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Show The World There Is Ability In Disability – JONAPWD Tells Members
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) has called on its members to actively participate, compete, interact, and engage with others to showcase their talents, skills, and creativity. Hon Adamu Sha’aibu, Chairman of JONAPWD in Jigawa State, made this call on Tuesday during the commemoration of International Disability Day. The theme for this year, “UNITED IN ACTION TO RESCUE...
We Have No Alliance Plan With Abia LP – YPP
Abia State chapter of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) has dismissed media reports that its structures have collapsed into the Labour Party. The party was reacting to the reported appointment of its State Chairman, Mr Chimezie Nelson as a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the transition Chairman of Umuahia North LGA, Victor Ikeji. YPP in a statement signed by its Publicity...
APC Inaugurates Committee To Review Kogi Guber Poll
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) has inaugurated an 11-man committee to review the outcome of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State. Speaking during the inauguration at the party Secretariat in Lokoja on Tuesday, the APC Chairman in Kogi State, Abdullahi Bello, said one of terms of reference of the committee is to identify all cases and incidences of...
Supreme Court Will Grant Mutfwang Victory, Says Sen. Jang
Sen. Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau, has expressed belief that the Supreme Judge, would grant Gov. Caleb Mutfwang victory at the Supreme Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Mutfwang’s election was nullified by the Appeal Court on Nov. 19, because the Plateau chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), under which the governor contested and won...
Smugglers Using Fake Presidential Number Plates, Others – Customs
Mr. Chedi Wada, Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “B”, Kaduna has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. According to Wada, they have also been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various states and local governments, MDAs, Emirate Councils, and other governmental institutions. Wada disclosed...
Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Friend Over N100 In Zamfara
A Zamfara State High Court has sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend. Anas of Unguwar Dallatu area of Gusau, in Zamfara State, was accused of killing his friend, Shamsu Ibrahim with a knife during a dispute over one hundred Naira in 2017. The presiding justice, Mukhtar Yusha’u said that having listened to both sides, the...
Oyo Govt Approves Contracts For 84.7km Ibadan Roads
Barely two weeks after Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, promised the kick-start of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of internal roads in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the state has approved contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of inner roads within the Ibadan metropolis totaling 84.75km. Government approved infrastructure briefs at the 8th Executive Council Meeting under Omituntun 2.0, listing scores...
Senate President Pledges To Give Priority To Bills On Disability
Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the 10th National Assembly will give priority to bills and laws concerning Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to ensure their inclusivity in the affairs of the country. Akpabio stated this during his remarks at the commemoration of the International Day for PWDs on Wednesday in Abuja. The 2023 commemoration of the Day with the theme “Renewing...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Condemns The Bombing Of Kaduna Community By Army
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has condemned the accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army that claimed the lives of about 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident on Sunday has attracted widespread condemnation. Ohanaeze in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Dr...
Construction Of Vice President’s Lodge: Stop Telling Lies Against Me – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has cleared the air on the construction of the Vice President’s Lodge. Wike gave his reaction while flagging off the resurfacing and rehabilitation of existing roads in the Asokoro District of the FCT. The construction of the VP residence has been a subject of controversy, but the Minister clarified that the contract...
