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19Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AEDC commissions additional feeders to boost electricity in FCT

The Abuja Electricity Dristibution Company(AEDC) says it has inaugurated a 33 kilovolt(KV) feeders to meet growing electricity demand in parts of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). AEDC's Chief Marketing Officer, Mr Donald Etim said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Etim said that the project would improve power supply availability within Gwarinpa, Dawaki, Katampe, Life Camp, Kubwa, Bwari, and environs. He said the AEDC had commissioned Strategic feeders to evacuate power from "TCN 2x60MVA 132/33KV GIS Transmission Station. "The constructed 33KV feeders will de-load Gwarinpa and Life Camp, 33KV feeders from AT2 Katampe, as well as Dawaki and Bwari 33KV feeders from AT4 Kubwa TS." Etim said the initial load from the facility on the two feeders had already been evac...

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19Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AIGBEFOH receives award of excellent leadership

Chief Ebosetale David Aigbefoh, has received an award of excellent leadership from News Day Express Magazine for outstanding Legal Services to Humanity in the country. The Editor of News Day Express Magazine, Chijindu Lily Ukatu, while presenting the award to Aigbefoh at the National Assembly in Abuja, said it was in recognition for his reputable performance and high score card of Excellent leadership. According to her, it is the organisations hope that the award shall be exemplary to others for encouragement to do more for the benefit of humanity and to the Glory of God. She however, called on well meaning Nigerians to emulate his kind gesture for the development of the country and humanity. AIGBEFOH, while receiving the award thanked the organisation deeming it fit for him t...

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19Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Combating counterfeiting via product authentication

By Lucy Ogalue and Ikenna Uwadileke, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Counterfeiting, being the act of imitating, making illegal copies, or making something look like the original usually goes with the intent to steal, destroy, deceive, or replace the original. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reveals that African countries are targeted destinations for counterfeit goods such as pharmaceuticals, foods and beverages. In spite of the gains of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA), there have been concerns by some stakeholders that the agreement would lead to an increased rate of counterfeiting and dumping of substandard products by some countries. No doubt, counterfeit products endanger health and often times result in the death of the consumer th...

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18Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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INEC Declares Fintiri Winner Of Adamawa Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, as the winner of the state governorship election. Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the Adamawa governorship election, declared Fintiri as the winner after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 398,788 votes, while Fintiri, the incumbent governor, and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had 430,861 votes to win the poll.

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18Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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We’ll create enabling environment for Benue citizens – Deputy Governor -Elect

The Deputy Governor-elect of Benue, Mr Sam Ode, has said that the All Progressives Congress( APC) led government in the state would create an enabling environment and opportunities for indigenes of the state to thrive. Ode stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after a visit by a delegation from a Support Group, Alia Alliance World Wide in Abuja . He said that to achieve this, the administration would first and foremost, declare an emergency on the payment of outstanding salaries and pensions of civil servants in the state. Ode said that because of the importance of wages to the well-being of the workforce, the government intends to clear all arrears of pensions and salaries. “We also cannot say that the payment of salaries is an achievement but it i...

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18Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Binani Asks Court To Review Adamawa Poll

Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru has asked a federal high court in Abuja to review the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to void her controversial declaration as the winner of the Adamawa governorship election. The ex parte motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/510/2023, was filed on April 17. The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following the declaration of the March 18 poll as inconclusive over alleged irregularities. The collation of election results was suspended till Sunday after results from 10 LGAs were announced. However, INEC discontinued the exercise after Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner, declared Binani, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner. Yunusa-Ari made the declaratio...

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15Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Oyo: We Conducted Hitch-free Supplementary Election-REC

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran Tella has said that the supplementary election conducted in two Federal Constituencies in the state on Saturday was hitch-free. made this known while addressing newsmen after monitoring the exercise in the eight polling units spread across the two affected Federal Constituencies in Oluyole and Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East Constituencies. According to him, the supplementary election has been peaceful and free of any form of violence. He said that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in all the polling units worked perfectly well. Mr Tella commended the voters in the concerned polling units for coming out to exercise their franchise. Voters in the affected polling units were seen...

