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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says God has taken control of the affairs of Bayelsa State and its people in view of its past history of being dreaded for militancy and insecurity. Chief Obasanjo, who stated this during the state's monthly Thanksgiving Service at the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa, urged leaders especially Governors who want to do well in their states to come to Bayelsa to learn the secret of Governor Seriake Dickson's success. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Francis Ottah-Agbo, the elder statesman expressed appreciation to God for giving the Governor the spirit of praise and thanksgiving. According to Chief Obasanjo, nothing is more important than man's relationship with God, adding that it is obvious for all to see that the peace of God is in the state. His words: “I want to thank God for the life of Governor Seriake Dickson, for doing this to honour God. This is what happ

The Katsina state Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari had earlier today attended the Family Support Program School annual speech and prize giving day, also inaugurates an electronic Library facility in the school Family support program is a Katsina based public school created in 1997 with the aim of bridging gender gap in Nursery, primary and secondary education especially among the female gender, the school had been refurbished, upgraded and standardized to compete globally with many other schools across the state, as the Masari administration made education central and cardinal to its Agenda. @katgovmedia reports that Masari, who's children are studying in the public school as promised during his campaign in 2015 commended the school management noting his government's effort in strengthening the administration of the school particularly the appointment of a Director for the school adding that it was against most peoples wish "but sometimes we have to take har

Rt. Hon.  Aminu Bello Masari lamented his government's commitment to better the state civil service saying that "no civilian government can compete with the current administration in the area of repositioning the state own civil service for effective service delivery". Katsina Media and Publicity correspondent reported that Masari disclosed this while witnessing the oath taking by the new head of civil service of the state Alh Idris Usman Tune  at the Muhammad Buhari house, the seat of Katsina State Government. @Katgovmedia report that Masari also said that  the thought of some people when they came into power about civil servants saying that some people thought we came to sack the appointees of the immediate past administration... "we treat people based on the information available to us. Ours is service to the people of Katsina irrespective of political party as we shall all account before Allah  (S. W. T.) on all our deeds". "We have done so m

By Mohammed Baba Busu The much talked about Ekiti gubernatorial election has come and gone. However, its memories still linger in our minds. It is an indisputable fact that the Ekiti gubernatorial election was one of the challenging elections the Nigeria Police Force has handled in recent times. The election was tasking to the police because of the tension that was created by the aspirants and their supporters, including sponsors, few days to the elections. The election was also challenging because of the allegations and counter allegations raised on the plan by both parties involved to rig or manipulate the election process or results. This, however, set the police on its toes. In his characteristics nature of ensuring that elections conducted under his watch are free, fair and orderly, IGP Idris immediately mobilized top police officers including his second in command, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Department of Operations, Josiah Joshak, to ensure the ele

Governor of Bayelsa, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson and chairman of the Osun State PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election has submitted the report of the exercise to the party's National Chairman,  Prince Uche Secondus.  The election which held on Saturday,  July 21 in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital returned Senator Ademola Adeleke as the Guber Candidate for the September 22 election in the state. Dickson said the primary election in Osun was the most keenly contested primary he has ever seen or heard of,  and expressed confidence that if all the PDP leaders and stakeholders bury their differences and work together, the PDP will trounce the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A press statement signed by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary,  Francis Ottah Agbo noted that the Governor, flanked by former Governor of Niger State,  Babangida Aliya,  former Minister of Water Resources,  Mrs Sarah Ochekpe and other members of the Committee submitted the report  to t

The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has described the current spate of violence and senseless killings by gunmen across the nation and particularly in the Northern part of the country as the biggest ever existential threat to the nation’s cooperate existence, since after the civil war, which ended in 1970. Aside this,  the Governor singled the lopsided federal structure,  dysfunctional Nigeria structure as well as the over centralization and politicization of law and order as threats to contemporary governance in the country.  A press statement signed by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary,  Francis Ottah Agbo quoted the Governor as having disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while delivering a lecture titled: "Cultural Values, National Security and Challenges of Contemporary Governance: Perspective From Bayelsa State Experience, organised by Institute of Security Studies (ISS). Dickson condemned the recent killings and warned that the

