Month: July 2024

The Niger State Governor, Rt Hon Umaru Muhammad Bago has announced the release of the sum of Five Billion Naira for the construction of an Ultra-modern Orientation Camp for NYSC in the State.   He also announced the donation of the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira for each Corps Member in camp, a trailer load of rice and twenty cows to augment the feeding of Corps Members and Camp Officials during the on-going Orientation programme.   The Governor stated this in his address during the Swearing-in Ceremony of the…

A stitch in time saves nine! The problems surrounding the Imamship issue in Ogbomoso and the religious crisis that happened on the day of the last Eid-up-Adha (Ileya) festival are serious threats to the peace of Oyo State. In fact, we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder.   The Governor of Oyo State, H.E. Seyi Makinde, as the Chief Security Officer of the State should better take pro-active action now, to avert avoidable breach of security.   I. OGBOMOSO IMAMSHIP TUSSLE   The problem of Imamship in Ogbomoso, initially…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has emphasized the role of partnership between the Federal, State, and Local Governments as well as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in accelerating efforts towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   The Presidential Aide made this call while speaking at an advocacy and sensitization campaign in Kano State.   A statement issued by Desmond Utomwen, the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the SSAP-SDGs, noted that as the global community seek to…

Facts emerging from Rivers State as the political crisis continue to rage on indicated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has released criminals to help him quell any form of opposition, using brute force. This development is cropping few hours after the state electoral body announced a guideline for local government elections. Apparently scared of the fact that he’s not popular, he moved prisoners facing various jail terms in Rivers State to help him. A source privy to this development who spoke under the condition of anonymity disclosed that most of the…