Day: May 2, 2023

CP Haruna Garba assumes duty as Commissioner of Police, FCT Command

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The new Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna G. Garba, has assumed duty as the 30th Commissioner of Police in the Territory.   The CP who took over from AIG Sadiq Abubakar who was redeployed to the Police Academy, Kano State following his promotion, is a thorough bread Police Officer.   CP Haruna G. Garba, Psc., was born on the 8th of June, 1964. He hail from Ankpa LGA, in Kogi State, Nigeria. He attended the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), where he bagged a Bachelor of Science…

JUST IN: Wike declares public holiday in Rivers for Tinubu’s visit

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has announced that Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, will be a public holiday in Rivers State.   The governor made this known in a state broadcast on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. He explained that President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu had indicated his desire to commission some strategic projects in Rivers State during his presidential campaign visit to the state.   Recall that a formal invitation was earlier sent to the President-Elect after the general elections, which he graciously accepted.   The Governor said the move is…

South East Coalition accusation of ethnic bias on boarding of citizens stranded in Sudan,a wicked lie – NiDCOM

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Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)has reacted to accusation allegedly raised by South East Coalition that the Chairman/ CEO, Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri- Erewa, prevented some Nigerians, especially of the South East extraction from boarding buses hired by the Federal Government to evacuate stranded Nigerians from the war-torn Khartoum in Sudan. The ridiculous allegation which was first published by one Chukwujekwu Ilozue of the Daily Independent Newspapers on May 1, 2023, and syndicated by This Day Newspapers, Nigerian Tribune online and other online media, NiDCOM described the accusation as a fabricated lie…

Buhari reappoints Abike Dabiri-Erewa as Diaspora Commission Chairman

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday. Dabiri-Erewa is the pioneer Chairman of the commission that is domiciled in the federal ministry of foreign affairs. Before becoming NiDCOM Chairman, she was the Senior Special Assistant to the President Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. Dabiri-Erewa is a former member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu…

The GreenLand News, NUJ sets to mark World Press Day

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The GreenLand News Magazine in Conjunction with Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ FCT Council is organising a Lecture/Award in commemoration of World Press Day. Annually, on May 3, the world celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists, who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. Reflecting this reality, this year’s title of the conference is ‘Shaping a future of rights – Freedom of Expression as…

SENATE PRESIDENCY: NASS Legislative Staff backs Akpabio

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By Our Reporter     The legislative staff of the National Assembly has expressed their enthusiasm for the aspiration of His Excellency Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio for the Senate President. In a meeting with the Convener, “The Godswill Project,” Femi Odere in Abuja on Monday with representatives of the legislative staff, they said they have come to express solidarity, enthusiasm, and support for Akpabio’s bid for the Senate President as they consider themselves “important stakeholders of the National Assembly that knows the characters and competence or otherwise of the ranking…