Tag: Commissioner
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Army/IPOB clash: Abia gets new Police Commissioner
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Thursday approved the posting of Michael Ogbizi as the new Commissioner of Police in Abia State. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Ogbizi is taking over from Adeleye Oyebade who was less than two years on the seat. The handover took place at the command headquarters in Umuahia the state…
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Akeredolu sends 18 names to Ondo Assembly for confirmation as commissioners
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State has sent a list of nominees for commissioners to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. The nominees were drawn from the 18 Local Government Area of the State, which after being confirmed by the Assembly will become members of his cabinet. The Governor in a letter to the…
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Cut 1 tree, plant 5, Lagos Commissioner warns residents
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Samuel Adejare, on Friday, warned residents of the state that anyone caught felling a tree without permission would be made to plant five, among other penalties. Adejare said this at the annual tree planting campaign held at the 9 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Lagos.…
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Kogi Police Commissioner among those attempting to assassinate me – Melaye
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate, Dino Melaye has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris over the alleged role of the Commissioner of Police in the state CSP Mohammed Sanni in assassinating him (Melaye). Melaye alleged that Sanni was receiving orders from Governor Yahaya Bello to join forces with touts…
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Ajimobi sacks Special duties commissioner barely one year in office
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday sacked the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Mudathir Abdulganiyu. A source confided in newsmen that the commissioner got his sack letter after resuming office for the day’s business. He quickly packed his belongings and left the office. Announcing the sack on his Facebook page, Abdulganiyu thanked his…
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JUST IN: Edo Assembly confirms Obaseki’s commissioner nominees
The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 18 nominees sent to it by Governor Godwin Obaseki as commissioners. The nominees were cleared eight days after the list was read during plenary on June 20, 2017. Obaseki had in a letter dated June 19 and addressed to the Speaker, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, urged the…
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Gunmen abduct Ugbe ex-Cross River commissioner in Calabar
The heightened state of insecurity in the country got a filip yesterday when a former Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Mr Patrick Ugbe, was abducted by some unidentified gunmen in Calabar, the state capital. Ugbe, who is currently the Managing Director of Hit Fm 95.9, was said to have been kidnapped at about 8.20…
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I never met Tinubu before I was appointed commissioner in 1999 – Osinbajo
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said he never met or lobbied the former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu before he appointed him (Osinbajo) Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State in 1999. Osinbajo made the disclosure while speaking during an event to mark the 50th Lagos anniversary. The Acting President…
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Gunmen kidnap Cross River Commissioner for Water Resources
The Cross River State Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr Gabriel Odu-Orji was on Sunday kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The commissioner was abducted around 12pm at Effionawan Street in the Mayne Avenue area of Calabar-South According to a report by The Punch, the gunmen, who were five in number, came in a blue Audi car and…
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Women engaging in sex before 18 at greater risk of cervical cancer – Commissioner
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kunden Deyin says research has shown that women who engage in active sex before age of 18 are more prone to cervical cancer. Deyin told newsmen on Tuesday in Jos that such case could occur because the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) easily infected a young woman’s cervix due…