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11Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Tribunal Judgement: Abuja Indigenes Head To Court To Demand Governor, 3 Senators, Reps, State Assembly

The original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are preparing to take legal action to request that the federal government of Nigeria and the National Assembly allow them to elect their governor, three Senators, House of Representatives members, and State House of Assembly representatives. This decision comes in response to the recent judgment by the Presidential Petition Tribunal Court, which asserted that Abuja holds no special status compared to other states. Daniel Bwala, the former spokesman of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign Organization, announced this in a press statement, citing the tribunal’s ruling that places Abuja on equal footing with other states. He wrote: “Following the Presidential Election Petition Court’s judgment which states to the effe...

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11Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Development Bank of Nigeria to disburse N150bn to MSMEs in 2023

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), says it targets to disburse N150 billion to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country in 2023. Prof. Joseph Nnanna, Chief Economist in DBN said this in an interview with mewsmen on Monday in Abuja. Nnanna said that the disbursement would be done through participating financial institutions for onward lending to MSMEs across various sectors of the economy. According to him, the objective is to enlist 120 000 MSMEs in 2023. ``I think we are on track to get there so we have a target to disburse around N150 billion this year and so far we are making some good progress but the year isn’t over yet and the state of the economy is a bit influx. ``A lot of Nigerians are challenged, a lot of businesses are challenged, the int...

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11Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Kaduna: OPSH commander Vows To Fish Out Bandits That Killed Catholic Seminarian

Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has vowed to arrest the killers of Stephen Na’aman, a Catholic seminarian. The commander, who doubles as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigeria Army, Rukuba, near Jos, made the promise at an interactive session with stakeholders on Sunday in Zango-Kataf. Bandits killed Mr Na’aman when they attacked the rectory of St Raphael Catholic Church, Fadan-Kamatan of Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The seminarian was killed on Thursday night when the criminals set the rectory ablaze after a failed kidnap attempt on the two priests working in the parish. Mr Abubakar, who described the incident as ”unfortunate”, also promised to end all criminal activities in the area. ...

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11Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Demolition: Dapo Abiodun Exhibited ‘Executive Recklessness’, Says Gbenga Daniel’s Wife

Olufunke Daniel, the wife of former Ogun Governor Gbenga Daniel, has tackled the state government for demolishing her five-storey DATKEM Plaza in Ijebu-Ode, describing the act as executive recklessness. Mrs Daniel stated this in a release by her lawyer, Adeyinka Kotote (SAN) after the Ogun government demolished the plaza in the early hours of Sunday. The lawyer expressed shock that the state government ignored a court order served on its agents on September 7, asking them to stop all actions on the building. He said he believed the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, was unaware of the “illegality.” The lawyer said his client would seek redress in court. “But if he was informed and still decided to use the instrument of the state against our clients, it is nothing but executive reck...

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11Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NYCN, Abuja Resident Youth Association congratulates Lawrence on his appointment as Mandate Secretary 

By Gami Tadanyigbe  Comrade Akoshile Mukthar, Vice President (North-Central) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), and President of the Abuja Resident Youth Association have congratulated Hon. Bitrus Lawrence Garki as Mandate Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat. The dua who congratulated Lawrence in a press statement issued to newsmen on Monda, described the appointment as extraordinary display of unity and shared vision. They said the appointment is a testament to his exceptional capacity, unwavering competence, and a clear recognition of his dedication to public service. Comrade Akoshile Mukthar sent the gratitude of the young people of North Central generally and the Resident Youth of Abuja in particular to His Excellency President Bola Ahmed T...

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11Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Nigeria requires N21trn to bridge housing deficit – Shettima

The Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria requires N21trillion to effectively bridge its housing deficit, in spite of efforts across the three tiers of government. The Vice-President said this on Sunday in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of a 500-unit Housing Estate by the State government. Shettima, while commending Gov. Ahmed Sokoto for his efforts to address the housing needs of his people, noted that the housing deficit in Nigeria remained a huge challenge. "Nigeria has a deficit of 28 million houses and we will need N21trillion to meet our housing needs. "This step taken by the governor is highly commendable and worthy of emulation by other State governments. "The governor has started well by completing the roads and flyovers he inherited," Shet...

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10Sep By Samuel AlongeNo Comments

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Ondo Governor Can’t Resume Duty in Oyo, Group Insists

An All Progressives Congress (APC) pressure group in Ondo State, Ondo Solidarity Forum (OSF) has described as a show of shame, the relocation of governance from Akure, the Ondo State capital, to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to enable ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu resume office. In a statement issued on Saturday by its acting chairman, Hon Femi Ogunleye, and publicity secretary, Prince Kayode Fasua, the group described the mass movement of virtually all members of the executive and legislative arms of government, from Akure to Ibadan "to make Akeredolu resume office", as mockery of democracy and a master plan of the cabal within the state. "While we wish Governor Akeredolu well and pray for his quick recovery, our people in Ondo State are not dunces to know that the function of ...

