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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says “The victory of the PDP in Bauchi State is the crowning of the struggle for the emancipation and liberation of our people from the forces of darkness, evil and retrogression that had held the state captive and hostage for over a decade.” In a statement after the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Sen. Bala Mohammed, as the winner of the governorship election, Dogara said that Bauchi State has been emancipated from forces of retrogression. He advised the governor-elect not to take the trust reposed in them by…

The Federal Government has directed all its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to henceforth, patronise internationally accredited services of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, for the certification of their management systems and processes in accordance with international best practices. A circular from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, informed all MDAs of the attainment of international accreditation for the SON Management Systems Certification, MSC, services. The scope of the accreditation, according to the circular, covers four International Organisation for Standardisation, ISO standards namely; Quality Management, Systems, QMS, Standards, Environmental Management Systems, EMS Standards, Food Safety Management Systems,…

Victor Osimhen on Monday netted a hat-trick as Nigeria again rose to the occasion in continental football with the 4-0 demolition of Libya in the return leg tie of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) decided at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Nigeria following a 0-2 loss they had suffered in Tunisia, qualified for the U23 AFCON scheduled to take place in November 4-2 on aggregate. The Libyans were on the defensive in the better part of the game as the Dream Team VII were on the rampage in their bid to restore the national pride. First choice, Francis…

The former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will face serious consequences if it fails to zone leadership positions in the National Assembly. Recall that power struggle and the inability of the APC to come out with zoning formula after emerging as the ruling party with the highest number of elected members in the federal Congress in 2015 led to the alleged frosty relationship that exists between the executive and the legislature in the present 8th Assembly. Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with…

Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, Sunday, declared his determination to preside over a Senate that works for Nigeria and Nigerians irrespective of political or other sectional considerations. Declaring his interest in the office of Senate President at an interactive session with newsmen, Senator Lawan affirmed his obedience to party supremacy as he vowed to subject his bid to the supremacy of the zoning principle of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Senator Lawan was heralded to the session by a lobby of senators including Senators Oluremi Tinubu, Francis Alimekhena, Teslim Folarin, Aliyu Shabi, Fola Adeola among others. Also present were some…

The 2,500 naval personnel drawn from 33 countries’ Navies, including the United States Coast Guards, who participated in the just-concluded multinational maritime exercise code-named Exercise Obangame Express, declared war on piracy and other various forms of illegalities in the Gulf of Guinea, GoG region. Briefing journalists at the closing ceremony of Obangame Express 2019 hosted by the Nigerian Navy, Admiral James Foggo, the Commander, US Naval Forces Africa, said drug sniffing dogs also participated in the sea exercise for the first time in nine years, with a view to arresting suspects who used the GoG corridor for illicit trafficking of…

The United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, has pledged to source for financiers through companies in America to help in the speedy completion of Eko Petrochemical and Refining Company Limited. Mr. Thomas Hardy, USTDA’s acting Director stated this weekend during a project inspection of the 20, 000 barrel per day, bpd modular refinery located at Tomaro Island Port, in Amuwo– Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos State, saying it was committed to supporting its construction. Hardy, who said USTDA was impressed with the level of activities done so far on the project added: “We will continue to help in sourcing…

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to put an end to supplementary elections in Nigeria. Mr Clement Nwankwo, Convener of the coalition of 70 civil society groups, made the call, Sday, in Abuja at a news conference on the observation of the elections. Nwankwo said the call to end supplementary elections became imperative because it appeared that the process was now a manipulation tool to circumvent the will of the electorate. He said that the group deployed observers for the supplementary governorship elections in Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states and…

Nigeria is ranked second, next to India in the practice of open defecation in the world, while an estimated 48 million Nigerians were involved in open defecation, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources, has stated. Adamu also stated that citizen’s access to sanitation declined from 30 percent in 2010 to 28 percent in 2015. The Minister spoke weekend at Iyamho, Estako West local government area of Edo State in a paper entitled, “Water Sanitation and Hygiene For Sustainable Development,” he presented at Edo University during the 3rd Founder’s Day ceremony. He listed the challenges of curbing open defecation in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has traced a car, allegedly owned by Walter Onnoghen, the embattled chief justice of Nigeria, CJN, to Joe Agi, SAN. The anti-graft agency said it believed that the alleged car was a gift from the lawyer, who had cases before Onnoghen at the time of purchase. But Agi has told the EFCC that aside being a senior lawyer, he is also a car dealer and Onnoghen bought the Mercedes GL 450 series from him for N7 million in 2010, sources told TheCable. He was also said to have had cases before the judge…