Day: November 8, 2019

IGP Orders Posting, Redeployment Of Senior Police Officers

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Following the recent promotion of Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu today ordered the posting and redeployment of the following Senior Police Officers to Zones and Formations as follows: AIG Dan Bature,fdc – AIG DFA FHQ AIG Hyelasinda Kimo Musa – AIG PMF AIG Yunana Y. Babas, mni– AIG Zone 8 Lokoja AIG Dan Mallam Mohammed,fdc – AIG SPU AIG Mua’zu Zubairu Halilu – AIG CTU AIG Rabiu Yusuf – AIG ICT AIG Ahmed Iliyasu –…

BAYELSA ELECTION : INEC Boss, NYSC DG Read Riot Act To Corps Members

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The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim have warned Corps Members that would serve as ad hoc personnel in the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in Bayelsa State to abide by the electoral laws.   Mahmood urged them to avoid actions that may undermine the integrity of the election. He stated this today in Yenagoa while addressing Corps Members during a sensitization forum. The INEC boss also disclosed that adequate security has been provided for all Corps Members…

Why Osinbajo’s Aides Were Sacked – Presidency

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The Nigeria Government has confirmed that there was on-going, an unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising from which a number of political appointments had either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term. In a statement signed by Garba Shehu,Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity) said exercise, which has been ordered by the President, was to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration. The statement read: It is also an appropriate response to the general perception that the…

Kogi Govt Empowers 1,700 Women,Youths In Agric With N2m Each

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Kogi State Government has empowered 1,700 women and youths in the state with two million naira grant under the APPEALS (Agro-Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project), a world bank assisted programme. The event took place on Friday as thousands of beneficiaries gathered at the glasshouse of the government house, Lokoja for a one on one interaction with the State government and other relevant stakeholders   The State Governor, Yahaya Bello in his remarks stated that his government was working on changing the narrative of the state from being…

Poll: Would You Resign If You Were Osinbajo? By Fredrick Nwabufo

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But at the station of the Vice President, there are many layers of consideration to sieve through. The most pressing is public interest. Naturally, the impact of the resignation of a VP will be “tsunamic”, and it will have far-reaching national security implications. “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also” – Jesus Christ in Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:39). I am not a pastor. In fact, I do not subscribe to…

Governor Bello Is A Stabilizer Of Peace, Proponent Of Harmonious Coexistence- JIBWIS

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As the cloud of victory is getting clearer for the APC governorship candidate and his running mate for the November 16 election in Kogi state, different groups, associations and religious bodies are lending their support and prayers for the re-election of the incumbent Governor,Yahaya Bello for sustained peace and development. The Governor, after receiving the leaders of Igbo community across the 21 local government areas of the state on Thursday also received members of the Jama’Atul Izalatul Bidia Wa’Ikamatul Sunnah (JIBWIS) who paid him a solidarity visit in Government House,…