Month: April 2024

Akpabio, Great Leader, working for betterment of Akwa Ibom People – Gov Umo Eno

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has described the former governor of the state and incumbent President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio as a “great leader” who has decided to work for the betterment of the people of the state, in a “bipartisan manner.” Eno stated this during a meeting he had with past and present members of the National Assembly across party lines, over the weekend in Uyo, the state capital. According to him, “the Senate President, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio CON, is also a great…

Tinubu opens African Counter-Terrorism summit in Abuja

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President Bola Tinubu has officially declared open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja’s Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).   The summit which is currently ongoing and organised by Nigeria, in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, will be held from Monday to Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with the theme: ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism’.   Recall that the spokesman of the president, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said on Sunday that a high-level conference organized by Nigeria…

IGP Egbetokun rejects State Police,says it will aggravate ethnic tension,divided loyalty among states

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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has opposed the establishment of state police argued that Nigeria was not ripe for such.   The IGP stated this while speaking at a one day National dialogue on state policing, organized by Federal House of Representatives in Abuja.The Police Chief who was represented at the event by AIG Ben Okolo said the establishment of state police will aggravate ethnic tension, which will lead to divided loyalty in the states.   IGP Egbetokun also called for the incorporation of the Nigeria Security and…

State Police: We ‘ll enact laws, pursue reforms for collective welfare of Nigerians- Deputy Speaker Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the principal aim of the parliament with regards to the state police bill was to enact laws and pursue reforms that will benefit the collective welfare of the nation.   Acknowledging concerns expressed in some quarters about possible abuse of the policing system at the state level when established, the Deputy Speaker allayed the fears, stated that the decisions to restructure Nigeria’s policing system is not intended to serve the interests of any individual or…

Ayedatiwa wins APC guber primary in Ondo

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Amidst protest over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election in Ondo State, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was early on Monday morning declared winner.   The Chairman of the party’s Primary Election Committee for Ondo State and Governor of Kogi, Usman Ododo said that Aiyedatiwa having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest vote was the winner.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 171,922 members of the party were revalidated to vote in 203 wards in the 18 local government areas of…

Bobrisky’s masque, Yahaya Bello’s boa By Lasisi Olagunju

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“When you reach home, tell my mother,Say it was a boa that his son transformed into And never returned home.” The actor comes on the stage singing and dancing, his troupe festive around him. He invokes his powers and turns into this and that. Everything he fancies, he becomes. Then he goes back to man. The world applauds him. The man becomes a roof-climbing, banana-eating monkey. The applaud gets louder. He turns to a woman – like Bobrisky- complete with all the charm of the seductress; he beckons on men…

RECRUITMENT: We uphold Federal Character Principle as A law abiding govt agency – CAC …… Says present leadership accords top priority to staff welfare

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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has urged Nigerians to disregard series of false and malicious social media reports that it is recruiting against the Federal Character Principle. The Management of the agency in a release made available to Emporium Reporters said on assumption of office on October 16, 2023, the CAC Registrar-General/CEO , Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, was confronted with a myriad of challenges, including a backlog of promotions and other welfare-related issues.   The RG in his wisdom and desire to improve the welfare and well-being of the hardworking…

Gov Umo Eno charges serving,former National Assembly Members on unity, cooperation … Hails Akpabio’s leadership strides

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Sunday enjoined politicians in the state to jettison partisan politics and face governance saying campaigns have since finished.   A statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of Senate, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh said Gov Eno, made the call at a bipartisan meeting ofup former and serving National Assembly members from the state across party lines, which he convened in Uyo, the state capital on Sunday.   The governor sought the cooperation and support of the lawmakers saying “We…

Chibok: Destroying the future of our tomorrow? By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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The 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolchildren from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, has again brought an eerie feeling of despair and panic. The anniversary is a high point as it has again shown the entire security apparatus of Nigeria as gravely inept and compromised. That’s what it tells us!   The most important thing about Chibok is not just that it happened! As a matter of fact, it ought not to have happened! Instead, it is about what the country has learnt in ten…

Ekiti as an amazing story By Funmilola Olarewaju

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In the past few days, videos of market women leaders, aka Iyalojas, in Ekiti State moderating the prices of goods in the markets within their jurisdictions have been trending. According to reliable information, the genesis of the viral video was a call made by the First Lady of Ekiti State, Olayemi Oyebanji appealing to the Iyalojas to prevail on their members to bring down the cost of goods. Oyebanji was also reported to have had a meeting with female chiefs, urging them to intervene.   It didn’t stop there! The…