Day: July 22, 2022

How The Experts Spoke on Gov Matawalle’s imprint on the health sector

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I had just finished speaking to the Chief Medical Director of Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau on phone on his preparation to the upcoming commissioning of the new 96 bed expansion of the Hospital by the Matawalle administration. He partly had this to say: “The government has just employed 20 additional consultants, 15 additional doctors, 50 additional Nurses, 80 medical laboratory, Health information and pharmacist. As well as 50 more paramedics for the hospital. “I have information on some states that can not even pay salary of their…

Niger Police arrest serial killer, notorious kidnap kingpin

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In view of the ongoing onslaught against insurgency, banditry and kidnapping in the state and in a proactive effort of the Command, based on credible intelligence from a reliable source, on 14th July,2022 at about 1630hrs, Police tactical team attached to Minna Area Command arrested one suspect,Alh. Bashiru Abdullahi aged 40yrs ‘m’ of Bangi, Mariga LGA   The suspect was arrested at Kontagora on the above mentioned date when he was planning and making effort to recruit armed men needed to perpetrate his usual kidnapping escapades.   During interrogation, Alh.…

Dabiri-Erewa applauds Asisat Oshoala, as She bags CAF Women Player Of The Year

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Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Asisat Oshoala, the Super Falcons striker for wining the CAF Women “PLAYER OF THE YEAR” 2022.   In a congratulatory message by the Head of Media and Public Relations of the Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NIDCOM boss said that her resilience, strength, doggedness and the passion displayed in the field of play contributed to this great success.   Dabiri-Erewa noted that Asisat has brought not only fame to herself but has used her God-given talent to shore up…

Lawan felicitates APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu @76

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has sent his felicitations to the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the occasion of his 76th birthday on Saturday. Lawan joined Senator Adamu’s family, friends, political associates and members of APC in rejoicing with the elder statesman on the auspicious occasion. “I felicitate our National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on the occasion of his 76th birthdays. “Senator Adamu is known as ‘The Bridge’ for building bridges of friendship across our dear country, Nigeria, in an illustrious…

OPAN condemns Police for raiding Peoples Gazette office, demands immediate release of arrested Journalists

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The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) strongly condemned today’s raid of online newspaper, Peoples Gazette’s office in Abuja and the subsequent arrest of five journalists by armed policemen. According to news reports, the policemen forcefully entered the media office and demanded to see Managing Editor, Samuel Ogundipe and a reporter, Adefemola Akintade over a story it published on June 23, 2022, detailing how anti-graft agency, ICPC, raided a property allegedly belonging to a former Chief of Army Staff and current Ambassador to Benin Republic, retired General Tukur Buratai, where…

CAN lied about Bishops being fake – MURIC

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday described several Bishops and pastors who attended the unveiling of the Vice Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday, 20th July, 2022 at the Shehu Musa Yaradua Centre, Abuja as fake clerics. But the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused CAN leadership of distancing themselves from reality and living in self-denial.   This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday, 22nd July, 2022 by the Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola.   The statement read:   “Despite the brouhaha…

FCT Police disburse N15.9m Insurance cheques to Next of Kins of deceased Police Officers

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In fulfillment of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, Family welfare insurance scheme policy, marked periodically by the approval and disbursements of insurance Cheque, the FCT Commissioner of Police CP Babaji Sunday on Thursday 21st July 2022 distributed insurance Cheques worth fifteen million, nine hundred thousand naira (15,900,000) The cheques were presented to the next of Kins of Twenty-nine (29) deceased Police Officers of the ranks of Assistant Superintendents of Police ( ASP), Inspectors, Sergeants, and Civilian staff attached to the command between the years 2020 to…

Kuje Prison Attack: Heads will roll as Buhari receives report indicting officials – Aregbesola

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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Atregbesola, who disclosed this Thursday, said the report identifies “all those whose action or inaction led to that unfortunate incident” of the Kuje prison attack.   A preliminary report of the investigation into the attack on the prison in Kuje, Abuja, has been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari.   The Minister of Interior, Rauf Atregbesola, who disclosed this Thursday, said the report identifies “all those whose action or inaction led to that unfortunate incident” and such officials will be punished.   “A preliminary report on…

How to end vote-buying, tribunals in Nigerian elections – Mike Igini

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Mike Igini discusses how Nigeria can overcome vote buying, improve the conduct of elections and reduce the intervention of the courts in the electoral process.   The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini, in an interview, on Tuesday on the Sunrise programme of Channels Television, discussed how Nigeria can overcome vote buying, improve the conduct of elections and reduce the intervention of the courts in the electoral process. Below are excerpts from the interview.   Q: What is INEC’s assessment of the recently concluded Osun State governorship election?…

Will machines replace journalists, too?, By Azu Ishiekwene

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The advent of any significant changes in technology has often triggered concerns about the fate of journalism. Even at the infancy of social media, TIME covered one of its editions of February 5, 2009, with concern about the imminent death of journalism. To drive home the point, the graphic was illustrated with a copy of the New York Times wrapping a tilapia.   The profession went through similar bouts of self-doubt and anxiety, after the introduction of the movable type and printing press. This same thing happened following the introduction…