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10Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NIGERIAN ARMY SENSITIZES TROOPS OF 3 DIVISION ON HUMANITARIAN LAWS

…Harps on Professional Conducts of Personnel Troops of 3 Division Nigerian Army and Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have been charged to conduct themselves professionally while discharging their constitutional roles of defending the country in aid to civil authority through the use observance of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws. This was made known on the 9th September 2023, through the Nigerian Army social media page. This was organized in a sensitization workshop titled "Constitutional Responsibilities of the Nigerian Soldier Through Adherence to Humanitarian and Human Right Laws " held at Headquarters 3 Division Auditorium, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment Jos. The CCMA noted the complexities and volatilities of contemporary security challenges in the ever increasingly int...

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10Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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North-East Recovery Programme Coordinator bags NIHA Excellence Award

Dr Mohammed Danjuma, the Federal Government Coordinator of the North-East Recovery and Stability Programme, has been honoured with the ‘Nigerian Humanitarian Action (NIHA) Excellence Award’. Danjuma received the World Humanitarian Day Honour Award in the category of development excellence for his instrumental role in the North-East Recovery and Sustainability Programme in Abuja. Dr Kletsaint Akor, the Chief Humanitarian Officer of NIHA, said Danjuma’s remarkable leadership and unwavering commitment to the North-East Recovery and Sustainability Programme brought positive changes to the region. He said that the award was well deserving due to the recipient’s tireless efforts, saying, “he is a shining example of the spirit of humanitarianism and development.” Responding, Danjuma ...

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10Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Technical director calls for development of grassroots football

The Technical Director of Femben Stars International Football Academy, Femi Olatunji, has called for the development of grassroots football to discover "raw talents". Olatunji made the call during a one-day free soccer clinic organised by the academy for up and coming footballers in Erin-Osun Community, Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun. He said that there was an urgent need for stakeholders in the football sector to set up a proper developmental programme with the right people in place to improve the fortunes of football in Nigeria. "The first thing is to acknowledge that we have a problem. "Next thing is to identify where we have the challenge and train personnel that can help us to adjust. "Then set up a programme which sometimes can take time, but time heals everyt...

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10Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Keyamo Sets Up Task Force To Relocate Airlines At Lagos Airport

Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has set up a task force to resolve the challenges airlines face in relocating to Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. Oluseyi Odutayo, the spokesperson for the ministry, said this in a statement issued on Saturday. Mr Odutayo said the task force would address the teething problems of relocating the international airlines to the new terminal as necessitated by the recent fire outbreak at the Old International Terminal. He revealed members of the task force as Hassan Musa, a retired permanent secretary and ex-director of the Department of Air Transport Management, who will be the team leader and Adebayo Oladipo, general manager, Aerodrome, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Others are Collins Mukoro, Uyo...

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10Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Sports Minister Attends NFF Annual General Assembly in Uyo

Calls for more women representation in football administration Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh was present at the 2023 Annual General Assembly of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), held on Sunday in Uyo. In his remarks, Enoh stated that given the passion that football generates amongst Nigerians, it is expedient for the game to be handled with utmost professionalism by administrators, with a sense of patriotism for the good of the game in the country. He made a case for more representation of women at the top level of football administration in the Nigeria, stating that the growth of the women’s game calls for more representation of women in meetings such as the general assembly. “I am passionately making a case on the behalf of Nigerian footbal...

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9Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NACAT Partners NDLEA To Sensitize Abuja Community Where Hard Drugs Are Sold Like Sachet Water

The pro-democracy group, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking on Friday, collaborated with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency to hold a road walk sensitization against the use of hard drugs in an Abuja community, Abattoir. The sensitization came on the heel of an investigation carried out by NACAT where the group discovered that Abattoir, located close to an animal Market in the Karu axis of Abuja by the boundary between the FCT and Nassarwa State, is a major hub for the sales of illicit drugs like Crack, Codeine, Molly, Tramadol, Refnol, Rochi, Arizona, Loud (Canadian and Ghanaian loud). A primary Abattoir drug dealer, who spoke to NACAT on the condition of anonymity during the investigation, said the drugs are mainly bought in bulk from Delta State, Benin City in Edo ...

