Month: August 2022

Ex- Kogi Gov, Ibrahim Idris commission Remodeled Waterlines Building In Portharcourt ….. urges State Govt to Protect Legacy Projects.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF     The provision of social amenities that have direct bearing on the lives of the people remained a veritable tools for good governance both at sub- National and National level.   This position was agreed by former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris in Portharcourt on Wednesday during the commissioning of Waterlines building renovated, remodeled and furnished by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Nzenwo Wike.   The former Kogi Governor, who commended the government and people of Rivers State said maintainance of iconic and legacies projects at…

Gov Sani Bello flags off Planting of 3,000 Hybrid Shea Trees in Kodo

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has flagged off the planting of Hybrid shea trees aimed at geometrically increasing the number of shea trees within the shortest time possible and to fully benefit in the shea value-chain for accelerated economic transformation in the state.   The ceremony which took place at the Beji Parkland in Kodo, Bosso local government area of the state,was a pilot scheme in collaboration with the National Shea Products Association of Nigeria (NASPAN) to establish the Shea Parkland Afforestation and Reforestation (SPARE) project in Nigeria.…

Ensure Justice to victims,Perpetrators – Ojukwu,Varsity Don charge Transitional Justice Panelists

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has tasked the Transitional Justice Panelists and the Community Reconciliation Committees to brace up to the challenges of reconciling and reintegrating victims and perpetrators of insurgency to live in peace in their communities.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who gave this charge in Maiduguri, Borno state in his welcome address at the training of Community Stakeholders on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in the North East, noted that the success of the project depends largely on the commitment of…

Zero release of 2022 Capital Funds in August rents Air …. As FG proposed 2023 Budget

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By YUSUF ABUBAKAR, Abuja       Nigerians may suffer more as the journey towards 2023 general elections gathered momentum, with no release of capital funds as at the end of third quarter of the year.   This was coming at a time the Nigerian government is proposing September, 2023 towards presentation of the next year’s budget.   Except for recurrent expenditures , with only payment of salaries and allowances , the current administration may not be able to fund the capital budget elements of this year’s budget.   An…

Media Trust commends CAC on major reforms

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By YUSUF ABUBAKAR, Abuja         Media Trust Group has expressed optimism that the vision of the Corporate Affairs Commision (CAC) to become a world class companies registry will soon be realized considering the pace of transformation it is recently witnessing.   The Group Chief Executive Officer, Media Trust Limited, Mounir Haliru Gwarzo stated this today in Abuja during a courtesy call on the Registrar General/CEO of the CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar. Mounir Gwarzo noted with pleasure that the CAC was the only Government Agency operating a fully…

Security Operatives kill Two kidnappers,as two others escaped with bullet injuries in Kogi

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Two daredevil kidnappers have lost their lives during a gun duel with security operatives in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State while two others escaped with different degrees of bullet wound.   According to reports, the kidnappers have perpetuated havoc within the area of their operations and security operatives had been on their trail. Confirming the information, the Chairman Idah Local Government, Hon. Abuh Odoma stated that with the support received from the State Governor, they have continued to secure victories over some of these miscreants.   He maintained…

Nigerian Youths’ll set the agenda for Sen Bola Tinubu -Yahaya Bello

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said that the youths in the country will set the agenda of this nation for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate , Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu when elected as the next president of the country because the youths own the future. Governor Bello who made the assertions at the 2021 Blueprint Annual Public Lectures and Impact Series/Awards held Tuesday in Abuja stressed that Senator Tinubu has the pedigree and capacity to lead the country out of its current socio-economic woes. “Today we have the…

The secret diary of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo

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This morning, after my praise and worship and morning prayers, I scanned through online newspapers. As usual, I read both the local and the international news headlines. Apart from the election in Kenya, the other headline that caught my attention was the New York Times‘ story about how General Mark Milley, President Trump’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, almost resigned. According to the newspaper, he wrote a resignation letter that was biting. It made me have a flashback. I remembered my resignation letter, which, just like General Milley,…

How Afrobeats movement began in Nigeria – Kenny Ogungbe

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Nigerian music producer and executive, Kehinde ‘Kenny’ Ogungbe, in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES at the Naija Star Search auditions on Friday in Lagos, traced the origin of the Afrobeats movement in Nigeria and how it became a global phenomenon.   Afrobeats is a genre of music that originated in Nigeria and Ghana in the early 2000s.   The genre is a fusion of pop, Hiplife, Reggae, Dance hall, Amapiano and other genres with beats produced from West Africa.   Prominent Afrobeats artists include Wizkid, Burnaboy, Davido, Tems, Yemi Alade,…

Gov Sani Bello celebrates IBB@81

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Niger State Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated the former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as he turned 81.   The Governor in a birthday message, described the former President as a true elder Statesman and Nationalist who sacrificed so much to ensure the unity and survival of Nigeria.   Governor Sani Bello said the role of the Octogenarian has remained invaluable and relevant in nation-building.   He reechoed the impact of policies and programmes of the celebrant during his regime as the Military President in the country between 1985…