Month: January 2020

Gov Sani-Bello distributes Hilux vans to Council Chairmen

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Niger State government in its bid to promote good governance and ensure adequate monitoring of the activities at the local government areas of the state has distributed 25 Hilux vans to the local government council chairmen in the state. Handing over the vehicles to the Chairmen at the Government House, Governor Sani Bello enjoined them to make judicious use of the logistics provided at ensuring that they get in touch more with the people at the grassroots level.   While emphasising his administration’s interest in seeing results at the local government…

Osun Assembly Nullifies Council Chair Impeachment

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Osun House of Assembly has on Monday nullified the purported impeachment of the Chairman, Osogbo South Local Council Development Area, Akeem Olaoye, saying the procedure followed was faulty. The Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye at plenary after receiving the report of the joint Committees on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Judiciary, Legal Matters, Public petitions and Human Rights on the matter ordered the Chairman and the Parliamentarians in the council to resume at their offices and not involve in act that could disrupt public…

Gov Okowa Commends HallowMace Publisher, Osiebe for his sincerity ….Describes youths in Delta as responsible

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Youths had again been charged to uphold positive virtues as a way to correct the negative image created in the past. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the charge at Ovade Oghara in Ethiope West local government when he presented Certificate of Commendation to Publisher of HallowMace Magazine,Mr Anderson Osiebe whose account was wrongly credited with Ninety eight million naira by a firm in Abuja and returned the money to the company afterwards. The governor said Mr Osiebe’s sincerity over the money was a clear indication that he was not dubious,in addition…

Oyo State Command Promotes 10 Police Officers

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The Oyo state Police Command has decorated 10 newly promoted police officers by the command to the next rank on Monday. The promotion which had in total of 10 officers, aided the promotion of 5 officers from the rank of the Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) to the rank of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, while 5 officers have also been promoted from the post of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to the rank of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). The promoted Chief Superintendent are ACP. Alex Asade, ACP.…

Oyetola mourns with aide over father’s death

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Governor ,State of Osun,Adegboyega Oyetola on Sunday, condoled with the family of one of his aides, Hon. Adesola Ajetumobi, over the death of his father, Alhaji Badiru Ajadi Abimibade. Hon. Adesola Ajetumobi is a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor. The late Alhaji Abimibade died on Sunday evening. The Governor, who has personally condoled with Hon. Ajetumobi over the loss, described the death of his late father as a great loss to the State, the entire family and the people of Iragbiji. Oyetola, in a statement by his Chief Press…

DEATH OF IRANIAN GENERAL: IGP Places Policemen on Red alert

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has placed Police Commands and Formations nationwide on red alert. This proactive measure followed Intelligence Report that sequel to the recent killing of an Iranian General; some domestic interests were planning to embark on massive public disturbances and sabotage. However, Zonal AIGs and Command Commissioners of Police have been directed to ensure maximum surveillance and security of lives and property across the nation. The Police Commanders have been directed to ensure strategic deployments of both overt and covert Police operatives to ensure…

President Buhari receives Embalo, Guinea-Bissau President-Elect; stresses commitment to West African stability

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the entire West African sub-region. Responding to Umaro Muhktar Sissoco Embalo, the President-elect of Guinea Bissau, who came to Nigeria on a “thank you visit” and to express his “good wishes” following his emergence as winner in the keenly contested, just-concluded elections in his country, President Buhari said, “Without stability, there can be no development. We will do whatever it will take to stabilize the sub-region.” President Buhari commended the out-going President, José Mário Vaz,…

Who Should be Called a “Dr”? A Physician or a PhD? By Farooq Kperogi

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There was an interesting Facebook conversation among a group of Nigerians last week on who, between medical doctors and PhDs, are more deserving to be addressed as “Dr.” I’ve written about this before, so let me share my thoughts once again with people for whom this sort of thing is interesting. By convention, both medical doctors and PhDs can prefix “Dr.” to their names. But, here, there’s a clash between etymology (origin and development of words) and pragmatics (how words are actually used by speakers of a language). The word…

N4m scandal: I’ve never had anything to do with Shehu Sani, says CJN

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Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has distanced himself from Shehu Sani, a former senator who is currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged extortion. The EFCC had arrested Sani last week for allegedly collecting money from Sani Dauda, owner of ASD Motors, promising to pass it on to Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the anti-graft agency. Sani, who represented Kaduna central senatorial district between 2015 and 2019, was also alleged to have said he could assist Dauda in influencing the outcome of some cases…

Report: Police, Army reject joint patrol with regional outfit in South-West

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The police and army have reportedly refused to carry out joint patrols with “Operation Amotekun”, the security outfit that governors of south-west states put together to tackle crime in the region. According to PUNCH, lack of proper training was one of the reasons the security agencies cited for the unwillingness to move along with the outfit comprising members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), vigilante, hunters and local guards. Worried by the high rate of banditry and kidnapping, the governors of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Lagos had come up…