Day: October 11, 2023

Speaker Abbas mourns Hon Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga , says death devastating

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has said expressed shock over the news of the death of the member representing Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto State Hon. Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga. Danbuga reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. The Speaker described the death as devastating, lamenting the quality representation the constituency would miss with Danbuga’s demise. Speaker Abbas described the late Danbuga as a gentleman and fine lawmaker, who would be sorely missed. “It is devastating to receive the…

Princess Orelope-Adefulire affirms Commitment to Rights of Girl Child

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Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals has reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) to the righs, protection, education, and empowerment of the girl child in Nigeria. The Presidential aide gave this assurance in a statement released to commemorate the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child. Being celebrated under the theme “Girls Can and Will Change the World,” in 2023, the International…

Int’l Girl-child Day: Deputy Speaker, Kalu harps on investment in Girl-Child

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As Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has called for investment in the girl-child, saying that it will increase the visibility of the female gender in the political space and aid Nigeria’s economic growth and development.   Day of the Girl Child is an annual internationally recognized observance on October 11 that focuses on the importance of girls’ education, their rights, and promoting gender equality.   The Deputy…

4th Edition of Badagry Door of Return festival will be the biggest tourism event – Dabiri-Erewa

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Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) said the 2023 4th Edition of Badagry Door of Return festival scheduled to hold from the 19th to 21st October, if properly harnessed, could be one of the biggest tourism events in Nigeria . Dabiri-Erewa stated this at a joint Press Conference at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Lagos.   The NIDCOM Boss explained that, “the Door of Return, which sigfnifies the joy of return to the motherland, is about receiving our brothers and sisters that were taken away as…

ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, A TRAIL-BLAZER AT 61 By Rosemary Moribirin

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In the grand tapestry of life, we gather to celebrate a luminous figure in Nigeria’s political realm, Dr. (Hon) Kafayat Abike Oloruntoyin Dabiri-Erewa, who clocks 61 years on the surface of the earth on October 11, 2023. Her life story shines brightly as a beacon of a natural leader, a humanist and a trail blazer, illuminating the hearts and minds of whoever comes her way. A Trailblazing Odyssey: Right from her youthful days, she has demonstrated her acumen as a born natural leader with no impossibility in her dictionary. Prior…

Army court-martials General to 7 years in jail over $2.1m, N1.65b theft

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A Nigerian Special Army Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL).   Mohammed was sentenced on Tuesday, October 10, after the court found him guilty of 14 count charges out of 18 count charges brought before the court, bordering on forgery, misappropriation of funds, and conspiracy among others.   Despite pleading not guilty to the charges, the eight-man…

Bayelsa 2023 : Court sacks Timipre Sylva as APC Guber candidate

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress—APC, Chief Timipre Sylva, from contesting the November 11 off cycle election in Bayelsa State. Justice Donatus Okorowo in a landmark judgement on Monday night ruled that Sylva, having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of the state, would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if allowed to contest again. The judge also declared that Sylva was not qualified to run in the November poll because if he wins…