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September 18, 2017
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Abia police commissioner is trying to please his Northern masters – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it would bounce back despite ‘intimidation’ by the Federal Government. The group said this in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful on Monday in Awka. What IPOB said: No amount of intimidation would stop the agitation for the independent republic of Biafra. It... Read More
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May 28, 2017
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Tinubu didn’t know me when he made me commissioner – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu made him a commissioner even when he had not met him. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the Lagos at 50 anniversary Gala Nite, which held at the Lagos house, Ikeja, on Saturday. Osinbajo served as attorney-general and commissioner of justice between... Read More
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May 23, 2017
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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG to review laws for print media organizations

Lagos State on Tuesday said it is set to review the existing Newspaper Law in the state to effectively regulate their activities. The statement was made at a press conference by Steve Ayorinde, State Commissioner for Information and strategy. The commissioner said that the existing Newspaper Law in Lagos had become obsolete. According to Tribune,... Read More
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May 9, 2017
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[The Alausa Blog]: VIO’s are not completely banned from Lagos roads

The Lagos State Government says it has not banned the operations of  Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) in the state. According to News Agency of Nigeria, State Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Olanrewaju Elegushi, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy Steve Ayorinde  said this in separate interviews ,Tuesday. They explained that the VIS officials only went for... Read More
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May 4, 2017
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[The Alausa Blog]: LASG health workers to undergo medical training

The Lagos State Government has embarked on Continuous Medical Education programs for health workers in the State in a bid to improve their knowledge and skills for efficient and effective service delivery. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this during the 2017 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the second year in... Read More
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July 6, 2016
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RMD at 55: 4 things you probably didn’t know about the icon

One of the few veterans who have made their mark in the Nigerian movie industry is Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD. With a career spanning almost two decades, RMD still remains relevant in the industry. Today is the actor’s 55th birthday; YNaija brings you 4 things you probably didn’t know about the thespian. Asides... Read More
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May 24, 2016
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Oshiomhole fires commissioner, and his reason doesn’t even ‘try’

by Chi Ibe Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole today fired his commissioner for commerce and industry, Abdul Oroh. His chief press secretary, Peter Okhiria confirmed this, saying the sack was with “immediate effect. In making it clear that this wasn’t an amicable parting, the governor couldn’t be bothered to keep a complex reason for the abrupt... Read More
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May 21, 2016
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Expect heavy traffic gridlock on Monday as Buhari visits Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari would arrive Lagos state on Monday, May 23 on a 2-day working visit on his first official visit to the state since May 29, 2015. According to the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, “this is the first time in about 15 years that a sitting President will be visiting... Read More
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February 9, 2016
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Cross River governor forfeits salary; deputy, commissioners follow suit

Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has reportedly forfeited 80 per cent of his salary in order to accommodate the expansion of his government. His deputy governor, Ivara Esu, also followed suit- as well as the 28 Commissioners that make up the executive council- by forfeiting 20 per cent of their salaries. This was disclosed... Read More
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October 16, 2015
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Osiomhole’s information commissioner resigns

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo state, Louis Odion, has resigned from his cabinet. Odion was first appointed by Adams Oshiomhole in 2011 and retained his position for the governor’s second term. Oshiomhole has reportedly accepted the resignation and it’s expected to take effect from the end of this month. Odion, a member of the Peoples... Read More
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September 22, 2015
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Commissioner nominees to take ‘integrity and aptitude’ test in Cross River

Those nominated for appointments as commissioners in Cross River state will have to take compulsory integrity and aptitude test. This was the directive of the state Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Monday. Ayade disseminated the information through his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Ita, who said the nominees undergo the tests before their names can be forwarded to... Read More
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August 28, 2015
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Atiku’s daughter becomes Commissioner, forfeits salary

One of the daughters of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has been appointed a Commissioner in Adamawa state. Fatima Atiku was announced as the Adamawa Commissioner of Health on Friday, August 28. After her swearing-in on Friday, she announced the forfeiture of her salary and allowances. Fatima said she was making the sacrifice because of the numerous... Read More
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June 29, 2014
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Kidnappers threatened to behead my mother and send it to me – Bayelsa Commissioner

by S’ola Filani Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Furuebi Akene, says the captors of his septuagenarian mother, Patimi Akene, have threatened to cut off her head. Patimi was abducted recently by unknown gunmen at Fonibiri community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. While speaking with journalists and some concerned Bayelsans... Read More
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January 17, 2014
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Send Rivers police commissioner to fight Boko Haram – Soyinka tells Jonathan

by ‘Jola Sotubo The crisis in Rivers has been analyzed by Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and he puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of the state police commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu. Prof. Soyinka also blamed President Goodluck Jonathan and accused him of “looking elsewhere for the smoke in the plane” when “the fire is... Read More
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January 12, 2014
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Terrible: Parts of Benue commissioner’s residence burnt down

