Month: August 2021

3rd Kids in Tech Conference 2021 registration portal opens …. As summer coding class takes off in four states

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The organizers of the Kids Code Club Africa (KCCA), 2021 free kids summer coding class has announced in a release made available to Emporium Reporters that free- registration portal for the kids contest has been opened for aspiring digital savvy kids between the ages of 9-15 for Jos, Asaba, Abuja and Gombe. A statement signed by the Convener,Bright Ogor urged interested parents to visit the portal to register their wards . The Summer Coding Class; an initiative of Alpha Blue Foundation & Powered by one of Africa’s fastest growing digital tech…

TRUST FUND: Niger SSG commends founding fathers

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The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has extolled the invaluable contributions of the founding fathers of Niger State Trust Fund (NSTF). Ahmed Matane disclosed this when he received documents of the landed property of the Fund which signaled the winding-up of Niger State Trust Fund. The SSG recalled that the Trust Fund was established to assist in the development and promotion of industrial, agricultural, educational and health programmes that will benefit the people of the State regardless of ethnic, social, cultural or religious affiliation.…

Friday Sermon :1443 A.H. And The Remembrance Of The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)’s Hijrah By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah the Lord of all creation. May Allah grant His praise, manifest his virtue and elevate the status of the noblest of the Prophets and the Seal of the Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad and protect him, the message of Islam, his family and all his companions from any harm in this life or the next. As for what follows: Dear brothers and sisters, the Islamic Hijrah calendar was established by the second rightly guided…

Police confirm robbery attack on Banks,Police station in Osun,says fleeing suspects will be arrested

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The Nigerian Police Force,Osun state command has confirmed a Bank robbery in Iree yesterday Thursday 5th August 2021 at about 1540hrs (3:40pm). The armed robbers numbering about twenty (20) came in commando-like style with about 4 vehicles and simultaneously attacked Iree Divisional Police Headquarters with explosives and several gun firing in an attempt to disorganize, incapacitate and destabilize the police who were in a fierce gun battle with them while robbing Access Bank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) simultaneously. The attempt to attack the Police Division Armoury was repelled…

Major shake- up in police as Enugu, FCT, Kaduna, ten other state commands get new CPs

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman has ordered the posting of Commissioners of Police to take over the saddle of leadership in thirteen (13) State Commands including the Federal Capital Territory. The posting of the Senior Officers was part of efforts at repositioning the Force for greater efficiency, stabilizing the internal security order and scaling up the fight against crimes and criminality in the country. The affected State Commands and Commissioner of Police posted were: Niger State Command, CP Monday Bala Kuryas; Kwara State Command, CP Emienbo Tuesday Assayamo;…

The next President of my dream – IBB

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Nigerian former Military President between 1985 and 1993 spoke to Arise Television today,Thursday about the next President of his dream. His desire for a man that has great appeal across the length and breadth of Nigeria, who possesses the quality of inclusivity and can bond the nation together. To many onlookers the man that fits perfectly into IBB’s description might just be Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello of Kogi State. This is moreso because of the way and manner that Economists, Investors, Celebrities, sportsmen, statesmen and even the media have accepted…

Hijrah 1443A.H: Muslim Media practitioners demand holiday for Islamic New Year

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For the umpteenth time, the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has reiterated its call on both the Federal and state governments in Nigeria to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Hijrah Calendar 1443 A.H, as a public holiday. In the Hijrah 1443 A.H Message, the National President of MMPN, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun said such a declaration would be in line with the rule of law, fairness and justice to Muslims in Nigeria. Balogun urged the Federal Government to give recognition to Muslim New Year in the…

FG launches NLTP in Nasarawa … Security, economy our reasons for keying into project,says Gov Sule

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The Federal Government has launched the long awaited National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) in Nasarawa State, being the pilot state in the country to kick-start the programme initiated in 2018. Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, in company of his Plateau State counterpart and Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), Simon Bako Lalong, as well as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, among other dignitaries, launched the Model Ranching Hub Project, in Awe Grazing Reserve, in Awe Local Government Area, on Thursday. In a speech before the launching…

NYSC debunks reported killing of Corps members travelling to Kaduna

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The Management of the National Youth Service Corps has debunked a story with the headline “ALL CORPS MEMBERS GOING TO KADUNA SLAUGHTERED ON THEIR WAY” making the rounds in the social media. NYSC in a release issued in Abuja emphatically stated that no Prospective Corps Members were slaughtered on their way to NYSC Orientation Camp, Kaduna State as reported. “Indeed, the Nation lost five Prospective Corps Members travelling to the Orientation camps in a ghastly motor accident on Abuja/Kwali Road last Wednesday, at about 2:00am in the morning. “The remains…