President Buhari needs cooperation of other tiers of government – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, has said the achievements of the President in the second term will be high, but that the other tiers of government must be seen to have their hands on the plough because the president will not be in Abuja and roll out good policies and […]
Obasanjo, Jonathan, others absent at Buhari’s inauguration
…As Oshiomhole breaches protocol Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan and past leaders Ibrahim Babangida, Abubakar Abdulsalam were absent at the Eagle Square, Abuja, where President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo took oath of office for their second term in office. While no reason has been given for their absence Nigeria former military […]
Nigerian man on death row in Singapore since 2011 discharged and acquitted
Nigerian man, Adili Chibuike Ejike, landed in trouble and was sentenced to death after childhood friend in Nigeria gave him a bag that contained drugs to be delivered to an unspecified person in Singapore. In what could be described as a rare verdict, the Singaporean Supreme Court acquitted Ejike and ordered his release with no outstanding charges, […]
KADUNA INAUGURATION:
Putting People First: we stand firmly with ordinary people – Gov el-Rufai Second Inauguration Address by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, delivered at Murtala Mohammed Square, Kaduna, on Wednesday, 29th May 2019 PROTOCOLS My fellow citizens of Kaduna State, 1. I address you today with humility and gratitude to Almighty God who has […]
TAKING KADUNA FROM GOOD TO GREAT: THE CHALLENGE OF PERSONAL EXAMPLE PROTOCOLS
I am greatly honoured to have been asked to deliver this year’s Inauguration Lecture. The Kaduna Inauguration Lecture of 2015 was delivered by the late, great Professor Pius Adesanmi. His address was titled: “El Rufai and the Challenge of Building Kaduna in a Day With One Kobo.” He concluded his address with the words “To […]
Tambuwal, deputy sworn in, governor promises to make Sokoto great
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal along with his deputy, Hon. Muhammad Mannir Dan Iya on Wednesday took oath of allegiance with a pledge by the governor to reposition and strengthen the state on the path of greatness and development for all. Tambuwal is sworn for a second term of four years after […]
Arewa Media Team Sends Congratulatory Message To Akwa Ibom Governor
The Arewa Online Media Team For Udom has congratulated His Excellency, Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Deacon Udom Gabriel Emmanuel for emerging victorious at the last March 9, 2019 governorship election in the state and the subsequent swearing in for a second term in office. This was contained in a letter addressed to him, […]
DIRECTIVE ON LG FUNDS: MIIVOC BACKS NFIU
…PETITIONS PRESIDENT BUHARI An advocacy-based Civil Society Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit-NFIU over its recent directive on the management of Local Government funds. In a letter dated 22nd May, 2019, signed by the group’s Executive Director, Dr. Walter Duru, MIIVOC urged President […]
INEC declares PDP Winner of Zamfara election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of the governorship election held in Zamfara state. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday. He said this followed the supreme court decision sacking all candidates of the All Progressives Congress […]
Banditry: Sokoto initaites measures, joint volunteer vigilante groups to tackle menace
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto TO further step up efforts at combating the menace of banditry and related crimes threatening the peace and security of it communities, the Sokoto state government has initiated and embarked on a responsive mobilization of various socio cultural groups including herdsmen, farmers among others as a volunteer vigilante group to nip […]