Politics

Niger Govt Assures International Development Partners of Support and Cooperation Olabode Adaramola, Minna The Hon. Commissioner, Niger State Planning Commission, Alhaji Muhammadu Nda has assured all International development partners intervening in various sectors in the state, of the government’s unflinching support and cooperation. He gave the assurance at a one-day interactive session with the Economist/Primary Health Care Adviser of Bill …

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2016 Hajj Operation: Two Pilgrims from Niger, die in Saudi Arabia…. another accident victim receiving treatment in the Holy Land Olabode Adaramola Minna ‎Two pilgrims among those  who went to perform this year’s Hajj in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Niger State have been confirmed dead and buried in the Holy land. The Pilgrims are Alhaji Haruna Kusherki, a …

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Rumored Death: IBB, alive, safe and sound- family member, security aides Olabode Adaramola, Minna Palpable shock gripped the residents of Minna Niger state capital and his environs last Thursday evening following unconfirmed reports about the sudden death of the ailing Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd). The rumoured death of the Elder statesman , like a winter haze …

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Olabode Adaramola, Minna . The ancient City of Kano will today become a Mecca of sorts ( Saturday) as some Political Heavy weights from across the country will converge on the city to witness the Wedding Fathia between Mr. Ibrahim Babangida, a Banker and the Son of the immediate past Governor of Niger state, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu and his(Ibrahim’s …

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FG plans 13.6m school enrolment by 2020‎ Olabode Adaramola Minna ‎The federal government is planning to increase school enrolment in the country by 13.6 million children by the year 2020. The Focal person of the federal government’s Social Intervention Investment Programme for Niger state, Mrs. Afiniki Dauda has said. Mrs. Dauda who stated this in Minna the state capital also disclosed plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari …

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Gov Sani Bello              Gov Rochas Okorocha Gov. Sani Bello Salutes Gov. Okorocha at 54  Olabode Adaramola, Minna Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has described the patriotism and commitment of his Imo State Counterpart and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Dr. Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha to the Nigerian Project as second to …

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  Lagos State Govenor, Ambode The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government is to commence decongestion of traffic gridlock along Seaports’ access roads in Apapa in the next few weeks. Speaking with Journalists after a meeting with Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday, Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Usman, said: “We have looked at …

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Giving Credit to Whom It is Due By Tope Bankole and Uzoma Ngozi   On July 26, the media was awash with news of the commissioning of the Abuja-Kaduna railway project. The news elicited a tweet from the PDP via their official twitter handle. This eventually sparked off a controversy on who should actually take the credit for the completion …

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has announced the replacement of Abdulmumin Jibrin from Kano State as the House Committee Chairman on Appropriations. Announcing the resignation on Wednesday, Dogara said that the Chairman, House Committee on Housing, Rep. Mustapha Bala Dawaki also from Kano State and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would replace Rep. Jibrin as chairman of the appropriations …

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