Day: September 29, 2020
HADEJIA FLOOD: President Buhari sympathizes with victims, says it’s a set back to agriculture
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy for the victims of the Hadejia floods which, according to received reports, destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Jigawa State. In a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, President Buhari said that “this level of destruction as a […]
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Diversification: BASG hosts stakeholders meeting for critical engagement
Bauchi State Government on Tuesday declared total commitment to harness other sectors of the economy in a bid to boost its Internally Generated Revenue for sustainable development. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Aminu Hassan Gamawa made this known during a stakeholders engagement on diversification of Bauchi State Economy held at Zaranda […]
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Opinion: Zulum’s life matters
By Usman Abdullahi Koli It’s worrisome, pathetic and disgusting how several attacks by the so called Boko Haram/ISWAP groups on Borno State Governor, Babagana Ummara Zulum’s convoy where at the first time he escaped and recently some officials were killed and others sustained various degrees of injuries. As a civilian, I found the recent attack […]
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The Unforeseen love 18
BY ZEE ASLAM CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Days passed by, weeks passed by and weeks turned into months. With the chilly winter, the wind was blowing. It was already dark, moons and stars were covered by clouds and earlier that day, the sky was washed by heavy rain. Khaleel drove into the royal home and […]
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The other sides of Oyetola: Tribute to my Principal @ 66
By Ismail Omipidan Today, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, is the 66th birthday of my Principal, Adegboyega Oyetola. To celebrate him, I have elected to speak about a few of his attributes as a leader. Interestingly, those attributes, one of which is the fact that running a State in a depressed economy is possible, have not […]
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MALI: ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of their Chairman, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, may confer again to discuss outstanding grey areas in the Mali political situation, President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated. The President spoke after receiving briefing at State House, Abuja, Monday, from […]
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