The Action Alliance’s governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, on Tuesday, withdrew the appeal he filed against the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha. Nwosu is a son-in-law to the immediate-past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, who was elected to the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the ... Read More »
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THISDAY @ 25: Monument to inventive spirit By Louis Odion, FNGE
The easy business plan will assume that cash – tones of it – performs all the magic. But not in all cases. As anyone familiar with the difficult beginnings of THISDAY will attest, guts and sheer improvisation sometimes prove far more invaluable resource. If the earth indeed shook a quarter century ago when THISDAY emerged, it was largely because it ... Read More »
Oyo Govt To Support NDLEA To Eradicate Drug Abuse At Motor Parks
Group Commends Oyo Govt on Correctional Institutions, Welfare Programmes In an effort at reducing drug abuse and trafficking, Oyo State government has pledged to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) towards curbing the menace of illicit drug use and peddling in the State. This was disclosed on Tuesday in Ibadan by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and ... Read More »
Olori Sekinat Elegushi Foundation Hosts New Year Party For Children
The Quality and Selfless Empowerment, QSE Foundation, an initiative of Olori Sekinat Aramide Elegushi, recently rolled out the drums to celebrate the dawning of the new year with children from within and outside the Ikate kingdom. The children were treated to the best of entertainment and amusement. In the usual tradition of the Elegushi royal family, there was much to eat and ... Read More »
Imo: Supreme Court to deliver judgment on Ararume’s appeal against Ihedioha’s election
The Supreme Court has said it will, on Tuesday (today), deliver judgment on the appeal filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance and its governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 election in Imo State, Ifeanyi Ararume. The appeal was filed to challenge the victory of Governor Emeka Ihedioha at the poll. After the seven-man panel led by the Chief ... Read More »
Healthcare @ 34: Sanwo-Olu, El-Rufai, Udom Emmanuel, Okowa, Others To Receive Award Of Excellence
Nine governors across Nigeria, one First Lady, Captains of Industry as well as Corporate organizations will be honoured for their contributions to the health sector during the 34 anniversary celebration of Healthcare Magazine. The governors are : Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos, Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta, Emmanuel Udom, Akwa Ibom, Simon Lalong, Plateau and Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna. Others are Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto, AbdulRasaq ... Read More »
AbdulRazaq meets Buhari, seeks support for Kwara devt
*President commends Gov for his giant strides Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari about some developmental challenges he inherited in the north central state and the steps he has taken to gradually reposition it. “The Governor held a one-on-one meeting with the President on Monday at the Villa in Abuja to keep him abreast of ... Read More »
Stop this Lies and face Governance Former Governor Ahmed replies kwara Gov with facts and figures
Former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has refuted claims that his administration sold 110 government properties to friends and cronies. In a statement issued by his media aide, Dr Muyideen Akorede, in response to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak’s reported claim that his predecessor sold 110 government properties to associates, Alhaji Ahmed disputed the conflicting figures cited by the Governor ... Read More »
DID BAKARE SHOOT HIMSELF IN THE FOOT? – (Part 2) by FAJ
After the maelstrom of who are not the nation’s enemies, the Pastor waxes lyrically on the “true enemies” of Nigeria. Here, I have to deliver massive cuts to avoid the knife of my editor for exceeding space limit: “…The true enemies of Nigeria are those who, paraphrasing the words of George Washington, seek to build their greatness upon their country’s ... Read More »
THE PRESIDENT AND THE RULE OF LAW (THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE) By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
So we heard of and read about a message from the President to all Nigerians to herald us into the new year. Though it was unexpected, it came at the right time, because 2019 was a most challenging year for many Nigerians for many reasons; people lost their jobs, some lost their loved ones, some lost their peace, their health ... Read More »