The news of the broad daylight attempt to cut short the life of the Governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, is shocking and a rude awakening. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) empathizes with the governor and the people of Benue State on this sad, cowardly, and wicked plan and vehemently condemns the act in its entirety. All hands must be on deck to uncover the identities of those involved in this heinous crime. The NGF wishes to state categorically that the attempt to make Benue State ungovernable is unacceptable and will fail woefully. Only recently the brother of one…
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The Federal Government has said that the Extra Ministerial Committee constituted to recover the over N100 billion revenue owed it by lottery operators would be activated within two weeks. The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Dr. George Akume, said this Saturday in Abuja at a meeting of stakeholders in the lottery sector. He expressed displeasure over the continued failure of lottery operators nationwide to remit appropriate revenue to National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) as required by extant rules. The minister said that government had applied enough diplomacy in order to encourage operators in the lottery industry to build…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday evening said the All Progressive Congress (APC) is at the verge of collapsing. He made the assertion during the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign for the forthcoming local government election in the state. APC has boycotted the election, citing irregularities. But the governor said the party withdrew from the election because it is entangled in problems, both at the national and state levels. The governor added that there is nothing that APC could show as its achievement since coming on board in 2015. “The party is enmeshed in…
With Illinois expecting more coronavirus vaccine doses in coming weeks, some people may soon face a choice: which vaccine to get. Vaccination appointments are still tough to come by, leading many people to take whichever vaccine they can get first, whether it’s been made by Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson. Health experts are imploring people not to wait for one type of vaccine, saying they’re all effective at preventing death and hospitalization, and that rapid, widespread vaccination is needed to control the spread of COVID-19. But with the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine now available in Illinois, some…
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara has called for a peaceful resolution of the Hijab controversy rocking the state. To achieve this, the church advised the Kwara State Government to revisit the original document stating the terms of the partnership with grant-aided mission schools. The Anglican Communion also called on the Kwara State House of Assembly to intervene and ensure that peace reigns in the state. This was contained in statement by the Archbishop of Kwara, The Most Rev. Israel Amoo, in Ilorin on Saturday. According to the statement, the Supreme Court is yet to rule…
ADO-EKITI | March 20, 2021 – The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has condemned, in strong terms, the violence that marred Saturday’s bye-election in Ekiti East Constituency 1 of the State House Assembly, saying that no one involved in the dastardly act would go unpunished. Consequently, the Governor has directed the State Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Mobayo, to ensure that everybody involved in the violent act are appre-hended and brought to book regardless of their party affiliation. The Governor also commiserated with the families of those reported to have been killed in the mayhem as well as those…
The Ekiti State government has given farmers and herders another two weeks window to register with the state government or be ready to leave the state. The two weeks grace begins on March 22. In February, the state conducted a two weeks registration of farmers and herders, but not all those involved seized the opportunity. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Olabode Adetoyi, said in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday that the exercise was expedient to ensure that all farmers and herders could be accounted for. Adetoyi added that the registration was also aimed at ensuring peace…
EKITI STATE POLICE COMMAND 20/03/2021PRESS RELEASE: Today being 20/03/2021, some suspected thugs attacked ward 7 Unit 7 Iworo in Omuo Ekiti, shooting sporadically while eligible voters were casting their votes in a bye election of Ekiti State House of Assembly. In the process, 6 people were injured, among them were two policemen and one National Youths Service Corp(NYSC) member who are currently receiving treatment in Ikole General Hospital. The Command Operatives swung into action and arrested three(3) of the suspects. The State Governor, DR JOHN KAYODE FAYEMI, has however, given a directive that all the suspects involved must be apprehended…
The Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area and Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, launched the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement, popularly known as BAT MOVEMENT yesterday at Local Authority Pry School, Ago-Hausa. The event which was geared towards endorsement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President ahead 2023 presidential election in Nigeria witnessed ensemble of political heavyweights across various ethnic groups from the LGA and LCDA respectively. While delivering his welcome address, Co-ordinator of BAT MOVEMENT in AJIF LGA and lawmaker representing Ajeromi-Ifelodun constituency 1, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Lukmon Sa’ad Olumoh,…
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa on Thursday (March 19) commissioned a newly built multi-purpose Clinic and rehabilitation center in Ogbomoso in Oyo State. The 16-bed rehabilitation Center named The Behavioral Action Care Foundation Centre was built by a group of indigenes of the ancient town, Ogbomoso First Community Initiative otherwise known as “O 1st Group” as part of their efforts to stem the dangerous tide of drug abuse in the area. The board Chairman of the Behavioral Action Care Foundation, a unit of the O 1ST Group, Otunba…
