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He also described the Ohaji / Egbema and Oguta local government areas of the state as recording the highest activities of cult - related acts in the state.

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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.

ABUJA — The Federal Government has confirmed 212 suspected cases of Lassa Fever in 64 Local government areas across 17 states in the country, even as it warned against a conspiracy of silence among the states of the fGovernment has confirmed 212 suspected cases of Lassa Fever in 64 Local government areas across 17 states in the country, even as it warned against a conspiracy of silence among the states of the fgovernment areas across 17 states in the country, even as it warned against a conspiracy of silence among the states of the federation.

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.

As we speak, Jigawa State has been created out of Kano with 27 Local Government Areas, while Kano itself has 44, making a total of 71.

There's serious tension in Delta State as a lorry on Friday knocked down two unidentified youth in Erho - Abraka community of Ethiope East Local Government Area of...

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.

A 27 - man executive has emerged as the All Progressives Congress held a peaceful Local Government Congress in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta 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.

Addressing journalists after his endorsement for a second term as Enugu State APC chairman in Enugu East Local Government Area, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in State APC chairman in Enugu East Local Government Area, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in 2019.

The warning came as the controversies over the identity of the Liberian corpse brought into a hospital in Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi local government area of Anambra State, are yet to die down.

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered the Divisional Police Officers in charge of Asabari Local Council Development Area, Irepo Local Government Area and Lagelu West Local Council Development Area to arrest anyone parading himself as caretaker chairman for those council areas.

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.

Other areas that came under strike include; Yajiwa, Asaga, Tumbun Gini and Mada towns, amongst others, as well as medical evacuation missions which were also carried out at Marte Local Government area and Banki town of Borno state on 21 January this year.

«Reports reaching the situation room as it concerns the ongoing local government congress in the 16 local government areas of the state has been very satisfactory,»...

«The defendants were also accused of using their offices as SSG and Commissioner for Finance to siphon N315, 000,000, which sum was approved and released to organise sensitisation and enlightenment programmes for imams and mallams against religious incitement of supporters for the 2015 general elections in the 21 local government areas of Kebbi State.»

The hoodlums alleged to be suspected members of the killer squad of the ruling party in Omala Local Government Area of the state said they were sent to kill him, but decided to beat him up as a warning against some of his reports considered inimical to them.

He was alleged to have been beheaded as a result of a boundary dispute between Akuzor and Oze village in Nkwelle - Ezunaka, in Oyi local government area of the state.

We need assistance from all levels of government — local, state, and federal — as well as our partners in the private and not - for - profit sector, like the Community Foundation's «Green and Healthy Homes Initiative» to rid the area of this problem.

A 73 year - old man, identified as Mr Obidiah Nwanegbo Eliaku of Akuzor in idemili North local government area of Anambra State has been found dead in his farmland.

With the creation and successful take - off of 61 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs); 3 Area Offices; and 2 Administrative Offices from the former 31 Local Government Areas, there's no doubt that the governor has succeeded in bringing government closer to the people as well as encouraging even development of towns and villages within Government Areas, there's no doubt that the governor has succeeded in bringing government closer to the people as well as encouraging even development of towns and villages within government closer to the people as well as encouraging even development of towns and villages within the state.

INEC Returning Officer Prof Kayode Soremekun, who declared Obaseki as the winner made the declaration after the collation of results from the 18 local government areas of the state.

«The 21 local government areas in Kogi state received a net statutory allocation of N2, 108,047,024.91 for the month of September as against N2, 892,258.28 received last month.

Speaking at a press conference in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of the state, Oye described the story as false and unfounded.

The PDP spokesman wondered why Soyinka suddenly turned himself to an image maker of an incumbent governor who lost his reelection bid in all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state, winning less than 20 wards out of 177 wards in the state as well.

There was pandemonium in the Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday as some herdsmen chased workers of the council out of their offices.

Detailing the operations which occurred at the North East epicenter, Army Headquarters in a statement said, «As part of series of successes being recorded by the Nigerian Army in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists, advancing troops of 154 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade, yesterday cleared Boko Haram terrorists camp at Matali, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Nwachukwu dismissed as «misleading», reports indicating that seven of the 27 local government areas of Borno State were still under Boko Haram control.

