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The Benue State Government is to forward an amendment of the Benue Revenue Law to the State House of Assembly to plug loopholes in the existing law that lead to leakages and to reduce multiple taxation.  This was part of the resolutions reached by the enlarged stakeholders after a long drawn meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom presiding.  In a communique the Governor read after the meeting Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, the  stakeholders acknowledged the depreciation in revenue generation accruing to the State and pledged to cooperate with the Board of Internal Revenue Service, BIRS to end the trend.  The communique reads in parts: "After exhaustive deliberations, the meeting resolved as follows:  "That the State Government through the Executive Council will without delay send an amendment to the State House of Assembly to plug the loopholes in the existing law that have left gaps for revenue leakages." "That all revenues collected by Ministries, Departments and A...

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved the dissolution of the management of Adamawa United Football club Governor Fintiri who commended the management for working hard to nurture the club and take it where it is today, said Government will not allow the club go down but will ensure it consolidates on the gains so far. He noted that the need to  inject fresh blood and latest techniques as well as also reinvigorate and restore the loss glory of the game of soccer, informed government's decision. While thanking the management for accepting to serve in that capacity that enabled them to contribute to the growth of the game of soccer in Adamawa, the Governor notes that the dissolution is with immediate effect and the management is to hand over all government property and documents to the ministry immediately.

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the significance of the road from Nembe to the Brass Island in Brass Local Government Areas of the state to the country's economy. Governor Diri restated this on Tuesday while declaring open the 10th Practical Nigerian Content Conference with the theme “Driving the Nigeria Content in the Dawn of Petroleum Industry Act.” The three-day conference is organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at its headquarters in Yenagoa.  The governor re-echoed his call to the Federal Government following President Muhammadu Buhari's Executive Order 7 of 2019 on the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme to construct roads across the country. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted him as saying that given the value of Nembe-Brass road and its capacity to cut the cost of operations of the oil companies in the Brass axis as well as signific...

  OPENING ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR DOUYE DIRI, GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE, AT THE 10TH ANNUAL PRACTICAL NIGERIAN CONTENT FORUM, ON TUESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER, 2021, NCDMB CONFERENCE CENTRE, NIGERIA CONTENT TOWER, YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE “Local Content Can Lead To Local Contentment”  1. I am delighted to warmly welcome all participants and guests to our peaceful capital city of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, The Glory of All Lands, for the 10th Annual Practical Nigerian Content Forum. I heartily congratulate all concerned for the initiative. It is gratifying to note, that the leadership of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has sustained this iconic event for a decade. I am thankful to you, for the kind courtesy of making the opening address to this august congregation.    2. Let me also observe that, it is apt that this bespoke event, is taking place, right here in the magnificent hall of the NCDMB Conference Centre, within the precincts of t...

In order to drive the efforts to curb the proliferation of banditry and sundry crimes bedeviling the eastern flank and other parts of Sokoto state, the state government has banned soi disant vigilante groups from operating in the state.  Instead, citizens desirous of contributing their quota to the fight against criminals and criminalities have been advised to join legitimately constituted vigilante groups that would from now on operate under the supervision and direction of the state Police Command and other security outfits in the state. Already the state Police Command has commenced the training of legitimately constituted vigilante groups in the state preparatory to signing of the law. Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state made this known on Monday while signing into law the “Yan Sa Kai [Self-Styled Vanguards] (Prohibition] Order 2021” at a stakeholders security meeting held at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’anic and General Studies, Sokoto. The order while outlawing...

