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Reports just reaching our news desk indicates that the wife of former Taraba State Governor Late. Danbaba D Suntai,Hauwa is set to marry a young business tycoon. Already their pre- wedding pictures have gone viral on social media with mixed reaction.

By JAAFAR JAAFAR On Apr 28, 2019 I have not known a Nigerian president who left his cabinet intact, for better or worse, throughout his tenure than President Muhammadu Buhari. He is so allergic to change that he maintained the portfolio of the ministers for nearly four years. The best sinecure in the world, editorial board of Guinness World Records will agree with me, is the Buhari cabinet job. No assessment, no sack, no queries and, of course, no worries. Barring incidences of resignation (Amina Mohammed, Kayode Fayemi, etc), the media-induced sack of Babachir Lawan and Kemi Adeosun and the death of James Ocholi, no cabinet reshuffle took place in more than three and a half years. It took the president over one year to replace James Ocholi who died in road accident on March 6, 2016. Suspected ritualists kill 80-year-old woman in Ondo •Sever breasts In his wisdom, President Buhari believes Nigeria’s capital city Abuja deserves a minister who failed to replace the burn...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Taraba state university chapter has embark on indefinate strike to press home their demand.     The Asuu chairperson in the state Dr Shikaa announced this while briefing newsmen in Jalingo.         According to him, the strike became necessary due to the state goverment inability to honour agreement as regard to laws for the funding of the University. Dr Shikaa who decried a situation where staff of the Taraba state university don't have pension scheme, also called for the immediate measures to capture the workers on its -pension scheme, since they are all working for the state goverment. Reacting on the strike, the commissioner of education mr Johannes Jigem stressed that the state goverment has given ASUU offers as regard to their salaries and allowances and wonder why they should embark on strike.

PRESS STATEMENT RE: PURPORTED ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGMENT AGAINST GTBANK Lagos Nigeria ~ March 29, 2019: The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (“the Bank”} has been drawn to statements circulating in the news and social media in respect of  a purported enforcement of a Judgment of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State. at one of its branches in Anambra State. The Bank as a law-abiding corporate citizen is taking all necessary legal steps to address this situation and ensure that no illegal or fraudulent execution is carried out. It is important to state that the Judgment allegedly in issue is in respect of Garnishee Proceedings against the account of the Nigerian Customs Service Board domiciled with the Bank and not against the Bank as an entity. The Bank remains committed to providing best-in-class customer experience to all its valued Customers. Thank you. Yours faithfully, For: Guaranty BANK PLC ERHI OBEBEDUO Company Secretary

Members of Parliament (MPs) have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s agreement  on the date UK should leave EU. The UK had originally planned to leave the EU on Friday but divisions within the country and May’s own party made her delay the planned departure date. British lawmakers had voted on the agreement date but the government lost by 58 votes after a 344 to 286 count. The UK has missed an EU deadline to delay Brexit to 22 May and leave with a deal. Britain now has until April 12 to present another plan to seek a longer extension to the negotiation process to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The defeat is coming less than three months after members of parliament reject May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes, and  Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition party, called for a vote of no confidence in the government, which is expected to lead to a general election in the country. The prime minister said the UK would have to find “an alternative way...

Governor Darius Ishaku has approved the composition of transition and stock taking committees to ensure a smooth transition. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Hassan Mijinyawa says Ambassador Idris Waziri would serve as the Chairman of the transition committee. Members are Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Abel Peter Diah, Edward Baraya, Anthony Jellason, Gebon Kataps, Victor Bala Kona,and Simon Dogari. Other members are Yusuf Nya Akirikwen, Jesse Ashumate, Innocent Vakkai, Johannes Jigem, David Ishaya, Alhassan Hamman Gassol, Lois Emmanuel, Simon Angyu, Aminu Jika and Alfred Yahaya Kobiba. It further stated that Agyo Nwuneke, Abubakar Bawa, Fatima Hassan, John Mamman, Philip Duwe,Tukura Bashir, Peter Gambo, Stephen Agya and Jovita Shafe would also serve as members while Isah Hassan is to serve as Secretary with Sunday Maiyaki and Abdulkadir Abubakar as Co Secretary one and two. According to the statement, the Stock taking Committee woul...

The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Friday struck out a motion seeking a stay of judgment delivered by the Zamfara High Court, allowing the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field candidates in the 2019 Election. The motion was filed by the appellant, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Kabiru Marafa, and 129 others through their counsel, Mr Benson Igbanoi. Delivering judgement, Justice Ahmad Belgore ordered the parties in the suit to exchange necessary correspondences according to stipulated rules concerning pre-election matters. Belgore adjourned the case until March 13, for hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Zamfara High Court recognised the primary elections held by APC in the state and declared that INEC accept the party candidates for the elections. Unsatisfied with State High Court decision, the appellants approached the appeal court challenging the decision on the ground that the State High Court lacked jurisdicti...