Sentences with phrase «local government area by»

Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgment of the seven - man panel, also held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to compel INEC to conduct the 2012 governorship election in 10 wards created in the Bakassi Local Government Area by the Cross River State Government.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday addressed the people of the State over the carnage at Nimbo, Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area by Fulani herdsmen...

The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that the ongoing attacks on Agatu Local Government Area by suspected Fulani herdsmen was...

The presidential aide paid tribute to three N - power volunteers who established a mini laboratory at the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) at Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area by pulling their funds together.

Governor Nasir El - Rufai has condemned Friday night attack at Nindem village, Jema'a local government area by unidentified gunman.

Chukwudum said that government should be blamed for the invasion of Nimbo community in Uzo - Uwani Local Government Area by suspected herdsmen.

We ranked Melbourne's 31 local government areas by the census derived socioeconomic indexes for areas index of relative disadvantage22; we then divided them into thirds representing low, middle, and high socioeconomic status.

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By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local governments potentially miss out on tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this tax gap was the focus of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be an area of focus today.

But it also left the door open for people in certain areas to prepay their property taxes before it went into effect to get around the cap — according to the IRS, in areas where the property tax liability is assessed by the local government prior to the law going into effect.

In the Union of South Africa, where the government has limited the access in the black townships to FM radio (which covers a small area and can be controlled by the government), the development of small local newspapers has been one of the few ways black citizens can «talk» to one another.

In a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State.

The Act passed most of the powers of the GLC to the boroughs (and the remainder were taken back by the government), although the Inner London Education Authority survived as an independent body until 1988 (the Outer London Boroughs became the Local Education Authorities for their areas).

There was tension on Friday, at Amagunze, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the killing of a native in his farm by some Fulani cattle rearers.

You need to empower people in local governments to allow them to improve their local areas brick by brick and make the whole place a better country to be in.

Justice Sadiq Umar led tribunal in its judgment delivered on October 21, nullified elections in 18 out of the 31 local government areas of the state and ordered a re-run to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The organisation, in a report signed by its Director General, Dr Nwambu Gabriel and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Friday commended INEC for being proactive in the distribution of sensitive and nonsensitive election materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria in Osogbo to all the units in the 10 Local Governments Areas that constitute the senatorial district.

According to them, by nullifying elections in 18 out of 31 local government areas, Section 179 (2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which required that a candidate vying for the office of the Governor would be declared winner if he has not less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two - thirds of the local government areas, has been breached.

Miffed by the constant abuse of the naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have joined forces to launch grassroots campaign against naira abuse across the 774 local government areas of the country.

This structural deficiency of what government spends its resources on and who are the real beneficiaries thereof, is worsened by another structural problem - the structure of Nigeria's pseudo-federation with one overwhelmingly large and not surprisingly wasteful and inefficient federal governments; 36 handicapped states; and 774 almost utterly useless local governments which are now de facto area offices of the handicapped states and therefore doubly - disabled and dysfunctional.

Votes from the 32 local government areas were counted and announced by each area separately.

The congress held by Sylva's faction, which was attended by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and other party members, elected the Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Jonathan Amos, as the chairman.

John Charles The representative of the Pope in Nigeria will lead about 50 Catholic bishops to the mass burial of two priests and parishioners, who were killed by herdsmen at Mbalon community in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday.

Until now the Assembly has only been able to make laws in those areas (including education, health, local government and economic development) subject to the agreement of the UK Parliament on a subject - by - subject basis.

While leading the debate on the motion, Senator Danjuma La'ah said, «on the 23rd December, 2016 and even as we speak, communities of Ambam, Gaska, Dangoma, Tsonje, Pasankori, Gidan Waya and Farin Gada of Jama'a and Kaura local government area have been under serious attack by the herdsmen, resulting in several deaths, injuries, and wanton destruction of properties worth billions of naira».

This construction project is in fact not being delivered by the government, but rather by the Chinese; it is behind schedule; locals who live close to the expanding road have seen their homes destroyed with no chance of compensation; and perhaps worst of all, in the eyes of many area residents, the paving is being confined to the city limits.

