From Joseph Asegba, Yola Adamawa, Democracy, Gongola Peoples Forum, news, News Rendezvous, politics, Uncategorized Hours to honour the event and unveiling of the Gongola Peoples Forum, in Yola, Markus Gundiri says the organisation is a conglomerate of all ethnic nationalities in the country towards fostering unity and economic progress of its people. Gundiri said the group has set Saturday to unveil the forum and that its honour event is designed to celebrate its illustrious Sons and daughters, and to officially launch the forum’s Identity to highlight the social, cultural and geographical significance of the forum in the country. The Gongola…
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From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed July 17 for the arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC). At the resumed hearing on Thursday, the former governor’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, brought the court’s attention to an application before the Chief Judge for transfer of charge no: FHC/ABJ/CR/98/2024 to Federal High Court, Lokoja, under Section 45 of the Federal High Court Establishment Act. He said the Prosecution had been notified and…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Government has donated N14 million and foodstuff to the deceased family and accident victims under the state ministry of education. Distributing the donation on Wednesday to the family victims at Governor’s College, the state commissioner of education Alhaji Haruna Umar Doguwa disclosed that the gesture was part of the present administration’s concern in sympathizing with the family of the deceased and those who got injured due to car accident while pursuing their academic carrier. Umar Doguwa said among the victims were the late Abubakar Umar, a student of Government Secondary school Bichi who was…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar At the end of the Southern Governors Forum meeting held on Monday, 24th June 2024 Forum issued a communique that, the following resolutions were made by the Governors: this was contained in a communique issued to media representative copied to our roving correspondent in Calabar The forum thanked all member Governors for their support and commitment to the “Asaba declaration” which was a resolve to ensure that Southern Nigeria produced the Presidential Candidate. The forum also thanked their counterparts in the North under the auspices of the Northern Governors’ Forum for their unwavering support for…
By Rabiu Sanusi This Nigeria Newspaper, a respected national daily based in Lagos, has bestowed the prestigious title of Courageous Governor of the Year Award upon Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a statement issued by governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa the governor was awarded during the 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony commemorating 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. The statement said the awards follows a thorough evaluation by a panel of adjudicators appointed by the newspaper’s leadership to assess the performance and attributes of all 36 state governors across Nigeria. “Governor Yusuf was declared the…
…Engages 17, 600 school guards across 44 LGAs for the safety of students, school infrastructure By Rabiu Sanusi The Kano State government has disbursed cheques totalling over N1.9 billion to the Chairmen of the Community Re-orientation Committee (CRC) for the renovation of primary school classrooms across all 44 local government areas. The Governor also set aside the sum of two billion, nine hundred and twenty-five thousand, one hundred and forty nairas for the construction of additional classrooms in public primary schools. In a strategic move to bolster security and safeguard public educational facilities, the state has also initiated the immediate…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto To institutionalize the participatory budgeting process, USAID State2State has conducted a helpdesk for Community Development Charter (CDC) projects and orientation for Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the CDC process. The State2State Sokoto Team lead, Dr Abdulkadir Aminu Ladan in his welcome remark called on the CDC helpdesk and other participants to take their roles and responsibilities seriously as that is the only way citizens’ needs can be captured in the budget. Activities at the event included a review of the CDC process, an introduction to budget and budget process, an…
Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has commended the Nigerian Immigration Service for implementing effective frameworks to monitor and control the influx of people who pose security threats to the state and the nation. Governor Mutfwang made the remarks on Monday while hosting the State Commandant of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Grace Nkangwung, at Government House Rayfield, Jos. He praised the valuable contributions of the Service during State Security Council Meetings and expressed confidence in Commandant Nkangwung’s ability to surpass her predecessor in enhancing the security of Plateau State. Governor Mutfwang emphasized the critical role…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina No fewer than 118 cases of Cholera were recorded in Katsina State. The Director Manager and Epidemiology of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Kabir Suleiman revealed this to newsmen. Suleiman said out of the number two cases were confirmed cholera. He said the State has engaged 3,000 personnel to go around villages to sensitise women on how best to maintain personal hygiene and good use of sanity water. He further said the state has designated 34 comprehensive health centres for admitting patients with cholera cases. “We have also commenced distribution of drugs…
By Sani Surajo Abubakar A rainy season (also known as a wet season) is a time of the year when the majority of a country’s or region’s annual precipitation occurs. Rainfall is experienced throughout the year in Nigeria, with most significant rainfall occurring from April to October, and with minimal rainfall occurring from November to March. As predicted by the NiMet (Nigerian Meteorological Agency), this year’s rainy season has set in expectation of heavy downpours and flooding in some communities spread across the country especially those in the coastal areas. The NiMet’s 2024 rainfall prediction indicated that the rainfall is…