Food Remains basic to  human life and survival, Animals are also beneficial to food production. Food Availability is what poses threat to human existence. The sustainable management and resilience of ecosystems is very important on all human activities as a means to address food security for this reason, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is putting together a project on fostering resilience and sustainability for food security in sub Saharan Africa. Food security is the availability of food at all times of  nourishing, diverse, balanced and moderate supply of basic food stuffs to sustain a steady expansion of food consumption. It exists when people, at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Katsina State is an agrarian which is blessed with a lot of fertile land for production. Food prod

The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to suspend all subsisting pipeline surveillance contracts in Bayelsa state. ‎This followed a motion moved by a member, representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency,‎ Hon. Frederick  Agbedi. ‎Agbedi in the motion said Bayelsa State plays host to Agip with their personnel, pipelines and other oil installations spread across various communities in the state. ‎He explained that as a result of the challenge of Pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region and upon the successful implementation of the Presidential Amnesty Program, pipeline surveillance contracts were agreed to be awarded to host communities. According to him, the decision was because the host communities are more familiar with the terrain and engaging them will add to the development of their area. The lawmaker further explained that rather than award the pipeline surveillance contracts to the host communities, Agip in Baye

The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo arrived Katsina at exactly 4:35pm today to commensurate with the people of Jibia Local Government Area of Katisna State over the natural disaster which claimed lives and properties over the weekend. @Katgovmedia reports that the Vice President was received by Rt. Hon Aminu Bello Masari along with his Deputy Governor, APC's Party Chairman, Security Chiefs, the DG Katsina Media and Publicity among other top echelon of the State Government. Osinbajo just departed from Umaru Musa Yar'adua international airport. Osinbajo in company of Masari and other dignitaries are currently on their way to Jibia  to condole and show his support over the loss  of lives and properties. The VP is in Katsina because  president  Muhammadu Buhari is away from the country in Netherland where he is attending another function. Recall that Katsina Media and publicity have reported the rain storm that occurred

Katsina Media & Publicity 16th July 2018 A renowned katsina politician, engineer Kabir Barkiya had called on the politicians to make effort in enlightening the rural dwellers about the the continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in progress nation wide. Barkiya made this call while on a visit together with katsina state delegates visited katsina State Governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, at the Banquet Hall of the Muhammadu Buhari House, the seat of katsina State Government. Barkiya said, he personally formed a team that conducted a research on the INECs CVR at selected remote villages across Katsina State, the results find that over 90% of the people are not even aware of the exercise! The results shows "negative", calling on the politicians and particularly the State APC delegates to redouble their efforts in ensuring the rural settlers obtained their own permanent voters Registration Card (PVC) and the program is ending August 17, adding that without

Thirty players out of the one hundred selected during the second edition of the Governor Seriake Dickson football Tournament, have made the final list. Highest Goal Scorer, Junior Christopher of Agudama, Most Valuable Player of the tournament, Ominibeke Ebi of Peretorugbene, and Otusega hitman and captain, Elton Mina were among the players selected by the team of coaches for the final phase of camping at the Samson Siasis Sports Complex in Yenagoa. Apart from the thirty players, ten others were also picked to be on standby, ahead of the two weeks camping and training phase at the Siaone Academy in Abuja. Director General of the Restoration Cup, Ono Akpe, who spoke from Abuja with the Media Officer via a telephone, congratulate the players for making it to the last thirty. "I want to first of all commend the team of coaches for their careful and impartial selection of this raw talents from. They started thus during the competition till this stage. They have done ver

