February 9, 2020

Chief Medical Director of the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Attah.

Insubordination: Gov. Bello Suspends CMD Kogi Hospital

February 9, 2020 7:17 am

The alleged cold war in Kogi State Government House took a new twist weekend, following the suspension of the Chief Medical Director of the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Attah.

DAILY POST, on Sunday, learnt that Dr Attah was suspended with immediate effect on Friday and has been directed to handover to the most senior officer of the hospital.

Sources at the Government House told our correspondent that the suspended hospital CMD is a staunch loyalist of the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Edward Onoja.

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Another source who …

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi

Coronavirus: Umahi Directs Aggressive Awareness Campaign

February 9, 2020 7:16 am

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday directed the state Ministry of Health to ensure immediate aggressive awareness creation on preventive measures against some of the trending communicable diseases like Lassa Fever and Coronavirus in the state.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Abakaliki by his Special Assistant(SA) on Media,Mr. Francis Nweze, Umahi lamented  lack of awareness on the outbreak of Lassa  and Corona virus diseases in the state, noting that

to strengthen the awareness and ensure the safety of people living in Ebonyi, the governor directed that the Ministry of Health and the  Ministry of Grants and …

NPA

NPA Revokes LADOL’s Land Lease Agreement Over Infraction

February 9, 2020 7:15 am

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has sanctioned the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) for violating the terms of the land lease at Tarkwa Bay, near Light House Beach in Lagos.

This, it claimed, was part of the efforts to boost accountability and ensure transparency which is the fulcrum of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, as well as boost the confidence of local and foreign investors in Nigeria’s operating environment.

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LADOL, it was learnt, profited at the expense of the federal government by subleasing 11.2426 hectares of land out of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari Hails ECOWAS For Raising Funds To Tackle Terrorism

February 9, 2020 7:14 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the renewed vigour by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries to mobilise their own resources to combat terrorism.

He gave the commendation at the weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the opening of High-Level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the State of Peace and Security in Africa at the 33rd AU Summit.

According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari called for new strategies by the Union to effectively prevent, manage and resolve conflicts in the …

Nigeria

The Serialisation Of ‘Adolescent Nigeria’ 4

February 9, 2020 2:17 am

BASIS OF OUR REFORMATION

Every reformation has some basis upon which it will be carried out and for Nigeria to have a successful reformation that will bring transformation, it must tackle the existing problem from the root. And for this to be possible, a formidable formula must device by the reformers if they want to achieve the desired result.

After analysing our nation’s problems it becomes obvious that we Nigerians are problem to Nigeria and Not Nigeria problem to us. Since it was so, we Nigerians need to undertake some actions that will affect us individually and also affects others …

Okada riders

Police, Okada Riders’ Clashes Vindicate Lagos

February 9, 2020 2:15 am

The clashes between the police and ‘retired’ Okada riders by the Lagos State government was an eye opener on the danger that this cult of a people constituted to the peace and security of the state otherwise known as the Centre of Excellence.

First at Ijora Badia and later Iyana Ipaja, the clashes, which left in its trail many casualties including several other losses, had done nothing but vindicated as well as justified the decision by the state to ban the commercial motorcycles and their counterparts in the tricycle business.

Truth is that a majority of the riders are not …

Tony Kabaka Adu

Tell Obaseki To Restore My Hotel – Kabaka To Court

February 9, 2020 2:14 am

Embattled Tony Kabaka Adun, whose T. Latifah Hotel and Suites was demolished last Wednesday in Benin City‎ by Edo State Government, has asked an Edo State High Court to order the Government to rebuild his hotel.

Kabaka had earlier filed a suit stopping the demolition of the hotel and the court was set to deliver judgment when the state government pull down the hotel.

The government said the action was its ongoing efforts to remove illegal structures erected on government property, including public schools and waterways as well as roof eave-extensions and structures erected on the right of way of …

Headless

Headless Body Of Suspected Mad Man Found In Delta

February 9, 2020 2:13 am

A headless body was found on Saturday along the popular Nnebisi Road in Asaba, Delta State capital.

The discovery of the unidentified headless corpse caused consternation among residents of the area.

Those who thronged to the scene to catch a glimpse of the gory dismembered corpse could not identify the deceased.

A local source who volunteered information to Daily Sun hinted that the deceased was sighted on the ground struggling to breathe the previous day, apparently after getting intoxicated.

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“We saw the man around 11:00 pm Friday night still …

Ike Oligbo

Anambra 2021: UK-Based Ike Oligbo Joins Guber Race

February 9, 2020 2:12 am

A United Kingdom (UK)-based security expert, Chief Vincent Ike Oligbo (Ike Edeke) has formally declared his interest to run in the 2021 governorship election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State.

Oligbo, who made his interest known while presenting himself to the state executive members of PDP at party’s secretariat in Awka, said that he wanted to formally declare his interest to run at the party office to show respect for the executive members who run the party in the state.

He said that he has confidence in the party to conduct a free, fair and …

OAU

OAU Gets FG Backing To Generate Own Electricity

February 9, 2020 2:07 am

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to supporting the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, in its efforts to generate electricity for the university and the entire Ife community and also quit the national grid.

The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jeddy Agba, disclosed this on Saturday at the university campus when he paid a visit to the institution to assess the ongoing Independent Power Project (IPP).

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, said that the university spends about N65 million monthly on power, which necessitated the university’s Independent Power Project to reduce energy costs.

He disclosed that the university …

Edo

In Edo, The Cloud Thickens

February 9, 2020 2:06 am

Edo State’s lingering political crisis appears to have assumed a rather dangerous and destructive dimension, such that could eclipse the fortunes of the ruling party in the forthcoming governorship, writes Adibe Emenyonu

This crisis of confidence between the warring factions in the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) appears irreconcilable with the dimension it has attained lately. Before the latest development, their differences were all about verbal exchanges, suspension and counter-suspension.

The near semblance of fisticuffs was the disruption of meetings at Ivbiaro in Owan East Local Government Area of the state, the destruction of chairs and canopies at Aganebode, …

PDP

Race For 2023 Begins As PDP Commences Sales Of Forms

February 9, 2020 2:05 am

The race for who emerges the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 has commenced with the early sales of forms for the party’s congresses.
By implication, however, this has stoked the struggle for the control of the party structures at the states, local governments and wards level.

The struggle is about who will have an upper hand at the states, local governments and ward congresses as the election of these categories of party officials come with a tenure of four years, which would end in 2024.
The presidential and other elections will hold in 2023 but …

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