Newslite: March 2016

Thursday, 31 March 2016

VILLAGE HEADS COMMEND GOV. UDOM, MOSES EKPO

- Village Heads in Abak LGA under the umbrella of Conference of village Heads, Abak Chapter have commended the State Gov, Mr. Udom for approving the donation of wrappers and cash to widows to celebrate Easter.

- The Akwa Ibom Government has reiterated her commitment towards the upliftment of children and youth of the state through various skilled and talented programmes.

- The people of Ukwok Clan in Ini LGA have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the Governor, Deacon Udom following his sterling leadership style and selfless service to the people of the state.

- Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Egege has charged Nigerians to continue to support the President Mohammadu Buhari led- administration.

- A’ Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, has debunked claims by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Senate Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, that civil servants in the state were being owed salaries.

- Reportedly, except Governor Udom retracts his position against Julius Berger, the construction company will implement its threat to grounding activities at Government House.

- Reportedly, trouble awaits Prince Uwem Ita, Commissioner for Lands and Town Planning, if revelations emanating from the rerun State Assembly election in Ibesikpo LGA is true.

- Stakeholders with the collaboration of the National Assembly and Civil Society successfully advocated the passing of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) amended Act, 2010.

- The Controller- General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Martin Abeshi has denounced claims by former minister of Interior Abba Moro.

- The Controller- General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Martin Abeshi has denounced claims by former minister of Interior Abba Moro.

- Yobe state Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has attributed the successes recorded by his administration to the adoption and application of sound economic and fiscal policies.

- Egypt coach, Hector Cuper has commended the Super Eagles, despite their 1-0 win over Nigeria, guaranteeing the Pharaohs a place at Gabon 2017.

- Microsoft has outlined its intelligence vision, announcing new innovations for Windows 10.

- The Software giant disclosed this at the ongoing Build 2016 holding in San Francisco, USA.

- President Buhari has told Nigerians that the change agenda of his party (APC) will come faster if citizens imbibe the virtues of Jesus Christ and place national interest above selfish, personal and group interest.

- An APC Chieftain and immediate past Senator, Sen. Aloysius Etok has said that president Buhari has not traveled enough given the fact of where he met Nigerian at assumption of duties.

- Reportedly, Naira still maintains its exchange rate at N322 to a dollar.

- The Federal Government has stated its knowledge of the difficulties that Nigerians are facing over the lingering fuel crisis and power scarcity.

- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and authorities are at loggerheads over the overcrowding at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna during last Friday’s nation’s cup game with Egypt which is likely to incur the wrath of CAF.

- Kogi state Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello has debunked allegations of crisis in the Kogi State House of Assembly.

- Katsina state Governor, Aminu Masari says he will deal with any person or group of persons who attempt to truncate the prevailing peace in the state.

- Nigeria’s Super Eagles now faces an uphill task bagging a ticket to next year’s African Nations Cup tournament in Gabon.

- Nigeria has qualified for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup billed for next year in Jordan after a 1-0 win over South Africa over the weekend at the Makhulong stadium.

- The Lagos state Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says it will start to prosecute tax evaders and offenders in Lagos from April.

- Members of Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association have supported the application of Monsanto agriculture.

- Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has denied allegations that he and his deputy, Barnabas Bala Bantex were engaged in a fisticuffs over arguments on state matters.

- Femi Durojaiye, National Secretary, Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) has challenged Ibinabo Fiberesima – Egbuka to obey a court order and step down as President of AGN, for Emeka Ige.

- Police, yesterday, docked a businessman, Ayodele Okikiolu, in Lagos for obtaining N25m under false pretences.

- An Area Court in Abuja has sentenced a 20-year-old student, John Onoja to a three months jail term for snatching a lady’s bag.

- The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has stated that delay in fund release is responsible for ineffective roads maintenance in Nigeria.

- A Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has jailed four persons for being in possession of cannabis sativa, known as Indian hemp.

- Benue state Elders has urged President Mohammedu Buhari to declare Fulani herdsmen invasion of the state and murder of the people as act of insurgency.

AKHA BEGINS AUDIT OF ROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT.

- The AKHA has commenced auditing of road maintenance equipment acquired by government.

- The DPO in Eket, AKS, CSP Abdulkadir Jamal, on Friday confirmed death of four people in a cult clash in the area.

- The Chairman House Committee on Information, AKHA, Bar. Ime Okon, has warned speculators of the non existence of vacancy in the Speakership position in the AKHA.

- - An unidentified man suspected to be 60 years has been found dead at St. Patrick College bus stop by Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, Cross River State.

- A Lagos-based interior designer, Stephen Akams, is currently on admission at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital with a damaged eye.

- The Cross River State Govt. has announced the launching of the Calabar International Trade Fair, with the first edition billed to hold in December 2016.

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- The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Mary, for allegedly fracturing the head of her eight-year-old son.

- A University of Uyo Prof. and 44 others were arrested and prosecuted on Saturday by the A’Ibom State govt. for contravening the state’s monthly sanitation.

- The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected child kidnapper, Happiness Umah, for allegedly stealing a seven-month-old child, Favour, in the Ijora area of the state.

- The Lagos State Govt. says it has not sold the Clementina Ajigbeda Memorial School in the Agege area of the state.

- The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Musa Asake, has revealed that the process to elect the successor to the two-term President of the association, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, will begin today.

- Gov. Udom has applauded the conceptualization of a mega Prayer City in the state by the out gone Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Arch Bishop Cletus Bassey,

- - The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday released more results of the March 19 Rivers State and National Assembly reruns with the Peoples Democratic Party winning more seats.

- A civil society group, International Society for Moral Advancement, ISMA has challenged the Governor. of Akwa Ibom to disclose the government’s policy direction to the people of the state.

- The Nigerian Military troops have successfully captured Alargano, the spiritual headquarters of Boko Haram in Borno State.

- President Buhari delays signing of the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law as the National Assembly withheld details of the budget.

- - President Buhari has attributed the triumph of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 General Elections to the vision of a National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

- Justice Ijeoma L. Ojokwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo has finally laid to rest the protracted court tussle which beset the University of Uyo Alumni since 2014.

Thursday, 31 March 2016

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