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15Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PR Professionals and its surge in non-profit sector: Matters Arising

By Arhyel Shadrach Ayuba The recent surge in demand for PR (Public Relations) professionals in the humanitarian and development sector in Nigeria suggests that there is a growing need for effective communication and engagement strategies in these sectors. This could be due to several reasons, such as an increasing number of NGOs and development organizations operating in Nigeria, the need to promote transparency and accountability, and the importance of building trust and relationships with stakeholders. One implication of this trend is that PR professionals will play a critical role in shaping public perception and understanding of the humanitarian and development sector in Nigeria. This will require a range of skills, including the ability to develop clear and concise messag...

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14Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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$460,000 Forfeiture: You Can’t Outrun Your Past, Atiku’s Aide Hits Tinubu

The Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has lambasted the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for trying to present the $460,000 forfeiture case as one relating to tax evasion and not drug charges. The aide of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25, 2023 poll spoke in a statement. Shaibu said in the statement that after the lies told by Tinubu and his surrogates, the truth had finally been unravelled through the processes filed by the All Progressives Congress at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. said: “Festus Keyamo had gone on national television to say that Tinubu’s forfeiture of $460,000 was based on tax obligations. “At least they hav...

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13Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Over 1000 persons benefit from AMAC free medical outreach in Kurudu community

Over 1,000 persons on Thursday, benefitted from the free medical outreach organised by the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for residents of the Kurudu community, a suburb of the area council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the free medical services offered include malaria, typhoid, high blood pressure testing, eye screening, COVID-19 vaccination, HIV testing and counseling, family planning services, among others. Mr Christopher Maikalangu, Chairman, AMAC, said the medical outreach was part of the dividends of democracy he promised AMAC residents during his campaigns. Maikalangu, who was represented by Mr Nasiru Usman, Vice-Chairman, AMAC, said that his administration was committed to tackling health care challenges faced by the aged and less privileged persons ...

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13Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Farmers urged to exercise coution when using pesticides 

The Director, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, Mr Jochen Luckscheiter, has urged farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to their crops for healthy living and to help save the environment.  Luckscheiter, made the call during a two-days Engagement of Social Media Influencers/Journalists on the Nigeria Pesticide Atlas at agroforestry Project farm in Kwali, FCT.  The Director said the essence of the workshop is to increase public awareness on the impact of the high use of toxic pesticides by farmers in the Agricultural sector.  He said Pesticides were  designed to prevent yield losses in the farming system, but also  gives rise to new problems on health and soil degradation which is harmful to the ecosystem.  "The idea is to reduce the ...

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13Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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One Killed As Armed Robbers Attack Popular Phone Market In Abeokuta

The police command in Ogun on Thursday confirmed that one trader was killed on Wednesday by armed robbers who invaded a popular phone market in Abeokuta. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesman for the police in Ogun, disclosed in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday that one of the armed robbers was arrested. The statement explained that the police repelled the armed robbers who invaded the Tarmac phone market located in the Oke Ilewo area of Abeokuta. The statement said seven armed robbers escaped, and a manhunt to apprehend them had commenced, adding that the gang stormed the market at about 5:30 p.m, shooting sporadically and dispossessing traders of expensive phones. According to the police, the robbers were forced to flee because of the combined firepower of the ...

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12Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Oyo Assembly Confirms Justice Yerima As Chief Judge

At its plenary on Wednesday, the Oyo State House of Assembly confirmed the nomination of Subulade Yerima as the substantive chief judge of the state. Ms Yerima has been an acting chief judge of the state since January 16, when Justice Muntar Abimbola, her predecessor, retired. The confirmation of her appointment was presided over by the deputy speaker, Abiodun Fadeyi. In their contributions, lawmakers representing Ibadan North II constituency and Ibadan Northeast II constituency, Adebayo Babajide and Olusola Owolabi, respectively, described Ms Yerima as “a woman of integrity whose appointment would foster a rapid transformation of the judicial system in the state.” While addressing the members of the House of Assembly, Ms Yerima said she would do her best to ensure a new judic...

