The fire was said to have been put out at around 1am on Sunday by the combined efforts of officials of the state Fire Service and residents, including the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Alhaji Isa Achida
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Dabo said: “The results of the entire by-election held in Pankshin was not acceptable to us in PDP, especially that of Pyabor Polling Unit in Chip Electoral Ward of Pankshin Southern Constituency
The Olubadan-designate revealed that the coronation was delayed due to the burial ceremony for the late Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, who he said deserved such a befitting burial
The statement quoted Alegbe as cautioning the public to be wary of fraudsters sending letters to unsuspecting individuals inviting them for “the second process of recruitment”
Raheem, however, pleaded with the government to consider recruiting more teachers in both primary and secondary schools as the state was in dire need of teachers
He said: “We need a new tribe of men and women of all faiths, tribes and ethnicities committed to a country run on high values of integrity, hard-work, justice and love for the country
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Court of Appeal in Jos had in its judgment on the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly election ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in Nyelleng polling unit of Fier ward in Pankshin North and Pyabor polling unit in Chip ward to determine the winners
Fayose, who said there was no time in the history of Nigeria that the gap between dollar official rate and open market rate was more than N200, pointed out that it made no economic sense for the Federal Government to be calculating the country’s revenue on the basis of the Central Bank of Nigeria official rate of N199 to a dollar, while States and Local Councils that are sharing the revenue with the Federal Government run their businesses at the open market rate of over N400 to one dollar, thereby causing businesses to be folding up by the day and prices of goods skyrocketing everyday
Anything less than 50 percent defeats the purpose of the scheme. As it stands today many states claim inability to pay the national minimum wage of N18,000, a sum that is itself barely enough to take the worker home talk less of paying the bills for his family’s shelter, upkeep and development
Alonge said: “As you are aware, the Nigerian military has succeeded in routing out terrorists from some of their hideouts in the North-East and in the process some were eliminated and others have been arrested. We cannot at the moment provide the identities of those in our custody or in other places until after we have conducted thorough investigations.”
The letter of appointment reads: “The Founder, Board of Trustees and the Governing Council of the Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele would be most honoured if Your Royal Majesty, the highly distinguished Royal Father, the developer, the leader of leaders, and the liver of the people in the service of mankind, would very kindly accept to dignify the University as her Chancellor
He said: “Most PDP members did not see in Sheriff a model of impeccable integrity that the party badly needed to lead it at this critical moment
Iya polled 9,036 votes to beat his closest challenger, Salihu Kalanah of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who polled 6,230 votes
The petition, dated February 19, 2016, and signed by the Executive Director of SERAP, Adetokunbo Mumuni, reads in part: “SERAP is concerned that despite these serious allegations of bribery and corruption, the National Judicial Council has failed and/or refused to suspend the judge involved pending any investigation and/or trial of the judge
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that newly-formed Rivers United on Sunday in Port Harcourt beat the seven-time league champions in a 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League fixture
Magu had said in recent press interviews that the EFCC had recovered billions of naira, especially from its ongoing investigations into the $2.1billion arms money allegedly diverted by former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on February 5 arrested Tarfa and confiscated his two mobile phones and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG on the allegation that Tarfa hid two alleged suspects of economic and financial crimes in his car to prevent their arrest
It stated that the President would be accompanied by a high-powered Federal Government delegation, including Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
As you are aware, the re-run election was scheduled for 20th February and the election was held as scheduled. The elections started at 8am. By every standard, I was a candidate of this election. The major things that transpired during the election were access or no access to the voting area. Somebody has said it’s normal during elections like this to see people visiting elections points, be it right or wrong
It would be recalled that the state government in a circular signed by the Head of Service in February 2014 allowed the use of Hijab by Muslim female students in government, community and Muslim-named schools throughout the state