MGBIDI, the seat of Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State is made up of 11 villages collectively known as Mgbidi Town, the gateway to Imo State which plays host to the annual international crusade of The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement.

According to a statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, quoted the Governor as making the observation yesterday while declaring open a one day seminar organised for information officers in local government and local council development areas and area offices across the state.

He said: «Setting the records straight, the idea of siting a tertiary educational institution in the crude oil and gas - rich Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State was first proposed and adopted under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo as a critical component in the roadmap to peace and sustainable development of the Niger Delta.

After the first round of election in seven out of the eight local government areas of the state, results from INEC have confirmed the contest as a two - horse - race between the Dickson and Sylva.

He said that the removal of debris from water channels had started in Owo Local Government Area of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with RivGovernment Area of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with River IsoArea of the state, as the residents of the Owo area had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with River Isoarea had written to the government on the challenges they were facing with Rivgovernment on the challenges they were facing with River Isokun.

Described as one of the biggest local government areas in the state, Southern Ijaw also has one of the most difficult terrains in the Niger Delta.

«Furthermore, they stated that they escaped from the terrorists» hideout at Buk village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno state,» the army spokesman quoted them as saying.

The commander listed Owerri North, Owerri West, Ahiazu Mbaise, Mbaitoli, Ikeduru and Okigwe as the local government areas in the state with highest number of arrested drug dealers.

«As of October 13, 2017, there were 17 suspected cases reported from Yenagoa local government area in Bayelsa state.

Ahead of the Saturday's public declaration, the Minister had also undertaken a tour of the 16 local government areas of the state, where he held meetings with local government and ward executives as well as elders of the party.

Terzungwe Samuel Ali and Shimakyaa Iorkyase, President General and Secretary of Mdzough U Tiv, in a press statement in Kaduna said, «In their quest to resist the anti-open grazing legislation already operational in Benue State and take over the State as threatened on 23rd October 2017 and reported by the Leadership Newspaper of 24th October, 2017, on 1st of January 2018 at about 10:00 am, Fulani Herdsmen mindlessly attacked peaceful and harmless Church Goers in Gaambe - Tiev, Ayilamo and Turan in Logo Local Government Area.

There was tension in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday as residents protested the arrest of a suspected thug in...

Tragedy struck in Kadarko village, Kaura local government Area of Kaduna State over the weekend as a pregnant woman, including her two children, died over suspected...

There was jubilation in Enugu Ukwu community of Njikoka local government area of Anambra State yesterday as five persons described as very notorious criminals, and said to be on the wanted list of the Anambra State Police Command submitted themselves to police authorities.

Buratai who was speaking when he visited Gajigana, Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State on assessment of troop's location that was attacked by the terrorists, remarked that the «recent wave of attacks by terrorists in Gulak and Gajigana should be seen as isolated cases that would not be allowed to repeat itself because adequate measures are being taken to deal decisively with the any of such occurrences».

President Muhammadu Buhari in Monday visited Taraba state in the aftermath of several killings as a result of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, calling on traditional rulers in the state to find a lasting solution to the recurring communal clashes between the Fulani and the indigenous Mambilla residents in Sardauna Local Government Area of -LSB-...]

This became evident as Obiano cleared 18 of the 21 local government areas in the state following the results officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, so far.

Otomo Community in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State was on Monday thrown into mourning as a 46 - year old man identified as Aniekan Peter...

It was indeed a day of joy for parishioners of St. Sylvester Catholic Church New Nyanya in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as eighty couples were given the sacrament of matrimony by the Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese, Most Reverend Dr. Mathew Ishaya Audu.

There was jubilation in Enugu Ukwu community of Njikoka local government area of Anambra State yesterday as five persons described as very notorious criminals, and said...

The statement read in part, «Governor Ortom commiserates with families of the victims, describing the attack on the young protesters as insensitive to the current mood of the people who are in grief over the killing of many innocent persons by armed herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas of the state.

He added that some workers have lost their lives as a result of the inability of the state government to pay their salaries, adding that another worker was caught stealing garri in Okitipupa town, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state government to pay their salaries, adding that another worker was caught stealing garri in Okitipupa town, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state Government Area of the state last week.