He said that his decision to contest was as a result of pressure being mounted on him by his supporters from the seven Local Government Areas under the district.

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Umuahia south local government area of Abia state on Sunday said it has uncovered a plan by some group of persons to make a media show on Monday as APGA members, decamping to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

No fewer than eight Delta Local Government Council Areas are currently under siege following resumed killings by rampaging Fulani herdsmen.

They described as kangaroo the suspension of Banire by some strange individuals in Mushin Local Government Area.

He said this at the Young Managers Quiz Competition organised by the Muslim Students» Society of Nigeria Lagos State Area Unit for primary and secondary school students across the 44 Local Governments / Local Council Development Areas in Lagos.

The militants were led by Ogailo Iborry Young (aka O.C) to the Collection and Documentation of Arms Centre in Ajapa community in Ese - Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Over 2650 delegates from 16 local government areas of the state would participate in the election holding at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado - Ekiti.33 aspirants including two former governors of the state; Chief Segun Oni and Dr. Kayode Fayemi jostling for APC Governorship ticket.Fillers from the venue of the primaries indicated Fayemi or Oni might emerge winner based on comments from some of the delegates.The exercise being conducted by Governor Tanko Al - makura led committee is going on peaceful as Police has provided adequate security inside and outside the venue.

A section of the Tebidaba - Brass pipeline along the Azuzuama - Ikienghenbiri creek in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State has again been blown up by suspected militants.

The Court, in a judgment on a suit with reference number FHC / L / CS / 1098/07 filed by fishermen operating in Eti - Osa Local Government Area of the State, held that the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) lacked the Constitutional power to regulate inland waterways within the State.

Two persons have been reportedly ambushed and killed yesterday by unknown gunmen in Wereng - Kum village of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

There are three local government areas yet to be released by the commission.

The President of the group, John Adegboye, while addressing journalists during a media briefing at Ijagbo in the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, alleged poor representation by Ibrahim.

Akeredolu, stated this at the inauguration ceremony of the planting of teak / gmelina seedlings by the West Africa Forest Plantations Limited at the Ondo State Afforestation Project, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.

Residents of Damboa town, Damboa local government area, Borno State, have raised the alarm over incessant attacks on them by suspected members of the Boko Haram insurgents.

The Commissioner for Education in Yobe state, Mohammed Lamin, has disclosed that Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS Dapchi, in Bursari local government area, recently attaGovernment Girls Secondary School, GGSS Dapchi, in Bursari local government area, recently attagovernment area, recently attacked by...

Akande was reacting to a media report that claimed that ahead of Tuesday's visit by Osinbajo to Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South - West Local Government Area of Delta State, tension on Sunday enveloped the Niger Delta region over alleged arrest and invasion of some ex-militant leaders» homes by soldiers.

At Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area, the country home of incumbent Governor Willie Obiano, the governor said he was impressed by the massive turnout of voters.

Ambode, who assured the residents that more projects would be implemented in 2018, spoke in Epe at a special Christmas party, organised by the state government and held simultaneously in all the 20 local government areas of the state.

Some new insights have been provided into the recent raid of Omosu village of Edumoga community in Okpokwu local government area of Benue state by suspected...

According to Wike, 32 cultists remain in 12 local government areas in the state and had reneged on the terms of amnesty offered them by his government.

On January 15, 2017, 350 firearms, including several AK 47 rifles were surrendered by repentant cattle rustlers and members of vigilante groups in katsina State at a ceremony in Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state.

Bina, who declared his loyalty to the PDP and Dickson, said his presence during the last week's inspection tour by the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, to Brass Local Government Area, had nothing to do with romancing with the APC.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zonal Coordinator in charge of North - West, Musa Abdullahi Ilallah, has disclosed that about eight local government areas in Kaduna State will be affected by flood.

Eight bandits have been killed by troops of the One Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Gusau in an exchange of gunfire in Maru Local Government area of Zamfara.

A statement by FNC, obtained by The PUNCH in Jos, entitled «State of the nation: Our demand from the Presidency on President Buhari's health», expressed concern with what it described as the unguarded and inciting dangerous position of a police officer, one Inusa Saidu Biu from the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.