Day: November 4, 2019

Gov Oyetola Holds Maiden Exco Meeting, Presents Performance Charter To Members

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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday presented the Performance Charter to the newly-inaugurated members of the State Executive Council as a tool to measure and justify their performances in their various ministries. He said the Performance Charter has been carefully drafted to provide the clear-cut space and platform for all cabinet members to deliver on their valued contributions to the time-constrained work before them. Oyetola spoke shortly after the new cabinet members took the Oath of Secrecy and thereafter signed the Performance Mandate at the EXCO Chamber, Office of…

Osinbajo, Emefiele, Dookhony, Babalakin,Others To Grace Osun Economic Summit ……as Gov Oyetola visits Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday

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All is now set for the much talked about Osun Economic and Investment Summit. It will hold from November 19-21, 2019. In a release signed by Dr Charles Diji Akinola, the Chairman, Summit Planning Committee and Chief of Staff to the Governor Oyetola,from its secretariat,the summit is aimed at driving home the state’s Development Agenda, which primarily to sustainably reposition the economy of the state and deliver prosperity to the people. Already, world-class and top-notch speakers, development partners, investors, panelists and moderators have confirmed their attendance of the summit, where…

JUST IN: Appeal Court Sacks House Leader, Alhassan Doguwa

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The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has sacked the House Leader, Alhassan Doguwa. According to the Daily Nigerian newspaper, the appellate court in a unanimous judgement nullified the entire election in the two local government areas Mr Doguwa represents. The Kano lawmaker represents Tudunwada/Doguwa Federal Constituency. The court, in a judgement delivered by Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, ordered fresh elections in the constituency. The sack occurs days after another House of Reps member from Kano, Abdulmumin Jibrin, was also sacked by the appeal court. In Mr Jibrin’s case, the court ordered rerun elections…

EXCLUSIVE: Documents show ex-Gov. Amosun illegally imported arms, ammunition

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On the night of June 25, Ibikunle Amosun, a serving senator and former governor of Ogun State, issued a lengthy rebuttal to a PREMIUM TIMES story that exposed his curious surrendering of a massive cache of arms and ammunition to the police in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was a day after our publication detailed how he hurriedly handed over 1,000 AK-47 rifles, four million bullets, 1,000 bulletproof vests and an armoured personnel carrier to the state’s police commissioner on May 28 — a day before he was due to…

WHY BARR IBRAHIM ADAMU BAKO IS FIT TO DEPUTIZE THE APC NATIONAL TREASURER

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Barrister Ibrahim Adamu Bako is a grassroots politician who has earned accolades in various political struggles during his university’s days at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. He was a student political advocate who has written his name in gold off and on the campus. Upon his graduation from the University, and the successful completion of his law school, Barrister Ibrahim Adamu Bako joined the mainstream politics. He was the interim legal adviser of the defunct CPC before elected as the secretary of the party in Suleja Local Government…

Gov Yahaya Bello Mourns With PDP Campaign DG, Tajudeen Yusuf Over Wife’s Death

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Sunday, conveyed his deepest condolences to the family of Hon Tajudeen Yusuf, a member of the Federal House of Representatives and Director-General, Wada/Aro Gubernatorial Campaign Council over the death of his wife, Mrs Titilola Ayo-Yusuf. The governor’s condolence message was contained in a press statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Muhammed Onogwu. Governor Bello also condoled with the People of Kogi West, especially Kabba/Bunnu/Ijumu Federal Constituency where the Honourable member represents, said they have lost a woman leader who has contributed her quota…

FCT, Communications Ministers To Grace NIPR Conference In Abuja

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The Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and his counterpart in Communication and Digital Economy in demonstration of strong commitment to credible leadership culture in Nigeria, have confirmed attendance at the 2019 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, FCT Chapter. It could be recalled that since assumption of office in his first tenure, the FCT Minister has consistently contributed to the Abuja AGM/Conference of the Institute. Similarly, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has assured of his presence at the…