The katsina State Governor Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari was earlier this morning in Jibia town to commensurate with the victims of rain storm in the area. @Katgovmedia reports that Masari sympathized with the victims and prayed for Allah's  (S. W. T.) protection against re occuarance. The rainstorm which occurred yesterday claimed live as some were feared dead as heavy rainfall washed away homes and properties. The rainfall accompanied with heavy winds started at about 11pm last night and went on till 3am. Katsina Media and Publicity reports that some of the affected areas are Unguwar Kwa-kwa, Unguwar Mai Kwari, Tudun Takari both the new and old settlements as well as Dan Tudu. Earlier, the state Emergency Management Agency of the State was in Jibia to ascertain the level of the damage caused by the disaster and offer first aid assistance to the victims. Recall that katsina Media had reported the visit by President Muhammdu Buhari to katsina tow

The Katsina State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari was at Zamfara State today on the invitation of Governor Abdulaziz Yari to commission some projects.      Katsina Media and Publicity  reports that the occasion was the seventh anniversary of Governor Yari in office.  The first project commissioned by Masari was the 52 million naira Gurbin Baure electricity project.        In company of his hosts; Governor Yari, the Deputy Governor of zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Wakala and the former Governor of Zamfara, Alhaji Mahmoud Aliyu Shinkafi proceeded to commissioned the headquarters of local education authority in Zurmi.  Similarly, Zurmi township roads project were also commissioned by Masari.                      @Katgovmedia correspondents reports that the Katsina State Governor also commissioned the rehabilitated, renovated and upgraded Zurmi General Hospital.    The host Governor, Abdulaziz Yari told the gathering that words alone could not expressed his joy and gra

The Katsina State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has assured that people's wish will prevail in the emergence of candidates ahead of next year's general elections.    @Katgovmedia report that Masari gave this assurance in Malumfashi during the disbursement of empowerment packages donated by a member of the house of representatives, representing the good people of Malumfashi- Kafur federal constituency, Alhaji Babangida Ibrahim Mahuta.    The Governor said, politicians wishing to vie for any political office must return to people for the verdict on their aspirations.  Masari further pointed out that the production of bill boards and their display  at public functions does not mean an aspirant is popular as it will not bail him out.      Katsina Media and Publicity reports that he urged beneficiaries of the empowerment packages, particularly the Da'awah committee not to misuse the hilux vehicles or turn them into personal use instead of the propagat

The Association of State Pensioners promised to obtain Governorship nomination form for Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari against 2019. @katgovmedia reports that the promise was made when the Association's leadership visited the Governor, at his office at the Muhammadu Buhari House, the seat of Katsina Government this evening. The chairman of the pensioners also appreciated the Masari led Adminstration by his consideration to the pensioners, adding that none of the 36 states have been taken care of as done in Katsina. Narrating their relationship with the Governor, the chairman said "we had in 2015 written to all the aspirants of which they all responded, what makes yours unique is the way you have fulfilled them. When we submitted the list of staff, your commitment to form the 33% benefits committees, it went beyond that which you had settled us all" he said. He also reminded the Governor on their need for a utility vehicle and further briefed the Governor on th

A United Arab Emirate (UAE) based company is set to take over two Katsina moribund companies. @Katgovmedia media gathered that the management of Bilal Group led by their CEO Mr. Bineet Sarag with his team visited Katsina State and expressed their interest to invest in Katsina State. BILAL GROUP is a world renowned company Worth about $5Billion investment capital. Our Correspondents recount that the company was in Katsina on an invitation by the Special Adviser Investment and International Relations Ibrahim Zakari, Ibrahim heads the Investment team to Katsina State Governor Rt Hon.Aminu Bello Masari. The team inspected the moribund Kankara Kaolin Factory and Neem Production Factory and the proposed Black Oil Energy Refinery site in Mashi town where they will also set-up 50megawatts of Solar Power plant. The CEO of the company Mr. Bineet Sarag said they were invited to Katsina by the S.A Ibrahim Zakari to invest in the state and for the on  spot physical assessment and inspe

