Tag: LG
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Nasarawa Assembly suspends LG boss over insurbordination
The Nasarawa State Hosue of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Ottos, over alleged insubordination. The House also suspended the Deputy Chairman, Karu Local Government, Lawal Yakubu Karshi, over the same allegation. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, announced this after the Chairman of…
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Ekiti APC suspends LG primary elections indefinitely
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ekiti State Chapter on Saturday said it has postponed the local government primary elections in two local government areas of the state. The ruling party’s shadow primary which was scheduled to hold on Saturday was suspended indefinitely in Ado and Ikole Local Government over security concern while the elections held…
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FG’s NFIU policy will ground operation of 774 LGs, CNPP warns
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has warned that the new policy introduced by Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) that local governments can’t withdraw beyond half a million naira for capital expenditure will cripple the third tier of government. CNPP faulted the federal government’s interference in the running of the councils, saying Section 7 of…
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Samsung foldable phone launch confirmed
Samsung has confirmed date for the launch of its foldable phone that will launch alongside the Galaxy S10 family. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Samsung will launch the foldable phone at the Galaxy Unpacked event set to hold February 20. The South Korean company on Monday confirmed the upcoming launch through a teaser posted on its social…
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Huawei set for launch of foldable 5G smartphone
Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei is set for the launch of the first foldable 5G smartphone. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the launch event will take place just a day before Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 kicks off. The smartphone maker made this know via a press invite, that was shared by the official Huawei Mobile Twitter handle.…
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Supreme Court orders Ekiti to relocate LG’s headquarters
The Supreme Court on Friday ended the 19-year legal dispute over the right location of the headquarters of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Resting the case in its judgment, a five-man bench of the apex court unanimously ordered the Ekiti State Government to immediately restore the headquarters of the local government to Eda-Oniyo…
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Ondo Assembly dissolves LG caretaker committees for the second time
The Ondo State House of Assembly has dissolved the 18 Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen in the state. The dissolution came into effect on Thursday at the plenary of members of the Assembly in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers had, on April 18, granted another six-month tenure extension…
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Suicide: Ekiti senior LG official jumps into well
Tragedy struck on Monday as a senior local government official, Michael Kayode Bamisaye, alleged committed suicide at his residence in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Bamisaye, who was the Director of Finance in Ise/Orun Local Government Council, Ise-Ekiti, jumped into the well in his compound behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. The deceased had…
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Panic as robbers snatch N9m LG workers’ salary in Kebbi
Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi says suspected robbers have stolen over N9m meant for the payment of April salary of workers of its Departments of Health and Agriculture. The chairman of the council, Shehu Bagudu, told newsmen in Gwandu on Thursday that the incident happened on May 24. “The incident happened when the cashier…
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Kaduna LG poll: APC wins 12, PDP takes five, others pending
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) on Monday declared the local government elections results for Chikun as inconclusive. Samuel Ndams, SIECOM returning officer for Chikun local government, who made the announcement, said only results from seven wards out of the 12 wards of the area were submitted. Ndams said results from five wards were…