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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has tasked Nigerians on the need to engage in actions that will help to further cement the bond of unity and cohesion in the country. The governor gave the charge on Friday when the Class of 81of the Nigeria Air Force School, Jos, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Asaba. According to him, the unity of Nigeria should supercede every other interest and people should shun acts capable of fanning the embers of distrust and disunity among Nigerians. He said: “We are at a very difficult time in our national life and…

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, has forwarded four nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as members of the state Judicial Service Commission. Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the assembly on Friday, in Abeokuta, read the governor’s letter conveying the names of the nominees during plenary. According to him, the nominees are Mr Aina Akinpelu, Mr Joel Soyinka, Ms Yetunde Adesanya and Ms Sola Elegbeji. The speaker, thereafter, asked the nominees to appear before the house for screening with 30 copies each of their Curriculum Vitae and other credentials. In another development, Mr Oludaisi Elemide, the Chairman,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had arrested 16 council chairmen in Kwara state over alleged misappropriation of N4billion loan. Spokesman of the Commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were currently being quizzed by its operatives at the Ilorin zonal office. Uwujaren said that the local government chairmen included: Risikat Opakunle, Saidu Yaru Musa, Umar Belle, Ayeni Dallas, Fatai Adeniyi Garba, Lah Abdulmumeen, Raliat Funmi Salau, Aminat Omodara and Muyiwa Oladipo. Others according to him include: Oladipo Omole, Abdullahi Abubakar Bata, Saka Eleyele, Lateef Gbadamosi, Oni Adebayo Joseph, Omokanye Joshua Olatunji and Jibril Salihu.…

The Chairman of the Senate committee on Pension Matters, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, has urged the Federal Government to pay the over N400 billion it is owing pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme. Shekarau made the call on Friday in Lokoja while assessing the ongoing data capturing and verification of Federal pensioners in the state by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PITAD). He said that the amount represented the difference of 2.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent in the contribution of the Federal Government which had accumulated over the years. According to him, it is necessary…

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Friday, congratulated Sen. Gabriel Suswam as well as Reps. Benjamin Mzondo and Bob Tyough over their  victories at the Court of Appeal. The governor’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Makurdi. NAN reports that the Court of Appeal, sitting in Makurdi, had earlier upheld the elections of the trio and dismissed the petitions against them for lack of merit. NAN also reports that all the legislators won elections on the platform of the…

In line with the UK’s vision of promoting civic leadership and building a global community of leaders, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosts an annual International Leaders Programme for emerging leaders who are transforming their societies through social entrepreneurship, political leadership, technology, civic activism, music and arts, journalism etc.  Launched in March 2013, the ILP is designed to create and develop lasting relationships with future leaders who have an impact on the UK’s global interests. Joining the 2019 cohort is Samson Itodo, Executive Director, YIAGA AFRICA and Convener of the Not Too Young To Run movement. Samson will join…

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River has assured motorists and others residents of adequate supply of petroleum products to depot in the states. The Operations Controller of DPR in the state, Mr Philip Awolu, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a tour of some tank farms at the Calabar depot. Awolu said that majority of the tank farms had petroleum product that would serve motorists and other users in the state during the Christmas period and beyond. He said that there was no need for panic buying, adding that DPR was…

Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has commended journalists in the state for the balanced and fair reportage of government activities, in line with the ethics of the profession. Oyetola said that Nigerian journalists, particularly those in Osun, had demonstrated high sense of professionalism by acknowledging good governance through balanced and unbiased reportage of his administration’s efforts at bettering the lives of Osun people. The governor said this during the 2019 Press Week of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun Council, where he was installed as the Grand Patron of the union on Friday, in Osogbo. Oyetola, who was represented by…

Four persons escaped death following the collapse of four uncompleted two-storey buildings at about 4:10 p.m. at Glover Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday. The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that all the four collapsed buildings were under construction. “LASEMA officials have already activated the Lagos Emergency Response Plan for all first responders to move to the site of the collapsed building. “In the ongoing operation at the Glover court construction site with a total of four different 2-storey buildings, all under construction and five people…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Makkah via Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah for Unitted Kingdom after he successfully performed the Lesser Hajj. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President left Makkah for Jeddah at about 1.30pm (local time) while his presidential aircraft took-off for London at exactly 3.05pm. The departure was after all the airport protocol led by Mayor of Jeddah, Almeer bin Abdallah bin Jalawi. NAN reports that before performing the Umrah, President Buhari had attended three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh from Oct. 29, to Oct. 31. While in Riyadh, the President on Wednesday held…