Tag: Council Chairman
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Suspended Edo council chairman challenges appointment of acting chairman
The suspended Oredo Local Government Chairman, Dr Tom Obaseki, has vowed to challenge the appointment of Igbinigie Osaheni as acting chairman, in spite of an order of court, which nullified his suspension. Obaseki described the move as “superfluous, insidious, and an insult to the fundamental principles of our democracy.”
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Oborevwori tasks Delta Council Chairmen on new minimum wage
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has charged the twenty-five Local Government Council Chairmen in the State to implement the new minimum wage for workers in their respective Councils. Governor Oborevwori gave the charge, Tuesday, during a meeting with the leadership of the Delta State chapters of the Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria…
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BREAKING: NUJ FCT Council Chairman sacked chapel heads take over
Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council have fired the Chairman, Comrade Patrick Osadebamwen. This development cropped over botched Congress of the NUJ FCT Council held on Saturday, October 19th, to set up a credentials committee meant to oversee the election of officials for the Council in December. Palaver started midway into…
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Gunmen kill 1 in hotel belonging to council chairman in Ebonyi
Suspected gunmen killed one person at an Abakaliki hotel on Sunday, police spokesman in Ebonyi, DSP Joshua Ukandu, said on Monday. The hotel, located at Amovu in Ishielu community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi is reported to belong
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Finally, DSS frees embattled Ogun council chairman
The Department of State Security Service, (DSS) has released the suspended Chairman of Ogun East Local Government, Wale Adedayo. Adedayo had dragged Gov. Dapo Abiodun before the Economic Financial
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#EndSARS: Lagos judicial panel issues bench warrant on council chairman
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS has issued a bench warrant to summon Hon. Rasaq Ajala, the Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area. Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi issued the warrant on Tuesday at the instance of the police counsel, Cyril Ajiofor who told the panel that…
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Suspected bandits attack Taraba council chairman, kill police orderly
A police orderly attached to Mr Shoban Tikari, Chairman of Takum local government council of Taraba, was on Saturday killed by suspected bandits who opened fire on the chairman’s vehicle in Dogo-Gawa village in Takum LGA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased policeman was of the 67 Mobile Police Squadron, located…
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Court orders arrest of council chairman over diversion of COVID-19 palliatives
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Malam Kabiru Ado-Panshekara, the Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council in the state for failure to appear before it. The Presiding Judge, Magistrate Musa Ibrahim, issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to…
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Lagos Council Chairman dies after brief illness
The Chairman, Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Abdulfatai Oyesanya, is dead Oluwaseyi Odufowokan, Chief Press Secretary to the late council chairman, who confirmed his death on Tuesday said Oyesanya died after a brief illness. According to him, the council chairman died on Tuesday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital…
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[Photo] Buhari appoints dead senator as Board Chairman
Investigations by TheNewsGuru.com revealed that the newly appointed chairman of the Nigerian Press Council, Senator Francis Okpozo by President Muhammadu on Friday died over two years ago. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the late Senator, who was a former member of the Board of Trustees of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) was on Friday named among…