December, 2016

• 29 December

  Federal permsec run away with 40 cars

  

    Federal permsec run away with 40 cars A former Federal permanent secretary retired from office recently and  took away  40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this today, while explaining President Muhammadu Buhari’s well-articulated strategy in the fight against corruption in the country. Mohammed was reacting to criticisms that the …

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• 29 December

  Over N5tr Projects Abandoned Across Nigeria – Reps

  

  Over N5tr Projects Abandoned Across Nigeria – Reps A House Representative member, representing Zaria Federal Constituency, Dr Abbas Tajuddeen, on Wednesday said more than N5 trillion government projects were abandoned across Nigeria. Tajuddeen made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State. Tajuddeen, who expressed “deep worry” over the situation said the country …

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• 29 December

  OGUN POLICE ARREST THREE FOR ROBBERY

  

  Folake Sokoya   The Ogun State police command has arrested three men for robbery. They are Suleiman Waheed, Mathew Johnson and Isiaka Momoh. They were arrested during the early hours of 27 December while trying to rob one Bello Ibrahim of his motorcycle with registration number GBE 159VZ along Ijebu Ode -Ibadan road. The policemen attached to Awa Ijebu division …

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• 28 December

  CAPTURE OF SAMBISA FOREST, A GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT – GOV SANI BELLO

  

  Olabode Adaramola  Minna Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has described the capture of CAMP ZERO, Sambisa Forest which was the last stronghold of Boko Haram terrorist group , as a global achievement made possible by the political will of President Muhammadu Buhari  and the commitment of the Nigeria  Armed Forces and other Security Agencies. He  stated further that  …

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• 28 December

  Women Significant To Nation Building—Gov Sani Bello

  

  WOMEN SIGNIFICANT TO NATION BUILDING-GOV SANI BELLO Olabode  Adaramola  Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the peace, prosperity and development of any society hinges, to a large extent, on its ability to invest in women and the girl-child. He stated this while receiving a delegation of 30 women, who recently returned from  skills acquisition trip …

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• 27 December

  RRS Foils Kidnap Attempt of 2 Year-Old Boy

  

    RRS Foils Kidnap Attempt of 2 Year-Old Boy Folake Sokoya Operatives of Rapid Response Squad  (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command over the weekend arrested Suleiman Seidu, 33, for attempting to kidnap a two year-old boy, Chimdi Udwu, in Owode area of Ogun State. The Decoy Team of the squad got a hint from one of the people …

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• 27 December

  Dangote lauded on sponsorship of African Food Festival Calabar

  

  Dangote lauded on sponsorship of African Food Festival Calabar Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade last weekend joined participants at the maiden African Food festival Calabar to commend Dangote Industries Ltd for sponsoring the event. The Governor represented by his wife, Dr. Linda Ayade who declared the food festival open lauded the exemplary attitude of Dangote Group in sponsoring …

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• 27 December

  God Has a Purpose for Nigeria And That Purpose Must be Fulfilled—NCPC Boss

  

  God Has a Purpose for Nigeria And That Purpose Must be Fulfilled—NCPC Boss The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev.Tor Uja has said that Nigeria as a nation has a divine purpose which must be fulfilled. He made this assertion at the Jesus Convocation for Nigeria on Mount,Zion Jerusalem at ST. Peter in Galicantu church, on Christmas …

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• 25 December

  1.7 million Nigerians became jobless in nine months —NBS

  

  1.7 million Nigerians became jobless in nine months —NBS The harsh economic situation in the country has thrown 1.7 million Nigerians into the job market in nine months, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics has indicated. Specifically, the report showed that the number of unemployed Nigerians rose from 9.48 million at the beginning of the year to 11.19 …

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• 25 December

  Fun begins as Glo-sponsored One Lagos Fiesta commences

  

  Fun begins as Glo-sponsored One Lagos Fiesta commences    The end of year festivities have entered a high gear for over 20 million Lagos residents as the much anticipated One Lagos Fiesta (OLF) kicked off on Saturday, with data grandmasters, Globacom as a prime sponsor and exclusive telecoms partner.   OLF is an initiative introduced last year by the administration …

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