Monarchs in Nigeria are now embracing university education despite their old age,all thanks to NOUN, National Open University of Nigeria. The Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru who is 80-year old is presently a student of NOUN, while an eastern monarch who is 102-year old just got a scholarship to study free of charge to any level at the newly ... Read More »
Is this is a joke?… Julius Agwu has officially declared his intentions to run for governor of Rivers State in 2015. The comedian said he decided to join the governorship race after pressure from his people to lead them. The party he will contest under will be unveiled in due course he says. Read More »
The Mono Channel debuts on Alibi Tv.. The mono channel, a satellite TV channel dedicated to promoting music of Nigerian origin and artistes playing live and homegrown music is to start showcasing it’s programmes via the newly launched 24 hour entertainment channel ALIBI TV on STARTIMES . The programme which is to be anchored by Glamorous TV Goddess Aramide Omotunde ... Read More »
The Kwara State Government has redeemed the N17 Billion Bond obtained in 2009 for infrastructural development projects. State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who announced the redemption during a meeting with stakeholders in Ilorin, expressed satisfaction that the state had meet all its obligations under bond. He said the N17b was utilised for the Kwara State University, Malete, the International Aviation ... Read More »
President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that Nigeria and the United States would work together to urgently curtail the outbreak of Ebola virus. Jonathan and Biden met in Washington D.C. on Tuesday on the side-line of the on-going US-Africa leader’s summit, according to a ‘readout’ issued by the White House, Office of the Vice President. Ebola ... Read More »
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tuesday’s defection of Osun governor, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to All Peoples Congress (APC) would not affect outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Gani OlaOluwa, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. Describing the defection as “inglorious’’, Olaoluwa said that there was ... Read More »
The Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Tony Anenih, said on Tuesday in Calabar that President Goodluck Jonathan would contest the presidential election in 2015 on PDP platform. Anenih said this while addressing party faithful at the maiden zonal tour of the South-South by the new PDP chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. “I want the national chairman to go home ... Read More »
> > The Situation Room of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun hereby reports that men of the Nigerian Army have taken over the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Venue of the rally organized by the entire workers of Osun to show support for the re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. > Stern and gun-wielding security agents stopped those who had ... Read More »
According to Cable news The Nigerian doctor who was infected with the Ebola virus died on Tuesday, minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. Seven new cases have also been confirmed. Details shortly… Read More »
A group, Boluwaduro Democratic Vanguard (BDV), has charged a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, not to impose his daughter, Dr, Temitope Ilori, as House of Representatives candidate, urging him to allow internal democracy to thrive in Osun State, especially the federal constituency. But in response to the allegation yesterday, Ilori, who is the state Commissioner ... Read More »
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