Month: August 2021

Senate Committee did not propose creation of 20 New States – Spokesperson

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The Nigeria Senate has denied a media report which stated that the Senate Committee of Review of 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of additional 20 States. A statement signed by the Chairman, Senate Committee of Media and Public Affairs who doubled as Spokesperson for the Nigeria Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru. described the report as a gross misrepresentation of the decision of the committee on the request for creation of more states. “Far from recommending creation of any state, the Senate Committee, while acknowledging receipts of several Bills proposing creation…

Kashim Akor salutes Ngige @69

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Many prominent Nigerians including Director-General of the National Productivity Center Dr Kashim Akor have sent birthday greetings to Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment on his 69th birthday anniversary. Dr Kashim Akor, in a statement wishing Mr Ngige well on Sunday, said the Senator- Governor is an ‘ebullient reference of value, patriotism and bridge builder’. ‘You are a worthy patriot, whose traces of service to the nation has been legendary. you are true patriot with emulating strokes. Your manifestations in the services of the land have been…

Nasarawa Police arrest four internet fraudsters, Car Snatcher,recover stolen car

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The Police personnel attached to Keffi Area Command Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday 6th August,2021 at about 1130hrs, based on credible and duly processed intelligence, raided the hide out of suspected internet fraudsters where following persons were arrested namely: 1. Vincent Damisa ‘M’, 23yrs of Auchi, Edo State 2. Monday Desmond ‘M’ 18 yrs of Edo State 3. Donald Godwin ‘M’ 20yrs, of Benin city, Edo State 4. Henry Chukwuemeka ‘M’ 18yrs of Isiala Mbano, Imo State 5. Emmanuel Ibiala ‘M’, 27yrs of Bekwarra, Cross river State 6. Dakuruk…

Senate Committee Proposes 20 New States

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The agitation for the creation of more states in the country is about to enter a new phase.   This follows the recommendation by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review that referendum be conducted for 20 new states by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Nation gathered yesterday that the committee’s decision was reached after considering various factors including the ability of civilian administration to create states. It recalled that the defunct Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 in the First Republic. To check tax evasion, the Senate panel…

Breaking: APC Chairman abducted in Niger State

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The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Zone ‘C’ in Niger State, Aminu Bobi, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. According to available information, the APC Chairman was abducted on Saturday evening. Bobi was said to be on his farm supervising farmhands working for him when gunmen struck. A source close to the victim said the gunmen invaded the farm on six motorcycles, with each carrying three people shooting sporadically. He said the APC Zonal Chairman was the only one who was…

Is Babangida also a master satirist?, by Festus Adedayo

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In 1964, the Nigerian Tribune’s editorial comment, entitled: “Where do we go from here?”, a scurrilous attack on the Premier Ladoke Akintola’s government of the Western Region, published on April 16 of that year, landed its editor, Ilobu, now Osun State-born Ayo Ojewumi, alias Pen Atalanta, in a hot soup of sedition charges. The comment contained one of the newspaper’s most mordant strictures ever. It labeled the Akintola government’s actions “awful, stinking, disgraceful and ugly,” and accused it of “reckless squandermania and abuse of office.” Last Friday, while fielding questions…

Babaji Sunday resumes as Commissioner of Police, FCT Command

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CP Babaji Sunday has assumed office as the 28th Commissioner of Police in FCT Command. He took over from the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG. Bala Ciroma who was deployed to Zone 7, Headquarters after his promotion. The Commissioner of Police, CP Babaji Sunday was born on 12th April, 1963 in Bambam-Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. He obtained a Primary School Certificate, General Certificate of Education and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force…

Gov Ikpeazu signs Abia State Diaspora Bill into Law

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Abia state Governor,Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has signed into Law, the Abia State Diaspora Bill recently passed by the State House of Assembly. Speaking shortly after signing the Law at Government House, Umuahia, the Governor commended the State House of Assembly for responding to the yearnings of the Abia Community in the Diaspora through the crafting of a Bill that would provide legal backing to the participation of Abians in the diaspora in the governance of the State. According to the Governor, he promised to create a platform for Abians from…

Gov Sule flags-off N1.5bn NEWMAP erosion control project

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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has flagged-off the Lafia Storm Water and Gully Erosion Control, undertaken by the Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), estimated at over N1.5bn. Governor Sule flagged-off the project during a ceremony in Lafia, the state capital, on Friday. According to Engineer Sule, the project, which is to be assisted by the World Bank, is meant to address the challenges of gully erosion and land degradation, particularly in the selected areas of Angwan Nungu, Shinge Road junction, through Barikin Abdullahi (BWada, Tudun Amba, Kilema, as…

Why Ughegbe is after our school – Director

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One of the directors of Premiere Academy Mr kayode Akintunde has described the decision of the National Human Rights Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a student of the school,Karen Happuch as a welcome development. He said “the decision of the “NHRC” to take over the investigation of Karen Happuch rape issue is a welcome development because it is becoming clearer that the leader of the center for gender based violence respondents Mr Lemmy Ughegbe is more interested in destroying the Premiere Academy than what he is…