Year: 2017

Plateau State Governor Samuel Lalong has flagged off the 2017 Christian pilgrimage to Israel in Gombe. The Governor who was the Special Guest of honour at the flag off event admonished the intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of Christ and good ambassadors of Nigeria while in the Holy Land. He urged them to also pray for the peace and progress of Nigeria, pray for President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governors. Governor Lalong stated that pilgrimage is a period of spiritual reawakening and should not be seen as a leisure…

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A group, the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has raised an alarm over what it said is an attempt by those it described as “crisis entrepreneurs” to blackmail the Nigerian military and its leadership. The group said Nigerians would have observed the escalation of activities targeted at destabilizing Nigeria in recent weeks. It said those behind this plot plan to achieve their aim by distracting the military and security services through deliberate flooding of social media with false information. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, CESJET Executive…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has earned accolades from a critical segment of the Nigerian society, over the administration’s conquest of Boko Haram and other rising insurgencies threatening the stability of peace and unity of the country in recent times as it also hailed the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai for his leadership and sportsmanship. This was made known at a peer review gathering of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations For Tranparency and Good Governance [CCSOTGG] which held in Abuja to appraise the administration’s efforts on security.…

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev. Tor Uja has said that the Commission would organize a specialize Pilgrimage for the traditional rulers in the country next year. Rev Uja disclosed this recently in Billeri Gombe State during a courtesy visit on the Mai Tangale kingdom, His Royal Highness Abdu Buba Maishru in his Palace. The NCPC Boss solicited the Co-operation of His royal Highness in the actualization of the Traditional Rulers Pilgrimage next year, His words, “we will like to request your royal Majesty to coordinate…

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the spokesman of Afenifere, the south-west social political pressure group, Chief Yinka Odumakin, on Wednesday said that for Nigeria to move forward it must restructure, insisting that the call is not to break the country. Alhaji Atiku and Odumakin, stated this during a one day public discourse on Moving Nigeria Forward, organized by a political pressure group known as Fast Forward Nigeria in Abuja. Atiku, who spoke as the special guest of honour at the event, was represented by Dr Umar Garba Pella, said…

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The Executive Chairman/CEO, BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and investigate acts of sabotage against BUA Cement operations by Dangote Group in connivance with top officials of the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. This was contained in a letter dated December 4, 2017, signed by Abdulsamad Rabiu to President Buhari titled, “A Cry for Help: Wanton Abuse of Power by a serving Minister geared towards sabotaging operations of BUA Cement” where BUA accused the Ministry of Mines and Steel under the watchful eyes…

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Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade’s Director General on Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRS-PHCDA), Dr Betta Edu has bagged the prestigious African Icon of Medical Renaissance Award for meritorious services from the Pan African Students Movement (PASM), African Students Union Parliament(ASUP) and the Perpetual Ugbang Foundation ( PUF). The well deserved award is in recognition of her giant strides and immense contributions to the growth and development of the healthcare delivery system in Cross River State and Nigeria at large. While presenting the prestigious award, the Speaker of the…

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… reinstates commitment to electorates The senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Sen. Dr. Rose Oko, Monday, refuted claims of maltreating aides working with her as rumours making the rounds claimed. Oko refuted the claim in a statement. According to her the allegations were deliberate attempt to tarnish her image and were baseless, which should not be taken serious. The federal lawmaker said her aides are hardworking, whose welfare was properly taken care of in all ramifications. The statement reads in part, “The aides of Distinguished Senator Dr Rose…

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