The Adamawa State Government has commenced the movement of over 400 Almajirai back to their states of origin. The Secretary to Adamawa State Government, Bashiru Ahmad, made this known on Wednesday during the start of the relocation of some street kids from the state to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Most of the Almajirai to be sent back to...
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IGNORE GOVERNOR MAKINDE’S CALL GROUP TELLS ISLAMIC CLERICS IN OYO STATE
An Islamic group, Joint Action Committee for the Preservation of the Rights and Honours of Imams in Oyo State, has urged Imams and Alfas in the state to shun the Ramadan Iftar invitation by Governor Seyi Makinde. It described the invite as a gross violation of the social distancing directives of the Federal Government in view of...
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GOVERNOR WIKE DECLARES THAT TOTAL LOCKDOWN ON PORT HARCOURT AND OBIO /AKPOR LGAS WILL NOW RESUME ON SUNDAY 17th MAY, 2020
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas will resume from 8.00 p.m. Sunday 17th May 2020 until further notice. In a State Broadcast on Wednesday, the total lockdown will no longer resume on Thursday because the State Security Council took into consideration...
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Gunmen Kidnap Kaduna APC Deputy Chairman, Daughter
The politician and his daughter were said to have been kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday in the Zaria area of the state. APC Chairman in Kaduna State, Retired Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada, confirmed the abduction to Channels Television on Thursday. According to him, the party’s deputy chairman and his daughter were abducted in the...
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NIGERIA GOVERNORS ASK NASS TO CUT DOWN INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL
The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee made up of governors Aminu Masari (Katsina), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Simon Lalong (Plateau) to meet with the leadership of the National Assembly over the...
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RIVERS STATE INAUGURATES A NEW PDP CHAIRMAN
Ambassador Desmond has been inaugurated as the new PDP chairman of Rivers State. The new Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Executive Council has been inaugurated in Port Harcourt. Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr Ikuinyi Ibani administered the oath of office on the new executives led by Ambassador Desmond Akawor. In...
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NEED TO ENFORCE PRESIDENTIAL ORDER BANNING INTERSTATE MOVEMENT Senator Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu)
The Senate: Alarmed at the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, which currently stands at 4,641 cases and 150 deaths; Also alarmed that confirmed daily cases of COVID-19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC is now in hundreds; Aware that the President, in his wisdom and relying on advisories...
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House of Representatives approves Buhari’s N850bn loan
The House of Representatives has approved the request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier okayed the borrowing plan amidst controversy. The approval was however given by the House at the plenary on Tuesday within about seven minutes. Details later…
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Emir of Ilorin thanks Buhari for appointing Gambari as chief of staff
Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, emir of Ilorin, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Ibrahim Gambari as his new chief of staff. Gambari, who is a professor of political science and Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, is from Kwara state. Gambari would be unveiled as the chief of staff to Buhari on Wednesday. In a statement...
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BUHARI APPOINTS PROF. IBRAHIM GAMBARI AS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
A former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari has been appointed the new Chief of Staff to the President. Gambari, from Kwara State was the Minister of External Affairs between 1984 and 1985.