Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday gave his assent to the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Bill, stating that the purpose of the law is to protect consumers and to ensure that they get value for their money. The Governor who spoke at the Conference Room of the Lagos House, Ikeja added that the piece of ... Read More »
Barring last minute changes, President Goodluck Jonathan may send a fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for consideration and approval. Those being touted as possible nominees include, a former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, his counterpart in Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, and Senator Gbemi Saraki from Kwara State. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the Presidency, ... Read More »
The Enugu State Police Command said on Monday, that its investigations into last Saturday’s evasion of the Enugu government house was carried out by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, a group canvassing for the re-declaration of Biafran republic. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen ... Read More »
Angered by the unceasing destruction of lives and property in the North-East, Arewa Northern youths, Monday, accused the Presidency and northern leaders of playing politics with the menace posed by Boko Haram terrorists. The aggrieved youths, who met in Kaduna under the aegis of Arewa Youths Forum, expressed regret that despite repeated assurances, government had not been able to put ... Read More »
Ubeku, A Statesman And Father To All, Says Gov Uduaghan Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the late Dr Abel Kprogidi Ubeku as a statesman, outstanding academic and father to all beyond his family where he was the patriarch. Reacting to the news of the demise of the first indigenous Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria, the Governor in ... Read More »
The Kwara State Government has outlined modalities for engaging 5200 youths in the first phase of its Quickwin Empowerment Programme in the first quarter of this year. Giving a breakdown of the empowerment at a press briefing in Ilorin today, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of Quickwin implementation committee, said of the figure, 1872 Youths ... Read More »
Today, Monday, March 10, 2014, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan breaks yet another jinx in the South East and is by so doing, pulling himself and his political prospects deeper and more firmly into the hearts and souls of the illustrious and industrious people of the area. He is expected to flag off the construction of the Second Niger Bridge between ... Read More »
Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, weekend, criticised the convocation of a National Dialogue by President Jonathan saying it is a distraction and mere waste of time and resources. She also questioned the rationale behind the convocation of a National Dialogue when the 2015 elections is around the corner. Speaking during the 10th ... Read More »
Barring all unforeseen circumstances, the outgoing governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi and the former governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria in Kwara State during the last general election, Babatunde Belgore may be named ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan. Obi will hand over today to his successor whom he said his administration has saved N75billion for to ... Read More »
Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria’s Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants. Medical professionals say health services in the region have largely shut down, with mortality rates and vaccination programmes severely hit and pressure heaped on the skeleton staff that remain. “The ... Read More »
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