Day: January 10, 2021

Why Ede people are today praying 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 is delivering on the promises he made, not only to the people of Ede, the country home of his main challenger in the 2018 governorship poll, but also the entire State.   The positive testimonies from critical stakeholders from Ede is a clear indication that the people have since fallen in love with Oyetola, owing largely to his leadership and governance style.   Only in December,…

NCC mourns loss of staff,family in road crash

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed shock and deepest grief over the loss of its staff, Mr. Nuhu Hamman’Gabdo in a road accident.   Hamman ’Gabdo died alongside his wife, four children, his niece and driver in an accident that occured on Saturday, January 9, 2021 along Nasarawa-Abuja Expressway while the deceased and his family were returning from his country home, Serti in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State.   Until his death, Hamman ’Gabdo was a Principal Manager in the Human Capital and Administration Department of the…

Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry: Petitioners, counsel laud panel’s high sense of commitment to fair hearing, justice … as 10 cases heard at weekend …. Why we came to Panel – Family of boy chased to death

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As the Osun Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Related Extra Judicial Killings continued its proceedings, the petitioners and their counsel at the weekend lauded the panel for upholding the constitutional and judicial tenets of setting up the panel. Similarly, the parents of the boy chased to death in September by a combined team of Security operatives have finally approached the Panel to seek redress. The panel, which had resumed sitting on Friday and sat on Saturday, was also applauded for continually allowing the parties…

Food Security: Police clampdown on ‘illegal’ revenue collectors, arrest kingpin

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In a bid to eradicate touting and multiplicity of vehicular taxes and levies imposed by Local Governments on farmers moving food produce along Federal highways, the Nigeria Police has arrested one Mike Eboziegbe alias Otumba for allegedly leading a team that harasses as well as extort money from motorists through introduction of strange levies not backed by law.   Briefing Journalists in Abuja, the National Taskforce Commander of Joint Mobile Sanitation Agency of Nigeria (JOMSAN), Chief Martins Njoku, said the arrest was carried out by men of the Inspector General’s…

Gemany-based agro firm, Reila to establish assembly plant in Nasarawa

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A post-harvest technology manufacturing company based in Germany, Reila, has identified Nasarawa State as location for establishing an assembly plant in Nigeria. Nasarawa State Governor, Engr.Abdullahi Sule, disclosed this shortly after a demonstration by the firm of its post-harvest implements at Shabu Farms, in Agwada Development Area, on Saturday. Engr. Sule who couldn’t hide his excitement, showed appreciation to the Emir of Keffi, HRH Dr. Shehu Usman Yamusa, for initiating the idea, as well as the first civilian Governor of the state, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, for making his farm available…