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OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...
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EID EL KABIR: GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE SETS HOMES READY FOR JOYFUL CELEBRATION WITH 993 CATTLE AND 5665 RAMS.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    PRESS RELEASE Eid el Kabir: Gov Bello Matawalle sets homes ready for joyful celebration with 993 Cattle and 5665 Rams This year’s Eid el Kabir celebration will be one like never before in Zamfara state. On July the 27th the Executive Governor of Zamfara state had distributed a total of 993 cattle and 5665 rams an unprecedented support to the people for Eid el Kabir. The Eid el Kabir ceremony, a yearly celebration of the Islamic religion to commemorate God's intervention and show of affection to Abraham, when he replaced His son Isaac with a sheep, has remained a high point celebration to Muslims who use that day to honour God by demonstrating that Love. The Celebration has become a yearly occasion of joy for all faithful Muslims all over the world, who use the occasion, to share gift and show love to loved once. His Excellency Dr. Bello Matawalle, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State thus became the first Governor in the history of Zamfara State to extend...
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SALLAH: NIGERIAN GOVT DECLARES THURSDAY, FRIDAY AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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           The federal government has declared Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Georgina Ehuriah, on Tuesday. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians –  both at home and abroad – on the occasion. “He called on the Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country especially as the world is witnessing global health challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said. According to the statement, Mr Aregbosola assured that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed...
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ANOTHER BURIAL HELD FOR GEORGE FLOYD IN MBAISE,IMO STATE.{PHOTOS}.

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      George Floyd Reburied in Mbaise, Imo State. This followed discovery by a clergyman, Pastor Humble Okoro, allegedly linking late George Floyd to Mbaise. According to pastor Okoro, "I have traced the ancestral root of George Obinna Floyd toc Umuoffor kindred in Obokwu obibi Aboh u Mbaise Imo State and I feel so happy now that we have reburied him alongside with his ancestors.More photos below.
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IT’S IN OUR INTEREST TO STRENGTHEN THE GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to fortify the Gulf of Guinea Commission, so it can perform the roles for which it was set up, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Tuesday in a virtual audience with the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Florentina Adenike Ukonga, a Nigerian. “The Gulf of Guinea is very strategic, and i t is regrettable that most member states of the Commission are not up and doing. We need to check the theft of oil through the Gulf, the smuggling of arms and ammunition, and the breaking of border regulations through the waters,” President Buhari said. He promised that Nigeria would be alive to her responsibilities in terms of prompt payment of dues, adding that he would also write leaders of member states “to participate actively in the programmes of the Commission, and to defray their financial commitments.” While thanking Angola, where the secretariat of the Commission is b...
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COURT JAILS EX-AIR FORCE CHIEF,AVM MAMU OVER CORRUPTION.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of Air Vice Marshal Alkali Mohammadu Mamu. Mamu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Holding Company and Air Force Commanding, Training Command, was pronounced guilty by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. This followed the appellate court’s reversal of his discharge and acquittal on corruption charges earlier pronounced by Justice Salisu Garba of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous judgement on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, convicted and sentenced Mamu to two years’ imprisonment in respect of one (count two) out of the four counts. The judgment read by Justice Yargata Byenchit Nimpar, which also had Justices Abdu Aboki and Emmanuel Akomaye Agim acquitted him on three other counts – one, three and four. Mamu was one of the senior military officers accused of abusing their p...
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EFCC ARRAIGNS BURSAR FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING N17.6M.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 arraigned one Anayo Nwankwoala before Justice E. I. Oritsejafor of the Delta State High Court, Effurun, Warri, Delta State for alleged stealing to the tune of N17,688, 986.00 (Seventeen Million, Six Hundred and Eighty Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eight Six Naira). Nwankwoala was arraigned on four-count charges, borderi ng on stealing the said sum, while he was bursar of Sterling School, Ekpan, Effurun, Delta State, contrary to Section 383(1) of the Criminal Code Act CAP C21 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006 and punishable under Section 390 (9) of the same law. One of the charges read, "That you, Anayo Nwankwoala while you were a staff and the bursar of Sterling School, Ekpan at Effurun, Delta State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, between 8th of August 2016 to 5th January 2017, being entrusted with the responsibility of receiving school f...
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PRESIDENT BUHARI HAILS AFDB PRESIDENT, AKINWUNMI ADESINA ON CLEARANCE BY INDEPENDENT PANEL.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      President Muhammadu Buhari warmly rejoices with President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on the clearing of all allegations against him by an anonymous group, and further validation of his competence and integrity to lead the institution. President Buhari congratulates AfDB Board of Directors, the Ethics Committee and members of staff for their courage, ma turity and patience in following through the process of investigations, and acceptance of Report of Panel of High-Level Independent Experts, which reviewed the Report of Ethics Committee of AfDB, and Dr Adesina’s response. The President commends the eminent personalities, consisting of Mary Robinson, Justice Hassan B. Jallow and Leonard F. McCarthy, who handled the review of the report of the Ethics Committee, and their professionalism in rejecting support services, and providing a unanimous report. President Buhari believes the conclusion of the review should finally draw a...
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