There are indications that all the seven governors of the North-Central geopolitical zone of the country may converge in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Monday, to discuss issues of mutual interest. DAILY INDEPENDENT gathered that issues of insecurity may likely take priority at the meeting to be hosted by the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom today. The meeting is holding in Makurdi even as lawyers in the state have perfected plans to boycott all court proceedings today in protest to the killing of one of their colleagues, Barr. Moses Udam by some armed bandits. Governors that may likely be…
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Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has refuted speculations that there is a rift between him and Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola, who served as the state’s governor for two terms before handing over to Oyetola in 2018, said he is not quarrelling with anybody. The minister, answering questions from reporters in his hometown, Ilesha, at the weekend, said he was away from the state so that he could allow the Oyetola administration to settle down and be focused. He said he is back in the state to strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and make it more relevant,…
Niger State House of Assembly Speaker Abdullahi Bawa Wuse and some other members in the assembly have tested positive of COVID-19. It was also learnt that a former Head of Service in Niger State has died of complications from COVID-19. But, anxiety has gripped the Assembly workers as they are scared whether they had contracted the virus or not since it was about a week ago that ministries presented budget screening in the Assembly. A source at the Assembly, who said a lot of COVID-19 tests on the members turned out positive, refused to mention other positive people’s names. The…
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Sunday shared N100million to 704 small and medium entrepreneurs as part of ongoing measures to boost businesses, stimulate the local economy and fight poverty. The distribution took place on Damboa road where 304 persons in small businesses received N50,000 each and at Kulo Gumna at which 400 more also benefited N50,000 each. A total of N35.2 million was handed to entrepreneurs in Sunday’s exercise. N75 million was earlier distributed to Kolanut sellers, N20 million to traders around Dandal and another N24 million to traders operating around customs roundabout in Maiduguri. Each of the beneficiaries…
Kaduna state Government has directed all civil servants below Grade Level 14 to work from home as from Monday, 21st December 2020, subject to directives or summons by their supervisors who may require their presence in the office. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye on Sunday, the government said that the Head of Service will issue service-wide updates as required. Adekeye explained that the Governor Nasir El-Rufai has signed and authorised new regulations to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Kaduna state with effect from Monday. According to him, ‘’it is…
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State has reinstated 32 out of over 900 workers disengaged by the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) in December last year. The institution’s management had on December 5, 2019 disengaged over 900 of its workforce for alleged certificate forgery, irregular appointment, overage among other sundry allegations that contravened its conditions of service. In the suit number NICN/AD/03/2020, 32 technologist out of the sacked workers dragged EKSU, EKSU Governing Council and EKSU Vice Chancellor (first to third defendants respectively) to industrial court to seek redress. They asked the court to determine whether their…
THE Defence Headquarters has stated that the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a hideout of some of late Gana’s militia gang members in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue, killing two. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said yesterday that troops also arrested one of the bandits. Enenche said the recent operation was in continuation of efforts to check banditry and other criminal activities in the North Central zone of the country. He also said that three locally-made rifles, 21 rounds of 7.62mm Special Ammunition, as well as other items including a motorcycle were recovered by…
ONDO State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said on Sunday that it was a pity that the Commissioner for Regional Integration, Prof. Bayonle Ademodi, would not witness the gains of bitumen exploitation. He spoke when he visited the bereaved family. Akeredolu described Ademodi as a thoroughbred academic, whose interest in bitumen exploitation and exploration would forever make him a great loss to the state in particular and Nigeria as a whole. The deceased’s wife, Yetunde, said her husband was a committed person, who never abandoned his target. She thanked the governor for the visit and said the government would be informed of…
Barely three days after abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, were rescued, another 84 kidnapped school children have been freed by Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with Police and local vigilante deployed at Dandume Local Government Area of the State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the kidnap attempt was foiled following distress calls by locals. According to him “Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with Police and local vigilante deployed at Dandume LGA of Katsina State received a distress…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, wants the Federal Government to halt all flights to and from the United Kingdom as a second wave of the pandemic continues to ravage it. Atiku made the call on Sunday in a series of tweets where he explained that the reason Nigeria took a harder-than-necessary hit during the first wave was because the Federal Government failed to heed warnings of well-meaning Nigerians. He further opined that Nigeria’s health sector is not sufficiently prepared to handle a sudden and unpredictable surge of the pandemic. He advised that Nigeria must take necessary precautions due to the…