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Tasks before APC Caretaker Convention Committee By Abba Dukawa

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Immediately after the APC was elected into the power in 2015 elections the party started wrestling with issues of party building, party structures, internal democracy and the nature of the relationship between parties and members, parties a, legislative members and government. In spite the party appears to be most darling party among Nigerians in history but due to the absence of internal democracy in the party and fragile harmony being experienced among its NWC since 2015. This party lack of cohesion and internal party discipline among APC among all the…

Makinde flags off Youths in Agribusiness project in Awe …says Agribusiness will benefit from state’s N1bn MSME credit initiative

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As part of activities commemorating the first anniversary of the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State, the governor, on Wednesday, flagged off the Youths in Agribusiness Project at the Rural Community Development Centre (RCDC), Aawe. He declared that agriculture, an area where the state has comparative advantage, is being leveraged to expand its economy. Makinde in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary , Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said that “there are a few things that if we do them correctly, we should be in the position to expand…

Late Abubakar Tsav was a diligent police officer— Emir of Ilorin

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The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has commiserated with the family of the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Kano States, Abubakar Tsav (rtd) over his death. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari described late Tsav as a diligent and committed Police officer who upheld the sanctity of the profession by ensuring adequate protection of lives and property of residents during his tenure as Police Commissioner. This is contained in a condolence message issued by the Media Aide to the Emir, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona…

COVID-19 Infection Rate: The Numbers Game, By Jibrin Ibrahim

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The tragedy today is that too many states are playing politics with COVID-19, significantly increasing the risk of infections and death in their communities for the silly image-improving deception that their numbers are down, so that normal life can resume. The story of COVID-19 has always been about the numbers – the fear that tens of millions of people might be killed by the pandemic, turning the world into the doomsday prediction that has frightened people from antiquity. The world remembers the 1918 flu epidemic in which 500 million people…

25th Year Remembrance; Wolekanle Doles Out Cash, Gifts, Pilgrimage Slots.

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Hon Akinwole Akinwale , Wolekanle, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has doled out cash gift and pilgrimage slots to Mecca and Jerusalem to commensurate the 25th Year remembrance of his late father, Justice Emmanuel Akinsami Akinwale. The late legal practitioner was a Chief Magistrate in Oyo state during his life time. Hon Akinwole who is also the initiator of Ajilete Carnival and Proprietor of Ogbomoso United said the decision to hold a low key remembrance for his late father was buoyed by the need…

We are committed to actualization of Bobi grazing reserve – Gov Sani-Bello

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Niger state government has said the take-off of the multi million naira Bobi Grazing Reserve in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State is by the corner, as the foliage is growing to an advanced stage. The state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello, made the known when he paid an assessment visit to the reserve to ascertain the level of work reached on the 30, 000 hectares of land being developed for livestock and dairy production, he said the state government with full support from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…

Makinde inaugurates Mobile Police Unit, presents Hilux trucks for operations …kickstarts distribution of seedlings to 10,000 farmers

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Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, kicked off the celebration of his administration’s first year in office with the inauguration of Police Mobile Squadron in Ago-Are and distribution of 10,000 seedings to farmers in Iseyin. Governor Makinde, who spoke at different locations said that the success of his administration was attributable to the efficient management of the resources of the state. He added that the government has gained a lot of mileage because it cut wastage of resources. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde,…

Let our conducts reflect the gains of Ramadan fast, NYSC DG urges Muslim faithful

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The Director – General, National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, Management and Staff of the Scheme felicitated with the Muslim faithfuls on the successful completion of the Ramadan Fast. NYSC DG said: “May the holy month of Ramadan which witnessed fasting, spiritual contemplation, as well as works of charity bring restoration, not only to our economic, health and social systems, but that of the globe at large, as we collectively battle COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant consequences.” “Management earnestly prays that the gains of the great spiritual…

COVID19: SERG Hails Enugu Council Chairmen, Wants South East Governors To Erect Barricades at Boundaries

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Amid increasing allegations of violation of interstate travel restriction by the federal government, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has commended all the 17 local government chairmen in Enugu State over their commitment to measures aimed at curtaining the spread of Coronavirus disease in the state.   The group particularly gave a passed mark to efforts by the council chairmen at the state boundaries for enforcing the directive by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi that they mobilise to man their land borders, urging governors in the region to construct lockable barriers manned…

COVID-19 TESTING CENTRE :Gov Sani Bello seeks partnership with NCDC …… as he inspects fifty-beds capacity isolation centre

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Niger State Governor ,Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has called on National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to partner with his government for the establishment of Coronavirus (COVID 19) laboratory testing centre in the state. Governor Sani Bello made this request while inspecting the 50-beds Capacity Isolation Centre donated by the El-Amin Foundation in Minna. The Governor who described the state as the gateway from Southwest to Northern parts of the country, said the state needed a laboratory for testing COVID-19 cases to ease the stress of having to send samples to…