Agricultural Distribution
10 Jan
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has extended the distribution of agricultural assets and vital farm input to farmers in the Tsafe Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, explained that gesture gesture is part of the ongoing COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus distribution program sponsored by FADAMA…
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Former Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Owelli/Amoli/Ugbo/Ogugu Ward, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, dated December 6, 2024, Okechukwu, who represented Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the…
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One of the pristine truths about being a writer is that even when you are on a self-imposed writing hiatus and deliberately cut off from the world of 24-hour news cycle online, there are some news items that arrest your attention; whether you are hibernating in the Hollywood movie sets competing with sand dunes of…
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The Benue State House of Assembly has ordered Mrs Grace Adagba, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), to refund the sum of N2.1 billion to the coffers of the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The decision follows a report of the house ad-hoc committee, which investigated the activities of the…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has tasked the National Assembly to safeguard the Tertiary Education Tax Fund (TETFund) from being scrapped under the proposed Nigeria Tax Bill 2024. The Union is concerned that abolishing TETFund would have severe consequences for Nigeria's public education system. This is even as it described as 'dangerous and…
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The Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Ibrahim Kashim, has tendered his resignation to Governor Bala Mohammed on Friday. A statement by the media aide to Governor Mukhtar Gidado stated that the Governor has “accepted the resignation of the Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim, with immediate effect.” The governor directed his…
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In a subtle yet scathing remark, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took a swipe at Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the birthday celebration of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday. Akpabio, who was the Special Guest of…
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Concerns about the unprofessional conduct of police officers over the years have led to worrisome levels of distrust between the people and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Established in 1943, the NPF has the constitutional and statutory mandate of maintaining and securing public safety, law, and order in Nigeria. However, corruption, poor funding, and inadequate…
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Award-winning actor Femi Adebayo and actress Funke Akindele have called on Nigerians to shun piracy, urging fans to support the Nigerian film industry ethically as their new movies debut on Netflix and in cinemas. Adebayo, whose latest movie Seven Door is now streaming on Netflix, made an appeal via his social media handles today, December…
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Mr Adegoke Fayoade, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has pledged the police’s commitment to improving the quality of its services, particularly in Lagos and Ogun. Fayoade gave the assurance during the Police Christmas carol/End of the Year celebration on Friday at the command headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. The…
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South Korean lawmakers are set to vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge. A week after a first attempt to remove Yoon for the martial law debacle foundered, the National Assembly will vote Saturday around…