Day: August 16, 2020

Gov Sani Bello celebrates Ex-Military President, IBB At 79,says he is a Patriot ,Nationalist

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Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central Governors’ Forum, Abubakar Sani Bello has described former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida(Rtd) as a true patriot and nationalist who gave his all to ensure the unity and survival of Nigeria. This is as the former Head of state and Elder Statesman marks his 79th Birthday Anniversary on 17th August 2020. In a congratulatory message made available in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary(CPS), Mary Noel Berje to the former military president, the Governor said IBB’s doggedness and resolve in nation-building…

Lai mourns Ex-Kwara Deputy Speaker, Ayodele Shittu

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the late former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Ayodele Shittu. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister said he was saddened by the demise of Hon. Shittu who, until his death, was a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. ”In his lifetime, Hon. Shittu contributed his own quota to the development of Kwara State, and he deserves accolades for…

Kenneth Gbagi: The Mogul and Industrialist Deltans want in 2023 By I.E. Ogheneakpobo

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Politics is looked at in a broad sense as the struggle to secure the power of governance, while those who converge to form political parties with manifestos are politicians. Politicians while in government are expected to deliver on the dividends of democracy to the electorates. However, it is noteworthy to mention that the aspect of delivering on good governance has become a tall order for many Nigerian politicians who have continued to fail the electorates. The trend has become a cause for concern that has awakened Nigerians, particularly Deltans, to…

EDO/ONDO GUBER ELECTIONS: IGP orders clampdown on proliferation of prohibited firearms – CPs to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute offenders

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu,as part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as efforts by Nigeria Police to curb the proliferation of prohibited firearms in the country, has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to immediately initiate appropriate actions to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute any individual(s) or group(s) in possession of prohibited firearms. The directive became necessary against the backdrop of the deliberate arming and movement of…

Insecurity: 17 Local Govts Still Under Attack in Borno

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Seventeen of the 27 local government areas in Borno State are still under attacks by the deadly Boko Haram sect, investigation has revealed. The affected local government areas include Konduga, Bama, Kala/Balge, Ngala, Monguno, Mafa, Dikwa, Gwoza, Damboa, Magumeri and Kukawa. The rest are Mobbar, Abadam and Marte, Guzamala, Kaga and Nganzai. Most parts of the 17 LGAs come under the deadly sect’s constant attacks, except their headquarters where many have relocated to. Farming, the main occupation of the residents, has become extremely difficult to practice beyond one kilometre of the…

Go, Kamala Harris, Go! By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

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It took me a long time to get over the electoral loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016. When there are candidates or electoral races I am interested in, I can be an election junkie. In November 2008, I was so invested in Barack Obama’s election that I hosted an election night vigil with some friends at my house in Accra where I was still based at the time. When the election was declared for Barak, our screams could be heard in the whole neighbourhood. For Barack Obama’s reelection, I was…