Month: March 2020

‘Our efforts didn’t yield results’ — Abdulsalami speaks on Sanusi’s dethronement

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Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military head of state, says the efforts to reconcile Abdullahi Ganduje and Muhammadu Sanusi II, former emir of Kano, did not yield the desired result. The Kano executive council led by Ganduje, the state governor, had on Monday dethroned Sanusi as emir, accusing him of insubordination. In 2019, Abubakar was appointed as chairman of the reconciliation committee set up to intervene in the crisis between Sanusi and Ganduje. Speaking in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa on the development, Abubakar said: “Well, I can say so…

Opposition jittery as Ede stood still for Oyetola By Ismail Omipidan

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Promise they say, is like a baby; easy to make but difficult to deliver. But with Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the story is different. He has delivered on the promises he made to the people of Ede, country home of his main challenger in the 2018 governorship poll, in less than two years of his assumption of office as Governor of the State. He was there today, Wednesday, March 11, to inspect ongoing roads rehabilitation/construction in the area.   This is surely a sign of good things to come for the…

Police rescue four NYSC corps members , one other, recover two rifles

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The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force today, 11th March, 2020 rescued four NYSC Corps Members who were kidnapped on 9th March, 2020 along Funtua-Gusau Road on their way to NYSC Orientation Camp, Gusau in Zamfara State. The successful rescue operation came as a result of diligent and intense intelligence gathering and sustained coordinated operations. The corps members: Oladehin Paul, Ojo Temitope, Ojewale Elizabeth and Adenigbuyan Adegboyega have since been handed over to the Zamfara State Director of the National Youth Service Corps, while Mohammed Ardo, a co-traveller from Gusau who was…

We’ve taken preventive measures against contraction of coronavirus -NYSC assures Nigerians

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Following the outbreak of Coronavirus,the management of National Youth Service Corps Scheme said it has taken a proactive measure to curtail the spread of the global epidemic. NYSC said it embarked on far reaching actions in order to guard against the contraction of the deadly virus by Corps Members. A statement signed by Mrs.Adenike Adeyemi ,NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations stated that the Scheme has been in constant touch with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, as well as the Federal Ministry of Health which have been playing very supportive roles…

Suleja Council Chairman felicitates with legislative leader on his birthday

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The Executive Chairman of Suleja local government council Hon.Abdullahi S Maje, has congratulated the leader of Suleja legislative council ,Hon Haruna Daga, on the occasion of his birthday. Hon Abdullahi S Maje described Hon Haruna Daga as a young talented leader whose contributions toward the success of the present administration is significant. The council Chairman has urged the leader to continue to lead the legislative arm with the sagacity and maturity he has shown within the short period. Abdullahi Maje joined many well wishers in wishing the leader a memorable…

Postpone 2020 Batch ‘A’ orientation exercise over coronavirus – MURIC urges NYSC

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An Islamic human rights group,Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)in a statement made available to the media by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Wednesday, 11th March, 2020, has expressed doubts over the wisdom behind the resolve of the NYSC to carry on with the orientation exercise in the face of worldwide outbreaks. Management of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) on Sunday 8th March, 2020 told prospective corp members not to panic over the Corona virus outbreak around the world. According to the NYSC, certain preventive measures had been put in…

We’ll insulate Oyo residents from fallout of impending reduction in federal allocation—Makinde …as forum of LG ex-political office holders rally support for govt

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Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has expressed his administration’s preparedness to insulate the state from the impact of the impending reduction in federal allocation following the crash in oil prices at the international. The Governor stated this on Tuesday, while receiving members of the Forum of ex-political office holders, 2007-2010 from the 33 Local Government Areas of Oyo State, saying that the economic team of the state was already working on how to contain the fallout of the crash in oil prices and its attendant effect on the allocations…

JUST IN: Makinde signs Amotekun bill into law ….warns criminally-minded elements to stay away from Oyo, S/west

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Oyo State Governor, Engr.Seyi Makinde said on Tuesday that his administration has been providing a safe and secure state for investors in the state, warning criminally-minded elements to stay away from the state and the South-West geopolitical zone. The Governor, who stated this while signing the Oyo State Security Network code-named Amotekun Corps Bill 2020, into law at the Executive Council Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan, declared that the Amotekun Law was a product of effective planning, strategising, engagement and alignments among the six states of the South-West…

Re-thinking Nigeria for future development, by Kayode Fayemi

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Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, let me start by expressing my profound gratitude to the Governing Council and Management of this institution for extending this invitation to me. For me, returning to Ondo Town is always a delight, as it provides an opportunity to reminisce on a very important epoch in my personal odyssey. It was in this ancient and historic town as a young man who was still trying to find his place in the universe, that I attended the Federal School of Arts and Sciences and earned my Higher…

Dethroned Emir Sanusi’s long walk to exile

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In 2016, at the height of the recession, Sanusi at various forums criticised the economic policies of the President, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He condemned Buhari’s plan to borrow $29.9bn for development of infrastructure across Nigeria. He was berated by the Presidency for his view. In the same year, he proposed a law seeking to ban polygamy among the poor, a development which was vehemently opposed by the conservative elements in the North. In April 2017, Sanusi was under investigation by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission for…