Two fighter jets have crashed in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, Abuja. Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the aircraft were rehearsing for the 58th Independence Day Celebrations. Daramola said, ”I wish to confirm an air ... Read More »
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Gov Ajimobi attends Toye Arologun’s Dad burial
PDP DELEGATES THREATEN TO BOYCOT CONVENTION IN PORT HARCOURT
By: Arabjo Musa A group of delegates under the name of Conference of Concerned PDP Delegates have frowned at the recent move by the party to hold its convention in Rivers State. The National Chairman of the group Alhaji Adamu Gambo said it is quite disturbing to see that the convention will hold in Rivers State even against advice by ... Read More »
Agbomhere Storms Etsako Central PDP Secretariat, Solicits Leaders and Delegates Support
.* FUGAR – A front line contender for House of representatives under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Etsako federal constituency, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has called on the delegates from Etsako central LGA to nominate him as the flag bearer of the party. Agbomhere, made this known yesterday at Fugar, while addressing PDP leaders and delegates to ... Read More »
UBA Foundation and Gavi Launch a New Partnership for Africa
The UBA Foundation and Gavi will leverage the United Bank for Africa’s network and expertise to invest in Africa’s health system, starting with Nigeria. Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, UBA Group CEO and Chairman of the UBA Foundation as they announce the partnership agreement between the two institutions towards strengthening health ... Read More »
Primary election: Ambode trains ward agents
…receives endorsement from APC special interest groups …activates ACO across 20 LGs In readiness for Saturday’s direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s team has approved specialised training for one thousand, nine hundred and sixty personnel that will serve as agents in all the 245 wards in the constitutionally recognised 20 Local government areas where the primary election is ... Read More »
OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: BACK TO THE TRENCHES BY Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
The Governorship election of Osun State has opened up the weakness of our electoral system. It is a signal of what to expect in States like Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Taraba, etc, which are regarded as battle grounds for the ruling APC and the opposition PDP. My comments herein are based principally on the report of observers of the re-run ... Read More »
Ogun West Openly Expresses Support For Otunba Ashiru.
Major stakeholders in Ogun West Senatorial District have lent their weight behind the candidacy of Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, a frontline aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun gubernatorial race as his consultative train hits the axis on Tuesday. Otunba Ashiru, whose political profile has been on the rise was former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry and the consensus candidate ... Read More »
COWBELL AND MATHS CELEBRATES 20 TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ‘MILK OF KINDNESS’ EDITION.
Lagos, Nigeria: Monday, September 24, 2018 The relationship of Cowbell and Maths hit a milestone this year as it celebrates 20 years of rewarding and celebrating secondary school students thriving in the Mathematics subject in Nigeria. To mark this celebration, a special edition of the Cowbellpedia show titled ‘Cowbell Milk of Kindness’ was aired last week. It highlighted the remarkable ... Read More »
CDD Faults Ethical Lapses in Osun Rerun Poll
September 27, 2018 The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has carefully observed the governorship rerun election in Osun State with a conclusion that the conduct of some key stakeholders clearly ran contrary to democratic norms and standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible elections. CDD notes that a number of the incidents recorded during the ... Read More »