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Thursday. 14 June. 2012
Briefly 200 farmers empowered in agro·allied ventures A80l1T200 young fann ~rs In Oluyole Local Government Arca of Oyo State have received n nanclal bailout to Ihc lune or over N 1 mlllkln 10 further empower them In theIr agro-ailled Yen lures 1bc .gnculiuraJ dtw:1
2014 gOY election: PDP'll wrest power from APGA Jude 0 ... 1, E.u,u lEAC of the 2014 Anambra State overoorshlp elc<:t60n. Ihe governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime. haa said that lhe Peoples Democratic PanyjPDPI will wrc.at powerfrom the crtsis-11d den All Progrc.astves Grand Alilance (AflOA) In the Slale . saying thai
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APGA .. IlIc",1I1 dead Chime made Ihe as scnkm on Tuesday when the Soulh - Ent zonal working commillec membc.ra of Ihe POP. led by the nallonal vice · chair· man ISoulh -East). Colond AugusUne Akobundu IRld). pakt him a counesy ViSit at the Government llouse, Enugu The governor said APCA slood no chance OIl
the forthcoming 2014 Anambra Stale govemorship elc<:uc;n and future dc<:tkms In Ihe country because II no kmgu had a system and a succes' 1II1On plan Ue not.cd thai whatC\lU' _ IdI. c1lhe pany would fb1ally crumble as soon as Governor Peter Obi of Anambra Scale rdIncp...dsIled powerbyMa,dtI7. 20J4. Olime., U~ ~
the 1:NC members m IWI party 10 1ake advan&agt Ihe ~wlfty 10 ....... the govemonhlp clccuon In Anambnt Stale in 2014 then In tmo State .,2015 lie, ~r. warned tl..a thcchatlCCBmthePI)P al ~ the §:I¥mlOl"shtpllCallllnAnambra and Irno Sllllte' could be jcopardbc:d t( lIIe party wml ahud to c.ndor e cartdXlliltca tipOf"15Cn'd by
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the Speclal Assistant to Governor Ablola Ajlmobl on HOUSing. I-Ior-..rablc
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rage. lbadan Addrt::S.blng the gatherIng. Iionourabic AbkKIun announttd lhal , Lhc gees lure wa. specille.lly aimed a, boosllng the food I5CCUrtty .,ld portrty allevlallon .chemes o( the pcesent admlnislnloon Ul the Slate Gbohgadc alao Slated lhal the empowerment scheme, which
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was being organised In coUabonllJon wUh • fcw·
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MORE IradlLlonaJ rulers
In EdoSlale have lauded Covernor Adams o.hlomholc (or rebulld -
InC the decaying inf... · structure In the slate within jusl three years 11110 office The t ...dtUonal nllen In Uhumwonde Local Government Area or Edo Stale also urged the governor 10 lIuSlam his development a~nda When rc--t:l«tcd 11110 office The EnogM! of Eye.n. illS Royal Hlghnu •. Osazuwa Idurilific and Ihe Eh~o" of lSI, Chief OrGSan),c 1t,,:l1ua made the conuncrMbOon ....-hcn the govt:mor paid cour· leiy ~la 10 Ihcm durillC hil campalglll lOUr d the ro.
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""~ 1hE:~dl.)ca1.11Rt 1 Iltur1ase lOki the IfM:I1lOr. """hat you arc doUl£ In Edo Stale" an indeUbk: thirc. "Tllc:n; are about ftve' p-ernon working In Ntgc.m and you are number one. On.July 14. you will aurdy
CO'IlC back 10 CioYcmmcnl H~ _ You have done so much few £do Slate and ~
wtll reward you w1lh
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Uduaghan charges civil smants on productivity
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formally launched I•• , Thursday, allhc Oluyole Local Government Sec-
Traditional rulers laud Oshiomhole
should b~ 1 problem ro.-us m An.ami.ll"J Statt because as £arb 1m ~'OIlCCf'lloCd.1 dml tlw AJ)(>A stW a 1St. b, Ca<.l. fJl'liA "'. dead party.- h-! .ukk-d.
ELTA S tategovcr-, Of_ Dr E ,nm.nuel Udughau. ha.:. chalknged Civil acrv. n~ to match their a&118UOn ror aalary Increa..e wUh concomi tant mcrCl&.SCd producuvIly and I a l'd... ork Udua"' lan s peaking through h • depuly. Pro· fe.sor 'I P Ol> Utuama ISAN). a l he Unlverslly or lbadan Alumni As»oelation. k-db..& c hapter's 2012 Otstlngutshed AlumnI Pubilc Servtce Lecture Hries. oI»crved
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INOO) • the C'IU2xnI FoundaUOn b Ai" ncwlunaJ Devdoprnenl In Afi1c8, 1ClFADN. was aimed III ~ the alJ*:Ily rI the bendk:lal1cs in food production notably cas· Ava, rice, maiLe. yanw. nsh . poultry and r.rm produce. amon, others
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godfather. and who wert not oomrv..n andgencrally aoccptcd b-I Ihe people -I darn ~ ...iJy APGA
Alleged misappropriation of N25m loans: Nasarawa govt sets up probe cOmmI'ttee ~IO~~~~ tl~~=~~~ Memola AdeCblte.
