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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday held an anti-corruption rally in Lagos to boost awareness on the fight against corruption. The rally began at the EFCC office, Awolowo Road Ikoyi and moved to Obalende through Tafawa Balewa Square and back to the EFCC office….
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved N220.7 million for the payment of retirement benefits to180 retirees from the 17 local government areas of the state. Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, the commissioner for information disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Damaturu. He said that over N163.4 million…
Gov Oyetola Gboyega of Osun State Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Friday presented N1.2 billion bonds to retirees in the state. Oyetola, who used the occasion of2020 Cultural Day celebration to make the presentation in Osogbo, said the bonds were for the payment of terminal benefit of some retired workers under the contributory…
A baby is tended to in an effort to stabilize him after he was admitted to a local hospital suffering from acute malnutrition. AFP PHOTO Mrs Ramatu Musa, the Kaduna State Government’s Nutrition Officer on Friday said that the state government had treated about 20, 861 malnourished children in 2019. Musa told the News Agency…
Senator Diri Duruoye By Henry Umoru FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie has congratulated the Governor- Elect, Senator Douye Diri, and the Deputy Governor Elect, Lawrence Ewrujakpor for the restoration of their mandate. In a statement made available to Vanguard Friday, Senator Owie pleaded with the Governor- Elect not to be Proud,…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Ita Enang SENIOR Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang has said that the award of outstanding portion of dualization of Calabar – Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene federal highway will enhance the economy of South South and South East zones. The contract worth N50.2 billion was approved…
…Maintain its not a regional police By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governors of the South West, Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu and stakeholders in the security profession, on Thursday, met in Lagos, and unanimously, endorsed the creation and operation of the controversial new security outfit in the region, “Operation Amotekun.” They made their stance known…
A letter bomb on Thursday exploded at a bank in Amsterdam, police said, the latest in a spate of such attacks. “The letter containing explosives blew up in a bank in the south-eastern part of the city. No one was hurt,’’ the police said. Also, a letter containing explosives was also identified in Utrecht; however,…
Senator Douye Diri, Bayelsa State PDP Guber candidate By Nwafor Sunday Following the sack of Bayelsa governor-elect, David Lyon and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo by the apex court, the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has Thursday said that Nigerians are solidly behind Supreme Court…
…Diri’s meeting of 25 per cent spread raises anxiety Yakubu By Clifford Ndujihe THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared its readiness to act on the Supreme Court judgement sacking Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon, and his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo but cannot do so now. Reason: It is yet to get the court order….