The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday, decorated former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, immediate past Oyo State Commissioner of Police, AIG Ngozi Onadeko and 30 other newly promoted senior police officers to their next ranks in Abuja. The IGP charged the officers to justify their new ranks by deploying their wealth of experience into their new areas of operations. He said the Police Management team has been working with the PSC in all areas recruitment of additional 10,000 constables into the force. Oyo state governor, Seyi Abiodun Makinde lauded…
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The Young Progressive Party (YPP) in Bauchi state, has elected 36-year-old businessman, Umar Aliyu as its governorship candidate. The chairman of the five-man gvernorship primary electoral committee, Mr Hamza Abdu said Aliyu emerged unopposed at the primary election held on Thursday. He said the candidate was endorsed by delegates from 20 local government areas of the state. “By the power vested in me, I declare Umar Aliyu as governorship candidate of YPP, having emerged unopposed in the race with the affirmation of party members. “It is now confirmed before the INEC officials, security agencies, journalists that Mr Umar Aliyu is…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal of University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Oladiji, has stated that students are the most relevant part of the university system and must be treated as unique individuals with respect to teaching, learning and research. The Vice Chancellor said this while welcoming executives of the Federal University of Technology of Akure Students Union (FUTASU) who paid her a courtesy visit to formally welcome her as the New Vice Chancellor on Monday, May 30, 2022. The Vice Chancellor said “students are the group of people who give the university an identity and utmost care…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has threatened that it will enforce the recovery of unremitted tax deductions owed by some states and local governments in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, FIRS, (Media & Communication), Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola on Wednesday. A public notice by the service executive chairman, Muhammad Nami noted that most states and local governments had failed to remit Withholding Tax (WHT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) deductions from payments made to contractors and service providers by them as required by law. He highlighted relevant portions of the…
By Justina Auta The UN Office on Prevention of Genocide has appointed the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, to head a Global Committee on Prevention of Genocide and Atrocity from the perspective of women. Ms Alice Nderitu, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide, made this known in Abuja on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the minister. Nderitu said the committee is expected to develop a framework of analysis on atrocities and genocide that reflect the perspective of women in conflict prevention, as the existing one does not reflect issues of women. “There…
A delegate in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary, Mr Tanko Rossi Sabo, has shared N7 million he got with members of his community, The Nation has reported. Sabo, from Sanga local government area of Kaduna State, spent the money on the less privileged in his community, according to a former Special Assistant Media to late Governor Yakubu Yakowa, Reuben Buhari. “He bought jerseys, paid school fees and hospital fees. He distributed the rest to other support groups. “Whatever is the argument on whether he was right in collecting the money or not, my consolation is that…
The federal government has said that works on Section II of the ongoing dual carriage way of Suleja – Minna road and the Agaie – Baro roads will be completed between January and May 2023. Mr Folorunsho Esan, the Director Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH), gave the assurance during an assessment inspection of the roads. The Director, Press and Public Relations, FMWH, Mrs Blessing Lere-Adams made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday. According to him, both roads are being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under the…
By Tina George, Minna A two-term member representing Suleja/Gurara/Tafa Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abubakar Lado Abdullahi has lost his bid to return to the lower chamber of the National Assembly (NASS). Lado lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held in Suleja on Tuesday to Haruna Abubakar Magaji. The earlier scheduled election conducted on May 27, was cancelled due to violence which resulted in irregularities in the outcome of the result. The rescheduled election was held on Tuesday under tight security. The delegates screened wer 120 who voted for their choice aspirants under strict observation and monitoring…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah The Vice-Chancellor of Sokoto State University (SSU), Prof. Bashir Garba has warned researchers in the institution to avoid plagiarism and other forms of cheating in their research works. Prof. Garba gave the warning at a one-day training workshop on submission of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Institution Based Research (IBR) and Academic Research Journal (ARJ) interventions, organized by the Research and Development Centre of the University on Wednesday. He further warned that the institution has zero-tolerance for cheating, especially plagiarism. “I am urging all members of staff to be wary of plagiarism and other related offenses because…
Turkey has sent a letter to the United Nations to change its foreign name to ‘Türkiye’ as well as register it as “Türkiye” from now on, a top Turkish diplomat has announced. The Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said, “With this letter I will send to the U.N. Secretary-General, we register our country’s name as ‘Türkiye,’” on January 1. “The process, which started with the leadership of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to upgrade the brand value of our country is ending,” the minister said and announced the registration application. “Good luck with it,” he noted. The initiative to use the…