Day: March 26, 2021
OPINION: Buba Marwa and the bad guys
By Femi Adesina New things are happening at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and suddenly, there’s a throwback to the 1996-1999 Lagos State, when the then Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa was military administrator. Marwa took a broom, and swept Lagos almost clean. With Operation Sweep, criminals were given bloody noses, and sent […]
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Borno Assembly passes confidence vote on Zulum, sends security after impeachment mischief
Borno State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor of the state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, putting to bed, a mischievous online publication which falsely claimed rift between the assembly and the governor. Speaker of the Assembly, AbdulKarim Lawan announced the resolution on Friday at a special meeting held […]
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FOOD SECURITY: CBN partners RIFAN to boost Rice production, unveils wet season Rice Pyramid in Gombe
By Muktar Sani Saulawa, Gombe The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has unveiled “the world biggest rice pyramids” in Gombe State Speaking at the occasion President Muhammadu Buhari, said the pyramids are a collection of nearly 200,000 bags of 70kg rice paddies harvested from various fields of farmers […]
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