Tag: Senator Abdullahi Sabi

BREAKING : Gov Sani Bello wins Niger North APC Senatorial Ticket

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has emerged winner of Niger North (Zone C) Senatorial District primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a landslide margin.   Out of the 435 registered delegates, of which 343 were accredited, Governor Sani Bello scored 335 votes to defeat his rival, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi Sabi who garnered 7 votes and 1 invalid vote.   Declaring the results in Kontagora, the Niger North retuning Officer, Adamu Abdulkareem announced the incumbent Governor of Niger State as the winner having secured the highest votes.…

We need more security personnel to tackle security challenges – Niger Governor

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Niger State Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello of has called on the National Assembly and the Federal Government to expedite actions on recruitment of more security personnel. Governor Sani Bello made the call when he received the Niger State caucus in the National Assembly on a visit to commiserate with the Government over rising cases of banditry in the State. The Governor expressed concern with the insecurity in the State in particular and the country in general despite concerted efforts to stop it, pointed out that security agencies have been overstretched, inadequate…

Niger APC sets to reposition party,constitutes reconciliation committee

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The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has resolved to rebuild and reposition the party for better performance in 2023 with the constitution of five Committees including that of reconciliation to avert impending crisis in the State. The reconciliatory committee is headed by General Mohammed Garba. Other committees included, Party membership, Finance, Publicity and Contact as well as Mobilization. The resolutions were endorsed at the SEC meeting held at Government House Monday night at the instance of the leader of the party and…

What Everyone is Missing About the “Hate Speech” Bill By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.

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Both the proponents and opponents of the so-called Hate Speech Bill in the Nigerian Senate don’t seem to realize that the bill itself is fundamentally rooted in, and nurtured by, crass and deep-seated ignorance of the very meaning of “hate speech.” Hate speech doesn’t mean speech that hurts the sensibilities of government officials. Nor does it mean any speech that incites and insults individuals. It simply means speech that besmirches—and incites violence against— a community of vulnerable and marginalized people who are easy targets because of their invariable group attributes…