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Why I shot Late Simon Nyamkwange – Police Sgt.

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 Emporium Reporters

A Police witness, Sergeant David Moses on Friday confessed before the IIP-SARS that he shot Simon Aondofa Nyamkwange at Eterna filling station in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja when he allegedly struggled with him in an unsuccessful attempt to snatch his rifle from him (Sergent Moses). Testifying before an 11-Member Panel, presided by Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN), on behalf of the Chairman, Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd), the Police Sergent stated that while he was guarding the filling station with his Superior, ASP Danjuma Kadiri Ogwu, five men wielding shiny cutlasses scaled…

Kogi Gov condoles family of Vanguard Reporter, NUJ … tasks security agencies on thorough Investigation

November 14, 2021 Emporium Reporters

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has expressed sadness over the unfortunate death of Vanguard Reporter, Henry Tordue Salem who has been missing since October 13. The body of Tordue, who has been missing since the night of October 13 was found at a morgue in Wuse General Hospital on Thursday. The governor in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, commiserated with the family of the late journalist, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the House of Representatives Press Corps over the sad…

Finance Ministry promptly release funds to govt agencies – Sen Jibrin Barau

November 13, 2021 Emporium Reporters

Chairman,Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau has stated that government Ministries, Departments and Agencies have enjoyed prompt release of recurrent and capital overhead funds this year. He ruled out non-releases by the Federal Ministry of Finance as challenges confronting government parastatals, adding that his Committee has been monitoring the release of funds and he can effectively say, the Ministry has done well. According to him, he has chaired Committee on Appropriation at the lower legislative Chambers years back, but what he is seeing showed that the present…

NHRC set to honour MDA’s,State Govts,NGO’s,Others December 10 ….. calls for nominations,voting

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Emporium Reporters

The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has called for nominations and voting of deserving Nigerians and institutions for the annual Human Rights Awards. According to NHRC the award was established to encourage Federal government agencies, state governments and civil society organizations and individuals who have done well to protect Human Rights in Nigeria and also to continue to advance the protection and promotion of human rights in the country. While to unveiling the procedure for nominations and voting for the awards at a press briefing in Abuja,the Executive Secretary,National Human…

DUNAMIS AT 25: The Triumph of Calling And Character By Moses Okezie-Okafor

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Emporium Reporters

“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city A MAN OF GOD, and he is AN HONOURABLE MAN; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.” 1 Samuel 9:6. Dunamis International Gospel Centre which turns 25 years today was born on Sunday, November 10, 1996. 5 years later in January of year 2001 I joined the Commission. This was shortly after I was called to the Nigerian Bar. I…

Nigerians competitive both Home and Abroad, President Buhari tells UAE Minister

November 13, 2021 Emporium Reporters

President Muhammadu Buhari has described his countrymen and women as “competitive both at home and abroad,” and urged them to always abide by the rules of their host countries. President Buhari stated this while meeting with Minister of State Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Shaikh Shakboot Alnahyan, Friday at the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum. President Buhari said; “Nigerians are all over the place, very competitive. And the competitiveness starts from home, where they have acquired good education, gone into businesses, and then…

Expanding the frontiers of relations between Nigeria and France By Muhammadu Buhari

November 13, 2021 Emporium Reporters

It is possible that the first contact was made in 1601 between the French and the peoples of “Guinee” – the name for the lands we know today as Nigeria. Only a few years before, the then Protestant King of France Henry had devised a plan for adventurer Francois Pyrard de Laval to navigate the “Ethiopian Sea”, then onwards around the Cape of Good Hope in search of new markets and trade. Four hundred years later, much has changed. (Today there are more Protestants amongst Nigeria’s 200 million population than…

Self-Employment : AMCON empowers Three corps members

November 12, 2021 Emporium Reporters

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has initiated an entrepreneurship and empowerment programme for Corps Members. Tagged the “Managing Director’s Annual NYSC Entrepreneurship Competition”, the programme involved business plan contest among Corps Members serving in the organisation. At the end of the maiden edition of the initiative, three of the fifteen contestants came tops and were presented cheques of Five Hundred Thousand Naira each at a ceremony held at AMCON’s office in Abuja. They were Joanna Jewel Adamu (FC/21A/1265), Umar Aliyu Gosta (FC/21A/1251) and Abdulsamad Saidu…

Oyo Govt honours Outstanding Corps Members with Cash prize, certificate

November 12, 2021 Emporium Reporters

The Oyo State Ministry of Youths and Sports has presented Certificates and gifts to two National Youth Service Corps members, for distinguishing themselves during their service year. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Seun Fakorede stated this on Friday in his office,he added that the Oyo State Government was determined to make the welfare of serving corp members paramount. He said the corps members, Yaya Omolara and Ugwu Sarah (Batch B, Year 2020), exhibited good traits of leadership, during their service year. Fakorede advised the awardees to be…