Attai Aidoko on a pre-election matter instituted before the appellate court. Senator Attai Aidoko and AVM Isaac Alfa, have been in court claiming to be the legal occupants of the Senatorial seat. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on July 24, 2016 declared a former Chief of Air Staff and a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), retired Air Vice-Marshal Isaac Alfa, as winner of the re-run election held at the senatorial…

Gurara Falls Need Improve Customer Experience – Aliyu ilias

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An Abuja based Customer service expert, Dr Aliyu Ilias has said Gurara falls is surely a dream of every community in the World but nature chose to place it at Gurara local government in Niger state,he described the water falls as a uncommon nature which can be seen, felt, heard and touch , Gurara Falls has a unique experience nature, the fall was discovered by a hunter in 1745, according to Mallam Abdullahi, the Area manager, Gurara Falls. ilias said foreigners appreciated the nature value of the water falls more…

At 55: Saraki most vilified, Yet The Best By Chuks Okocha

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The President of the Eighth Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is constitutionally the number three citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yet, he is, perhaps, the most vilified by organs of the government. He is hardly allowed to settle down to direct the affairs of the Senate and, indeed, the National Assembly. But Saraki is undaunted. He has continued to move the Senate from one height to another. The eighth Senate under his leadership has broken many grounds when compared to other times in the National Assembly. Saraki means…

Calabar Carnival, a Veritable platform for Job Creation says Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Calabar Carnival as a veritable platform for job creation and the promotion of creativity among Nigerians. Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the remarks in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday during the tour of some carnival bands ahead of Sunday’s flag-off the Third Dry Run of the 2017 Calabar Carnival.   He said the Carnival has grown beyond being a mere street procession and dancing to a venture that is positively impacting on the economy and the unity of…

OONI EULOGISES PRESIDENT BUHARI AT 75 … Describes Him an extraordinary Leader with race Discipline .

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The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday anniversary, He described the President as an incorruptible leader driven by uncommon discipline. Ooni Ogunwusi who is a Co-chairman of the National Traditional Rulers Council Of Nigeria in a statement released by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare on Sunday morning eulogised President Buhari as a living extraordinary Nigerian leader globally known for relentlessly dedicated selfless service towards making Nigeria a better place to…

OGBOMOSO : The Home of the Brave

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OGBOMOSHO was generated from ‘Ogbori Elemọshọ’ when Sọun Ogunlọla, a great hunter, who later became the first Sọun of Ogbomọshọ, helped the old Ọyọ Empire to kill Elemọshọ and brought his head to Alaafin. People began to refer to the settlement of Sọun Ogunlọla as ’Ibi ti wọn ti gbe Ori Elemọshọ’. Like any history of a people that began before the invention of writing and printing, history was passed from generation by word of mouth. Such history was bound to have some contradictions. Ogbomoso’s history is not peculiar. The…

ATIKU: When Articulation Meets Incoherence By Iyke Nwambie

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Years ago, former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo thrilled Nigerians with the scintillating tale that his then Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was corrupt. Ironically this accusation was made when they both served Nigerians in the highest capacity…yet Chief Obasanjo had no credible facts, strong enough to back-up his claims in a court of law…despite his unlimited access to the then EFCC and even after leaving office after these many years. Current Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and his many apologists within the ruling APC have inadvertently borrowed from the same…