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Community petitions Lawal over alleged usurpation of grazing areas, properties
Residents of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara have petitioned the state government over the alleged usurpation of grazing areas, private farmlands and public buildings by its Sole Administrator, Nura Abdullahi. The petition letter issued to newsmen in Gusau on Sunday, dated June, 21, 2024, written by lawyers to the petitioners “Pearls and Falls Law Firm (Jama’are Chambers), signed by Mr Julius Anthony, was addressed to Gov. Dauda Lawal. It said, ”We act as solicitors to the following citizens, Lawali Mainasara and Bello Umar, Buhari Sani and Murtala Tukur and 67-yr-old Umaru Ali-Danhayi. “Other community members include, a 75-yr-old Mallam
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Etsu Nupe tasks National Assembly on constitutional roles for traditional rulers
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has called on the National Assembly to rethink its review of the constitution along the debates of restructuring, devotion of powers and the complex interplay between traditional institutions and the federal political system in Nigeria. He added that it is imperative that the reluctance to accord the traditional institutions the authority to serve in matters affecting religion, culture, security and conflict resolution should be reconsidered. Abubakar stated this in Lagos while delivering the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) first distinguished lecture series for 2024. He
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N’West Governors hold two-day security summit
The Northwest Governors Forum is set to hold a two-day peace and security summit in Katsina State with President Bola Tinubu scheduled to be event’s keynote speaker. It will be the first time President Tinubu would be visiting the state since the 2023 elections. He is expected to perform three functions, in addition to being keynote speaker. The president will commission an ultra-modern 16-bed dialysis centre initiated by Governor Dikko Radda at the General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Batagarawa Local Council. He would also perform ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a multi-billion naira Katsina eastern bypass that spans from
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Bridge House to mark 20th anniversary with public lecture on artificial intelligence
Bridge House College (BHC) has set plans in motion to host a public lecture as part of activities to mark its 20th anniversary. The public lecture on Artificial Intelligence will hold on Tuesday, June, 25 alongside prize-giving ceremony to honour academic excellence. The event themed: ‘Artificial Intelligence and Education- Opportunities and Challenges’ will x-ray the imperatives of AI in the new global knowledge economy. The event will also feature Mrs. Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho as one of the guest speakers. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited. Begho is a seasoned Information Technology professional with over 15
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FG seeks states’ compliance with geo-spartial data for decision making
The Federal Government has stressed the need for state governments to use geo-spatial data in planning and decision-making. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, made this known in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, yesterday, at the opening of a one-day workshop on the use of geospatial data, hosted by the state government. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Nebeolisa Anako, represented by Head, GIS Division, Mrs. Mary Effiong Iniwang, said geospatial data are information that supports governments in taking decisions for development. He said: “With geospatial information, government can easily visualise, and take informed decisions
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Court strikes out suit seeking to stop MTN’s network expansion
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, struck out a suit seeking to stop MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited from constructing new Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across Nigeria. The Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre had commenced an action against the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management, MTN, ATC and others in suit marked FHC/L/CS/2359/2023 at the Federal High Court, Lagos claiming that ATC had proposed to build 2,500 Base Transceiver Stations for MTN’s operations, which it claimed were within ‘close proximity’ to Base Transceiver Stations belonging to IHS Towers
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Desist from trans -border organised crimes, immigration boss warns Nigerians
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has warned Nigerians against getting involved in trans-border organised crimes. Nandap spoke while addressing stakeholders during the continuation of her assessment tour of Nigerian borders in Katsina and Jigawa states. Her address to border residents and stakeholders was disclosed to newsmen yesterday by the spokesman of the service, Kenneth Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration. Udo said: “During the tour, she visited Fago Patrol Base, Daura Forward Operational Base and Kongolam Border Control Post as well as Magatari Control Post where she inspected the ongoing e-border
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Lawmakers urge President Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu for peace in South-East
A group of 50 members of the House of Representatives, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South-East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 107(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, to facilitate the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The lawmakers believe this move is crucial for the restoration of peace in the South-East region. In a three-page letter dated 19th June 2024 and addressed to President
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EFCC arrests two former bankers for stealing dead customer’s money in makurdi
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi for allegedly stealing the sum of N4,199,500.00 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. The suspects, Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, were arrested last Friday in Makurdi, Benue State, the commission disclosed. Their arrest followed a petition against them by the bank on fraudulent debits on a deceased customer, Emmanuel Azer Agenna’s account. Their dealings were uncovered when the family of the deceased approached the bank for the balance on the account of the
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NELFUND approves N35b students’ loan for 124 federal institutions
.70,000 applications approved so far, 50,000 under evaluation The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved the sum of N35 billion students’ loan across 124 federal tertiary institutions, The Guardian can authoritatively report. A credible source, who revealed this yesterday, also disclosed that the Fund has so far approved 70,000 applications, while 50,000 others were being evaluated and could be approved within the next 30 days. The approved funds, it was gathered, would be disbursed any moment from now. It was also gathered that the Fund receives an average of 1,500 applications daily. Recall that NELFUND had
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