Tag: Government
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Bauchi govt hails Journalists reporting health for development
…, praises USAID-IHP for building capacity From Shola Kanji, Bauchi Journalists committed to health reportage in Bauchi state under a CSO known as Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD) have been commended for providing Indepth reportage of the health sector of the state. Such reportage is said to have created an enabling environment…
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Peter Obi: Failed as a governor, will fail as the President
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, presents himself as young Nigerian politician with clean record and ambitions to lead Nigeria into the better tomorrow. Meanwhile his opponents argue that he is not as experienced as is needed for the position he wants. Some point out the fact that Peter Obi has already proved that…
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When government prompts the citizenry to violence – By Owei Lakemfa
A Lebanese man on September 16, 2022, wielding a gun, held up the Byblos Bank in Ghazieh, Southern Lebanon. No, not to rob the bank or its customers. Just to retrieve part of his money trapped in the country’s banks!
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2023: Okowa’s aide slams DUG over defection to APC
…says is a group of expired politicians Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Media, Nelson Egware, has berated members of the new Delta Unity Group (DUG) who recently defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. In a statement on Monday in Asaba, Egware described the DUG…
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ECOWAS Commission condemns attempted Coup in the Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has condemned the attempted but foiled Coup d’état in the Gambia on Dec. 21, reiterating that ECOWAS’ rejection of unconstitutional change of government. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement made available to journalists, said that it was solidly behind the democratically-elected government of the Gambia. commending…
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Emefiele: Don’t politicise security, DSS operations- Saraki cautions
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised the security agencies in the country to be wary and avoid being manipulated by politicians as the 2023 Presidential elections get nearer. Saraki in a statement from his Media Office in Abuja while reacting to the recent court case in which the Directorate of State Services…
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EFCC is desperate to tarnish our image – Kogi Govt laments
… ask them what happened to bail-out probe’ The Kogi State Government has debunked an allegation of money laundering levelled against it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, describing it as a sustenance of the persecution of the government by the Abdulrasheed Bawa-led EFCC. The government in a sharp reaction to a statement…
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2023: Don’t vote for those who took us back to dark days – Okowa urges Nigerians
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday urged Nigerians not to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government that led the country back to dark days. He said that the prevailing level of decay in the socio-economic life in the country had never been…
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Osun community appeals to government over minning activities
Awolumate Zone 3 Community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has raised concern over the activities of some expatriate miners, alleged to be Chinese. They appealed to security agencies and the state government to come to their aid. A large portion of land close to residential buildings had been dug out by miners, in the affected community, putting over…
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NUJ CRS Town Hall meeting: Guber candidates roots for local govt autonomy
Wevole Ezin Governorship candidates from three political parties in Cross River have said they will support local government autonomy if elected as governor come 2023 general elections. They gave the assurance yesterday during the Cross River 2023 Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Town Hall Governorship Meeting, which was part of the activities for the…