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Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

October 24, 2019 3:03 pm

The Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Thursday said his administration will sustain its investment in the education sector.

He made the pledge at the 14th Annual Retreat and 67th Business Meeting of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) held at the Sokoto State University (SSU).

Tambuwal said that his administration since inception in 2015 accorded top priority to education, adding that education is key to societal development.

“Since we came in 2015, I declared a state of emergency in the education sector. Not only that, we followed it up with policies and programmes that would help …

Makinde Grants Approval For Recruitment Of Teachers

Makinde Grants Approval For Recruitment Of Teachers

October 24, 2019 2:53 pm
  • Threatens to deal with saboteurs of education policies

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, announced that he had given approval for the recruitment of teachers into the state’s teaching service, noting that his government is re-engineering education for “long-lasting positive results.”

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Governor stated this while speaking at the commissioning of a ₦50 million multipurpose hall donated to the Ilora Baptist Grammar School, Ilora, by an old student, Mr. Remi Oyekola.

The statement also quoted the Governor as indicating that the state government …

Russia – Nigeria Relations Will Come Alive More - Buhari

Russia – Nigeria Relations Will Come Alive More – Buhari

October 24, 2019 1:57 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari says fresh energy will be injected into Nigeria-Russia relations to bolster an age-long relationship that has been mutually rewarding and promising.

The Presidential aide, Malam Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying this at the second plenary of the Russia-Africa, where more than 40 leaders are participating, at Sochi, Russia, on Thursday.

The President called for a stronger partnership that is humane, inclusive and diversified.

Buhari said the initial warm and harmony enjoyed with the former USSR after Nigeria’s independence in 1960 should be revitalized, so that citizens of both countries could benefit from soci0-cultural, educational, technological and

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Babalola Leads Defectors Back To PDP In Iseyin

Babalola Leads Defectors Back To PDP In Iseyin

October 24, 2019 1:24 pm

Most People Democratic Party (PDP) members who defected before the last general elections in February in Iseyin area of Oyo State have returned to the party under the leadership of Senator Andrew Gbenga Babalola.

A release by Mallam Adebayo Muritala, head of Media and Elders forum, Iseyin chapters of the party, said the coming home to roost of those who had gone to other parties to seek their individual political fortunes was facilitated by the reconciliation efforts to reinforce the strength of the PDP in the town and Oyo State.

Those charged with wooing back members who had sojourned in …

Sochi Summit: Buhari, Putin Agree To Strengthen Relations

Sochi Summit: Buhari, Putin Agree To Strengthen Relations

October 24, 2019 1:15 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin in Sochi, have agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track, and pursue the completion of partially completed and abandoned projects initiated by both countries.

This is even as President Buhari has requested for the return of Russia, on a government-to-government relationship for the completion and commissioning of the abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, to which President Putin accepted.

According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the agreements were reached at a bilateral meeting held on sidelines of ongoing …

DSS Places Bayelsa Youth Leader, Others, Under Surveillance

DSS Places Bayelsa Youth Leader, Others, Under Surveillance

October 24, 2019 12:40 pm

The Department of State Security (DSS) has disclosed that some category of political and youth leaders likely to instigate violence and stockpile arms have been placed under surveillance ahead of the November 16 governorship election.

The State Director of the DSS, Ishaku Yusuf made this known on Wednesday in response to an appeal by the King of Ekpetiama Kingdom, HRM Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, who called for early arrest of mischief-makers during the election seminar organized by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 5, Dibal P. Yakadi for political party chairmen and other stakeholders in the state.

Yusuf however …

Leader Of Main South African Opposition Party Steps Down

Leader Of Main South African Opposition Party Steps Down

October 24, 2019 12:04 pm

Mmusi Maimane has stepped down as the head of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) opposition party. Maimane wanted to build a party that represents all South Africans, particularly black citizens of the country, he said in a statement on Wednesday.

Over the last months, it became clear that some members of his party were not in line with his vision. Consequently, he stepped down as head of the party after four years, the 39-year-old said. Many still see the DA as the party of the white minority in spite of the leadership of Maimane, who is black.

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Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

Vote-Buying: Foundation Recommends Penalty Against Culprits

October 24, 2019 11:57 am

Cleen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose significant sanctions against any political parties involved in vote-buying in elections.

The organisation suggests that INEC should begin the sanction with any vote-buying party in the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

Mr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of the foundation, spoke in Abuja at the official unveiling of the foundation’s report on the 2019 general elections.

He said that it was important that the electoral body revised the code of conduct for political parties and place greater emphasis on punishing those that …

Ghosn Wants Case Dismissed Over ‘Prosecutor Misconduct’

Ghosn Wants Case Dismissed Over ‘Prosecutor Misconduct’

October 24, 2019 6:49 am

Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Thursday called for the case against him to be dismissed, saying the charges were politically motivated and accusing Japanese prosecutors of a “pervasive pattern of illegal misconduct”.

The claims, made in two filings to the Tokyo District Court, allege prosecutors colluded with Nissan and effectively subcontracted out their investigation to employees of the automaker who were trying to oust Ghosn.

“The prosecutors’ case, which was politically motivated and poisoned from the start, is fundamentally flawed and contradicted by the evidentiary record,” Ghosn’s lawyers said in a statement.

Ghosn is out on bail in Tokyo, awaiting …

UK Police Search Properties After 39 Found Dead In Truck

UK Police Search Properties After 39 Found Dead In Truck

October 24, 2019 6:32 am
British police have searched properties in Northern Ireland hours after launching a major murder investigation into the discovery of 39 dead bodies inside a truck at an industrial park near London.

Officers raided two addresses late Wednesday in County Armagh, which are believed to be linked to the truck driver, a 25-year-old man from the UK-ruled province, according to multiple reports.

Investigators have said the man — named in the media as Mo Robinson from the Northern Irish town of Portadown — was arrested on suspicion of murder and remained in custody on Thursday.

The dozens of corpses were found

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Buhari Dismisses Captain Usman As NCAA Director General

Buhari Dismisses Captain Usman As NCAA Director General

October 24, 2019 5:59 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sacked the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Muhtar Usman and replaced him with Capt Musa Nuhu.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Aviation Ministry’s Spokesman, James Odaudu.

The reason for Usman’s disengagement was not immediately known as at press time. He was appointed NCAA boss in September 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan for an initial five-year tenure that is renewable.

His successor, Capt. Nuhu was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

He is an airline pilot, a safety expert, a quality assurance lead auditor, …

FG Will Reopen Enugu Airport Before Easter 2020 – Sirika

FG Will Reopen Enugu Airport Before Easter 2020 – Sirika

October 24, 2019 5:20 am

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has given assurance that Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, would be reopened before the 2020 Easter celebration.

Sirika gave the assurance during the ministry’s budget defence before the House Committee on Aviation at the National Assembly, Abuja.

He also promised that the airport would be one of the best in the country at the end of the reconstruction work.

This is a departure from the earlier statement made by the minister that the airport would be reopened in time for the Christmas celebration this year.

Earlier in the month, President Muhammadu Buhari approved …

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