… Urge governments to address the environmental impact of illicit crop cultivation, drug manufacture and use Heads of drug law enforcement agencies in Africa have […]
Education
Visitation Panel To CoE Billiri Submits Report To Gombe Governor
…As Gov Inuwa Moves To Reposition Higher Education To Meet Global Best Practices Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has received the report of the visitation […]
NUC Approves Establishment Niger State University Of Education
By Mohammed Baba Busu The National Universities Commission (NUC), has approved the upgrading of Niger State College of Education, Minna to a State University of […]
Visitation Panels To Gombe Varsity, Poly Submit Reports To Governor Inuwa Yahaya
…Suggest Ways To Enhance Academic Excellence, Administrative Proficiency In Higher Institutions The visitation panels to Gombe State University and the State Polytechnic Bajoga have presented […]
NDDC Invites Applications For 2023/2024 Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has announced the commencement of the application process for its 2023/2024 Foreign Post Graduate (Masters) Scholarship Programme. A statement […]
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Security/Crime
African Anti-narcotics Bodies Seek Specialised Courts For Drug Cases, Money Laundering
… Urge governments to address the environmental impact of illicit crop cultivation, drug manufacture and use Heads of drug law enforcement agencies in Africa have […]
63rd Independence Anniversary: Nigeria Must Rise Again Says Arase
…. Says the Labour of our heroes past must not be in vain As the nation celebrates its 63rd Independence anniversary of nationhood, the Chairman […]
Hassan Barau Extradited For Criminal Conspiracy, Fraud, And Obtaining By False Pretence Says Police
The Nigeria Police urged individuals and businesses to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of financial transactions to prevent falling victim to fraud. Force Public […]
Police Commissioner Assures ICPC Of Continued Collaboration In Combating Official Corruption
The Enugu State Police Commissioner, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu on Thursday, 28th September 2023, assured the State Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related […]
Sports
African Anti-narcotics Bodies Seek Specialised Courts For Drug Cases, Money Laundering
… Urge governments to address the environmental impact of illicit crop cultivation, drug manufacture and use Heads of drug law enforcement agencies in Africa have called for the setting up of specialized courts to try drug cases and other organized crimes across the continent. This was part of recommendations adopted at the end of the weeklong 31st Meeting of Heads […]
Read more63rd Independence Anniversary: Nigeria Must Rise Again Says Arase
…. Says the Labour of our heroes past must not be in vain As the nation celebrates its 63rd Independence anniversary of nationhood, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission Dr Solomon Arase CFR, rtd Inspector General of Police has called on Nigerians to have faith in the greatness of the Nigerian nation insisting that all hopes are not lost. […]
Read moreNajeeb: The Nice Name That Is Naturally Noble.
By Bala Ibrahim. In Arabic, the name Najeeb means the Distinguished, the Noble or the Outstanding. The Arabic dictionary says if you’re seeking a name with inherent star power, Najeeb will make for a lovely fit. It is the masculine respelling of the Arabic favorite, Najib, which stands for the Distinguished. Yesterday, Friday, 29/09/2023, I had reason to write on […]
Read moreVisitation Panel To CoE Billiri Submits Report To Gombe Governor
…As Gov Inuwa Moves To Reposition Higher Education To Meet Global Best Practices Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has received the report of the visitation panel to Gombe State College of Education, Billiri. According to a press release on Friday, 29th September 2023 signed by the DG (Press Affairs) Gombe Government House, Ismaila Uba Misilli, said that the panel, which […]
Read moreGombe Holds Special Juma’at Prayer To Commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence, Gombe State’s 27th Anniversary
…As Governor Inuwa Charges Muslims To Intensify Prayers for Peace, Prosperity of Gombe State, Nigeria Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier today, led top government functionaries to attend a special Juma’at prayer, at Modibbo Bubayero Jumu’at Mosque, Emir’s Palace Gombe, in commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence which also coincides with the 27th Anniversary of the Creation of […]
Read moreSylva Has No Outstanding, Positive Legacy To His Name In Bayelsa – Diri
The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has responded to the remarks by the APC governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, during the inauguration of the party’s campaign council on Friday in Yenagoa. According to a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Daniel Alabrah, said that in Bayelsa, Sylva is infamously remembered for profligacy, mismanagement […]
Read moreThe Humiliating Troika Of Obasanjo, Shettima And Bakare (1)
By Tunde Odesola Like humans, words have birthplaces. Russia is the birthplace of the word troika. In the once-upon-a-communist-but-now-a-democratic-capitalist country, troika means ‘a group of three’. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a troika as a Russian vehicle drawn by a team of three horses abreast. As a Yoruba expression, ‘i-k-a’, the last three alphabets of ‘troika’, has cousins in the English […]
Read moreDelta PDP Congratulates Governor Oborevwori On His Tribunal Victory,
…. Calls on opposition to join hands with him in the interest of Delta Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has congratulated the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, on his well-deserved victory at the State Election Petitions Tribunal. The felicitations was contained in a message by the Delta State PDP Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, which reads: “Your […]
Read moreWhy Diri Deserved Second Term – Alabrah
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri will consolidate the development of the state, if re-elected on November 11, his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, has said. He said the governor would not relax on his laurels in road infrastructures, security, education, and health, among others, noting that his Principal means well for the overall development of the state. Alabra spoke yesterday […]
Read moreHassan Barau Extradited For Criminal Conspiracy, Fraud, And Obtaining By False Pretence Says Police
The Nigeria Police urged individuals and businesses to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of financial transactions to prevent falling victim to fraud. Force Public Relations ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while updating the media on the successful extradition of a suspect in a case of criminal conspiracy, fraud, and obtaining by false pretence. The statement read in full; “The […]
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