Adamawa Owes Pensioners N27 Billion As 200 Died

LabourNewsNigeriaPeopleAdamawa Owes Pensioners N27 Billion As 200 Died

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 11, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Pensioners in Adamawa State have cried out over the non-payment of over N27 billion owed them by both the state and local government pensioners since the coming of the present administration in the state. The pensioners also decried that since the coming of the present administration no pensioner claims to have received his full gratuity. Speaking during the marking of the Annual Pension Year 2020, in Yola, the  state...

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BREAKING: Fugitive Former Pension Boss Maina Slumps in Court

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleBREAKING: Fugitive Former Pension Boss Maina Slumps in Court

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 10, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ The fugitive  former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has just slumped before trial Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Maina is reportedly to have slumped down shortly after the court resumed proceedings in the 12-count charge preferred against him and his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Limited by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes...

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2020 Has Not Been A Very Good Year for Me – Wole Soyinka

NewsNigeriaPeople2020 Has Not Been A Very Good Year for Me – Wole Soyinka

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 10, 2020

The Nobel Laurette, Prof Wole Soyinka, has described the year 2020 as the most challenging year due to vicissitudes of problems. He added that Nigerian situation was worse as a result of the imperial nature of its leadership at the socio-cultural and religious levels. The Professor of Literature spoke at the Booksellers in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, which is also the venue of his new book, Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth,’ a book...

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Almajiris Roaming Streets Are Foreigners – Ganduje

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Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 10, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state,  said most of the Almajiris roaming the streets in the northern part of the country are foreigners from Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroun. The governor revealed this while declaring open a 3-day retreat organised    in Kano by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The theme of the retreat is, ‘Enhancing Basic Education in Nigeria towards a Robust Institutional Strengthening and Effective Stakeholder...

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Bille Mwoh Community In Adamawa Records First Professor

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Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2020

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspondent ______ Bille Mwoh Community in Demsa local government area of Adamawa State who are predominately farmers was lucky to have one of their sons reached the peak of his academic career of Professor. Coincidently, Professor Michael Ubale Cyril of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH) Yola is the first Professor of Techno- Entrepreneurship in Northern Nigeria. To rejoice with the feat, the Bille Mwoh Development Association had organized a Civic Reception...

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Speaker Gbajabiamila Calls for Full Protection for Persons with Disability

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Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

The House of Representatives Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for full implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons With Disability (Prohibition) Act, 2019. The Speaker said the full implementation of the law would address issues of discrimination, empowerment and equal opportunity for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Lawmaker made the call on Friday during the celebration of the 2020 World Disability Day organized by the office of the Speaker, according to a statement...

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Ohanaeze Elections: Former Scribe Warns Against Political Interference

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PilotnewsDecember 4, 2020

Dr Joe Nworgu, former Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo says Ohaneze might lose its potency as voice for Igbos if politicians are allowed to interfere in the January 2021 elections. Nworgu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Friday in Awka that article 11 of Ohanaeze spelt out methods and persons qualify for president general and secretary general positions. Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation through Imeobi, the highest policy...

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Tinubu Sends Condolence to Zulum, Asks Buhari to Double Up Efforts Over Insecurity

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsTinubu Sends Condolence to Zulum, Asks Buhari to Double Up Efforts Over Insecurity

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 3, 2020

All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sent condolence message to the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum over the Saturday onslaught on rice farmers by Boko Haram terrorists on Borno State. The APC chieftain added that the incident showed that the war against insurgents requires more efforts to win. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday in the condolence letter which was titled, ‘Commiserating with Gov. Zulum, Borno People over Zabarmari Tragedy’. At least,...

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Gani Adams’ Past Way of Life Are Contrary to My Standards and Principles – Obasanjo

NewsNigeriaPeopleGani Adams’ Past Way of Life Are Contrary to My Standards and Principles – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 3, 2020

The Nigerian former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he had no quarrel with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. Obasanjo said he had refused to grant Adams’ request to visit him when he was the president and after he left the office. The former president has a reservation for Adams’ past way of life, which he said, was contrary to his own standards and principles. He disclosed that his meeting with Adams at...

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Olakitan Estate: Group Urges Lagos Govt to Reprimand Awogboro Family Over Illegal Claim of Land

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPeopleOlakitan Estate: Group Urges Lagos Govt to Reprimand Awogboro Family Over Illegal Claim of Land

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 1, 2020

The Save Lagos Group (SLG), a civil rights organisation seeks the intervention of the Lagos state government over a land dispute between the Awogboro and the Olakitan, two indigenous families. The controversy surrounds the ownership of  Olakitan Estate, a 27.324 hectares of land located in Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, Alimosho Local Government Area of the State. On Monday, the civil rights group in a statement signed by the convener, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman urged the state...

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