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Wike To Northern Elders: MY ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT UNDERMINE INTEREST OF ANY ETHNIC GROUP.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has given assurance that he will continue to conduct the affairs of government in a manner that will not undermine the interest of any ethnic group resident in the state. A statement by Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the Rivers State Governor, disclosed that Governor Wike gave the assurance when he played host to leaders of Northern Elders … Continue reading Wike To Northern Elders: MY ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT UNDERMINE INTEREST OF ANY ETHNIC GROUP.

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Governors Forum: SECURITY CHALLENGES’RE BEYOND MILITARY, WE’RE ALL FRUSTRATED, FAYEMI DECLARES

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that the security challenges in the country presently, are beyond the Nigerian military. Governor Fayemi, who made this observation during a condolence visit of Nigerian Governors to Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum to commiserate with him over the beheading of 43 Rice farmers in Zabarmari, located in the … Continue reading Governors Forum: SECURITY CHALLENGES’RE BEYOND MILITARY, WE’RE ALL FRUSTRATED, FAYEMI DECLARES

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NORTH EAST GOVERNORS RELEASE 13-POINT RESOLUTION AFTER YOLA MEETING

13 Points Northeast Governors Resolved After 3rd Meeting In Yola As Signed By Governor Zulum Preamble The Northeast Governors Forum (NEGF), Comprising of the Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, held its 3rd meeting in Yola, Adamawa State. It deliberated on the common challenges facing the sub-region and resolved as follows: 1. Forum, notes that there is relative improvement in the … Continue reading NORTH EAST GOVERNORS RELEASE 13-POINT RESOLUTION AFTER YOLA MEETING

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HOW ENDSARS PROTEST WAS HIJACKED; MISDIRECTED, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS FORMER HEADS OF STATE

It is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected, President Muhammadu Buhari told former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Friday in Abuja. In a virtual meeting with the former leaders, President Buhari reiterated that the Government will not fold its arms and allow miscreants and … Continue reading HOW ENDSARS PROTEST WAS HIJACKED; MISDIRECTED, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS FORMER HEADS OF STATE

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Ban On Street Begging: GOV ZULUM APPROVES N30, 000 EACH FOR 3,127 DEAF, BLIND, CRIPPLED BEGGERS

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has, within the last two months, released over N384 million, for disbursements to different categories of vulnerable persons as beneficiaries of the social protection scheme of his administration. The state’s Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Nuhu Clark, who disclosed this, noted that the scheme would be continuous. 3, 127 physically challenged persons; majority of whom were into street begging were … Continue reading Ban On Street Begging: GOV ZULUM APPROVES N30, 000 EACH FOR 3,127 DEAF, BLIND, CRIPPLED BEGGERS

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GOV ZULUM HOSTS FG’S CIVIL-SECURITY PARLEY FOR MILITARY, UN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, AS 3 MINISTERS STORM MAIDUGURI

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, hosted in Maiduguri, the presidential opening of A three-day international workshop on cilvil security cooperation in humanitarian interventions in the northeast of Nigeria. The Three day workshop, organized by the federal government, had in attendance the minister of defense, retired General Bashir Magashi who represented President Muhammadu Buhari while ministers of humanitarian affairs, disaster … Continue reading GOV ZULUM HOSTS FG’S CIVIL-SECURITY PARLEY FOR MILITARY, UN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, AS 3 MINISTERS STORM MAIDUGURI

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Boko Haram: IGP, NORTHEAST GOVERNORS, MILITARY, ELDERS BRAINSTORM IN MAIDUGURI

The inspector general of police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe‎ state, national assembly members, military and para-military commanders, police commissioners, traditional rulers, elders, academics and civil societies from all the states, on Tuesday met in Maiduguri for a security summit organized by the IGP and hosted by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno. At the summit heads of … Continue reading Boko Haram: IGP, NORTHEAST GOVERNORS, MILITARY, ELDERS BRAINSTORM IN MAIDUGURI

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