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The Seventh Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday elected Chris Isiguzo for a second term in office as President. Isiguzo polled 665 votes to defeat his opponent, Yusuf Idris, from Kaduna State Council of NUJ, who scored 15 votes. The Returning Officer, Mr Joe Ajaero, said that 704 delegates…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has vehemently opposed a suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos praying that the Arabic inscriptions on naira notes be removed. A Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, who filed the suit before Justice Mohammed Liman, contended that having Arabic inscriptions on the naira notes portrays Nigeria as an Islamic…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The Agankyu of Kakanda, His Royal Highest, Mallam Muhammad Sani, has conferred on the Departmental Security Officer ( DSO) of Lokoja Local Government, Hon. Muhammed Bala Yusuf Waziri, a.k.a Bala Mystic the Chieftaincy title of Cigari of Kakanda. The the Agankyu made the announcement through a letter presented to the new…
History always has a way of repeating itself and that established fact has been a major highlight into the 2020 governorship election of Edo state with All Progressive Congress embroiled in a lingering crisis that is turning it into a shadow of itself. The ruling party, of course, was in good shape in the south-south…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje said he dethroned former Emir Muhammad Sanusi ll because the deposed monarch did not understand the responsibilities of a traditional ruler. Kano Focus reports that Mr Ganduje revealed this on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme aired on Friday. Mr Ganduje said the former emir was unable to evolve from a social…
The death has occurred of Alhaji Tanko Adamu ,the Sarkin Makera of Lokoja. According to the deceased’s family,Adamu passed away at his Gwadabe residence on Tuesday evening after a protracted illness. Until his death,Adamu held the traditional title of Sarkin Makera of Lokoja ( head of blacksmiths) a position he held for over twenty years….
Good morning lady and gentlemen, it is ‘anotherdemocracy day. We thankCollective struggle to God for spearing our lives to witness this day in our emaciate our people with better lives and feeling the government us. But before we proceed i will indulge a minute silence in Honour departed souls who are not alive and who…
. Says APC won on the strength of acceptance, achievements By NEWS DESK Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has reiterated his commitment to preserving the unity of the state, noting that he has made transparency his watchword in the distribution of the gains of democracy to the people. He thanked God and President Bola…
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority,(NIWA), Dr. George .M. Moghalu, on Thursday, congratulated a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, on his emergence as the Governor-elect of Anambra State in the just concluded governorship election in the state. In a congratulatory letter, he personally signed and made available…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Director of Administration, Dr. Sulaiman Abubakar, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree in Public Administration by the European America University, Abuja. At a special convocation held on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr. Josephine Chinjioma Egbuta, extolled the humanitarian qualities of Dr….
