6 h. ago UTME: Ekiti Governor commends JAMB, assures people with disabilities of more support as over 30 write exam

From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has commended the Joint Admissions And Matriculation Board(JAMB) for providing candidates with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Governor hailed the Board’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, for coming up with the Jamb Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) an inclusive education […] The post UTME: Ekiti Governor commends JAMB, assures people with disabilities of more support as over 30 write exam appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 d. ago Banditry: Southern Kaduna Community Hails Gov Sani For Military Base

Residents of Barga, Awon ward in Kachia local government area in the southern part of Kaduna State, have commended Governor Uba Sani for approving the establishment of a Military Forward Operations Base (FOB). The residents gave the commendation during a tour of the project by the APC stakeholders in Kachia. Barga community leader Zanko Adamu […]

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5 d. ago Bafarawa Lauds Gov Aliyu For Emulating Sardauna’s Leadership Style

Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for adopting the leadership style of the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Bafarawa gave the commendation when he received Governor Aliyu, who paid him a condolence visit over the recent passing of […]

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6 d. ago Ogun: Students laud Abiodun’s administration over near completion of agro cargo airport

…say commercial flight checks by NAMA positive indicator Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and National Association of the Ogun State Students (NAOSS) have commended the governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, for his administration’s unrelenting efforts in making the Gateway International Airport operational soon. They gave this commendation in a […] The post Ogun: Students laud Abiodun’s administration over near completion of agro cargo airport appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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6 d. ago Senator Aliero lauds Kebbi Gov on giant strides, slams critics

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Senator representing Kebbi Central Senatorial District under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Muhammadu Adamu Aliero, has commended Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris for the remarkable socio-economic transformation ongoing across the state. Aliero who stated this while speaking to journalists after a meeting of the Kebbi Elders Consultative […] The post Senator Aliero lauds Kebbi Gov on giant strides, slams critics appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago AYCF commends Governor Uba Sani’s partnership with World Bank, calls for public cooperation

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has extended its heartfelt commendation to the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for his unwavering commitment to the development and progress of the state through the strategic partnership with the World Bank.  AYCF President General Yerima Shettima said the collaboration, which encompasses a remarkable […] The post AYCF commends Governor Uba Sani’s partnership with World Bank, calls for public cooperation appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Illegal KWASU study centre uncovered in Ekiti, operators arrested

The police in Ekiti State have arrested two operators of an illegal university study centre in the state. The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr Joseph Eribo, disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Thursday while reporting discoveries of the State’s Criminal Investigations Department in the last three months. He said the suspects were arraigned Read More

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1 week ago Uzodimma symbol of Nigeria’s unity, good governance, says Shettima

The Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has described the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as a symbol of Nigeria’s unity. He also commended the governor for “working assiduously hard to redefine the concept of good governance.” Shettima spoke at the State House, Abuja, where, in a rare appreciation of Uzodimma’s role in forging national unity […] The post Uzodimma symbol of Nigeria’s unity, good governance, says Shettima appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Plateau killings: Govs rally support, CAN donates to victims

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has expressed solidarity with Plateau State, following recent attacks in Bokkos and Bassa local government areas. The delegation, which visited the state on Thursday, commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for his swift response to the violence and called for collective efforts to Read More

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1 week ago Diri hails ANAN over donation of research centre to Bayelsa varsity

Says take-off of Accountancy College on course From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa   The Bayelsa governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the Association of Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) for the donation of a research centre, ANAN Accounting Research Centre, to the University of Africa, Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Diri noted that […] The post Diri hails ANAN over donation of research centre to Bayelsa varsity appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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1 week ago Ekiti woman remanded for allegedly tearing boyfriend’s scrotum

An Ekiti State Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti District, has ordered the remand in the correctional facility of a 20-year-old woman, Joy Ikoja, for allegedly inflicting a wound on the manhood of his boyfriend, Ibrahim Usman. Ikoja was arraigned on Tuesday by the police command in Ekiti State, for unlawfully tearing her boyfriend’s scrotal sack. The Read More

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2 w. ago LG chair defends intervention as Ekiti students’ election disrupted

Students under the aegis of the Federation of Ekiti State Students Union have disagreed with the Chairperson of the Igbara Odo/Ogotun Local Council Development Area, Bukola Olowolaju, over the abrupt end to the union’s election. In separate interviews with PUNCH Metro, the members of the FESSU said they had gathered to elect new executive members Read More

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2 w. ago Ekiti court sentences two to death for kidnapping, armed robbery

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday sentenced two persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping. The court also jailed them for life for the offence of conspiracy. The defendants, Onileowo Rotimi (42) and Adetola Ayodele (42) were tried and found guilty on three count charge bordering on conspiracy, Read More

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2 w. ago Obasanjo unveils health initiatives, hearing aid scheme in Abia

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday in Umuahia, officially unveiled Abia State Formal Sector Health Insurance, Abia Health Outreach, and the free distribution of hearing aids by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation and Starkey Foundation. Obasanjo, who described Abia State Governor Alex Otti as an “established performing governor”, commended the governor for his healthcare Read More

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2 w. ago Police arrest officer accused in viral video of stabbing man in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti over an argument between his girlfriend and the man’s son. This development followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer—allegedly a chairman’s orderly—attacked her father in their home, following Read More

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2 w. ago VIDEO: ‘He’s still walking free,’ Lady accuses police officer of stabbing father in Ekiti

A lady has taken to social media to cry for justice after a police officer allegedly attacked her father with a knife at their home in the Ise-Ekiti area of Ekiti state. In a video now circulating on social media, the lady claimed that the officer—allegedly a chairman’s personal orderly—launched an attack on her father Read More

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3 w. ago Senate leader donates vehicles, wheelchairs to Ekiti disabled children centre

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has donated two mini-buses, two motorcycles, and 25 wheelchairs to the Therapy Centre for Children with Disabilities in Ado Ekiti. A statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday by the Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor, Yinka Oyebode, stated that the Senate Leader’s gesture was in support of Governor Biodun Read More

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3 w. ago Community policing key to tackling crime in Ondo, Ekiti – AIG

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 17, comprising Ondo and Ekiti States, Musibau Omolabi, has said community policing and inclusiveness of stakeholders would be adopted to tackle criminalities in the zone. Omolabi, who officially resumed in the headquarters of the zone on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, declared that Read More

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3 w. ago Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension

Tribune Online Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension Al-Bayan Interfaith Centre has called for the immediate prosecution of all those involved in the heinous and senseless killing of travelers to Kano in Uromi, Edo State and commended the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo and his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf for their respective roles in dousing raised tensions in the wake of the […] Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Coalition Commends Zamfara Governor Over Implementation Of Minimum Wage

A group, the Coalition of Rescue Support Groups in Zamfara State, has commended Governor Dauda Lawal for swiftly implementing the ₦70,000.00 new national minimum wage to civil servants, the first time since the state was created in 1996. The state coordinator of the coalition, Alhaji Rufai Ahmed Gusau, said yesterday in Abuja, that the swift […]

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