THE STATES

Adamawa

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overnor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has
sworn in the new Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ambrose Mammadi.

Nyako urged the new acting chief judge to endeavour to reinvigorate the state judiciary by ensuring justice for all and sundry in the state, at the ceremony in Yola.

He said that the swearing-in was timely and important considering the present situation people in the state found themselves.

“The state government is doing all it can and very careful to avoid unnecessary tribal, religious or political tension for the development of our people.

 

Bauchi

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he Bauchi State Technology Incubation Centre,
said it would train women in different skills to enhance their source of income.

The Manager of the centre, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed, said this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi.

Mohammed said that the training would commence with 20 women from Bauchi Local Government, while other women from 19 local government areas of the state would be co-opted in due course.

She said the training was an essential tool for achieving the goals of gender equality in the society.

 

FCT

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he Senate President, David Mark, has pledged to
remain a pan- Nigerian in spite of all the challenges.

Mark also pledged to dedicate the rest of his life to the service of God and humanity.

He made the pledge at a church service to mark his 66th birthday at the St. Mulumba Catholic Chaplaincy, Apo, Abuja, recently.

The senate president said he was not celebrating the birthday with any fanfare because of the current insecurity in the country, adding that such a mood was unhealthy for any celebration.

“I will remain a pan-Nigerian and work for a nation where peace, love, development and unity reign as a binding principle.

 

Gombe

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he number of people bitten by snakes has increased
in Gombe State in the last three weeks due to the hot weather, a health official, Dr Abubakar Balla, has said.

Balla, who is in-charge of snake bite treatment centre at Kaltungo Hospital, told newsmen in Gombe that there was over 70 per cent rise in the number of cases reported to the hospital.

According to him, the hospital now receives an average of 20 cases daily as against six it was receiving three weeks ago.

This, he said, had raised the number of victims currently receiving treatment at the hospital to 119.

 

Kwara

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he Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr
Ambrose Aisabor, has urged traditional rulers in the state to shun partisan politics in order to achieve effective administration of their domains.

Aisabor gave the advice during a courtesy call on the Aloffa of Ilofa, Oba Samuel Dada, at his palace in Ilofa, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara.

He said the traditional rulers could only play the role expected of them satisfactorily if they were not involved in political activities, as fathers of all.

“The act of securing of lives and property should never be an exclusive preserve of the law enforcement agencies to achieve the desired result.

Kaduna

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he Legal Aid Council of Nigeria has said it had trained
500 residents of Kaduna State on dispute resolution.

The Director- General of the council, Mrs Joy Bob-Manuel, disclosed this at a media briefing in Kaduna, recently.

She said that the training was held across the three senatorial districts under the council’s ‘Access to Justice For the Poor (AJFP)’ programme, sponsored by the Japanese Social Development Bank and the World Bank.

Bob-Manuel said the training had offered the participants, alternative means of settling disputes without recourse to violence.

Kogi

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overnor Idris Wada of Kogi State has promised to
utilise the expertise of personnel at the College of Agriculture, Kabba, towards achieving the state’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda.

Wada was quoted as saying this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the state government and the college which is affiliated to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Wada, who was represented at the occasion by his Deputy, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, described agriculture as the pivot of his administration’s programme.

The statement said that the governor expressed his administration’s resolve in ensuring that the state became the food basket of the nation and that jobs were created through agriculture.

Lagos

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he traditional ruler of Isolo in Lagos State, Kabiru
Agbabiaka, has called for the revival of self-help culture by communities toward enhancing national development.

Agbabiaka told newsmen in Lagos that the culture of executing projects through communal efforts was becoming extinct.

“The culture of implementing communal projects in the past by the people had helped to facilitate national development.

“We should go back to that period when the people contribute to the development of their communities.

 

Ondo

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U.S.-based firm, SPAGnvOLA Chocolatier LLC,
has lauded the Ondo State Government over the quality of the cocoa beans produced in the state.

Our correspondent reports that SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, a chocolate firm, is partnering with the Ondo State Cocoa Revolution Implementation Committee on the production of chocolate in the state.

The firm’s President and Founder, Mr Eric Reid, in a letter he addressed to Governor Olusegun Mimiko in Akure, observed that the quality of the cocoa beans was comparable to the ones from other West African countries as well as Central or South America.

Ogun

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member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr
Oludaisi Elemide, has urged the Federal Government to continue to accord priority to security of lives and property.

Elemide told newsmen in Abeokuta that the acquisition of latest military hardware and provision of welfare benefits for military personnel would restore peace in the North-East Zone.

He said Nigerians were worried about the security situation in some parts of the country, particularly in the North-East Zone.

Elemide also called on the military to evolve more proactive measures to curb the menace of insurgents.

 

Oyo

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achet water producers in Ibadan have called on the
Federal Government to prevail on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to refrain from collecting a N25,000 laboratory test fee imposed on them.

The Production Manager of Clover Pure Water Factory, Mr Aderemi Ojo, told newsmen in Ibadan that the fee was unnecessary.

He said that the fee was only meant to provide NAFDAC with a mobile processing laboratory.

” The idea is to upgrade NAFDAC’s system of water screening.

” With it, on-the-spot screening of water samples would be carried out right in our factories without having to send these samples to their offices.

 

Sokoto

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resident Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, over the death of his brother, Alhaji?Bello Maiwurno.

Our correspondent reports that Vice-President Namadi Sambo delivered the condolence message on behalf the President.

Jonathan said the death of Maiwurno was a great loss to the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, his family, the people of Sokoto State and the country.

Speaking earlier,?Abubakar thanked the president for sending a high-powered delegation to Sokoto to commiserate with his family.