Day: August 6, 2020

Dapo Abiodun has sold Ogun state to Christians – MURIC

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An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, of selling the state to Christians. The organisation alleged that appointments made by the governor into the state’s commissions and boards on Thursday, 23rd July, 2020 were heavily tilted towards Christians. MURIC in a statement signed and circulated to media houses on Friday, 7th August, 2020 by its the Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. denounced the appointments .   The statement reads:   “The recent appointments into commissions and boards in Ogun…

“No threat will stop your probe”, Senator Akinyelure tells Tony Elumelu

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On Wednesday, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions , said he was not perturbed by the threat made by Tony Elumelu against him over planned probe of United Bank of Africa (UBA).   The Senate is probing the alleged N41 billion withdrawal by the Bank from accounts of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NTEL) and Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) without authorisation. Akinyelure had, last week, alleged that UBA, based on petitions before his committee, withdrew N41 billion out of N42 billion liquidators of NITEL and…

Gov Bala Mohammed appoints Special Assistant On “Unmarried Women” Affairs

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Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has appointed Balaraba Ibrahim as his Special Assistant on Women Affairs (Unmarried).   Mohammed Sabi’u Baba, Secretary to the State Government, made this known in a letter to Ibrahim dated August 4, 2020. The letter reads, “I am pleased to convey the approval of His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed CON, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, for your appointment as Special Assistant Woman Affairs (Unmarried). The appointment is based on your knowledge, experience and personal qualities of handwork, honesty and absolute loyalty.…

Karu Mega Bus Terminal: How Engineer Sule is exploiting Abuja corridor to benefit all By Ali Abare

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Since the dawn of the Engineer Abdullahi Sule administration in Nasarawa State, deliberate steps are being taken to diversify the economy of the state, in the determination to wean Nasarawa from over reliance on federal allocation. One of such initiatives was the official flagging-off of the construction work on the 900-vehicle capacity Karu Mega Bus Terminal in December last year, which is estimated to cost N1.9bn. With the commencement of the project, Governor Sule took a bold step towards not only tackling the internal revenue issue of the state but…

CAUN appeals for meritocracy in appointment of UI-VC

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The Coalition for Autonomy of Universities in Nigeria (CAUN) has raised concern over the contest for the position of a Vice Chancellor in the University of Ibadan. The group in a statement signed by its Coordinator,Tunde Olaoluwa said its interest in the Vice Chancellor race in UI stemmed from the place of UI in University education in Nigeria as premier university, and which therefore deserves nothing short of the best in human management,and astute university administrator.   The statement read:   “More worrisome is the introduction of some strange factors,…