Day: April 28, 2022

Friday Sermon :The 1443 AH/2022 Eid-ul-Fitr Celebration By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed:   Dear brothers and sisters! Eid-ul-Fitr or the Festival of breaking the fast is one of the most celebrated of all Muslim holidays, observed by over two billion Muslims around the world. During the entire month…

Gov Sani Bello elevates Coordinator, Youth Empowerment to Project Manager

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The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the elevation of Hon. Umar Mohammed, Coordinator Youth Empowerment to Project Manager, Youth Empowerment, Niger State.   A statement issued by Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG) disclosed that the elevation of Hon. Mohammed to the challenging position is based on merit, proven credentials, personal integrity, and outstanding record of performance in his previous assignments.   The SSG reminded the Project Manager of one of the policy directions of the present administration which is…

Gov Sani Bello congratulates Senator Isah Mohammed Bagudu@74

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Niger state Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has felicitated with Senator Isah Mohammed Bagudu, Wazirin Nupe on his 74th birthday.   Governor Sani Bello in a congratulatory message described Senator Bagudu as a father to many.   He said the two term Lawmaker (1999-2007) representing Niger South senatorial district (Zone A) is a great politician and a successful business man, who contributed greatly to the growth and development of Nigeria and its Democracy.   The Governor recounted how the celebrant rekindled hope of a better life to many through his kind gestures…

Gov Ortom swears in Akase, Kputu as Advisers

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sworn in two new Advisers. They are Terver Akase, the immediate past Chief Press Secretary who had resigned in 2021 to contest in the 2023 governorship election and Andrew Kputu. The Governor at a ceremony in the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi, said the appointment of the new advisers became necessary to increase the number of those giving quality services to the state. The Governor also said apart from the policy of his administration to encourage and empower the youths, the duo merited the appointments…

FG declares holidays for Workers’ Day, Eid-el-Fitr celebrations

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The Federal Government has declared May 2 and 3, 2022 as public holidays to mark this year’s Workers’ Day and EId-el-Fitr celebrations.   The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday.   Aregbesola congratulated workers across the country on this year’s celebration.   He said: “Labour is the very essence of humanity.   “We are alive because we work and only the dead is incapable of working.   “The end of work is productivity. It is productivity that leads to satisfactory…

Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations

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Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, murder of the Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one year mandatory national service.   Terungwa, a graduate of Microbiology from the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, was reportedly kidnapped alongside her one-year-old baby in the Lokogoma area of Abuja, some weeks ago and had been declared missing.   However, the baby was later found but the mother was still missing until…

NIGER 2023: Hon Mohammed Bago picks APC Governorship form

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One of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirants in Niger State,Rt.Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms yesterday, Wednesday, April 27.   The Niger Hopeful paid the N50m required for the purchase of the forms very early on Wednesday, making him the third to officially seal his candidacy for Governor of Niger State in 2023 under the platform of the ruling APC. While picking the forms at the party’s Secretariat in Abuja, Rt. Hon. Bago said his campaign and eventual mandate will…

PDP replies APC, says Ortom not aware of Hunters’ activities

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The Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) for falsely accusing the state Governor, Samuel Ortom of setting up a security outfit called “Hunters and Forests Security Guards”, to harass and intimidate citizens ahead of the 2023 elections.   The PDP in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, on Thursday, 28th April, 2022, categorically stated that the existence of the “illegal” outfit came to the attention of Governor Ortom only recently after a video recording of the group…

NCC moves to strengthen Colocation, Infrastructure Sharing Market Segment … engages PwC to conduct study on competition level

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of conducting a study to assess the current level of competition in the colocation and infrastructure sharing (CIS) segment of the Nigerian telecommunications sector. Seventy-eight licensees are currently operating in that market segment.   The study is to enable the Commission to have insightful and evidenced-based facts to glean the dynamics at play and ensure the continuous growth of the CIS segment of the telecom market. The NCC took this issue as priority in view of the critical role played by…

Peter Obi visits Bayelsa, says he is desperate to make Nigeria work again

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A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said he was not desperate to be president but eager to see Nigeria work. The two-term governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the 2019 general elections, stated this on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Duoye Diri at the Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa. Obi said Nigeria was a great country with untapped potentialities, noted that he wass desperate to move the nation away…