A multi-billion Naira advanced medical diagnostic centre built by the Sokoto State Government has been completed and ready for commissioning. The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, will commission the centre on Wednesday. He will be assisted by Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, other government dignitaries and officials of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Governor Okowa, who is a medical doctor, is visiting Sokoto to take part in a meeting of the NMA holding in the state.   The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Mohammad Ali Inname, who disclosed this in a press statement on Monday in Sokoto, said the facility is world-class and a milestone in the history of medical diagnosis in Nigeria. The facility, with state-of-the art medical equipment, has a Radiology Unit, Laboratory Unit, Out-patient Clinics, Dental Unit, and ENT Unit. It will offer a variety of services, including Medical Investigations, Radiological Investigations, and Laboratory Investi...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Monday inspected the ongoing Phillip Maken, Karewa Maskare road. The Action Governor speaking shortly with journalists after the inspection said that he was provoked to visit the site and find out for himself upon receiving a report on the progress of work. He frowned at the way some people erect buildings thus blocking government roads, expressing his administration's willingness to take drastic action to ensure the provision of access roads to the people. He disclosed that he is left with no option other than to demolish illegal structures erected on government layouts as the administration is ready to construct more road networks, especially in the state capital. Governor Fintiri while regretting the attitude of some landlords noted that work at the construction site was halted following the illegal construction of a building on the road, thus denying the contractors access to the site. Fintiri promised the public that his administration will contin...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Sunday in Umuahia, Abia State, joined his brother governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), namely Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto); Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Godwin Obaseki (Edo), to witness the wedding ceremony between Thelma (bride) and Jachimike (groom), in solidarity with the groom's father and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu.  Representative of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hon. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah (Minister of State for Mines and Development); Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State; former President of the Senate, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; former Governors of Abia and Anambra states, Senator Theodore Orji and Mr. Peter Obi respectively, were among the dignitaries at the event.

It was a joyful moment at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia as Jachimike Victor Ikpeazu, son of Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his wife, Nkechi was joined in matrimony to his heartrob, former Miss Thelma Chidinma Onwueyi.  Speaking at the event, President Muhammadu  Buhari congratulated the couple on their marriage. The President who spoke through the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, said that successful marriages  hinge on strong  family values and character, adding that when family values are properly enshrined, there would be stability in other activities in the society including peaceful coexistence. He encouraged them to pray, and do things together and wished them the best in their union. Also speaking, the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, represented by the wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs. Rachael Umahi, congratulated them on their union and assured them that marriage is blissful and an avenue to ...

 By Taiwo Adisa “Yiyo ekun, ti ojo ko,” so goes the Yoruba saying. It translates to, ‘The gentility of a tiger is not a sign of weakness.’ In the jungle, ‘that the lion is master of stealth does not translate to fear.’ That is what the Yoruba saying is affirming in those words. At the Eagle Square, Abuja in the early hours of Sunday, October 31, Governor Seyi Makinde had just delivered his candidate, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja as the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). From the ranks of his supporters, somebody hailed – The master strategist! The governor gave him thumbs up and the general backslapping continued. Simply called GSM, Makinde, who was thrust into the frontline of Oyo State’s politics via the March 9, 2019 governorship election, is fast emerging the master of stealth as the strides of his politics and policies seep through the state, zonal and national scenes. But the fun is that his political opponents often fail to realise that stealthy ...

 …Says issue will soon be history ....Flags off Ingrace Water-on-Wheels enterprise Governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi of #Enugu State has assured the people of the state that water supply challenges will become history as soon as the AFD (French Development Agency) supported water projects come fully on stream in a few months time.  Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration is participating in the AFD (French Development Agency) Support to 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project, which will deliver end-to-end water supply solution in Enugu metropolis. Speaking during the inauguration of the Water-on-Wheels enterprise, an initiative of Ingrace Group designed to deliver potable water to points of need through mobile application order and other ancillary services, to complement the remarkable efforts of the state government to ensure steady supply of potable water to Enugu people, Gov. Ugwuanyi disclosed that within the AFD implementation plan, the Detailed Engineering Design of work...

𝐁𝐲 𝐑𝐭. 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐮 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐢,  𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞.  𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡- 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍 I wish I am not doing this. I honestly wish this is not true.  Since the day, I got the news of this gruesome act, I sleep and wake up hoping someone would tell me it’s a horrible nightmare. Unfortunately, this is a sad reality that we must all pick the courage to live with.  𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝑲𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅𝒚 𝒁𝒊𝒓𝒌𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒖, died in active service to his fatherland.  He was killed in an ambush by 𝑩𝒐𝒌𝒐 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒎/𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists along Chibok road, in Borno State.  Three other soldiers also died in the incident. 𝑩𝒐𝒌𝒐 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒎/𝑰𝑺𝑾𝑨𝑷 fighters had earlier attacked Askira Uba Local Government Area with about 12 gun-trucks, burning houses, shops and a school, forcing some residents to flee. ?...