The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested 10 suspects for various crimes in the state. The suspects were arrested over alleged robbery, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, assault among others. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said the Command based on inter-agency collaboration towards complementing its constitutional mandate as a leading agency in maintaining internal security arrested the suspects. “Six suspects were handed over to the Command by operatives attached to the 133 SF Battalion based in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of the state,” he said.…
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The Kaduna state governor, Sen. Uba Sani, has felicitates with the new Kaduna House of Assembly Speaker and his Deputy, urging them to ensure a seamless executive/legislative relationship while carrying everyone along irrespective of differences. Gov. Sani made the call on Tuesday in Kaduna when he received the new speaker and members on a courtesy visit to appreciate the governor for his support. Gov. Sani also commended the transparent and fair process that led to the emergence of the two distinguished lawmakers as leaders of the legislative arm of government in Kaduna State. Calling for a strong and cordial relationship…
Mr Yakubu Salihu, has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Kwara House of Assembly for the 10th Assembly. This followed a motion for his nomination moved by Mr Halidu Danbaba (APC/Kaiama/Wajibe) and seconded by Mr Arinola Lawal (APC/Ilorin East) during Tuesday’s inauguration plenary. The 10th legislature of was inaugurated following issuance of Proclamation by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in compliance with Section 105, Subsection 3 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 38-year-old Salihu was the Speaker of the 9th Assembly and was unanimously reelected by the House. In the same development,…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, has commiserated with the people of Patigi on the devastating news of a boat mishap in which dozens of people were feared killed and many others still missing. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday in Ilorin. The statement read, the boat, which also had people from other states on board, was sailing from Egboti in Niger State en route Kpada in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. “The Governor is sad to receive reports of the boat accident involving several people, particularly residents of…
By Adeboye Ado, AKURE Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has embarked on a 21-day medical leave and has equally handed over to his Deputy, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Akeredolu disclosed this in a letter which has been acknowledged by the state House of Assembly. Speaking through the lawmakers, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon.Olamide Oladiji, explained that the Governor had embarked on a 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from 7th of June, 2023 to 6th July, 2023. According to the letter, Oladiji said the leave which commenced on 7th of June, extends to 6th July, 2023 due to…
African countries, including Nigeria, have been advised to arrest the alarming rate of corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in order to develop and meet the Sustainable Development Goal targets. The advice was given by the Head of Secretariat of the African Union High Level Panel on IFFs and the Working Group on Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR), Mrs. Souad Aden-Osman, during the opening ceremony of the Conference on addressing IFFs and Asset Recovery held at the Radisson Hotel in Dakar, Senegal. The IFFs and Asset Recovery conference is holding on the margins of the 2023 Global Conference…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, has commiserated with the people of Patigi on the devastating news of a boat mishap in which dozens of people were feared killed and many others still missing. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday in Ilorin. The statement read, the boat, which also had people from other states on board, was sailing from Egboti in Niger State en route Kpada in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. “The Governor is sad to receive reports of the boat accident involving several people, particularly residents of…
By Laolu Akande First let me say how liberating to be back to the life of a journalist. I will say more on this very soon. For now I am burdened as a citizen on the problem of Fake news. Having served 8 years as a public servant working as a political appointee, I have witnessed the inherent damages of fake news. As you can imagine I have been a serial victim myself, most time on behalf of my principal. Here are 4 reasons citizens and in our case, Nigerians should reject fake news. 1. Fake news worsens the cynicism…
The newly-inaugurated Kano State House of Assembly has named principal officers of the 10th assembly. The Speaker, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore, said the principal officers were chosen after due consultation with their political parties and relevant stakeholders. According to him, the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), also sent the names of their nominated members. The members are Lawan Hussaini, majority leader (NNPP-Dala), and Malam Garba Famar (NNPP-Kibiya) as deputy majority leader. Others are Labaran Madari (APC-Warawa), minority leader, and Ayuba Durum (APC-Kabo) deputy minority leader, while Alhaji Mudassir Zawaciki (NNPP-Kumbotso) was nominated as the Chief Whip. Falgore urged the…
The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, on Tuesday visited Chef Damilola Adeparusi, a student of the institution who has just broken Hilda Baci’s record by cooking for 108 hours. Fasina visited the student chef with members of the University Governing Council and the Management team in Ilupeju-Ekiti to further encourage her on her resilient spirit to achieve greatness with her skills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice chancellor and his entourage arrived the venue of the marathon cooking at 12:30 pm with cheers by a crowd of excited students who received him.…