by Oge Okonkwo Benue Commissioner for Lands and Survey, John Tondo said a rest room in his Makurdi residence was completely burnt down by fire. Mr. Tondo a gubernatorial aspirant in  Benue State come 2015, said the fire had nothing to do with his political ambition but as a result an electrical fault. Tondo said,“This... Read More
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January 1, 2014
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How gunmen kidnapped 6-year-old son of ex-Bayelsa commissioner today

by Akan Ido A six-year-old son of ex-commissioner in Bayelsa, Godknows Powell has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Reports say the boy was abducted early this morning on Etegwe road, Yenagoa, while on his way back from the New Year church service in the company of family members. The boy’s mother was said to have... Read More
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December 31, 2013
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‘They even take the placenta away’: How doctors force girls to deliver babies for sale in Imo

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite intense efforts by security officers to quash them, baby factories have recently been the bane of Imo. Several operations have been embarked upon by police with a number of them resulting in success and the discovery of women, most of them teenagers, at varying stages of pregnancy. The State Commissioner of... Read More
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November 27, 2013
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Kidnappers of Bayelsa commissioner’s father demand N98 million

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The kidnappers of Pa Uroh Nelson Tempurah have demanded for N98 million ransom before he can be set free. Tempurah is the father of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism Development, Nelson Belief. The victim was abducted from his home at Akassa on the Atlantic fringe of Brass last Wednesday by heavily armed gunmen... Read More
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November 15, 2013
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120 Anambra state election observers arrested and detained

    According to a press release by lawyer and activist, Mr Festus Keyamo, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mohammed Katsina, ordered the arrest and detention of 120 accredited independent national electoral commission observers who are to observe the Anambra State Governorship election taking place this Saturday. Find the press release below… We... Read More
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November 14, 2013
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#AssociatedCrash: Governor Mimiko can’t stop the tears as Deji Falae is buried today (PHOTOS)

by Chi Ibe On 3 Octobr, Deji Falae, a serving commission in Ondo was one of the victims of the Associated Airlines plane that went down in Lagos. Today, friends and family gathered to lay him to rest. His wife was inconsolable, and the state’s governor, Olusegun Mimiko could not hold back the tears. May... Read More
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September 19, 2013
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“Whatever it will take, I will do” – Wanted Anambra commissioner resigns over ‘raging fire’

The  embattled Anambra State commissioner for special duties, Chief Vincent Ejikeme Ezenwajiaku, who was declared wanted by the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigeria Police for allegedly obtaining  N10.6 million by false pretence and forgery has announced his resignation from the Anambra State Executive Council. He has also sued the Commissioner of Police in... Read More
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September 18, 2013
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Just In: Anambra commissioner declared wanted by the police

The Police Special Fraud Unit has declared Vincent Ezenwajiaku, Commissioner for Special Duties in Anambra State, wanted. The police alleged that Mr. Ezenwajiaku was involved in a N10 million fraud which took place between 1996 and 2002. Repeated efforts to get the commissioner to honour police invitation have been unsuccessful, according to the police. Details... Read More
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August 8, 2013
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Ebonyi governor sacks environment commissioner

by Isi Esene Mrtin Elechi, the governor of Ebonyi state has ordered the immediate sack of the state commissioner for environment, Paul Okorie. Okorie’s sack was made public in a release signed by the commissioner for information and state orientation, Emmanuel Chike Onwe. In the statement, Okorie was said to have been engaging in “acts... Read More
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August 7, 2013
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Opinion: The hapless surrender of states to the federal government

by Ogaga Ifowodo The solution to the Rivers House of Assembly crisis ought not to be more than subjecting to the rule of law the five members bent on trampling majority rule through violent and other unconstitutional measures. he cry of a colossal central government that has arrogated unto itself every important executive and legislative... Read More
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July 31, 2013
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Gov. Fashola nominates Gbeleyi as new finance commissioner

by Oge Okonkwo Ayo Gbeleyi The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has nominated Ayodeji Gbeleyi as the new commissioner for finance. Mr. Gbeleyi, is the Director-General of the State’s Office of Public – Private Partnerships (PPP) and currently the special adviser to Fashola on PPP. Mr. Ayodeji is a  Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Nigeria... Read More
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July 24, 2013
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Collapsed structures: Lagos to prosecute defective building offenders

by Chisom Ukaegbu Lagos State Government has vowed  to prosecute all those who might have been responsible directly or indirectly for the recent collapsed buildings in the state. The latest being on Ishaga Road in Surulere, which claimed four lives. At a joint inter-ministerial briefing by Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr. Wale Ahmed, Attorney General... Read More
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