Month: September 2020

How protest vote and 2023 calculations won Godwin Obaseki second term, By Law Mefor

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It is unbelievable how ego trips and intrigues of 2023 made the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to lose Edo State to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It all started when the party acquiesced to the machinations that led to the disqualification of its own Governor on frivolity. Governor Godwin Obaseki was disqualified based on the same certificates he used in 2016 to become the Governor of Edo State. Such flimsy excuses were used to attempt to repeat what happened to Akinwunmi Ambode as Governor of Lagos State who…

BANDITS’ ATTACKS: Gov Sani-Bello suspends mining activities in 2 LGAs

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Niger State Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has announced the immediate suspension of all mining activities in Gurmana, Shiroro Local Government Area, Anguwan Kampani, M.I. Wushishi Housing Estate, College of Education, Army Barracks and Lapan-Gwari in Chanchaga Local Government Area of the State. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane said the decision to suspend mining activities became necessary following security, health, environmental hazards and the illicit drug peddling in the areas posed to the people. The SSG further explained that the suspension of mining activities…

PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS

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There is a story that President Muhammadu Buhari likes to tell. He has done so many times in public and private meetings. It goes thus: “After we got inaugurated into office in 2015, I asked the Governor of Central Bank for the state of our finances. He said no money. I was alarmed, and asked where all the money went. Before then, oil prices had hit 143 dollars per barrel, and stabilized at 100 dollars per barrel for a long time. But I was being told there was no money.…

Low Income Houses: Gou Sule lauds Assembly for passing mortgage bill into law

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, has commended members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), for passing into law, the Nasarawa State Mortgages and Foreclosure Law 2020. Engineer Sule made the commendation while presiding over the monthly state executive council meeting, at the Government House, on Thursday. The Governor said with the passage of the bill into law, the people of the state stand to benefit from the efforts of housing development agents that will come into the state. “We are going to see a lot of efforts…

JAMB Registrar lauds Gov Sule for naming CBT centre after predecessor

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The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has commended Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, for naming of one of the JAMB CBT centres after his immediate predecessor. Prof. Oloyede made the commendation while on a courtesy call at the Government House, on Wednesday. According to the JAMB registrar, the gesture was really impressive, especially at a time when some people are busy fighting each other, instead of facing the job they were elected to do. “That you could have named such beautiful place after your…

Dredging of River Niger an antidote to flooding, says AbdulRazaq

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said his administration has pleaded with the federal government to dredge and constantly desilt the River Niger banks as a way of ending the perennial flooding in its adjoining states like Kwara. The Governor spoke in Likpata, one of the several riverine communities in Edu local government where thousands of houses and farmlands worth billions of naira have been submerged by the recent flood. Accompanied by Senator Sadiq Umar, the Governor condoled with the people and said the government is working with various…

ON CONSTITUTIONALISM:Towards Restructuring of Nigeria By Attahiru Jega

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There is currently an upsurge of passionate demands for “restructuring”, “true federalism” and “actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra”. These demands are intricately intertwined and interconnected, and so vociferous that they are overheating the polity. Sooner than later, these matters have to be addressed squarely but dispassionately. The challenge is on how to address the issue of restructuring the Nigerian federal system without upsetting the apple-chart; that is, how to add value to the structure and systemic efficacy of the federal arrangement, without unleashing instability occasioned by the mobilization…

JIFORM SUMMIT: House Chairman on Daispora, Akande-Sadipe confirms her participation

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Chairman, Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters, Honourable Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has confirmed participation at the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) summit slated for Ibadan on October 15, 2020. According to JIFORM, the lawmaker is ranked among leading voices on migration matters on the continent. The summit is to be chaired by foremost international speaker, Professor Patrick Lumumba from Kenya with participation from former immigration minister in Canada, Hon. Gerry Weiner as well the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede,and other international personalities. Also listed for participation…

Kwara Govt to partner Nigerian Navy for improved security

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The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reemphasized the importance of security to development and promised to partner the Nigerian Navy to secure the state. The Governor stated this on Thursday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral F.F. Ogu and his team. Represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, Governor AbdulRazaq welcomed the team to the state and promised to partner with the Navy on innovative ways of boosting the security of lives and property in Kwara State. Earlier in his remarks, Flag Officer…

NIDCOM pledges continuous support, as JIFORM holds its second Int’l migration summit

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has given its promise to the Journalists’ International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) in exposing the enormity of migration issues, as the forum set to organise another International Migration Summit. This pledge was made when JIFORM Delegation led by its President, Ajibola Abayomi were received by the Head of Media and Public Relations and Protocol, Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on behalf of the Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who, also, is the guest speaker at the upcoming event. Balogun stated that the Commission was…