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No Going Back On Probe Of Rivers Governance — Fubara
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and confirmed by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House...
President Tinubu Swears In Two NPC Commissioners
President Bola Tinubu on Monday sworn in two additional federal commissioners of the National Population Commission, NPC. Those sworn in are Fasuwa Johnson Johnson (Ogun State) and Amidu Tadese Raheem (Osun State). The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, just before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. READ ALSO: Federal Government...
Federal Government To Restructure, Reform NYSC – Minister Reveals
The Federal Government is to embark on a comprehensive review, restructuring and reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to meet the demands of the future. Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim stated this at the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of NYSC management with heads of corps-producing institutions in Nigeria, held at the National Judicial Institute...
All Eyes On INEC To Conduct Free, Fair Election In Edo, Ondo – IPAC
All eyes will be on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free, fair, credible, acceptable and inclusive governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States. The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Yusuf Dantalle, made the assertion, on Monday in Abuja at the second regular quarterly consultative meeting with political parties. He said: “All eyes are on INEC to...
Ondo Guber: INEC Gives Deadline For Submission Of Names
The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced May 20, 2024 as deadline for political parties contesting in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, to submit names of their candidates. This was made known on Monday by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a consultative meeting with political party leaders ahead of the 2024 Edo and Ondo States governorship elections. READ...
UNILORIN Unveils 40 New Professors
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor. According to the university’s Bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, SAN. The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research...
Fulani Decries Attack On Herdsmen In Plateau After Alert By DSS
The Coalition of Fulani groups in Plateau State has claimed that the recent attack on their members in Bassa Local Government Area of the state is a confirmation of the Department of State Services’ (DSS) alert of threat against their members. The group said this at a press conference in Jos, capital of Plateau, while reacting to the attack on...
Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats, Says Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last year, have forfeited their positions. DAILY POST recalls that about 25 members of the state assembly who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom...
Nigeria Will Rise Again – Anglican Primate
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has expressed the optimism that Nigeria would rise again to take its place in the comity of nations in spite of the current challenges. The Primate made this statement while briefing newsmen at the Thanksgiving Service to mark an end to the 2024 second session of the...
Increase In electricity Tariffs Daylight Robbery – Kogi NLC
The Kogi State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Gabriel Amari, has said the increase in electricity tariffs by the federal government is a daylight robbery on Nigerians. Comrade Amari stated this on Monday when organised labour stormed the office of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Lokoja. The NLC Chairman appealed to the government to reverse the electricity tariffs, stressing...
