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Gov Sani-Bello Orders State Ministry To Fix Bad Portions of Suleja- Minna Road

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has directed the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development to carry out emergency repairs of all the three bad portions along Suleja -Minna.   The Governor gave this directive following the two weeks persistent gridlock along the route as well as Minna- Bida road.   The directive is contained in a statement signed and issued by the Chief Press Secretary,Mrs Mary Noel-Berje. The Governor urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene in Makera road to ease traffic on Suleja- Minna road.  …

Restructuring: Why 9th National Assembly can’t implement 2014 Confab Report – Zwingina

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Restructuring: Why 9th National Assembly can’t implement 2014 Confab Report – Zwingin Former Spokesman, Nigerian Senate, Dr. Jonathan Zwingina, said it would be very difficult for the current National Assembly to pass the reports of the 2014 National Conference held under former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Conference, amongst other things, recommended for the restructuring of the Nigerian federal system of government. But speaking in Abuja on Monday, at the second annual lecture of the ‘Legislative Digest’, a publication of the National Assembly, Dr. Zwingina said, the conference does not amount…

ADDRESS BY THE IGP MOHAMMED A. ADAMU NPM mni,THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ON THE OCCASSION OF DEPLOYMENT OF THE K9 COMPONENT OF OPERATION PUFF ADDER TO NIGERIA RAILWAY STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON 25TH JUNE, 2019 AT THE FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA

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Protocols It is with a deep sense of professional commitment that I address you all on this occasion which marks the formal deployment of the K9 assets of the Nigeria Police to all our railway stations across the country. This initiative is within the context of Operation Puff Adder and it is planned to compliment the existing security measures emplaced for the security and safety of passengers and critical infrastructure of the Nigeria Railway Corporation across the country. 2. The deployment of special breed and exceptionally-trained police dogs for security duties…

HON. NNENNA ELENDU-UKEJE FAREWELL SPEECH AT VALEDICTORY SESSION OF THE 8TH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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I’d like to thank you Mr. Speaker for yielding to me the floor on this very auspicious day to deliver what is undoubtedly my last speech on the floor of this hollowed chambers; a place that has become my home for the past 12 years. I feel a deep sense of loss not because today I join the league that makes up the bleak statistics of unemployed Nigerians under the age of 50 but because I am walking away from relationships I’ve built over the last 12 years that have…

CFWRI Launches Book On Widowhood

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Stakeholders in the plight of widows will be in Ibadan on Sunday for the Channel for Widow Relief Initiative (CFWRI) public book presentation on how to assist the widows and orphans in Nigeria.   The book, written by the Executive Director and Chief Executive of CFWRI, Alhaja Fadhilah Omotunde Balogun, entitled, “Overcoming the Challenges of Widowhood”, would comes up by 1pm at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.   Balogun said the book explores the harrowing experiences of widows and proffers remedies that will bring succour to bereaved women…

Osun 2018 Governorship Election: Facts Do Not Lie By Chima Amadi

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It is no longer news that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) declared the Osun State Governorship election inconclusive. This bold action has triggered all manners of verbal umbrage against the Umpire but notably targeted at the Head of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Conspiracy theorists have latched upon this action to vent their anger on a man whose only “sin” was that he was appointed by the current president. But before delving into the mind-numbing logic of judging a man’s character and competence for a job based on the perception of…

ELECTIONS: NYSC Promises Adequate Security For Corps Members

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The National Youth Service Corps has reiterated its readiness to provide adequate protection for its Corps Members that would participate in the forthcoming elections across the country.   The Director-General, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure stated this today while addressing the Corps Members deployed to Delta, Edo and Bayelsa States for the 2018 Batch “B” Stream Two service year.   He said the NYSC Scheme has partnered all security agencies in the country towards ensuring maximum protection for all Corps Members before, during and after the elections.   He however warned…

FRESH FM: NUJ Demands Apology,Compensation from Oyo Govt

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ has described the demolition of a popular Ibadan based radio station, Fresh FM by the Oyo State Government as another assault on Nigeria media. This was contained in a statement signed by the NUJ National President, Abdulwaheed Odusile, NUJ also demanded for apology and compensation for the wanton destruction of the radio station from the Oyo State Government. “The Nigeria Union of Journalists is irked by the seemingly deliberate effort of government and its agents to ceaselessly attack and assault some sections of the…

Saraki Appoints Onaiwu as Liaison Officer on State Matters

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has appointed 59-year old Earl Osaro Onaiwu as Liaison Officer to the Senate President on State Matters, this was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu,   Onaiwu, an experienced politician and public administrator will help to co-ordinate relationship between the Office of the Senate President and the various state governments across the country.    

Police Nab 37 Armed Bandits, Loses 7 Men in Confrontations

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The Nigeria Police Force in it unrelenting efforts in the implementation and enforcement of strategies to ensure safety, adequate protection of travellers and people living in communities in kaduna, minna, tegina, birnin gwari – funtua within Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States. As a result, the crime prevention and detection operations of the Force have been strengthened with additional Police Personnel and needed logistics by the Inspector- General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris to proactively tackle the menace of Kidnappings, armed robberies, Trans-border Car Snatching and other violent crimes throughout…