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11Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Melaye Doesn’t Have What It Takes To Be Kogi Governor-Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has laughed off Senator Dino Melaye’s Kogi governorship ambition, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position. The governor was speaking during a media chat with selected journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi State,” Wike said during the parley. “Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking?” He said the mere fact that someone is from a place does not equate to electoral success if such a person contests an election. “Dino does not have what it takes [to be a governor] for crying out loud,” Wike maintained. “He knows me very well. He does not have what it takes to be a gove...

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10Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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One Killed, Three Injured As Gunmen Open Fire On Police Patrol In Ikorodu

Assailants shot and killed a policeman on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, police confirmed on Monday. The assailants escaped with the rifle of the slain policeman. Police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told journalists that three other police operatives were seriously injured in the attack. Operatives of the Imota Police Division in the Ikorodu area were on patrol duty when they came under the assailants’ attack at Emuren Junction, on Itokin Road in the area. Local sources said the assailants, suspected errand boys of land grabbers, ambushed the police patrol team, opened fire on it, killed one on the spot and escaped with his rifle. “On Saturday, police raided cultists’ hideouts in Emuren, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun,’’ a resident said. ...

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10Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Updated: Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ Crushes Two People To Death In Akure

A young man suspected to be an internet fraudster known as 'Yahoo Boy' has crushed two people to death in an in ljoka area, Akure, the Ondo state capital on Monday morning. An eyewitness said that the victims were crushed to death by a ‘yahoo boy’, who goes by the name Seun and a son of a popular cocoa merchant in Ondo state. According to him “The Yahoo boy was driving a Toyota car along the road and suddenly skidded off its lane to crush the victims who were on commercial motorcycles also known as Okada. Immediately the accident happened some sympathizers who rushed to rescue the victims and the driver, later found some fetish items inside the driver’s vehicle, raising suspension that he is a ‘yahoo boy’. Angered by their discovery in the car, the sympathizers descended on th...

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9Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Na’Allah condoles with Japan over crash

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, has sympathised with the people of Japan over a crash involving a Japanese military helicopter which crashed into the sea in Okinawa on Thursday, killing 10 persons. Na'Allah said he was saddened by the tragedy, given that the University had a robust relationship with Japan, which language thousands of undergraduate students study as part of their foreign language requirements. " We are deeply shocked and saddened by the recent crash of a military helicopter in Japan, and we sympathise with the families of the victims, government and people of Japan, the families of the victims and many of our japanese friends in Nigeria," Na'Allah said. " This tragedy happened in a country which has a relationship with us. D...

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9Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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IRETI Heebah KINGIBE ADVICE MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS TO REFLECT ON EASTER AND RAMADAN 2.

Speaking on the effect of the central bank cashless policy on the people, Ireti Heebah Kingibe, expressed her disappointment at the unprofessional and inhumane approach of CBN towards the implementation of the Policy, which according to her could have been well intended by the presidency, since other advanced countries the world over, have gone cashless a long time ago without stressing the People. The Labour Party, Senatorial Elect FCT, Ireti Heebah Kingibe, revealed that she has been quietly undergoing some data collating, partnership tours and research on her projects and developmental goals across the area councils in FCT, which according to her needed a lot of concentration without distraction, since time is not on our side to transform FCT after her inauguration in order to hit t...

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9Apr By Alaba AbdulrazakNo Comments

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Easter: Catholic archbishop Kaigama tasks Nigerians on national rebirth

The archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, Ignatius Kaigama, has challenged leaders and followers to shun vices and uphold virtues to build a new Nigeria desired by all. In an Easter message on Sunday, Mr Kaigama said Easter was a time of renewal, rebirth, and hope. For us citizens of our beloved country, Easter is also a time to increase our commitment and vigour in confronting our challenges and difficulties, from insecurity and corruption to poverty and unemployment. “These challenges have made it difficult to feel hopeful and optimistic about the present, never mention even the future,” he said. The cleric likened the stories of Boko Haram, banditry, the threat of violence and terrorism to the terrible events of Good Friday, which occurred over two thousand years ago. Accordi...

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