Month: November 2022

NYSC announces Christy Uba as Acting Director-General

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Following the removal of Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah as Director General, National Youth Service Corps by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs Christy Uba, Director, Information and Communications Technology, who the most senior Director in the Scheme has taken over the leadership of the Corps in the capacity of Overseer, pending the appointment of a substantive Director General by Mr President. This was contained in a statement signed by Eddy Megwa,Director, Press and Public Relations,NYSC National Directorate Headquarters.

Voters Registration: POSN hails Judiciary, urges INEC not to Appeal Judgement

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The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has applauded the judiciary for Tuesday’s ruling mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration exercise and allow it to run until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.   The group in a statement released after the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, said: “Today’s decision by the court has once again shown that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.”   POSN urged INEC not…

JUST IN : Saudi Arabia King Salman declares public holiday after historic win against Argentina

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Saudi Arabia King, Salman bin Abdulaziz has declared a national holiday following the country’s stunning 2-1 victory over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.   This is according to a statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.   The statement stated that all employees in the public and private sectors will have the day off work, tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Students will also not have to attend lessons.   Saudi Arabia shocked favourites Argentina with brilliant goals from Saleh al-Shehri…

Osun Tribunal: INEC fails to produce Adeleke’s Certificates ….. As witness insists he forged them

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Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Election Petition Tribunal that the state office of the commission was not in custody of the certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke.   The electoral officer made this declaration on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as Governor-elect.   The REC was billed to appear before the panel in line with a Subpoena…

I’ll recharge Lake Chad, continue exploration works in frontier basins – Tinubu

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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised to continue exploration works in all frontier basins in the country and particularly recharge the Lake Chad. He spoke on Tuesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for oil drilling at Kalmani Area of Gongola Basin now located between Bauchi and Gombe states. Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the ceremony was the first oil drilling project in the Northern part of the country. Asíwájú Tinubu commended the president for what he called historic achievement, saying he had always believed every part…

NHRC condemns starving, death of Yobe Woman by Husband

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vehemently condemned the starving to death, of a woman who was confined in a room for one year by her husband in Yobe state. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN, who made this condemnation while reacting to incident, however commended the Commission’s state Office in Yobe, the state Police Command and DPO Nguru Division for their interventions before the victim died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano state. The NHRC Boss observed that the treatment meted out to…

The Speakership crisis in Ekiti State, by Reuben Abati

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On October 16, 2022, former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State handed over power at a colourful ceremony attended by big wigs of the All Progressives Congress and others to Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, the former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, who emerged as Governor-elect in the state’s June 18 governorship election. Fayemi had completed his maximum two terms as Governor. He served as Governor, 2010 -2014, and also from October 2018 to October 2022. In-between, he was Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development.   But since his departure in…

Wike introduces free school feeding programme, presents N550b 2023 budget

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has presented a budget estimate of 550 billion naira for the 2023 fiscal year, the highest to be projected by his administration since assuming office in 2015.   The Governor who presented the appropriation bill to the state’s House of Assembly on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, also announced a free feeding programme for pupils in primary schools to increase enrolments.   Wike explained that his administration projected ₦351bn as Capital Expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year.   The Governor explained that in 2023 the State…

World Cup in Qatar, by Reuben Abati

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The 22nd edition of the FIFA football World Cup currently taking place in Qatar, the first-ever edition of the World Cup in the Middle East, is causing so much self-inflicted catarrh in the Western media due to the attempt by that wing of media practice to do everything possible to discredit the hosting of the World Cup by the Middle Eastern country. It has been said that Qatar “bought” the World Cup for sports-washing purposes, or that it is all about the money, and questions have been raised about LGBTQ+…

FHA moves to construct Smart City in Abuja

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The Federal Housing Authority FHA has concluded plans to build a smart city in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The Managing Director of FHA, Senator Gbenga Ashafa stated this while on a working visit to the area with the Minster of State , Works and Housing, Alhaji Umar El-Yakubu located in Kabuso, Shishipe 11 in Abuja metropolis. The Managing Director said the Abuja model City is 11 km stretch and drive from the city centre ,with serene and natural endowments that will attract more development in the nearest future. Senator…