Month: September 2020

Video on The Alleged Arrest of Nigerians at The Embassy In Switzerland – NIDCOM explains

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In view of the video circulating on social media alleging that the Nigerian mission in Switzerland invited police to arrest Nigerians who were at the Nigerian Embassy in Switzerland to procure their passports, it is imperative to state the facts of the matter.and put the incident into the proper and true perspective In line with Covid-19 protocols, the Embassy in Bern. Switzerland, is only allowed to attend to 10 applicants, however , the Mission worked out a program that made it possible to attend to a maximum of 20 daily…

No evidence Kwara LG funds were diverted,says Judicial Panel

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The panel of inquiry on the finance of the 16 local government areas has said that allegations that the Kwara State Government diverted or deducted N300m monthly from local government funds since May 2019 to date were false and baseless, The panel also said it found no evidence that the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration has borrowed to pay salary or pension since it was inaugurated on May 29, 2019. “We want to state categorically that there is no evidence either oral or documentary to support the allegation of N300m monthly deduction…

Rainstorm: Kwara govt flags off palliative distribution, as Gov visits victims

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday toured the Ilorin metropolis where the weekend’s rainstorm blew off the rooftops of hundreds of residential and commercial buildings and rendered thousands homeless. The tour occurred as a government team began the delivery of food palliatives to Kwara North senatorial districts, beginning with Jebba town in Moro Local government and Lafiagi in Edu Local government area. AbdulRazaq began the tour immediately he arrived Ilorin from Abuja where he had gone to inform the president of the havoc wreaked by flooding across the state…

FRIDAY SERMON: Illness: The Test And Trial From Allah Almighty By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful ِAll praises are due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions and those who follow him well until Judgement Day. Dear brothers and sisters, the belief that body and soul belong to Allah and will return to him grounds Muslim recognition of the sanctity of human life and of the need to ensure both physical and spiritual well-being. The Qur’an speaks of Allah’s revelation as healing for the illness of the…

SUNNY OWOLABANI MEMORIAL CUP FINAL: RichBen FC tackles Dolphin FC

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The stage is set as the indivisible RichBen FC tackles Dolphin FC in the final of the ongoing Likeminds FC In-House Tournament (Sunny Owolabani Memorial Cup) on Saturday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. RichBen FC emerged top on the table after thrashing Amigochi FC 2-0 in the second semi finals encounter played on September18, 2020 at the Likeminds FC mini-stadium in Utako. The first half of the game ended 0-0 as both sides put on their best performances. However, on resumption in the second stanza of the game, Ben…

Oyo Speaker welcomes ZLP Chieftain, Adepoju, others to PDP in Ibarapaland

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Oyo State Speaker, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has received the Zenith Labour Party , ZLP Chieftain in Ibarapaland, Dr Adebayo Anthony Adepoju and other members of the opposition parties to the ruling People’s Democratic party, PDP in the state. Adepoju who was the ZLP House of Representatives candidate for Ibarapa North/Central Federal Constituency in the last election and presently the Chairman Oyo State Water Corporation led hundreds of his supporters and that of APC, ADC and ADP to the PDP at a ceremony held at Igboora Garage, Igboora. The Speaker while…

Gov Sani-Bello sympathizes with Kogi govt over loss of lives in felele tanker explosion

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Niger state Governor and Chairman North Central Governors Forum, Abubakar Sani Bello has condoled with the Government and people of Kogi State over the loss of many lives including Primary School Pupils as a result of an explosion of a Petrol tanker. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje, Governor Sani Bello described the incident as unfortunate, colossal and heart breaking being that innocent children whose lives would have been beneficial to the general society have been untimely terminated. ” It is heart breaking that these…

Senate President mourns victims of Lokoja fuel tanker explosion

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the families of victims of the disastrous explosion on Wednesday of a fuel tanker on the federal highway in Lokoja. Lawan expressed grief over the gruesome accident in which more than a score of people, including school children, were reported to have lost their lives or property. “It is sad and totally unacceptable that such tragedy keeps recurring on our roads despite ample road safety regulations and enforcement personnel. “While we mourn those who have so unfortunately lost their…

FELELE TANKER EXPLOSION: Gov Bello meets Fashola, seeks urgent attention to federal roads in Kogi

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday visited the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola to solicit urgent Federal Government’s attention to the deplorable condition of federal roads in Kogi. The governor’s visit came at the wake of a fatal road accident involving a tanker and other vehicles on the Okene/Lokoja/Abuja road that resulted in an explosion which claimed over 20 lives in the Felele area of Lokoja on Wednesday. The Governor informed the minister that the deplorable state of all federal roads across the state led to…

NICE reviews Nigeria’s health infrastructure decay, deficit

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In a bid to forestall a recurrence of the overwhelming impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigeria’s health sector, the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Abuja chapter, on Thursday assembled engineering and medical experts at its 2020 annual conference to review the state of the country’s health infrastructural decay and deficit. The conference, which was virtually held, had the theme: “Health infrastructural decay and deficit in Nigeria: problems, innovative solutions and prospects.” Declaring the conference open, National Chairman of NICE, Engr. Aishatu Umar commended the chapter for organising the…