4 d. ago Power outage: Kebbi Gov sets up committee to investigate persistent blackout despite N150m to KAEDCO

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris has constituted a committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, to investigate and address the persistent power outages in Kebbi State. Idris who stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after attending a meeting of the Kebbi Elders Consultative Forum on […] The post Power outage: Kebbi Gov sets up committee to investigate persistent blackout despite N150m to KAEDCO appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 d. ago Peter Obi visits St. Martin’s Orphanage and Home for the Lonely Adults

…Donates ₦10m The former governor of Anambra State and Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, read more Peter Obi visits St. Martin’s Orphanage and Home for the Lonely Adults

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8 d. ago Peter Obi donates N12.5m to nursing school, orphans in Plateau, Nasarawa

By John Ogunsemore Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi has donated N10 million to Our Lady of Apostles’ College of Nursing Science, Jos, Plateau State. Obi made the donation on Monday, April 14. The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) described the college as a remarkable institution deeply committed to shaping the future of healthcare […] The post Peter Obi donates N12.5m to nursing school, orphans in Plateau, Nasarawa appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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9 d. ago Be good ambassadors of Kebbi in Saudi Arabia, Deputy Governor counsels students on scholarship

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, has admonished students preparing to study in universities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be worthy ambassadors of the State and Nigeria. Tafida who represented the Governor Nasir Idris at the commencement of a screening exercise and capacity-building workshop […] The post Be good ambassadors of Kebbi in Saudi Arabia, Deputy Governor counsels students on scholarship appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Tinubu Laying Foundation For Nigeria’s Prosperity, Says Barau

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has said that President Bola Tinubu was laying a solid foundation for the country’s prosperity. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, on Tuesday, the Deputy President of the Senate urged all Nigerians to support the President in […]

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1 week ago Senate vows equitable use of ₦1tn to revive solid minerals sector

From Jude Owuamanam, Jos Senator Ekong Sampson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, has pledged that the 10th Senate will ensure the equitable use of the ₦1 trillion allocated in the 2025 budget to revitalise Nigeria’s dormant solid minerals sector. Speaking through his deputy, Senator Mustaph Habib, during an oversight visit in […] The post Senate vows equitable use of ₦1tn to revive solid minerals sector appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Shettima receives Swedish crown princess, Victoria, at presidential villa

Vice President Kashim Shettima is receiving the Crown Princess of Sweden, Victoria Désirée, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Crown Princess, who arrived at the Villa at 02:13 pm, was received by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, who led her to the VP’s office. Victoria is on Read More

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2 w. ago Lynched travellers: Kano, Edo govts to hold victims’ compensation talks

The Kano State Government has exclusively told The PUNCH that it will soon enter talks with its Edo counterpart to determine the financial compensation for families of the 16 travellers who were killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo State last month. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, though did Read More

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2 w. ago Lynched travellers: Edo monarch demands barracks, military presence in Uromi

The Ojuromi of Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Anselm Eidenojie, has joined millions of Nigerians to condemn the extrajudicial killing of 16 Kano State-bound travellers in the area by suspected vigilante members. Eidenojie, who stated this through a statement, lamented the poor state of insecurity in the area and asked Read More

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3 w. ago Kano 16: Relatives, fellow hunters of lynched travellers threaten revenge

Families and colleagues of the 16 hunters who were killed in Uromi, Edo State, by a mob, have warned that they would revenge their deaths if the government fails to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the crime. The victims were travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano for the Sallah celebration when they Read More

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3 w. ago Lynched travellers: PFN demands action, warns against retaliation

The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has called on the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and his Kano State counterpart, Governor Abba Yusuf, to speak out against reprisals for the 16 travellers that were killed by a vigilante group in Edo State. Oke advised the state incumbents to cooperate Read More

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3 w. ago Sanusi, Kwankwaso, Jibrin, others attend Galadiman Kano’s funeral

Prominent personalities that included the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, ex-Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, among others attended the funeral prayer of the late Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abba Sunusi. Arewa PUNCH reports that the funeral was held at the Read More

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3 w. ago Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo

Tribune Online Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo During his visit to the families of the 16 Hausa hunters killed in Uromi, Edo State, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, reassured the families that the perpetrators would be brought to justice according to the laws of the land. Senator Barau Jibrin expressed deep sympathy and sorrow for the victims, who […] Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Uromi Killings: Senator Barau Visits Victims’ Families, Donates N16m

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin has visited Bunkure local government area of Kano State to sympathise with the families of the 16 travellers who were killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. The victims hailed from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano and Garko LGAs. The deputy president of the Senate met the families […]

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3 w. ago Lynched travellers: Edo politician condemns killings, slams police over insecurity

A senatorial aspirant under the Labour Party in Edo State, Paul Okojie, has condemned the recent mob killings of 16 Northerners in Uromi, Edo State, blaming the police for the incident. In a press statement Tuesday, Okojie said that the victims who were burnt alive by an irate mob were targeted in response to growing Read More

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3 w. ago Uromi killings: Deputy Senate President visits victims’ families in Kano, donates N16 million

From Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, on Wednesday visited Bunkure LGA of Kano State to sympathise with the families of the 16 travellers who were killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. The Deputy President met the families of the victims, who hailed from […] The post Uromi killings: Deputy Senate President visits victims’ families in Kano, donates N16 million appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Jibrin pays condolence visit to families of Uromi victims in Kano

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, on Wednesday visited Bunkure Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State to commiserate with the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. Accompanied by dignitaries including the Minister of State for Housing and […] The post Jibrin pays condolence visit to families of Uromi victims in Kano appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Lynched travellers: Senate deputy president donates N16m to bereaved families

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday, visited Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State, offering condolences and financial support to the families of the 16 travellers slain in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. Barau met with the grieving families, hailing from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano, and Garko LGAs, at Read More

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3 w. ago Uromi killings: Jibrin donates N16million to families of victims

Barau Jibrin, deputy- president of the Senate, paid a condolence visit to the families of the 16 travellers who were read more Uromi killings: Jibrin donates N16million to families of victims

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3 w. ago Uromi Killings: Kaduna Police Officer Threatens Retaliation On Southerners In North

A police officer in Kaduna State, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, has reacted to the recent lynching of 16 travellers of Northern extraction in Uromi, Edo State, threatening retaliatory attacks against Southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s comments came after the brutal killing of 16 northerners by an illegal vigilante group in Uromi, Esan North-East local government […]

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