The Northwest  Governors forum who met at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna on Saturday deliberated on issues regarding the subregion's progress and development saying that they have taken measures to stop the wanton killings and destructions of innocent lives in the zone. @katgovmedia report that Rt.Hon Aminu Bello Masari while speaking on behalf of the Governors, after the meeting stated that the essential feature of the meeting is to integrate the zone into one viable economic entity. He said after a marathon meeting, the governors resolved to look at three key areas which includes; economic development, agriculture, and education. According to him, “We have taken into account that these three areas are key factors to the integration of the zone and each of the Northwest Governor is very passionate about it.” Katsina Media and Publicity correspondents recount that Masari added that; “if you tackle education squarely, the spate of killings in the zone and other zones

By Mohammed Baba Busu Ekiti - Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrhaim Kpotun-Idris has assured that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a hitch-free governorship election in Ekiti state on Saturday, July 14. The IGP have the assurance at a stakeholders' forum on Monday in Ekiti, preparatory to the Saturday governorship election in the state. According to him, Nigeria Police Force has deployed over 30,000 personnel to Ekiti state to provide adequate  security for the successful conduct of the governorship election. He said that the personnel to be deployed included conventional and Mobile Police Force units as well as Intelligence and technical teams. Idris said the police would be supported by over 4, 390 personnel from other security agencies including the armed forces, Nigeria  Immigration service, Nigeria  Prisons, the Customs and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The Police boss said the election duty would be led b

Infrastructure  remains an instrument of rural development, thought there are numerous meanings as to what infrastructure connotes, one can simply see it as availability of life meaning projects mostly visible and these are reflected in government budget as capital expenditure and named capital projects. Rural Development Remains a great hinderance to socio economic development of Developing countries, overtime, Nigeria had excluded it self not, it is failure of the successive governments to make policies that have significant impact on the Rural poor which in turns reduces the rural urban migration by detention Rural Urban Drift. The Advent of Rt. Hon Aminu Bello masari as the Governor of Katsina indeed witnessed a paradigm shift from the conventional concentration of state own resources to urban Areas alone the journey had brought effective resource Allocation and all inclusive Governance.  Katsina state was in a sorry state of rural development. As numerous location were

...TO DELIVER MAJOR LECTURE ON RESTRUCTURING IN OAU, ILE-IFE The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has taken the crusade for the restructuring of the country to the academic community. The  Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said in a statement on Sunday that the Bayelsa State Govenor would deliver a major lecture on the raging issue of the restructuring of the country at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife Ife, Osun State on 12 July, 2018. According to Iworiso-Markson, the governor was invited by the Vice Chancellor òf the OAU, Prof . Eyitope Ogunbodede, on the topic “Restructuring and the Search for a Productive Nigeria,” as a Distinguished Guest Lecturer of the institution’s Faculty of Arts. The Governor has been been in the forefront of the  crusade for restructuring, true federalism, power devolution as the foundation for a stronger, egalitarian Nigerian Nation. The governor canvases a

The Katsina State Governor; Rt. Hon Aminu Bello Masari received appreciation from the forum of parents whose children study in various institutions of higher learning across the globe. This was disclosed during a joint courtesy by the parents and the Katsina State Students at the Muhammadu  Buhari House, the Katsina State seat of Government. @Katgovmedia gathered that the Chairman of the forum account the breaks down: #512,000,000 outstanding payments inherited from the previous government, #26,000,000 as spill over outstanding and returning cases, while $319,000 for medical students in Jordan and Sudan. He further commended the Governor, for without the effort the children would by now be at home to state afresh. The Special Adviser to the Governor on higher Education Dr. Usman Ruwan Godiya expressed happiness as the Governor meets both students and parents, he described the moment as his happiest since his emergence at the position. He further stated that when the sponsor

