Politics

…God is our source of strength – Dickson By Amos Okioma Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says God has taken control of the affairs of Bayelsa State and it’s people in view of its past history of being dreaded for militancy and insecurity. Chief Obasanjo, who stated this during the state’s monthly Thanksgiving Service at the King of Glory Chapel, Government …

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The Federal Government says it has entered into partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to engage more stakeholders in a round-table discussion on youth employment and skill developments. Prof. Stephen Ocheni, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the task team on Public-Private Round-Table on youth employment and skill …

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Dr. Adulhakeem Abdulateef Exactly 16 days after the commemoration of the third year in office of his innovative and aggressively modernizing administration on May 29, 2018, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, celebrated his 55th birthday on June 14. As expected, there was widespread commendation and approbation from within and beyond Lagos State of the remarkable strides his administration …

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The Federal Government raised N66.9 billion at its bond auction yesterday, as part of moves to finance the 2018 budget. The Debt Management Office (DMO) said on its website that the bonds were auctioned in three tenors of five, seven and 10 years. This, it said, was to give its diverse investor base an opportunity to choose their preferred tenors. …

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Chinese police have cracked down on an online pyramid scheme involving 10.2 billion yuan ($1.5bn) and over 220,000 investors, local authorities said Wednesday. Police in Meishan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, caught 82 suspects, who established hundreds of shell companies and 28 fake industrial chains in the fields of construction materials, agriculture, mining, and media to woo investors with the promise of high returns. …

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By Tunde Abatan Contrary to what many believe concerning the rupture in the ruling party -the APC’s Tuesday’s defection of 14 senators to the PDP to me is good for democracy. Before now, the party has been at war with itself and the unraveling in the National Assembly (NASS) is akin to separating the chaff from the wheat. There is …

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Folake Sokoya Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, while responding to questions from newsmen in Lagos yesterday, disclosed that he is convinced that good governance in Nigeria is possible and that Atiku Abubakar remains one individual in Nigeria that is resolute on bringing about a true rebirth for the nation. “This time is an auspicious era in the …

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The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, has said that a total of 65 agencies of government never submitted their financial statements for audit purposes in line with the provisions of Financial Regulations 321. This is contained in the 2016 annual report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja. The 2016 audit …

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Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, and Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye and Kwankwaso were among the 15 senators who announced their defection on Tuesday. Advertisement The notice of defection was contained in a letter read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor …

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From Amos Okioma The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding  that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy  to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indiscriminate dumping of refuge by residents. The Bayelsa state …

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