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Humanitarian minister distributes food items to rescued families, Chibok girls, others at Bulumkutu
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has distributed food items to hundreds of families living at the Bulumkutu rehabilitation camp in Maiduguri, Borno State as part of Federal Government’s immediate relief package to support them. Beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s gesture at the camp include 14 rescued Chibok girls and their children who have been undergoing…
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Bayelsa Governor, monarchs urge relocation of East-West Road oversight to Niger Delta ministry
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, along with the traditional rulers of the state, represented by the Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo, have jointly appealed to President Bola Tinubu for the return of East West Road supervision to the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. This call was made during the working visit of the…
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Abe congratulates Tinubu on tribunal victory
Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State Magnus Abe has congratulated President Bola Tinubu over his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court( PEPC) describing it as a step towards actualising the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He also hailed the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi,…
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Kwara: Abdulrazaq renovates, equips school clinic for special children
…reassures commitment to universal health coverage target By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state, on Thursday, flagged off the use of a school clinic rehabilitated for the School for Special Needs, saying the gesture was to bring quality healthcare services to their doorsteps. The Governor also said the government took such step in recognition of their limited movement…
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PEPT judgment, a triumph of truth, law- Abdulrazaq
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the unanimous decision of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) upholding the election of the President. According to the Governor who is with the President on his official visit to India, the judgment attests to the credibility of…
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Tribunal declares Natasha winner of Kogi Central Senatorial poll
The Kogi Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday declared Natasha Akpoti- Uduagan of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the Feb. 25 senatorial election in Kogi Central. The declaration as winner by the tribunal followed its nullification of the victory of Sen Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressive Congress, APC. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous…
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Kogi East Senatorial: Tribunal sacks Sen Jibrin Isah, orders supplementary election
Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Sen. Jibrin Isah Echocho, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tariffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplement election in the affected 94 polling units. The…
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Oyo Govt seals commercial banks, telecoms
The Oyo State Government has sealed off some commercial banks as well as telecommunications masts around Ibadan metropolis. The Enforcement team of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, led by the Director, Land Use Charge, Esv. Olufisayo Ogunbiyi, during an Enforcement tour around the city of Ibadan, said the action was due to non-compliance with payment of revenue…
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Edo Deputy Governor, Shaibu, withdraws suit against Obaseki
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has opted to withdraw his lawsuit filed at the Federal High Court, which aimed to halt alleged efforts by Governor Godwin Obaseki to remove him from office. Shaibu announced his withdrawal in a circular dated September 5, 2023, which referenced Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1027/2023, listing the Inspector General of Police, State Security Service, the Governor…
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Kwara governor inaugurates executive council, assigns portfolio to commissioners
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The governor of Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated members of the state executive council along with five new permanent secretaries and a member of the Civil Service Commission. The cabinet comprises 50 percent of female gender. Abdulrazaq also swore in two Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) as Permanent Secretaries. The inauguration came a few…
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