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HVEST1GATIONS Inlo lhe alleged mtsappro priaUon of N2S mil lion by the sUllipended managemau 0( the College of Educallon , Akwanga. In Nasarawa Stale began on Wednaday Wllh the lnaugura lion 0( a atx· man probe commJUCC 10 be headed by AJhaJI Jlbrln Usman Inaugurating the com· mittee In his office, the state depuly governor. Iionourable Dameshl Barau Lok•. aakJ Ihe accion wa. not a wllch hunt agatnst anybody but to c.naure pt"Udcnce, accountablllly and due
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them to submit Its report In the lIeXI IWO weeks from the day of tnaugurauon, the deputy govcnlOr lold them to c:riUcal1y k)ok Inco another NI2mlllion OYerdraft by Ihe em battled suspended man. agc:mcnt led by the act . In& provoal. Ealher Nnand.l . urging the com·
proc~ of government's with nnallclal regul a. acllvtlte. lion lie u :plalned that It Hls words -You are wu the rHponslbtlilY or 10 ~mtne Ihe role of lhe people In govcrnmenl apeclflc managemellt now as cltlzcn. of the sialf on the matter and slate to aantllac the sy.to u:colJunelid appropnlem and II was on thai ale dl.sclpllnary meabasla that the preaent aurea against anyone administration. under round 10 be culpa~e .the leadership or Gover• • no, Urn"," Tanko A' · Makura . carefully se · lected people of proven T IE Niger Delta De ernmcnl Arca 0( RJvera and Impeccable chancier Yelopmcnt Com scale. juSt as Ihe CIOI1'VNIt10 cany OUI the onerous mi!isIoJl (NDDC) has slon has rece lyed aceotuk opened bid on tile Klra- iac:b fi"om the Econonuc While tntlmatlng the Dcre-Moghon.du.:tbr1dgc andfbandalCnrnc3llColl1commlllCC Ihllli the gov_ prqcct CXIJIIlCICUng oonvnu- rnls8iGn (EFCCI t:NCr antJ ernment was expecting nita In Gokana Ux:aI Gov. oorrupdOn - Speaking al the btd s opening ceremony wlI · neased by non-govern · Yclda1 Jlmob.. I.oll.0Ja uon on Ganaja road Measure of lhe Federal mental organl.atlons OLLOWING .harp Addrcaslng newsmen MlnlStry 01 T'radc: .nd In- and ~Ivll liberty malpractice. em at the end of the ocr- vestment tn the .tate and organ.lsaUons. managing barked upon by else, the dlreclor. Kogi Ihey came wllh Ihelr d.lrector of the commls · aome pelrol 'tal.lona tn branch of SON, Samson eqUipment 10 ascen.ln slon. Or Christlan Obott. dbicmed that stx corn · LokoJa . the Standards Makolo. aald Ihey dc - the lrUSl 0( Ihe aUcgauon c:kIcd 10 seal 011" the .ta· He said Ihe mlnlatry pank:s bkled fOJ" the JOb. Organlsauon of Nlgerta lions because of Ihelr '1ltis .. a major .tage scaled off the slatlon afjSONI. In collaboration with Ihe Fedc.r1l1 Mlnls- sharp practice•. thereby Ic.r canylng out a tcst and In the procurement pro· ceu; _ will pass lheac try or Trade and Invesl- cheaung customers discovering Ihal Ihe menlo on Wednesday. -Tills morning we quantlt) of petrol dis· bids to the procuremenl ac:alc.d off two petrol .101 bougttt a full tank 0( fuel persed to cuslomers at unll for analyslS to help lions (or allegedly cheat al N8.S5O as agalnsl N7. N97 was flOI up to a us determine the Win tng cuSlomers 550 al the approved pr1«. IIllre, adJJng thai al lIIe ncr: the managing dl TIle petrol Sialion. of N97 If the fuci pump IWO alallOIiS seaJed off. rector .. kJ The c.hlef executive scaled were Btodu and was not adjusted Be - the quantlly dispersed Assoctatea on Kabba causeoCthcdeYck)pmenl. varied rrom one pump 10 officc:r emphasised that -the lowest bidder SOffie I"06ld and NNPC mega ala- - dcctdcd 10 go and com· another ___""J.~'",n to the Weigh and Umq doc • .M.Ltm..tr
enough .., .'oj' '''execute .r", capt.ay I,D
menl 01 a.llartcs Ue explatned tha' there was dll!erence between mtltll1 Um wage and hVlng wa ge. noUng that whil e the former could b4. legblaled, the laner coull not bUI was subject til negollallon betweell H' employer and hlS e'lpl.)fCC
NDDC opens bid on Kira-Dere-Mogho road
Cheating: SON seals off 2 petrol stations in Kogi
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struclUre• • uch aspln Uons mutt Lc JUliiOed through h ard work and producu..-t y. N:t.'OI"ill 'g to h.lm, arbitrary •• Iary Increase witho ut (lI~ndanl Increaae In re venue was anlllhel cil to develop· ment sir Ct· tile available revenue ,~o\lld not be
winner. e!pc:dally If he does not • no. what he Is talking Iboul- stressIng U181 U e rommlUton would be all . jusl and equllable In Ihe sdec100 PI"O( C:.s
Meanwhile, lhe EFCC has agaJn Ipr lauded the NODC managrotCnI over I~ anU .corrupl.lon crusade EFCC eha rman . Mr Ibrahim '-' murde. made the oonunc""KL..tIon at the Enllgh e .lment ScJl5ltisatl lit workshop . . . . mmlplUl bMlOC oorttractas, COI ....,lIants. UIrnonJc, who w.a tqft'-
SCIJI«l b,- tt~ ollHrlllWldant, £FCC. Ac:sO my Una. Mrliyo OIolWonlu. uud dte ~, uvc ~ s I.!ken by the
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