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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begged petitioners challenging his re-election at the March 9, 2109 polls to drop their complaints. Speaking yesterday during the pre-inaugural thanksgiving service at St. Charles’s Lwanga Catholic Church in Calabar, he pleaded ...
Read More »Shettima sets up panel for inauguration of Borno governor-elect
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has raised an 18-member inauguration panel to swear in governor-elect, Professor Babagana Umara, at Ramat Square, Maiduguri. In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Usman Jidda Shuwa, said ...
Read More »Ignore Godswill Akpabio’s quest for ministerial appointment, A’Ibom APC elders tell Buhari
Some elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State have opposed purported subtle moves to consider Godswill Akpabio for a ministerial appointment. Their protestation is coming barely 48 hours to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for ...
Read More »Stakeholders urge NPA to probe bidding process
A group of concerned bidders in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) cargo surveys contract have urged management of the authority to investigate its bidding process. In a petition dated May 25, 2019 titled: Re: Cargo Surveys Contract Bids – Attempts ...
Read More »Governor Ganduje places new Permanent Secretaries on probation
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has approved appointment of 36 new acting permanent secretaries on a three-month probation. Besides, Ganduje reminded them that upon expiration of the timeline, they would be confirmed subject to passing a drug test. The ...
Read More »Ndoma-Egba cautions against imposition of leadership on ninth N’Assembly
Legislature under my watch will not be rubberstamp, says Lawan A former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has cautioned against imposition of leadership on the Ninth National Assembly, saying foisting leaders on the nation’s legislature will erode stability and unity in ...
Read More »Ignore Akpabio’s pursuit of ministerial slot, A’Ibom APC elders tell Buhari
Some elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State have opposed purported subtle moves to consider Godswill Akpabio for a ministerial appointment. Their protestation is coming barely 48 hours to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for ...
Read More »Varsity teacher decries poor state of Public Health Centres
A professor of pediatrics, Dominic Osayande Osaghae, has charged government at all levels to improve access to health care by providing more functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). He lamented the poor state of PHCs in the country, stressing the need ...
Read More »Army refutes killing of 25 soldiers in Borno, Navy urges prayers against insurgency
Menace denies 600,000 persons of healthcare in N’East, terrorism, insecurity challenges over soon, says Ibas The Nigerian Army has denied reports that 25 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Borno State, saying the report is a rumour ...
Read More »Nigerian children still lack access to health, education, UNICEF insists
Launches For Every Child, Every Right campaign The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has declared that in spite of advances made over the last years, Nigerian children still lack access to health, nutrition, education and other basic rights. UNICEF’s new ...
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