Tag: Commissioner
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Diri rules out payment of ransom for kidnapped Bayelsa commissioner
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has ruled out the payment of ransom to secure the release of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr Federal Otokito. Otokito was kidnapped on Thursday at his country home, Otuokpoti in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. A statement by Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on…
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JUST IN: Gunmen assassinate serving Commissioner in Buhari’s Katsina
The Katsina State Commissioner
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Mob razes commissioner’s home, destroys district head’s properties in Sokoto
A mob has razed the residence of the Sokoto State Commissioner of Career and Security Affairs, Colonel Garba Moyi.
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One in four girls abused before clocking 18 years in Lagos – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo says that one out of four girls will be abused in the state before the age of 18.
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Abducted Niger State commissioner regains freedom
The Niger State Commissioner for Information Mohammed Idris has regained freedom from bandits who abducted him on Monday. Top government officials in the state confirmed the return of the commissioner on Thursday. Idris was released around 9:30pm at a location in Suleja after which he was taken to a hospital for medical check-up. The officials,…
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Ortom hails police for rescuing kidnapped commissioner’s wife
Gov. Samuel Ortom has commended the Police Command in Benue for rescuing the kidnapped wife of his Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals, Mrs Ann Unenge, killing the three suspected kidnappers in the process. Ortom, who was at the police headquarters in Makurdi on Monday to see the corpses of the suspected kidnappers, said…
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BREAKING: Police rescue abducted Benue Commissioner’s wife, shoot three kidnappers dead
Men of the Police Elite Squad Operation Zenda in Benue State on Monday rescued the wife of the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mrs. Ann Unenge. During the rescue operation, three kidnappers were killed by the police. Mrs. Unenge was kidnapped on Saturday. The state governor, Samuel Ortom had confirmed the incident to journalists in…
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APC suspends serving commissioner in Nasarawa
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has suspended the state Commissioner for Land and Survey, Dr Salihu Alizaga, over alleged insurbordination to the party leadership. Mr Malle Moses, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee, announced the suspension while inaugurating a 7-man committee to investigate the allegation level against…
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Umahi queries Commissioner, SSA, two LG chairmen over attacks on INEC offices in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Government on Wednesday queried some of its officials over the burning of two Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices in the state, on May 18, by hoodlums. Mr Uchenna Orji, state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed this in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting.…