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The Kebbi Government on Wednesday dissolved the 21 local government councils’ chairmen following the expiration of their tenure on July 24. Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi. “The Kebbi State Government has directed all chairmen ofContinue Reading

The Managing Director of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr Jamilu Gwamna, has said that the power deal signed between the federal government and German-based company, Siemens would revolutionise the power sector in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano, Gwamma commended the federal government for signing theContinue Reading

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has come to the rescue of Mrs Omolara Oluyole, a civil servant in the state who needs to undergo kidney transplant to survive, by offsetting her medical bill of N10 million. Oluyole is a deputy director at Comprehensive Health Centre, Nagazi, in Adavi Local GovernmentContinue Reading

Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shi’ites, have again clashed with operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in a protest, leading to the death of one suspected Shiite protester in Abuja. Our correspondent reports that the protest turned violent when suspect ted members ofContinue Reading

States and local government councils in the South West are putting in place structures to ensure financial autonomy for the third tier of government in line with the directive by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) across South West andContinue Reading