…says Fintiri is a visionary leader to transform Adamawa into bigger Dubai The Federal Lawmaker representing the people of Michika/Madagali constituency in the green chambers of the National Assembly, Rt Hon Zakaria Dauda Nyampa has rained encomiums on Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State. Dauda in a Statement sent to this medium to felicitate with Governor of the Father’s Day worldwide celebrated said Fintiri is both his political mentor and Father and is blunt in telling the world the Governor has made him who is today. According to him Fintiri is a true visionary leader…
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..…as group commends organisers, sets agenda As the September 21st governorship election in Edo State inches closer, the National Association of Edo State Indigenes has shown concern over the manner and process of leadership recruitment in the state. The association says it has put together a symposium with the theme: Leadership Recruitment Process in Nigeria: Edo State Imperative. The event, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow at the National Merit Award House in Abuja, will feature the three major contending candidates as guest speakers. They are Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olumide Akpata…
In the last 26 years of his robust News hunting without break, Friday Olokor’s name has become a household name, synonymous to journalism which he practice daily.Born in Abavo, Ika South LGA of Delta State, he attended Ekuma Primary School, Abavo, where he had his Primary Six First School Leaving Certificate in 1981. From Primary Three, he started to participate in many quiz competitions organised by the then Bendel State Government with many laurels. His interest in Journalism became reinforced in Saint Charles College, Abavo where he got inspiration in 1985 from a teacher in English & Literature who was…
. Ex-apex bank gov’s aide alone took $3,730,000 . N1.4bn invested in real estate . Suspects’ whereabouts still unknown as FG initiates extradition proceedings in court Samuel Adesola, Abuja Court documents have revealed that the sum of $6,230,000 allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria on February 8, 2023, was shared and invested in real estate. The Jim Obazee-led Presidential Special Investigative team set up by President Bola Tinubu to probe the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele had uncovered how the $6.2 million was stolen from the apex bank’s vault under the guise of paying election observers. Currently, Emefiele…
…Shaibu describes action madness Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja With a wave of the hands, former Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu and the national vice chairman, South South of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih have dismissed their expulsion from the main opposition party by the State Working Committee (SWC). Comrade Shaibu said that the action of the party amounted to the antics of a man who is punch drunk, saying that ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, it was obvious that the party was sinking. The ex-deputy governor, who also likened the action…
Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has expelled a former deputy governor of the state, Phillip Shaibu. The PDP State Working Committee in Edo also expelled Dan Orbih, the party’s national vice-chairman (south-south), and Omorgie Ihama, a former member of the House of Representatives, who represented the Oredo Federal constituency. Edo State PDP spokesperson, Ogie Vasco, said Shaibu, Orbih, and Ihama were expelled over alleged anti-party activities. Vasco said the SWC took the decision after it “extensively deliberated on the issue”, adding that the expulsion is with immediate effect. Shaibu was impeached as the deputy governor by the Edo state…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, vowed to ensure the arrest of the masterminds of the recent kidnapping of three Lebanese nationals, including the Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, Muhammed Fouani. The Governor stated this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile. Sanwo-Olu stressed that his administration would not condone people of evil intentions in the state. He assured residents, particularly business owners and religious tourists, of adequate security in the state, saying his administration is committed to making the state peaceful, attractive and homely. The statement read, “The security of life…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland. State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Olusegun Olayiwola, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the statement available to journalists. According to Olayiwola, Governor Makinde gave the approval in a memo dated June 14, 2024, while exercising the powers conferred on him by Section 19 (Cap 28) Law of Oyo State 2000 as amended. The commissioner added that the approval is a culmination of a series…
The Lagos State Government has called for adherence to precautionary measures to ensure children’s safety amid the cholera outbreak as schools resume from the mid-term and Sallah break. The government in an advisory issued to parents, guardians, and school authorities urged all to adhere to safety guidelines to ensure the health and safety of children. It called for daily health checks and monitoring of a child’s health for symptoms such as passage of frequent watery stool with or without vomiting. The government appealed to parents to keep their children at home if they exhibit any signs of illness and seek…
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday directed the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, and his team to go after the killers of one of the personnel of the force. Egbetokun, who also ordered the deployment of more tactical squad in the State, expressed sadness with the political “unrest” in the State, condemning the lynching security operatives. On Tuesday, a police officer and a vigilance operative were killed during a protest between supporters of the Governor and his predecessor agitating for the exit of Local Government Chairmen following the expiration of their tenure. Egbetokun in his reaction to…