The permanent secretary Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Taraba state Alhaji Bello Yero has asked the civil servants in Taraba state to take part in the ongoing screening of civil servants in the state as this will bring about proper records of staff straight and due promotions.

“He’s physically a man, and he has been for some time. He’s a big powerful boy, very quick, dynamic and a maverick-type player. Those players are few and far between.

Jimeta explained that the money was sourced from the state and Local Governments joint account.
“We have earmarked N200 million for prayers to seek for Allah’s intervention in tackling the Boko Haram menace and other insecurity challenges threatening the stability of the state,’’ Jimeta said.

Thirty-eight ships are expected to arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products, food items and other goods between Aug. 14 and Sept. 3.

I DON’T like Lions. Their hunt bores me stiff. On sighting a prey, they go too swiftly, too brutal and aim for the thyroid. In seconds they break the wind pipe of their prey and pronto, dinner is served. No real drama, no teasing, all sheer speed and downright efficient killing. One of my favorite hunters is the Hyena. They are pretty much more patient than the vulture. They can chase a prey for days on end, at the end the prey is worn out and more or less surrenders itself as dinner.

The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja resolved to investigate the debt profile of all tiers of government with a view to ensuring compliance with provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Odebunmi Dokun (PDP-Oyo).

The statement said the suspect was arrested at 24, Awoseyin Street, Somolu, on Wednesday. Disu said the operatives acted on a tip off that the suspect and one Adeola, sold petrol and diesel inside the house in spite of objection by co-tenants.

OF late, I’ve kept wondering what would be happening in Delta today, if it was Olorogun O’tega Emerhor of the All Progressives Congress, APC, rather than Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, that was Governor of the state.

The Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it would soon install surveillance cameras in prisons to check cases of jailbreaks in the country.

WHERE Azikiwe preached political inclusion and strategic integration, his political opponents preached exclusion based on historic difference. The defeat of the Zikist vision of nation was the ultimate Nigerian tragedy; in its place have triumphed the Awoist and Sarduana models of Nigeria, in which “the North is for the North, and the West is for the West, and Nigeria for all of us.”

THE House of Representatives yesterday frowned at the ban on the exportation of some Nigeria’s agricultural food for allegedly containing high level of unauthorised pesticides and lack of proper storage by the European Union.

Concerned about the plight of electricity consumers, the Federal Government is considering the deployment of a card payment system to eliminate the exploitation of Nigerians by electricity firms.

Boko Haram Islamists killed 10 people, including two soldiers, and torched several homes during a raid in northern Cameroon, security sources said Thursday.

Following the deactivation of unregistered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards by operators, the Nigerian telecommunications regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications (NCC) yesterday said that only those subscribers who register their SIM cards properly would have them reactivated.

Professor of Philosophy, Moses Makinde, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to critically re-examine the activities of past administrations in Nigeria, to achieve positive changes and growth.