Determined to bolster electricity supply to the nooks and crannies of Kebbi State,Governor Abubakar Atiku, Tuesday, in Birnin Kebbi, flagged off the National Mass Metering Programme, organised by the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO). Speaking at the epoch-making event, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said that,the laudable initiative cannot come at better time than now when the people of the state and other Nigerians were in dire need of more stable power supply. The Kebbi State Governor congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for the feat, describing the mass metering initiative as very important. Bagudu also lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the wonderful…
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The Deputy President of the Senate and South South Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with a chieftain of the party, Olorogun Otega Emerhor on the occasion of his birthday. In his congratulatory message, Omo-Agege described the chartered accountant, banker, businessman and politician as a dear brother, prominent Urhobo son and an eminent Deltan. Specifically, he applauded Olorogun Emerhor for distinguishing himself in the private sector and working to nurture and strengthen democracy in many ways. Omo-Agege prayed to God to continue to preserve Emerhor’s life and thanked him sincerely for being a point…
Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 60, his spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Renowned with Brazil’s Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier this month, a member of his entourage told AFP. President Alberto Fernandez immediately announced three days of national mourning in the South American country. Shortly before the announcement that shocked a nation, Argentine media reported Maradona had suffered a serious health setback on Wednesday and was being treated by doctors at his…
By Mohammed Ahmed, Bauchi The Bauchi state chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has called on stakeholders to collaborate towards ending sexual and gender-based violence, SGBV, in the state. The chairperson, Bulak Afsa made the call in a statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Wednesday. She lamented that figures have shown that the number of victims from the menace had increased exponentially in the state and the country at large. “NAWOJ Bauchi chapter is worried at the rate of cases concerning sexual violence. We have therefore decided to partner…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday, November 26, 2020, for the hearing of the bail application filed by Senator Ali Ndume. Ndume was on Monday remanded in prison for his failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina, for who he stands as surety in a case of alleged fraud. Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of money laundering involving N2 billion. The trial Judge, Justice Okon Abang had on November 18 2020, revoked the bail granted him, ordered his arrest, and…
Senator Elisha Abbo has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The Senator wrote a letter to the Senate, which was read at the plenary by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday,. He explained that his decision to defect to the APC is because of Governor Umaru Fintiri’s alleged mismanagement of the PDP in Adamawa state.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Thursday, November 26 for the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, with five prosecution witnesses lined up to testify against him. ChannelsTV reports that copies of the hearing notice have been served on the prosecution team in the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Justice Binta Nyako had revoked the bail granted the IPOB leader on March 28 2019 and ordered his arrest. Nyako also directed that his trial on charges of a treasonable felony would proceed in his…
By Mohammed Ahmed, Bauchi The Bauchi state chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has commiserated with the families of their member, late Dr Zuwaira Hassan who died in an auto crash along Bauchi-Jos road on Monday. AsheNews reports that Dr Hassan, a former commissioner of health, during the administration of Governor Mohammmed Abubakar, died in a ghastly motor accident. The NMA state chairman, Dr Adamu Sambo during a press conference to mark the flag-off of activities for the 2020 Nigeria Medical Association week with the theme, “Strategies for Health System Recovery during the COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria” in Bauchi,…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Tuesday, said the state government requires N1.9 billion for the total rehabilitation of electricity in the 23 local government areas of the state. Tambuwal gave this figure in a statement by his Spokesperson, Muhammad Bello, when he received the report of a committee set up on the epileptic power supply in the state. The seven-man committee, headed by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Manir Dan’Iya, was set up to find out the root causes of epileptic power supply and recommend the way forward in the state. According to Tambuwal, the state government will collaborate with…
The Gombe State Government has proposed 2021 budget of N116.3 billion for the state. The Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Mr. Muhammad Magaji said this at a news conference after the State Executive Council meeting held in Gombe on Tuesday. He said that the 2021 budget proposal which comprised N58.78 billion for capital expenditure and N57.55 billion for recurrent expenditure was 7.5 per cent higher than the N107.60 billion approved revised budget for 2020. The commissioner said that out of the N55.24 billion approved for recurrent expenditure for 2020, N39.37billion had been spent between January and October, representing 71.2…