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 »
The General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Samuel Abiara, on Sunday warned Nigerians to pray against impending terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by the Boko Haram Islamic sect and imminent plane crashes. He sounded the warning at the end of a seven-day prayer conference organised by the church for the nation with the theme: “God that ... Read More »
The leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is said to have given express order to the governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, to immediately commence impeachment process against the deputy governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, who has decided to stay put in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) despite his boss defection to the APC. Sources told Sunday Tribune that a ... Read More »
The Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has asked investors in the United Kingdom to exploit the peaceful nature of the state, its renewed infrastructure and readiness to pamper investors as reasons to make the state a preferred destination in Nigeria. He spoke at the weekend at the Draper’s Hall in London during the Agriculture Session of the Diaspora ... Read More »
President Goodluck Jonathan and some top government officials on Saturday escaped an air mishap at the Minna Airport, Niger State, when a presidential jet developed a technical fault, while they were aboard. The presidential jet, Nigerian Air Force 001 (5N-FGT), had earlier conveyed Jonathan to Minna for the -Peoples Democratic Party’s North-Central rally which held at the Trade Fair Centre, ... Read More »
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