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Sokoto: Details Of Sultan Meeting With Tambuwal Emerge

January 21, 2020 2:26 pm
The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, urged political gladiators in the state to unite for the benefit of the entire people of the state.

A statement issued to newsmen by the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Malam Muhammad Bello, said that Abubakar made the appeal when he received Tambuwal during a courtesy visit to the Sultan in Sokoto.

According to the monarch, it is high time for the political gladiators to set aside their differences and work together to achieve maximum benefit for the people of the state.

“There has never been a time in

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Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Security Chiefs Emerge

January 17, 2020 2:34 pm
The Federal Government has taken delivery of two fighter helicopters to boost the ongoing fight against insurgency and banditry in the country.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Abubakar also announced that additional fighter helicopters and other military hardware would be supplied to the nation’s armed forces to enhance their capacity in the battle fields.

He said: “In terms of procurement of platforms, substantial

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Buhari Leaves Nigeria After Meeting With Security Chiefs

January 17, 2020 2:28 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for London, to take part in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on January 20.

According to NAN, Buhari performed some official assignments including his meeting with security chiefs, before flying out of the country.

The president also joined hundreds of Muslims faithful at the Aso Rock Mosque, where he observed the two raka’at Juma’at prayer.

Earlier this week, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that the London Investment Summit would be hosted by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

According to the organisers, the event is

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Herdsmen: Details Of Meeting Between Ortom, Sule Emerge

January 13, 2020 4:35 am

The details of the meeting between Governors of Benue and Nasarawa States at the Government House in Lafia, have emerged.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa were accompanied by delegations made up of top government officials and traditional rulers from the two states in the peace meeting held on Sunday.

It was a follow up meeting to the earlier one in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on July 22 last year.

The Lafia meeting gave Ortom and Sule the opportunity to assess the progress so far made to sustain peace in border communities of the …

Plateau Attack: Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Lalong

January 11, 2020 5:38 am
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, says the 19 Northern states have gone far in their efforts to introduce community policing in the region.

Lalong spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said he was at the Presidential Villa to brief the president on security issues in Plateau, particularly the Jan. 9 attack in which 13 people died in Mangu Local Government Area, and the efforts being made to contain the situation, NAN reports.

Lalong said that his timely intervention and presence in the villages where the

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IPPIS: Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With ASUU Emerge

January 10, 2020 2:20 am
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, in Abuja, said Federal Government will give more attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of universities to produce quality graduates, assuring that education will, henceforth, be a top priority in development goals of the country.

President Buhari, who received leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) led by Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi at the State House, said effective and efficient operations of universities will go a long way in improving the economy, especially with focus on science and technology.

The President urged members of ASUU to assist the Federal Government in realising the target of

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Buhari In Meeting With Security Chiefs

December 30, 2019 11:36 am
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with security chiefs at the State House.

The security council is made up of heads of security agencies in the country.

Some of those present include the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique.

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Others are the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu; Director-General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and Director-General of the

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Breaking: Kanu To Hold Town Hall Meeting In U.S

December 20, 2019 9:42 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has via his verified Facebook page announced that he will be conducting a town hall meeting in Nottingham Baltimore USA by 8:00 pm Biafran time on the 21st of December.

“I will have a town hall meeting in Nottingham Baltimore USA.”

Date:
Saturday, 21st December 2019

‪Time:‬
‪2:00 PM Eastern Time Zone‬
‪8: 00 PM Biafraland Time‬

Read Also: Nigerian Army Abducted Three Biafrans Yesterday – Kanu

‪Venue: ‬
‪UCN Foundation Inc Headquarters, ‬
‪8731 Belair Rd, Nottingham, ‬
‪MD 21236 USA‬

‪”Join us live via Radio Biafra Facebook, FM, …

Details Of Osinbajo, Govs’ NEC Meeting On Thursday

December 20, 2019 4:49 am

The National Economic Council (NEC) says there is need for states to pool resources together and set up a security trust fund in view of the huge cost of maintaining security.

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State briefed State House correspondents after the 100th NEC meeting presided over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, NAN reports.

He said that NEC’s Committee on Security and Policing headed by Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti with some governors, Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), National Security Adviser (NSA) and Chief of Defence Staff as members presented a report to …

APC

Call Emergency NEC Meeting Or Resign, APC Govs To Oshimhole

November 13, 2019 7:01 am

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) took dramatic turn on Wednesday when APC state governors issued a threat to National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole to either convene an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) or resign his position immediately.

Tagged ‘APC and our inconceivable organisational challenges: Urgent call to our leaders’, the statement signed by the Director General APC Progressives Governors Forum of (PGF), Salihu Moh. Lukman, expressed disappointment over the continued rift between Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.

The statement reads:

“Information coming from Edo State indicate that members of the State Executive Council …

Katsina Governor Holds Meeting With Criminal Gang Heads

Katsina Governor Holds Meeting With Criminal Gang Heads

October 7, 2019 6:19 am

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State at the weekend explained that ongoing meeting with gang leaders of bandits terrorising the North-west of the country is aimed at stopping the escalating violence in the region, pointing out that dialogue has become an option following the failure of force.

Besides, he told newsmen that the discussions had shown that the bandits had understandable reasons for their actions, explaining that government felt that it was better to address their issues in order to find a lasting solution to the violence that had claimed many lives and property in the region.

Consequently, he said, …

Oil slips below $66 ahead of G20, OPEC meeting

Oil slips below $66 ahead of G20, OPEC meeting

June 27, 2019 9:50 am

Oil slid below $66 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by concerns over whether the G20 summit will produce a breakthrough on trade and perceptions that supply is ample despite the prospect of continued OPEC curbs.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible but he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on most remaining Chinese imports if the two countries don’t agree.

“A complete breakdown of the talks will have a negative impact on the financial markets and also on oil, but the sell-off in risky assets should be short-lived,’’ said

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