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Policeman kills wife, self; leave kids of two years and three weeks

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A policeman attached to the Ondo State Police Command has allegedly shot his wife dead and committed suicide. The incident was said to have happened at Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the police officer, simply identified as Tolulope, who was attached to the Akungba Police Division, committed the crime after he returned from work. According to sources, the deceased, who was an indigene of Supare-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state, had been having trust issues…

Outcry as Niger council chairmen travel to Ghana

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A one-week trip of 25 local government chairmen in Niger to Ghana for a training has generated outcry. Many residents frowned at the trip at a time many of them couldn’t pay salaries. The retreat in Ghana is coming barely two months after they attended a similar retreat in Kaduna two days after they were inaugurated into office in January 2020. Local government workers wondered why the retreat could not hold in Nigeria, describing the trip to Ghana as waste of resources. The Nation gathered that most of the local…

BREAKING : Niger Govt bans street begging ….says all almajiri schools must be licensed to operate

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Niger State Government has placed immediate ban on street begging in the state with effect from Wednesday, 4th March 2020. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Idris disclosed this on Thursday during a post-exco briefing with journalists at the government house Minna. He said the ban became necessary in view of the security challenges in the state. He explained that the State Government will work in synergy with other states in Northern Nigeria to have a workable structure that would stand the test of time, having gotten the…

SIM Card Controversy: Presidency’s directive made us detain man for weeks without trial – SSS

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The State Security Service (SSS) has told the Federal High Court in Asaba on Friday that it arrested and detained Anthony Okolie, based on a directive from the presidency to investigate him over the use of a SIM card previously used by Hanan, President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter. Mr Okolie was arrested in July 2019 and eventually detained for 10 weeks without trial despite the provision of the Nigerian law that mandates that a suspect not be detained for more than 48 hours by the police (or government agency) without bail or without charging…

Oyo Govt inaugurates Park Managers in 33LGs, quarry parks …names Chairmen for Disciplinary Committees

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The Oyo State Government has inaugurated the Park Managers in 33 local governments across the state. Also inaugurated on Monday were the two Disciplinary Committees which saddled with responsibility of intervening in whenever conflicts arise between the Oyo State Government and Park Managers on the operations of the parks. The Oyo State Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Professor Raphael Afonja, who inaugurated the Park Managers and the Disciplinary Committees at the Conference Hall of the Ministry, said that the new Park Management System, PMS, would bring sanity in…

DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY: NiDCOM, ICMPD, AFFORD at forefront . ……as Diaspora Technical Exchange Programme ends in London

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Participants and Experts at the Three-Day Diaspora Technical Exchange Programme have submitted that connecting with the Nigerian Diaspora through trust building is one sure way of creating economic prosperity and social impacts for the homeland. This submission was made at the end of the Technical exchange programme for delegates from Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) facilitated by African Foundation for Development (AFFORD) and sponsored by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The Diaspora Technical Exchange Programme had a peep at Political Capital, Cultural Capital, Intellectual and Skill Capital, Social,Financial…

Bornu Governor Appoints Ogbomoso Indigene Into His Cabinet

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Borno state Governor,Babagana Zulum,has appointed Yusuf Alao from Oyo state as a special adviser Alao is from Ogbomoso area of Oyo State. He is one of the 26 appointees sworn in by the governor on Wednesday. According to the governor, Alao and one other none indigene were appointed as professionals who have lived in the state for many years and have been active in supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor was represented by Umar Kadafur, his deputy, who administered oath of office and allegiance for the appointees.

Buhari overrules Power Minister, reverses suspension of Rural Electrification Agency head

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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reversal of the suspension of the immediate past Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Damilola Ogunbiyi. Mr Buhari ordered the reversal of the suspension on Tuesday, in clear overrule of an earlier directive given by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman. Last December, Mr Mamman suspended Mrs Ogunbiyi over perceived “infractions” and poor performance in the agency. Mrs Ogunbiyi has since joined the United Nations. Background PREMIUM TIMES reported how two key agencies under the power ministry have been dogged by controversies in the…

Gov Sani Bello Appoints Muhammad Dabban as Chairman Local Govt. Service Commission

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Niger state Governor , Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the appointment of Alhaji (Engr) Muhammad Dabban as the new Chairman, Niger State Local Government Service Commission. A statement issued by Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, also disclosed that the Governor has approved the appointments of Hajiya Saratu Bala Alhassan, Alhaji Isah Sidi Rijau, Alhaji Abdulkadir Katuka and Alhaji Alhassan Bako Garba as Permanent Commissioners I, II, III and IV respectively of the Local Government Service Commission. The statement stated that the appointments of…