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02/12/2023

Cancer is indeed a reality, not a mirage. It is a complex and widespread disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. These cells have the potential to invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissues, making it a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Cancer can de...

02/12/2023

Cybercrime has become a concerning issue in recent years, with increasing cases reported worldwide. The involvement of youth in cybercrime is indeed an alarming trend that needs attention and proactive measures. While it is important to remember that not all young individuals engage in illegal activ...

02/12/2023

Plastic waste poses a significant menace to the environment, not just in Nigeria but globally. The increasing use of plastic products has led to massive accumulation of plastic waste, causing various environmental problems. In Nigeria, this issue is particularly concerning as the country grapples wi...

07/11/2023

SANKERA INSECURITY

Tor Sankera (1) Meets Traditional Rulers, Prominent Sons & Daughters, makes move to end insecurity.

Tor Sankera the first, HRH Chief Abu King Shuluwa on Sunday 5th November, 2023 had a close door meeting with all the traditional rulers and prominent sons and daughters of Sankera extraction.

Top on the agenda was measures to end insecurity in Sankera geopolitical axis.

The monarch condemned the recent killing at Tse Anura Gbande, Borikyo in Ukum LGA and called on government to intervene even as the meeting agreed to tackle the menace through dialogue with the worrying youths.

The meeting which was held at College of Education Katsina-Ala campus had in attendance all the district and kindred heads, all Mue-ter, Ter Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo alongside prominent sons and daughters of Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo extraction were in attendance.

Earlier in his remarks, Chief Shuluwa says report of their dialogue intervention in the matter will be presented in the next meeting which will be committed soon.

05/11/2023

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05/11/2023

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05/11/2023

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05/11/2023

As the sun dipped behind the city skyline, casting a warm golden glow across the sprawling park, Amelia strolled along the winding path, her heart heavy with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. She could hardly believe that the day she had dreamed of was finally here – the day she would meet the wo...

05/11/2023

The current realities of the Global economy are demanding urgency for a Country like Nigeria to meander its way through the turbulent global economy to stand tall as a giant of Africa. In a nation where economic stability is paramount, Nigeria stands at a pivotal crossroads. It is imperative for the...

05/11/2023

Mining of mineral resources is the extraction of minerals from the earth, as well as the deep waters. These minerals have a definite chemical composition and distinctive physical properties and characteristics or molecular structure. Nigeria is a Country that is blessed with different deposits of ab...

05/11/2023

Benue State located in North Central Nigeria, rich in cultural diversity and is comprised of various tribes but has three predominant tribes, being the majority TIV People, the IDOMA and the IGEDE people. The State has faced various security challenges in recent years. One major insecurity issue in....

04/11/2023

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04/11/2023

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02/11/2023

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01/11/2023

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26/10/2023

IPPIS: FG TO STOP SALARIES OF UNVERIFIED WORKERS FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2023

The Federal Government will on Friday stop the salaries of any public officer whose records could not be verified on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.

This was made known in a statement signed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, and made available to journalists by her Director of Communications, Mohammed Ahmed, on Wednesday.

According to the statement, a two-week verification, which will end on Friday, October 27, 2023, was put in place as an act of magnanimity for officers who did not participate in the earlier verifications.

“Adequate arrangements were put in place for a smooth exercise in designated areas of the FCT, however, the officers’ impatience and lack of orderliness in the first two days made the exercise rowdy. This has been duly addressed and the two-week exercise, scheduled to end on Friday, October 27, 2023, is progressing very well.

“The verification of records of all civil servants will be finalised at the end of the ongoing exercise and any officer whose record could not be verified will be delisted from the payroll of government,” the statement read.

It recalled that in 2013, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, being the repository of official records and information on all public servants, was saddled with the responsibility of cleansing the record on the payroll.

Leveraging technology, the statement added that the office opened a verification portal in April 2017 and directed all public servants to carry out online updates of their records.

The office, it added, carried out aggressive sensitisation and publicity via official, conventional, and social media.
According to the statement, an initial period of three months was given for compliance, which was extended to one year, May 2018, to enable all officers to update their records.

The statement added, “Sequel to another wide publicity accompanied by numerous pre-verification sensitisation visits by IPPIS staff to Ministries, extra-ministerial Departments, and Agencies nationwide, the second phase of the exercise, the physical verification, commenced in 2018.

“In this regard, 500 staff from the OHCSF were trained and deployed, in well-communicated and coordinated phases, to the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT between 2018 and 2019 to enable officers to carry out the physical verification in their states and save them to from traveling to Abuja.”

The statement further maintained that some erring officers’ pleas to be given the last opportunity to comply were granted, adding that the portal was, therefore, reopened from October 3-13, 2023, for them to update their records and now to Friday, October 27, 2023, before action is taken on defaulters.

26/10/2023

GOVERNOR, ALIA OF BENUE STATE DRAGGED TO COURT OVER ‘REMOVAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN, ABUSE OF LGA FUNDS’

Apublic opinion analyst from Benue State, Sesugh Akume, has sued Governor Hyacinth Alia, for sacking all elected local government officials in the state shortly after he was sworn as governor on June 23, 2023 in flagrant violation of the constitution.

He also asked the court to declare the removal of the elected local government officials as a coup d'etat.

Also joined in the suit marked number MHC/347/2023, are the State Attorney-General; Speaker of House of Assembly; the House of Assembly; and the Special Adviser, Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs as the 2nd to 5th Respondents.

The Applicant (Akume) in the suit filed on Monday, October 23, 2023 through his lawyers contended that Governor Alia's has action of sacking of indefinitely suspending the elected local government officials in the state for four months without justification since June 23, 2023 has left the local government system—which is the most critical tier of government, being closest to the people—rudderless with no executive or legislative councils and no governance going on at all.

In his originating summon, the Applicant stated that the 1999 Constitution which is the Supreme law of the land under which every other law bows recognises only democratically-elected local government councils. "Further to this, the Supreme Court, which the highest court in the land in a plethora of cases has condemned the suspension/removal of elected local government officials and the appointment of unelected officials.

The Applicant (Akume) in the suit filed on Monday, October 23, 2023 through his lawyers contended that Governor Alia's has action of sacking of indefinitely suspending the elected local government officials in the state for four months without justification since June 23, 2023 has left the local government system—which is the most critical tier of government, being closest to the people—rudderless with no executive or legislative councils and no governance going on at all.

In his originating summon, the Applicant stated that the 1999 Constitution which is the Supreme law of the land under which every other law bows recognises only democratically-elected local government councils. "Further to this, the Supreme Court, which the highest court in the land in a plethora of cases has condemned the suspension/removal of elected local government officials and the appointment of unelected officials.

23/10/2023

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