Month: August 2022

South East 2023: TAG meets with Gov Uzodinma

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The leadership of The Asiwaju Group (TAG) met with the Executive Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma on Friday, August 19th, 2022.   The meeting was in preparation for September activities and finalising the campaign strategy for the South East region. The TAG Executive team was led by Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Alh AbdulRasak Danjuma, Hon Ibrahim Hamzat Onimisi and Hon Muawiyah Muye.   At the meeting, Dr. Abdullahi described Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a good man who deserved to be encouraged…

Gov Sani Bello seeks FG intervention on Minna-Kontagora Federal Road ….. says insecurity ‘ll soon be A thing of the past

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has said he will approach the Presidency to request for the rehabilitation of the Minna-Kontagora Federal Road.   Governor Sani Bello disclosed this when he payed homage to Sarkin Sudan Kontagora, HRH. Muhammadu Barau Mu’azu II at his Palace.   He said he will write to President Muhammadu Buhari and personally follow up to ensure that the road is rehabilitated.   “I will write and visit Mr President to prevail on the Minna-Kontagora Road, the road is really in a bad shape as you…

Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (1), by Hassan Gimba

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Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by mutual arrangement or contrived by nature, there are always leaders and followers, communities fashioned out ways and means in which to live together under organised systems to regulate and conduct their affairs. From primitive father figure leadership to the animalistic instinct of the strongest leading the flock, man has experimented with many ways in which to live in harmony with one another and with the larger community. Since then, nations have tinkered with various forms, some of which developed…

My administration ‘ll invest more on skills for women and youths – Gov Sani Bello

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The Niger State Government has promised to provide more skills empowerment to women and youths in the state. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello stated this in an interview shortly after presiding over the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kontagora local government critical stakeholders meeting in Kontagora. The Governor explained that skills acquisition remained vital in the administration’s desire to engage women and youths in meaningful ventures. He stated that already, the state has supported women groups in rice milling and groundnut oil production and they are doing well. “In the last quarter…

NCoS promotes 3,852 Officers

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The Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), has approved the promotion of 3852 officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to various ranks.   This is contained in a statement by the Service’s Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Umar Abubakar, on Saturday in Abuja.   Abubakar said that the service the officers and men were promoted from Inspectors of Corrections (IC) and Assistant Controllers of Corrections, to their next ranks.   He said that statistics from the promotion result showed that a total of 48 Assistant Controllers…

FCT Police confirms arrest of Agba Jalingo

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The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a Journalist,Agba Jalingo who is also the Publisher of Crossriverwatch. Agba Jalingo was arrested on Saturday, August 20th, 2022,by State CID operatives in response to a petition filed against him by one Elizabeth Frank Ayade   FCT Police said the Journalist was arrested over a false allegation, claiming that Elizabeth Frank Ayade paid one Mr. Pascal to write an examination for her at the law school.   “Upon the receipt of this petition, we went ahead to invite Mr. Agba Jalingo,…

PDP’s thugs’attack on Mrs Oyetola’s convoy, primitive, barbaric – Osun APC

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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned yesterday’s attack on the convoy of the First Lady of the state, Alhaja Kafayat Oyetola, by some suspected Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) thugs, described it as primitive, barbaric, shameful, dangerous and wicked.   It was learnt that the suspected PDP political thugs waylaid the convoy of Mrs Oyetola yesterday at Owode in Edeland, where they threw stones at the convoy and used other dangerous weapons to effect the attack.   Information however, had it that it was the…

LaPRSC: NCC EVC,Danbatta tasks Nigerians to explore opportunities in Digital Economy

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  The Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has advised Nigerians to explore opportunities in the Digital Economy to eradicate poverty in the country.   Prof Danbatta stated this on Thursday in his address at the 9th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and Poverty Eradication.   The EVC,was represented at the conference by Mrs Nnena Ukoha, Head,Corporate Communications,NCC.   Speaking on the topic, Poverty Eradication in Nigeria: Leveraging Opportunities in a Digital Economy, Danbatta noted that ”For most developing countries, particularly those with…

Abuja–Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists release 4 more abducted passengers

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Four additional victims abducted during the attack of the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, have been released by the terrorists on Friday.   The hostages included an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu, and two others after spending four months in captivity.   Their release was confirmed by Tukur Mamu, a Kaduna-based publisher and Media Consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who withdrew as one of the negotiators, confirmed the release of the four hostages to newsmen in Kaduna.   Mamu gave the…

Customer Expectations in Nigeria By Aliyu ilias

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The quest to meet customer expectation is surely the priority of every organization, meeting customer expectation simply mean more profit for every organization, in Nigeria today the word fast as assuming a meaning beyond the conventional fast, it simply means instant availability at the pressing of a button, in my customer service training Abuja, we find out that social media has changed the definition of fast in service delivery, social channels are now second only to search engines and it is the point of vent and reviews. Customers in Nigeria…