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9Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NACAT Partners NDLEA To Sensitize Abuja Community Where Hard Drugs Are Sold Like Sachet Water

The pro-democracy group, Network Against Corruption and Trafficking on Friday, collaborated with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency to hold a road walk sensitization against the use of hard drugs in an Abuja community, Abattoir.The sensitization came on the heel of an investigation carried out by NACAT where the group discovered that Abattoir, located close to an animal Market in the Karu axis of Abuja by the boundary between the FCT and Nassarwa State, is a major hub for the sales of illicit drugs like Crack, Codeine, Molly, Tramadol, Refnol, Rochi, Arizona, Loud (Canadian and Ghanaian loud).A primary Abattoir drug dealer, who spoke to NACAT on the condition of anonymity during the investigation, said the drugs are mainly bought in bulk from Delta State, Benin City in Edo State, a...

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9Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo: Akeredolu Resumes Duty After Medical Vacation

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has officially resumed duty after a three-month medical vacation in Germany. On Thursday, Akeredolu returned to Nigeria from Germany where he spent three months. The governor was welcomed by his close aides at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state. On Friday, Akeredolu met with stakeholders from the state, including Olamide Oladiji, speaker of the assembly, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at his residence in Ibadan. During the meeting, Akeredolu handed over his resumption letter to Oladiji and provided a copy to Aiyedatiwa. The governor said by the grace of God, he will be “alive” to complete his tenure, which ends in February 2025. “I came back yesterday, and as you know, it was a lo...

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9Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Shaibu to Shettima: Your Lack Of Sophistication Is Eroding The Elegance Of The Office Of The Vice-President

Following the comment of Vice-President Kashim Shettima that he was going to retire former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar to farm, an aide of former VP, Phrank Shaibu has said that the behaviour of Shettima is unbefitting of someone who holds public office. Shaibu condemned the statement credited to Shettima on Wednesday following the verdict that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election. “For the sake of the reading public, this response becomes very important,” Shaibu said. He loves to rack lacklustre jokes at every given opportunity. Last year, he said Vice-President Osinbajo should have been an ice cream man instead of a politician. Later on, he said Nigeria needed a leader like Sani Abacha. “His behaviour is certainly unbefitting for a man...

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8Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Group lauds Tinubu over appointment of Lawrence Garki as Mandate Secretary

By Gami Tadanyigbe A group, under the auspices of Coalition of FCT Residents and Abuja Indigenous People, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing a vibrant youth of the FCT, Lawrence Bitrus Garki, as Mandate Secretary, FCT Area Council Secretariat. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Murktar Sanusi, on Friday, the group commended Tinubu for the appointment, saying he is a round peg in a round hole. He said: “Once again, President Bola Tinubu has shown so much to the indigenous people of the FCT by appointing an active youth into the FCT Administration and must be commended for that. "Lawrence an FCT indigene, is an intelligent young man and versatile in knowledge and resilience and doggedness, and can-do spirit, his life story is a litany of service to hum...

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8Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Under My Watch, We’ll Deliver Quality Projects,” Niger Delta Minister

The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has assured the people of the region that under his leadership, things will be done differently, including the delivery of standard projects that will benefit the people. In his words, “Under my leadership, the Ministry of Niger Delta will approach projects differently. We are committed to delivering high-quality projects, ensuring that they meet stringent standards and are not subpar. “We will establish a technical team to oversee these projects to guarantee that what we promise to our people, such as two kilometers of road, is indeed two kilometers of a high-standard road that can withstand the elements.” The Minister, who made this known to journalists during his working visit to Port Harcourt on Thursday to g...

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7Sep By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo’s Governor Akeredolu Returns To Nigeria After Three Months’ Medical Trip

The Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has returned to Nigeria after his medical trip abroad. A competent source in the government circle confirmed the return of the Ondo governor, on Thursday. The source, who pleaded anonymity, said Governor Akeredolu landed in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, and would be staying at his private residence to take some rest. He added that some members of the cabinet are already on their way to welcome him back to the country. “The governor (Akeredolu) is back in the country. We would be in Ibadan at his private residence to take some rest. I’m aware that some members of the state executive council would also visit him there and welcome him,” the source said. Akeredolu’s wife, Betty Anyanwu, posted a photograph of her husband on social media...

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7Sep By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NANS Lauds Tinubu for appointing Lawrence as Mandate Secretary

By Gami Tadanyigbe The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for appointing Mr Bitrus Lawrence Garki as the Mandate Secretary FCT Area Council Service. The Head of Government of the Association, Umar Faruk Lawal aka (Fakky) made the commendation in a press statement issued to press men in Abuja on Thursday. Lawal said Mr. Garki's track record and qualifications speak volumes of his competence and capability to discharge his duties according to the law and in the best interest of all. According to him, the Association have every confidence that he will bring his expertise to bear in improving the delivery of essential services to the residents of the Federal Capital Territory. The statement said that, "I am writing to expr...

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