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Saturday Osharikeni, has written to the leaders of the party and former governor of the state, Timipre Sylva ahead of his forthcoming 54th birthday celebration in Yenagoa. The APC chieftain appealed that “this year's birthday (coming up this Saturday, tomorrow), be different” from previous celebrations which had always been trend to a theatre of bloodshed. “Already, preliminary observations and reports from the streets point at a possible reoccurrence of these uncivil activities. There is tension already,  the various cult groups are already spoiling for war. There should be an exception this time around in the interest of our party APC and Bayelsa State”, he emphasised in the letter. Osharikeni recalled that previous birthdays marked in Yenagoa by Sylva were characterised by a spiral of violence, criminality, cult clashes and even loss of lives, thereby giving our dear state bad name in the comity o

The Katsina State government has signed an agreement leasing out its Shonghai farm project to Dangote Group for a period of ten years at the cost of N500m. The lease agreement was formerly signed by Governor Aminu Bello Masari and the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. While signing the agreement at the Government House in Katsina,Governor Aminu Bello Masari explained that the agreement also covers 10,000 hectares of farmland around Zobe dam in Dutsinma LocalGovernment Area of the state. He noted that the move was aimed at reviving the company to make it an employer of labour in the state. Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Bello Masari on investment, Alhaji Ibrahim Tukur Jikamshi said Dangote group will also use Shoghai farm as a research institute that will provide extension services to farmers as well as facilitate the  provision of research activities Katsina media & publicity reports that In his remarks, the President of Dangote

Owerri- Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris has called for the collaborative support of all stakeholders towards addressing the various security challenges facing the country. Idris, made the call on Thursday at a security summit with the theme "Community Policing: Rethinking  National  Security  Framework for National Development" held at Owerri, the Imo state capital. He said the objective of the security summit and several others held since May 2017 at various parts of the country was geared towards continual engagement with the people on how best to protect them. "It is true that the primary responsibility of the Police as provided in Section 4 of the Police Act is the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of offenders, the preservation of law and order, the protection of life and property and the due enforcement of all laws and regulations. "The truth however is that these responsibilities cannot be effectively

  Inspite  of the deadlock in FAAC, the Bayelsa State Government has commenced payment of June salary to civil servants in the state, beginning from today,  Wednesday.                          The Government in a press statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Finance,  Mr.  Maxwell Ibibai said,  following the stalemate  in FAAC, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson directed the immediate sourcing of  funds to address the salary concerns of civil servants. The Commissioner said Government is sensitive to the plight of workers and will do all it could at all times to make workers happy. While stressing that Government holds workers in the state in high esteem,  he said Governor Dickson always gives priority to their welfare.  He also enjoined workers to be dedicated to duty.

The Katsina State Government has engaged 386 unemployed youths under its newly introduced state power programme tagged `S-Power’ in Daura, Maiadua and Dutsi Local Government areas to reduce unemployment. @Katgovmedia recounts that Hussani Karaduwa, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on Employment, Promotion and Vocational Training, made this known in Daura on Tuesday while distributing engagement letters to the successful applicants. He said Daura got 190, Mai’adua 121 and Dutsi 75 slots adding that the engaged youths would be deployed to primary and junior secondary schools as teachers. Mr Karaduwa said the successful applicants were selected based on their qualifications. “Only those with relevant teaching qualification were considered, like those with the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and Diploma in Education from recognized institutions of higher learning,’’ he said. Our correspondent reports that he cautioned them against laxity, truancy, latene

By Mohammed Baba Busu Recently, to be precise on June 22, 2018, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Kpotun- Idris, clocked two years in office. He assumed office on June 22, 2016. The questions among many Nigerians are: since his assumption of office as the number one police officer in the country, has anything changed? Has crime and criminality reduced? Has impunity among police officers in the country reduced? Has corruption which is either  rightly or wrongly alleged to be synonymous to the Nigeria Police Force got worst or reduced? While these questions can be answered  differently by different people,  depending on the prism on which they are looking from, a considerable proportion of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) believe some remarkable achievement have been made. This observation emanated from am interview with a cross section of officers and men who also opined that there were still some challenges here and there In marking the