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The
special guest of honour and former head of state,
General Abdulsalami Abubakar (left) and chairman of
the occasion and former chief justice of Nigeria,
Justice Muhammed Lawal Uwais (centre), listening to
the Emir of Nassarawa, Alhaji Hassan Ahmed II
delivering his speech at the 4th Trust Annual
Dialogue held yesterday at Abuja Sheraton Hotel and
Towers. Photo: USMAN I. DANKWANO. |
2007 polls: Iwu unveils
innovations on ballot paper
From
ADAMU ABDULLAHI, Abuja
THE chairman of Independent
Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, has said
that there will be no going back on the conduct of 2007 general
elections, even as the ballot paper varies from one constituency
to another.
Prof. Iwu who made the revelation during the 4th Trust Annual
Dialogue organized by Media Trust Limited yesterday, said that
ballot paper would carry the portrait of each candidate and it
would differ from one state to another.
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Malam
Ibrahim Shekarau
Kano Governor |
Shekarau tasks MSSN on founders’ legacies
KANO state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has enjoined the
state leadership of Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) to
sustain the good precedents set by the founding fathers of the
society.
Governor Shekarau made the call while receiving a delegation of
the local organizing committee of the society’s 64th Islamic
Vacation Course held recently in the state.
He said the founding members of the society particularly, Dr.
Abdullateef Adegbite, the present secretary general of the
Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, had made invaluable
contributions which should be emulated to keep the society
afloat.
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President Olusegun
Obasanjo
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Obasanjo swears-in Kutigi as Ag CJN... Despite
non-clearance by Senate
From:
KABIRU YUSUF, Abuja with agency report
The Senate yesterday declined to screen Justice Idris Kutigi for
the post of the Chief Justice of Nigeria following the failure
of the presidency to present his Code of Conduct form and
security report.
Kutigi has been penciled down as the new chief justice of the
country following the retirement of Justice Alfa Belgore last
Wednesday.
In declining to screen the justice, the senators expressed its
augst with the presidency for inferring that they could do the
job without the documents.
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Austin
Eguavoen Super Eagles
Chief Coach
Vs
Berti Vogts, New Super Eagles Boss |
Eguavoen dismisses Vogts snub reports
CHIEF Coach of the Super Eagles, Austin Eguavoen has dismissed
media reports that following the insistence of newly contracted
German Coach on his personal staff, the former International
could be laid off by the NFA, hotsportslive.com can report.
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