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Soyinka Warns Miyetti Allah Against Threat To Govs

Soyinka Warns Miyetti Allah Against Threat To Govs

November 6, 2019 3:18 am

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday warned the National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, over his constant threat on governors to carve a large portion of lands in their states for cattle colonies for nomadic herdsmen activities if they want to live in peace in the country.

Soyinka told journalists shortly after he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Samuel Ortom at Government House that each governor has the protection of the Nigerian constitution to take his own decisions and enforce them accordingly in the best interest of the state.

He described the grazing …

Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Impeachment Probe

Trump Chief Of Staff Summoned To Testify In Probe

November 5, 2019 5:14 pm

Investigators on Tuesday summoned President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for a deposition, saying he has “substantial first-hand knowledge” of Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine.

Mulvaney is the latest administration official to be ordered to testify with the impeachment probe closing in around those nearest the president as it proceeds into a new public phase, in which transcripts of closed-door testimony are being released.

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Mulvaney is the highest-ranking White House official to be summoned in the probe, although he is unlikely to comply given the White House’s opposition to

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17 Katsina Schoolboys Escape From Zamfara Forest – Masari

Be Sincere About Peace Deal, Masari Tells Bandits

November 5, 2019 5:09 pm

The Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Tuesday urged repentant bandits to be sincere about the ongoing peace deal for the sustainability of peace in the state.

The governor, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ security meeting held at the Government House, said government in synergy with security agencies would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any bandit found violating the peace agreement.

Masari added that the security of lives and property of the citizenry remains the cardinal objective of his administration, hence the need for the repentant hoodlums to be sincere about the dialogue or face the wrath …

DPR Seals Filling Station In llorin Over Damaged Pumps

DPR Seals Filling Station In llorin Over Damaged Pumps

November 5, 2019 5:08 pm

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday sealed off an MRS filling station in llorin, the Kwara capital, for allegedly selling fuel with damaged pumps and under dispensing.

Mr Sule Yusuf the DPR Operations Controller in Kwara, ordered that the station be sealed off when he led officials of the organisation on an on-the-spot assessment of operations of filling stations in the state.

The MRS filling station sealed is located on Wahab Folawiyo and lbrahim Taiwo road in the llorin metropolis.

The DPR Operations Controller told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the station would remain shut

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Adamawa: Gov Orders Payment Of Minimum Wage, Effective Nov.

Adamawa: Gov Orders Payment Of Minimum Wage, Effective Nov.

November 5, 2019 5:08 pm

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has ordered the implementation of ₦30,000 new national Minimum Wage in the state.

The new wage takes effect from November, according to a statement by the Director Media and Communications, Solomon Kumangar.

The statement reads:

“Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has directed that payment of the new national minimum wage should commence from November, 2019.

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“This order covers state civil servants as well as local government employees.”

Governor Fintiri had promised to implement the new national Minimum Wage once the Federal Government concluded discussions on its consequential effect.

THE …

Pompeo Faces Fire Over Ambassador Targeted By Trump

Pompeo Faces Fire Over Ambassador Targeted By Trump

November 5, 2019 5:07 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had achieved the seemingly impossible in Donald Trump’s Washington — pleasing the mercurial president while casting himself as a defender of his institution.
But that wiliness has reached its limits. Pompeo is now facing fire over accusations he ducked from standing up for the US ambassador to Ukraine, whose sacking is a key part of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into Trump.

The unusually open criticism by seasoned diplomats comes amid growing expectations that Pompeo will soon exit to run for Senate in his home state of Kansas — where his frequent travel has

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Emir Says Qatar Has Overcome Obstacles Of Gulf Blockade

Emir Says Qatar Has Overcome Obstacles Of Gulf Blockade

November 5, 2019 3:27 pm

Qatar has overcome the effect of the blockade imposed on it by Arab countries in 2017, its emir has said in televised remarks.

Addressing Qatar’s Shura Council on Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani outlined the country’s economic achievements and said the Gulf state will keep developing its food security and renewable energy sectors while working to further diversify its economy.

On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar, closing land, air and sea links, as they accused Doha of supporting “terrorism” and their regional rival, Iran. 

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We’ll Deliver Ogoni-Nkoro Unity Road By May 2020 – Wike

We’ll Deliver Ogoni-Nkoro Unity Road By May 2020 – Wike

November 5, 2019 9:36 am

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the state government will complete and deliver the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo-Nkoro Unity Road as part of the first year anniversary of his second term. 

To this end, the governor has directed the immediate release of additional funds to the contractor for the completion of work on the all-important road.

He said: “I have directed the release of additional funds to the contractor for the completion of the road.

“We have directed the contractor to use the funds to complete the road. The road will be commissioned as part of the first year of our second term.”…

Seadogs Canvass Improved Welfare Package For Police, Others

Seadogs Canvass Improved Welfare Package For Police, Others

November 5, 2019 9:29 am

Seadogs

The call was made by the Capon of the Ikeja Chapter of NAS, Panama Deck, Mr.Iheanyi Konkwo, at its Citizens Summit with the theme:  ‘State of insecurity in the nation’  in Lagos.

He regretted that the lack of political-will has gone a long way in contributing to the state of insecurity in the country.

The Capon noted that not until something happened to people or relatives of those in power, the wheel of the law does not change, saying this should not be case because the life of every citizen should be precious

Konkwo decried the paltry N300,000 paid …

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

Uzodinma Hails Buhari On Supreme Court Victory

November 5, 2019 9:24 am

The  governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo State Governorship Election in 2019, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Supreme Court is an indication that Nigerians were happy with his achievements during his first term and want him to continue for another four years.

He called on Nigerians to continue to support Buhari as he seeks to take the country to enviable heights

According to him, the apex court’s ruling validated Nigerians’ decision to re-elect Buhari in the February 2019 poll.

He said  the court verdict would propel the president …

More Woes For Okorocha As More Monarchs Call For His Head

More Woes For Okorocha As More Monarchs Call For His Head

November 5, 2019 9:22 am

Traditional Rulers in Igboland under the auspices of Igbo Traditional Rulers Forum (ITRF) have backed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which acquitted former governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State of allegations of obtaining his senatorial election victory through duress.

Speaking through their chairman and Obi of Obinugwu, Dr. Cletus Ilomuanya, the monarchs lauded INEC’s decision to go ahead with Okorocha’s prosecution saying, “it will restore its integrity as an unbiased umpire, help in safeguarding the nation’s  electoral process and serve as deterrent to others who may …

Why Insecurity Persists In Nigeria –Osuoha, Ex-Commissioner

Why Insecurity Persists In Nigeria –Osuoha, Ex-Commissioner

November 5, 2019 9:21 am

Former Commissioner for Environment in Abia State, Chief Okechukwu Osuoha believes that 2023 general elections provide the best opportunity for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction to emerge. In this interview, the lawyer and human rights activist said the South East should be supported for the number one seat in Nigeria. 

 

Do you think that the emergence of an Igbo man as a Nigerian president can make a difference in the political and economic woes of this country?

It is very proper for an Igbo man to become the president of this country. Nigeria as a nation was given …

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