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I’m Disappointed Over Neglect Of Federal Roads In Kogi, Gov. Yahaya Bello Decries
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Saturday, expressed disappointment over the exclusion of federal roads in the state from the list of roads to be reconstructed and rehabilitated under the 2022 federal budget. Bello expressed his displeasure while responding to questions during the Media Roundtable at the 29th edition of Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) at the Government House, Lokoja. The...
Plateau Assembly Crisis Gets Messier As Factional Speaker, Sanda Declares Ayuba Wanted, Suspends Him, 5 Others
THE crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly, degenerated yesterday with the arrest of the embattled speaker, Abok Ayuba, and 10 other members of the house loyal to him, by the security operatives in the vicinity of the Assembly in Jos. This is even as the factional speaker, Yakubu Sanda, who had been received and congratulated by Governor Simon...
Buhari Urges Youths Not To Give Up, Keep Pursuing Their Goals
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian youths to continue to remain resilient and never look back in pursuing their goals. He urged them not to get tired in the face of challenges, assuring them that they would achieve victory. President Buhari spoke yesterday while declaring open the three-day maiden National Youth Conference at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. A statement...
Amotekun Intercepts Bus With 18 Suspected Bandits In Ondo, Recovers Weapons
The Ondo State Chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, says its operatives have intercepted three buses loaded with 18 suspected bandits and weapons heading all the way from the northern region of the country. Spokesman for the security outfit, Adetunji Adeleye, noted that the corps got credible intelligence that three vehicles were coming into...
We’re Not Recruiting, Says NNPC
Unsuspecting job seekers in the country have been warned about a fraudulent job portal circulating on social media platforms, with claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman of the NNPC, Garba Muhammad refuted reports claiming that the corporation is recruiting new employees. He explained that the NNPC usually...
We Need Part Of Recovered Loots To Finance More Recovery Operations, Says Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday said his ministry was making efforts to ensure that “we are allocated some cost of collection from recovered funds to finance our recovery operations.” Malami spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget. He added, “To date,...
With N7.2m, You Can Own A House Under FG’s Mass Housing Programme — Fashola
The Federal Government is set to commence sale of houses under the National Mass Housing Programme from N7.2 million naira. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Friday during the unveiling of an online portal for the housing scheme in Abuja. “This is the first time we have a platform that every Nigerian has access to....
Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Killing Of A General, Soldiers By ISWAP, Salutes Their Courage
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the deaths of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and other soldiers. The officers were killed in an ambush by fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The President, in a statement issued Saturday by his media aide, Garba Shehu, said the deceased paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of...
CAN Weeps Over Rising Cost Of Cooking Gas, Electricity Tariff, Says Nigerians’ Plight Worsened
THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, weekend, lamented that the hike in electricity tariff and cooking gas prices will worsen the plight of Nigerians adding that the citizens already have enough on their plate with heightened insecurity. In a communiqué by the General Secretary, CAN, Joseph Daramola, asked security agencies to respond quickly to distress calls from Nigerians and commended...
Kaduna SUBEB To Return 10,500 Repatriated Almajiri Children, Others To School
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board has engaged stakeholders in preparation to return 10,500 repatriated almajiri children to school. The SUBEB chairman, Alhaji Tijjani Abdullahi, said this at the engagement of stakeholders, held on Thursday in Kaduna. He said rewards would be given to states that achieve the target of successfully enrolling out-of-school and repatriated almajiri children and others back...
