Month: October 2023

Senate swears in Senator Amos Yohanna

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Senator Amos Yohanna, (PDP-Adamawa- North), on Wednesday at plenary, took his oath of office and allegiance.   Sen. Yohanna’s oath of allegiance followed his declaration as winner of the Feb. 26 senatorial election by an Appeal Court.   The Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath and allegiance on Yohanna at plenary on Wednesday.   Yohanna, who now represents Adamawa- North, had challenged his election before the election tribunal, which dismissed his application as lacking in merit.   Sen.Yohanna had sued Sen. Elisha Abbo of the APC and…

DSS raids suspected terrorist’s hideout in Minna, recovers 150 AK-47 rifles, anti-aircraft rifles

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The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Niger State Command, have stormed the house of a suspected terrorist in Kulobe community in the Gbeganu area of Minna and discovered a large cache of AK47 riffles and thousands of ammunition.   According to Punch, the operatives raided the suspect’s home between 1am and 3am on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, following a tip-off from neighbours.   The suspected terrorist was said to have seen the operatives coming to his house through his CCTV and engaged them in a gun battle.…

9th NASC and SASCs Conference: Stakeholders release 8 Points Communique

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By Abubakar Yusuf.     The Three day ninth National and State Assembly Service Commissions’ conference held between Wednesday 17th and Friday 20th October has resolved to pursue vigorously on the following points.   In a well attended program held at Maryam Babangida Women Development Centre, MBWDC, Abuja that attracted the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senate Chairman, committee on establishment and public service, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and Clerk to the National Assembly through their representatives all gave a nod to the success of…

Bayelsa Guber Poll: INEC removes Sylva’s name from candidates’ list

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently not having a governorship candidate in the upcoming November 11 election in Bayelsa after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) removed Timipre Sylva’s name.   According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the name of Timipre Sylva’s ruining mate, Joshua Maciver was not also included for the Bayelsa election.   The list was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony,   The commission also included the name of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship candidate, Uchechukwu…

Former Nigeria’s Head of Service Adamu Fika dies

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A former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Malam Adamu Fika has died at age of 90.   Fika died mid-flight on Tuesday while returning from a London hospital to Kaduna, where he had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.   He was in a London hospital to treat an undisclosed ailment.   Funeral prayers will be held for him today, Wednesday by 4:00 pm at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.   The death of the nonagenarian was announced by the Secretary Fika Emirate Council Potiskum, Yobe State, Ali…

NHRC lauds FG for ratifying AU Charter on Rights of Older Persons

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the Federal Government for ratifying the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights of Older Persons. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu gave this commendation in Abuja, saying the ratification of this important Protocol underscores the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, specifically those of older persons, in the country. The Human Rights Boss further highlighted that the ratification of the Protocol reaffirms the country’s pledge to upholding the dignity,…

Femi Soneye: As passion meets engagement at NNPCL By Sufuyan Ojeifo

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There has been a burst of excitement in the Nigerian media community since Thursday, last week, when the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announced the appointment of 49-year-old Mr Femi Soneye as the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO). By virtue of that significant appointment, Soneye becomes the company’s spokesperson; and, he is required to robustly drive its public communication plans and strategies to ensure that the company’s external publics, through the media, are kept abreast of and apprised with issues of public interest around the…

Deputy Speaker Kalu distances self from alleged campaign of calumny against Onyejiocha

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The office of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okeize Kalu has reacted to a press conference wherein one Usman Shuaibu who claimed to be the National Coordinator of Progressive League of APC Youth Voters spewed allegations of campaign of calumny against the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkiriuka Onyejiocha by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu.   A release from the Deputy Speaker’s office signed by Levinus Nwabughiogu, his Chief Press Secretary (CPS)said “Were it not for purposes of protecting the unsuspecting…

10th National Assembly ‘ll empower RMAFC – Speaker Abbas

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the 10th National Assembly is ready to empower the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to carry out its statutory mandates effectively.   Speaker Abbas, while receiving the management of the RMAFC on a courtesy call at his office in Abuja on Tuesday, decried that the commission has been battling with several challenges, including lack of adequate funding and infrastructure.   The Chairman of the commission Mohammed Bello Shehu led the Federal Commissioners and other…

NYSC restates commitment to National Development Through CDS

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The National Youth Service Corps has restated that it would ensure more contributions to national development through the execution of laudable projects by Corps Members that would improve the living standard of rural dwellers across the country.   It said Community Development Service (CDS) was designed to galvanize the enormous potentials of graduate youths and generate community interest towards national development.   The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the 2023 Community Development Service Schedule Officers’ Workshop.   Speaking through…