Day: August 24, 2024

Police arrest Woman with 124 rounds of ‘anti-aircraft bullets’ Hidden inside Palm Oil in Nasarawa

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Nasarawa state Police Command has arrested one Hauwa Sani with 124 rounds of suspected anti-aircraft ammunition concealed in a gallon of palm oil.   The woman, alongside a two-year-old child were arrested in Keffi LGA of the state on Friday. Rahman Nansel, spokesperson of the command, said the woman received the ammunition from Doma LGA and was arrested on her way to Katsina.   He said “On 23/8/2024 at about 1710hrs, based on credible information, police operatives attached to Keffi division intercepted and got one Hauwa Sani ‘F’ alongside a…

How Tambawal Is Prioritising Technology Driven Capacity Building in 21st Century, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Twice in two months , the National Assembly management under the Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Sani Magaji Tambawal has not only prioritised capacity building, but technologically driven and automation along with digitization so as to consign the psyche of staff of the National Assembly to modern technology. Since technology advancement is the demands of the 21st century, the management of the National Assembly has developed the template of ensuring staffers from the intermediate level to the top echelon, developed the skill of application of the new order into…

JUST IN: Jubilations as Governor Ahmad Fintiri begins payment of N70000 minimum wage to Adamawa Civil Servants

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Excitement and celebration swept through Adamawa State as workers began receiving alerts of the new N70,000 minimum wage in their bank accounts.   Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had signed the new Minimum Wage bill into law a few weeks ago.   This was after back and forth with the organised labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC)   However, many Governors have said they can not pay N70,000 minimum wage as a result of economic reality. Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State…

Chief Maichibi Meshach Mikailu surprises Maichibi United Football Club with a Golden Opportunity

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Chief Maichibi Meshach Mikailu, Jakadan Matasan Arewa, and the Plateau Man of the Year, known for his unwavering commitment to youth empowerment and sports development, surprised his boys at Maichibi United Football Club (MFC) with a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Chairman and Proprietor of MUFC secured his team’s participation in an international football scouting exercise, facilitated by Hon. Amb. Daniel Asama Ago, Member representing Jos North/Bassa in the Federal House of Representatives, in collaboration with the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA). This historic event was marked by the arrival…

Facts About Justice Kekere-Ekun, New Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN

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She was born in London, United Kingdom, on 7 May 1958 to Alhaji Senator H.A.B. Fasinro, OFR, and Mrs Winifred Layiwola Ogundimu. She attended Queen’s College, Lagos, for her secondary education, after which she obtained her LL.B in 1980 from the University of Lagos and her LL.M from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in November 1983.   She was called to the Nigerian Bar on 10 July 1981 after completing her compulsory one-year National Youth Service at the Ministry of Justice, Benin City, Edo State (previously…

Elected representatives: Servants or masters? By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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_“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” — Cicero, 46 B.C._   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right! We have to go into the past to understand today!   The present conundrum in the National Assembly highlights just how far we have departed from many rational definitions of public service. It wasn’t always like this! From the early 1950s, with the commencement of self-rule in the regions…

MISSING/FOUND PERSON

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The FCT Police Command is requesting members of the general public to assist the Police with useful information that will help reunite *KINGSLEY ANWULIKE IFEANYI*, a ten (10) year old boy who hails from Imo state and lives here in Abuja with his uncle Mr. *CHISOM ANWULIKE* who sells phones at Wuse Market. Well meaning members of the public’s with useful information about him should contact the nearest Police station or call the PCB line via: 09022222352, 07037304833.   SP Josephine Adeh, Anipr, Police Public Relations Officer, For: The Commissioner…