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Gov Sani-Bello mourns former Chief Press Secretary, Hassan Kolos

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has expressed rude shock over the sudden demise of a veteran journalist and administrator, Alhaji Mohammed Hassan Kolos. Governor Sani Bello’s reaction to the death of the veteran journalist was contained in a press statement made available by his Chief Press Secretary(CPS), Mary Noel-Berje. The Governor described the late Alhaji Kolos as a dedicated personality whose contributions towards the development of the state were germane to the State. He said though death is inevitable to humans, late Alhaji Hassan Kolo’s contributions and wealth of…

Gov. Diri’s political landscape changing Cabinet By Kola Oredipe

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The drum beats, dances and shouts of joy woke up the city! The joy and excitement knew no bounds recently when the State Executive Council was inaugurated in Bayelsa State six months into the Prosperity administration of Governor Douye Diri. The selection of the commissioners was systematic as all the 24 constituencies have a representative each in the cabinet to show the spread and political balance. It takes a very considerable and people – driven leader to take such a popular decision. Three commissioners were picked each from Brass, Ekeremor,…

Stakeholders support move to ban heavy duty vehicles on state-owned roads in Niger state

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Niger State Government and critical stakeholders in the state have agreed to the closure of all state-owned roads to heavy trucks to preserve the roads; allow for the speedy completion of those under repairs, like the Minna-Bida Road; and reduce carnage on the road. The position emerged after a meeting of critical stakeholders and the Niger State government presided over by the Chairman, Infrastructure Project Monitoring Committee and the Chief of Staff to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, Ibrahim Balarabe held at the Government House Minna. Restriction of movement of articulated…

Kwara Gov hails Adesina’s re-election as AfDB President

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday congratulated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina on his re-election as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), described it as a triumph of brilliance, vision, and forthrightness. The Governor commended Adesina for standing firm and focused during his recent trials at the bank, saying his eventual clearance affirmed his commitment to transparency and wide acceptance of his rich vision by various power blocs within the bank. “I join our compatriots to congratulate Dr. Adesina for his uncommon victory and re-election as AfDB President. It is…

NIDCOM Boss congratulates Adesina on his re-election as AFDB President

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Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has joined Nigerians and the Global Community to congratulate Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, as he won another five-year term as the 9th President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement by Gabriel Odu of Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of NIDCOM, the NIDCOM Boss described the re-election of Akinwunmi Adesina as President of the Continental Institution as the right thing to do given his plethora of achievements stressed that many Nigerians were mostly known for their integrity, dexterity,…

Fani-Kayode: All Great Journalists Are “Rude” By Farooq Kperogi

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I really didn’t want to comment on Femi Fani-Kayode’s viral communicative primitivism toward Daily Trust’s Calabar correspondent by the name of Eyo Charles because of my knowledge of the state of Fani-Kayode’s mental health, but I’ve read senior Nigerian journalists on social media rail against the Daily Trust reporter for asking a “rude question,” and feel an obligation to intervene. Rude question? Well, there’s no such thing as a “rude question” in journalism. A Chicago journalist and humorist by the name of Finley Peter Dunne once said, more than a…

COMMUNITY POLICING: IGP receives operational vehicles from Innoson …..tasks other Corporate Citizens to emulate gesture

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The Community Policing efforts of the Nigeria Police Force have continued to receive commendable support from Governments, Corporate Bodies and Private Individuals as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, today, 25th August, 2020 received three (3) operational vehicles donated by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited to the Nigeria Police Force in support of ongoing efforts at repositioning the Force for optimal performance. The vehicles, Innoson G12 Series, consisting of the Single Cabin Pick-up Truck MSI, Double Cabin Pick-up Truck MSII and the SUV MSIII were presented to the Nigeria Police…

NUJ knocks Fani Kayode over attack on Daily Trust reporter, says it’s totally reprehensible

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ in a statement signed by its President,Chris Isiguzo has condemned in strong term the gangster-like outburst by Femi Fani Kayode against the Cross River State Correspondent of the Daily Trust Newspaper, Eyo Charles who asked him a simple question which he felt was embarrassing. In his reaction, Kayode assaulted the journalist and threatened him for daring to ask such a question. “By denigrating the journalist, Fani Kayode has exposed himself the more as an intolerant and unstable person who will not want his activities…

Osun at 29: We ‘re resolved to reclaim missed opportunities, set Osun on the path of sustainable devt, prosperity – Oyetola

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Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the administration’s resolve to reclaim missed opportunities and set Osun on the path of sustainable prosperity and development. He said the administration would spare no effort to unbundle the potential of the State across all sectors, particularly agriculture, tourism and mining. Oyetola noted that the state government under his watch had developed workable and achievable roadmap that would help drive its people-oriented policies to enhance growth and development of the State. Governor Oyetola stated this on Tuesday while addressing participants…