Speaking after performing the laying of wreath and release of pigeons in commemoration of the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration held at Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Governor Ambode noted that one of the best ways to appreciate and acknowledge the supreme price paid by gallant members of the armed forces who lost their lives in the defence of the sovereignty of the country is to ensure that conflicts are always resolved amicably.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new batch of returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 5.30 p.m.
Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, disclosed this recently, after receiving a briefing from the Chairman of the Committee on the Verification of civil servants who are entitled to Promotion Arrears , Mohammed Kudu Usman, Director Inspectorate Department in the Office of the Accountant-General of Federation.
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He said: “Today, at about 5 a.m, there was fire incident at Abanderi village of Dutse Local Government Area, and the inferno was suspected to have been caused by bush burning.
The Nigerian Army and Innoson Motors, an indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, had recently signed agreement and partnership towards the manufacturing of locally made military equipment and vehicles for the army.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Onwuzurike, who made the disclosure at an interaction with newsmen, noted that the deceased included a doctor and a nurse working at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.
The address was presented by Dr Luqman AbdurRaheem, Chairman, TMC Committee on Social Mobility, Economy and Politics.
“A case in point is the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers that in recent times have assumed a most destabilising dimension which if not managed properly could plunge the nation, particularly the North, into internecine conflicts the likes of which has never been seen before.’’
On Sunday, the government announced that people removed from trading along the streets of the central business district as part of efforts to contain a cholera outbreak, will be moved to City Market on a temporary basis on Friday.
Abdulkareem made this assertion on Monday in Ilorin at a three-day unscheduled visit to the various faculties of the university to monitor the ongoing registration of fresh students.
In a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said it will be a terrible falsehood to suggest he was ever informed by the Governor or anyone else of the imminence of the killing of citizens of our country in those or any other local governments in Benue State.
Yoon said the firm would achieve this by setting up shops and other retail channels in more African countries to cut product delivery times.
Receiving a delegation of political leaders, traditional rulers and elders of the state led by Governor Samuel Ortom at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari said all those involved in the conflict that culminated in loss of lives would not escape justice, including any illegally armed militia in the state.
In extending its invitation to the Vice President, the university noted that it deeply admired the immense progress that Nigeria has made under the Buhari presidency, including the work of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council.
Onuoha told the News Agency of Nigeria that the passing of the bill would help government to get evidence based scientific advice and be globally recognised.
Ubeh alleged that more than 60 people had been killed in Lau, 11 others in Wukari, four in Maisamari and six others in Gassol.
A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who was at the scene of the explosion at CMD road, Magodo, reported that it took about three hours for the fire to be brought under control by firemen from the Federal and Lagos State Fire Services, as well as officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.
The ceremony which holds on January 15 of every year, at the National Memorial Arcade in Abuja, is also dedicated to appreciating surviving military men who have retired from active service.