Speaking at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Comptroller General of Immigration held at the MITROS Residences in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Obasanjo said slave trade in the 21st century should be condemned in the strongest term possible.
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TRACE spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident was due to over-speeding.
A Christmas tree adorned with lights outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born, and another in Ramallah, next to the burial site of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, were plunged into darkness.
Yahaya said the construction work would be completed in the next three to four months as a result of the concrete works involved and the need to allow them to cure before moving to the next stage.
The bones were found in the town of Fritzlar in March, police said as they released the results of radio carbon dating carried out by local researchers.
NNOM is an academic award conferred on distinguished academicians and intellectuals who have made outstanding contributions to the academic, growth and development of Nigeria.
The names of the three co-defendants to be arraigned alongside Sanda before Justice Yusuf Halilu of FCT High Court, Jabi, were, however, not mentioned.
Dele Ogunbameru, the APDA Publicity Secretary in the state, said in a statement in Lagos on Thursday that the stoppage of WAEC fees by the state government was “anti-people”.
The affected officers are: CP Etop James and Rasheed Akintunde who were promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, while it confirmed acting appointments of six Deputy Commissioners of Police to commissioners of police.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Thursday that the fire affected the Galaxy Backbone optic fibre link thereby shutting down the agency’s Internet connectivity.
He told newsmen on Thursday in Lagos that the retiring military men were drawn from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy.
The senior citizens, numbering at least 1,000, drove round the town in hired buses, beginning from their office on Abam Street, Umuahia, to Government House and State House of Assembly complex.
“Camps in the other regions are known but inaccessible camps due to the challenges of going into these camps as a communication chain is required before we can reach them.”
Buhari, who made the remark at an interactive session with community leaders in Kano, said the Federal Government would remain resolute in the fight against corruption in the country.
“I want the public to know that we have some Nigerians who are not willing to return inspite of the unfavourable situations and the fact is that we can’t get them on the flight without their consent.
Ambode spoke at the 2017 community day celebration with the theme: “Community Affinity: Aligning Lagos Communities with Private Sector,” held in Lagos.
“We have visited the detention camps and also collaborated with the International Organisation for Migration to repatriate migrants weekly.
Approved by the Federal Executive Council in July, the plan seeks to reposition the federal civil service for efficiency and enhanced service delivery to Nigerians in line with the current administration’s Change Agenda.
Speaking at St. Patrick Grammar School, Epe, Lagos State on Wednesday where a newly built block of six classrooms and conveniences was donated to St. Patrick Grammar School, Epe by the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, described Nigerian Breweries as a responsible corporate entity of repute.
The NYSC Director General gave the warning on Wednesday when he visited the Ekiti State Orientation Camp in Ise/Orun/Emure-Ekiti.