Month: October 2023

Sen Onyesoh dedicates Appeal Court Victory to God, says No Victor, No Vanquished

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Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District, Allwell Onyesoh, has expressed gratitude to God for the favourable victory recorded at the Court of Appeals. The Senator who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs and also the Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) equally thanked the people of Rivers East, political leaders, and party loyalists for their unwavering support. This was coming on the heels of the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, which unanimously upheld his election and threw out…

Treat all gunshots, accident victims with or without police report – IGP tells medical personnel

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In response to the ongoing concern over the tragic loss of lives due to the neglect of gunshot and accident victims, the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has issued a resounding call to all medical practitioners in Nigeria to provide prompt and compassionate treatment to all victims of gunshots and accidents, irrespective of the presence or absence of a police report.   The IGP’s directive aligned with the full enforcement of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act of 2017, which mandates that all…

Sen Manu expresses satisfaction over outcome of Ikot Ekpene retreat …says Gov Kefas has proven to be a man of immense courage

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The immediate past Deputy Governor of Taraba state and current Senator representing Taraba North Central, Haruna Manu has expressed satisfaction over the outcome of Ikot Ekpene retreat. Senator Manu disclosed this in a chat with journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport on his way to Jalingo at the weekend. Asked how would he assess the outcome on the retreat on fiscal policy, the engineer turned politician said: “So far so good we are getting it it right in the tenth Assembly because the retreat is a big eye opener…

Customs Area 1, Rivers Command rakes in over N89.5 Billion in 10 months

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt     The Nigeria Customs Service Area 1, Port Harcourt, Rivers state Command said its revenue generation was up by 13.8 percent as the Command despite some daunting challenges in the Maritime industry generated and collected the total sum of ₦89.574 Billion in 10 months of 2023.   Disclosing this to journalists in a press briefing at the Customs Area Command in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, Thursday by the Customs Area controller, Comptroller CD Wada, the figure, when compared to the corresponding period of…

IPU: Barau hails Ackson election as President, Akpabio Executive C’ttee Member

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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has congratulated the Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament, Rt. Hon. Tulia Ackson, on her election as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Ackson was on Friday in Luanda Angola, elected as the 31st President of the global parliamentary body, making her the first female African to lead the union. She defeated three other female African parliamentarians to emerge as the union president. Senator Barau, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, expressed optimism…

Speaker Abbas hails Akpabio’s election into IPU leadership

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on his election into the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.   Senator Akpabio, who led the Nigerian delegation to the 147th IPU General Assembly in Luanda, Angola, was on Friday elected as a member of the Executive Committee, thereby breaking a 59-year-old jinx.   Nigeria was last represented in the Executive Committee of the IPU in 1964.   Speaker Abbas, while describing Senator Akpabio’s election as record-breaking, noted that…

Rivers Attorney General applauds Andoni Council Boss on Car Donation to Security Operatives, Others

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt       The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers state, Zacchaeus Adango has applauded Andoni Area Council Chairman, Brr Erastus Awortu, for donating patrol vehicles to strengthen security and logistics at the grassroots.   Adango made the commendation Thursday at Ngo, the Council’s Headquarters during an official presentation of two Security Patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to strengthen security in Andoni and its environs.   Also presented was a utility Bus to the National…

Niger CP decorates 2 ACPs, 6 CSPs,4 SPs, 300 DSPs

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AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji has decorated newly promoted officers in Niger State Police Command, as 2 ACPs, 6 CSPs, 4 SPs, and 300 DSPs decorated, sequel to the recent promotion released by the Police Service Commission The AIG was assisted during the decoration by DCP Aminu M. Garba and other senior officers of the Command. The officers decorated include; -ACP Aliyu Akande – DPO A Div Suleja -ACP Onah Reuben – DPO Kagara Div -CSP Yakubu B. Yusuf – DPO Gawu-Babangida Div -CSP Abubakar Maje – 2i/c Shiroro Area Command…

RegentAfrica Times congratulates President Tinubu on Supreme Court’s Verdict

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The Management and Editorial Board of the RegentAfrica newspapers has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the Supreme Court’s verdict that ended months of controversies surrounding his election victory at the February 2023 Presidential poll.   The 7 man panel of judges at the apex court on Thursday, had unanimously declared the President as the winner of the February Presidential election. In the said judgment, the apex court had dismissed all prayers brought forward by Tinubu’s main contenders in the election, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party and the…

VON DG ,Jibrin Ndace visits Lagos Office, pledges improved staff welfare, infrastructure

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The Director General/CEO, Voice of Nigeria Malam Jibrin Ndace has embarked on a tour of the VON Lagos office at Broadcasting House in Ikoyi, pledged to boost staff welfare and revamp the office infrastructure. During his visit to the VON office at Broadcasting House, Lagos,Jibrin Ndace received a warm welcome from Directors, Deputy Directors and dedicated staff. Malam Ndace reiterated the importance of the Lagos office and assured his commitment to making it a second home, ushering in a new era for Voice of Nigeria. He highlighted the value of…