Day: August 28, 2023

Group asks NBA President to halt planned disciplinary actions against suspended Adamawa REC,Hudu Yunusa Ari

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A non-political group,Alliance For Justice In Nigeria has called on President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),Barrister Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau,SAN to shelve the hurriedly planned disciplinary action against the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa in Adamawa State in the 2023 General Elections,Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari. The group in a letter signed by Dr.Tizhe Tumba Joseph, President and Ibrahim Buba Kojoli,Secretary General ,which was addressed to the NBA President,accused the Barr Maikyau of unilaterally caused an action to refer Barrister Yunusa Hudu Ari to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for investigation…

FARMERS/HERDERS CLASHES -House of Reps seeks corporation with relevant stakeholders

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The House of Representatives has resolved to end the incessant farmers/herders’ clashes in the country; using a multi-faced approach to achieve a lasting peace. Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu stated this at a meeting between the Chairmen and members of the Ad-Hoc committee to interface with relevant stakeholders in Abuja. Nigeria is home to many violent conflicts, one of which is the farmers-herders conflict that has posed severe security challenges in the country. The meeting between the House and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal…

Deputy Senate President offers scholarship to 628 students in BUK

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has offered scholarships to 628 students of the Bayero University Kano (BUK). The students, who were selected from Kano North Senatorial District, where the lawmaker is representing, were given N50,000 each. Flagging off the scheme at the School of Continuing Education, BUK, on Monday, the Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, said the scheme was conceived by the Deputy President of the Senate to support his constituents to pursue their studies in…

We ‘ve responsibility to uphold principle of Justice,Rule of Law as Lawyers- Kalu charges classmates

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Deputy Speaker ,House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that lawyers are beacons of hope and guardians of the constitution. He said that as legal practitioners, they have the responsibility of upholding the principle of justice, rule of law and equity. Kalu made the submissions on Monday when his former classmates of 1998 from the facility of law, University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State paid him a courtesy visit on the sideline of the ongoing National conference of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) in Abuja. The…

Wike and Abuja’s corn sellers By Lasisi Olagunju

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The only reason the poor have not started eating the rich in Nigeria is, perhaps, because this is the season of corn. And, I believe I am right. Check your neighbourhood. Except you are in this government, you would know that things are bad, very bad for every home. Every staple food is priced beyond the pocket of the poor. With famine wrecking the urban working class and the toiling village yokel, corn –roasted and boiled – has come as a life-saver. But dealing in corn has been pronounced an…

Emergency Communication Centres: NCC engages over 1,200 Nigerian Youths …… Opens Operational centers in 27 states

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The Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has provided employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals, as well as offering informal business activities to the citizens across the Country. Beyond providing essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public, more than 1,200 are currently offered employment at the 27 ECC’s operational centres across the country, while NCC accordingly said more will be employed as the additional 8 centres under different stages of completion become fully operational by 2024. The ECC’s, now fully operational…

Oil theft: FG hails Tantita for efficient pipeline protection

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by Kazeem Biriowo     The Federal Government on Saturday expressed gratitude to the management of private security services, Tantita Security Services Limited, for their efforts in pipeline protection in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave this commendation while answering questions from reporters during his tour of oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Lokpobiri, who was accompanied on the tour by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, among other Government officials, said the…