Reprieve is coming the way of retirees in Nasarawa State, as the state government is setting aside funds meant for the payment of long awaited gratuity to retired civil servants in the state. Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule disclosed this while being presented with the report of the committee on the implementation of…
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has hit harder on his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike over faulted him for dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Umahi had said he defected from the PDP because of the party’s injustice against his South-east zone. But Mr Wike said…
In a statement signed and issue by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), says the President commended the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives.” Reacting to the defection,…
In their resolved and commitment towards sustainability to ideals of the party, the forum passed vote of confidence on His Excellency Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, Executive Governor of Nasarawa State and the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasarawa State, Mr. Philips Shekwo and acknowledged the good works of the government. It…
A renowned human rights activist and writer, Philip Agbese, has written President Muhammadu Buhari, on the lingering strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). University lecturers have been on strike for over eight months in protest against the Federal Government’s preferred Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS)…
The federal government of Nigeria (FGN) has disbursed the sum of N66.5billion (USD$175 million) to eligible States on the basis of the Amended COVID-19 Responsive 2020 Budget results achievement. According to a press statement signed by Hassan Dodo, Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the federal government would meet all agreements with unions in the educational sector. Buhari gave the assurance while expressing concern over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. He appealed to the lecturers to return to their duty posts. The President spoke at the…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the Supreme Court verdict on the election of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and the deputy governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The governor, in a statement, described the ruling as “a victory for democracy.” According to him, “I congratulate the Governor of Bayelsa State, H.E…
It has become necessary to state that the Benue Youth Summit initiated by Governor Samuel Ortom which is to hold between 25th and 27th November, 2020 is for every Benue youth, irrespective of political affiliation, religion and place of origin. A statement signed and issue by Terver Akase, Chief Press Secretary, said the Summit…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has passed into second reading the 2021 budget proposal of N112. 92 billion. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi announced the passage of the budget into second reading after Hon. Tanko Tunga moved a motion for the 2021 appropriation bill to scale second reading during the House proceedings…
It is no longer news that in few years time the current occupant of Nigeria’s exalted office, President Muhammadu Buhari will complete his constitutional term of 8 years and vacate the office as required by the law. President Buhari was elected in 2015, and he came in with a bag full of integrity and zero…
Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and Governor of Kebbi State Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Tuesday 17th November 2020 led some Governors of the APC on a solidarity visit to Plateau State to commiserate with the Government over the looting and destruction of public and private properties by hoodlums who hijacked the ENDSARS protests….
By Ogiemwonyi Osazuwa, Benin. Leadership is a factor in the life of people. The height a State attains at any given time, the development recorded, the pace of progress is largely determined by the leadership. According to John Maxwell,”a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” Great…
… Zulum shares N11m to 83 attacked families, inspects projects Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Chibok on Monday, during which he assessed and ordered the immediate rehabilitation of Government Secondary School, Chibok where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. Although the defunct presidential committee…
But for the fact that perception is often misconstrued as reality in this clime and even elsewhere, one would ordinarily have ignored the latest madness afflicting some embittered and frustrated foes of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Kogi State. Perhaps suffocating under the stark reality that God and good seem to have planted…
The Northern Governors Forum has congratulated Mrs. Pauline Alao, wife of Nigeria’s first Chief of Air Staff, Col. Shittu Alao who recently marked her 79th birthday. In a congratulatory message, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong described Mrs. Alao as a woman of substance who has maintained high…
Gov. Tambuwal made this observation Tuesday evening when he hosted officials of the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja and participants in Course 29 of the institution to a state dinner in the Presidential Lodge of Government House, Sokoto. According to him, while taking cue from the cultural display that featured to entertain the guests, the…
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state on Tuesday declared the interest of his administration to implement pension contributory scheme in the state. A statement by Muktar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant on Media, said the governor disclosed this when he received officials of the Premium Pension Limited who paid him an advocacy visit at…
Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on the National Assembly to amend the laws establishing the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement by Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser Media and Publicity, said Gov. Tambuwal made the call on Monday stated while commissioning…
Born in Namibia and a member of the San also known as Bushmen, N!xau Toma, famously called the African bush farmer, was an actor who spoke fluent Jul’hoan, Otjiherero, Tswana as well as some Afrikaans which are dominant languages in the south of Africa. He shot to worldwide prominence after an appearance as the…
