Year: 2022

LIFE ASSURANCE SCHEME: Niger CP presents cheques worths N20,757,938.28 to Eleven beneficiarie

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The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Ogundele J. Ayodeji on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba presented cheques amounting to Twenty Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty-seven Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight Naira, Twenty-eight kobo (#20,757,938.28k) to eleven families of Police personnel who died in active service in the Command within the year 2021/2022.   The presentation of the cheques took place today 23rd December 2022 at the Police State Headquarters, Dutsen-Kura Minna amidst a moody moment. The Group Life Assurance Scheme is a…

CP Sadiq Abubakar assumes duty as new FCT Commissioner of Police …. Assures improved Security, warns criminals to steer clear

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A new Commissioner of Police, CP Sadiq Idris Abubakar, mni, today, December 23, 2022 resumed office as the Twenty-ninth (29) Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). CP Sadiq took over from CP Babaji Sunday who has been redeployed to another area of assignment. CP Sadiq, a member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru-Jos, holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and a Masters of Education in Educational Psychology, both from University of Abuja. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Education (BSc.Ed)…

Christmas; NPC Boss congratulates staff ,Nigerians

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF     The Director General, National Productivity Center NPC, Dr.Chief Kashim Akor has offered prayers to staffs and Nigerians travelling for the yuletide to mark the occasion. In his Christmas and new year messages and prayers , the NPC Boss wished them a happy celebration, to and from their destinations. He prayed for God’s preservation, sustenance and protection before ,during and after the celebrations. “God, our heavenly Father, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: preserve those who are travelling;…

CAC deploys additional component on Company Registration Portal

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF       The Corporate Affairs Commission CAC has introduced an additional innovation on it’s Company Registration Portal (CRP) for ease of filing, surrender ,allotment, transfer, and transmission of shares. A statement released by the Management of the commission on Wednesday 21st of December, 2022 and issued by the Head Media, Rasheed Mahe stated that going forward customers and the general public can now take advantage of the additional component deployed on the Company’s Registration Portal (CRP) for filing of the following notices . The additional component…

YULETIDE: IGP felicitates with Nigerians ….. assures of Secured Public Space for Christmas, New Year Festivities

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured all Nigerians and residents in the country, particularly those who will be travelling or joining friends and relatives in public places for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, of their safety and security during and after the yuletide season. The IGP similarly reassured those who will be plying roads, waterways, airports, and rail tracks that proactive measures have been emplaced to ensure they arrive their destinations devoid of the activities of rogue individuals and criminal elements. The IGP has ordered…

The Virtue Of Reciting Salutations And Blessings (Salats) Upon Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Friday, December 23, 2022 (Jumadal Ula 29, 1444 AH) In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate All praise is for Allah, we praise Him, we seek His help, we ask for His forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allah from the evils of our own souls and the wickedness of our actions, whoever Allah guides, there is none that can lead him astray, and whoever Allah allows to go astray, there is none that can lead him to the right path. I testify and bear witness…

FREE AND FAIR ELECTION PROMISE: CAN BUHARI, YAKUBU WALK THE TALK? By Law Mefor

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Nigeria is yet again on the threshold of history. This historic time is different and filled with omens. Since the return of the country to the current democratic dispensation, elections have been marred by irregularities. Rigging and all other forms of manipulation have been the norm. The 2023 general election promises to be way different for several reasons. The introduction of BVAS and the vow of President Muhammadu Buhari and INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to hold a free, fair, and acceptable election are the real factors making the 2023…

NHRC tasks Reps on passage of Electoral Offences Bill

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the House of Representatives to pass the Electoral Offenses Commission bill like its counterpart in the Senate, to enable the country to deal with cases of electoral violence, which has characterized some of the elections in the past. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN who made this call in Abuja on Thursday noted that if the bill is passed by the House of Representatives and subsequently signed into law by the President, it will empower the…

Gov Adeleke is educationally qualified to contest- Witness tells Tribunal

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The two pillars of Mr Gboyega Oyetola’s petition against the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke suffered set back today as a top witness, Rev Bunmi Jenyo confirmed the educational qualification of Governor Ademola Adeleke for Osun governorship. While the forensic expert, Samuel Oduntan destroyed the allegations of over-voting, the Governor’s educational history and qualiification were also extensively attested to by the respondent’s witness. Jenyo who testified today at the Tribunal affirmed that it was public knowledge that to move from one institution to the other, you needed the transcript of…

Why we delayed passage of 2023 Appropriation Bill – Senate President

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has explained why the Senate decided to shift the passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to next Wednesday. Lawan gave the explanation at the commencement of the plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill would be passed before the chamber adjourned for Christmas recess on Thursday. He told his colleagues during the session: “Today was scheduled for us to receive and consider the report of our committee on Appropriation for the 2023 Appropriation Bill. “However, due to…