U.S. President Barack Obama has designated State Counsellor Thomas Shannon as the leader of a presidential delegation to Nigeria’s centenary in Abuja. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the State Department said Shannon would meet with government officials and participate in high-level activities with other world leaders during the centenary. The U.S official, who is expected to deliver a message from Obama ... Read More »
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called for the re-invigoration of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to make the scheme more relevant than ever before. The governor, who gave the charge while speaking at the opening of the NYSC 2014 Batch `A’ Pre-orientation Workshop held at the Banquet Hall of Premier Hotel, Ibadan on Wednesday. ... Read More »
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with immense sadness and anguish, news of the callous and senseless murder by terrorists of scores of students at a college in Yobe State in the early hours of today. On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends heartfelt condolences to the parents and relatives of the murdered students. The President ... Read More »
* Inaugurates Ultra Modern Sch Buildings in Warri Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday took his campaign of a clean Delta to schools with a charge on teachers, pupils and stakeholders of schools across the state to imbibe the clean culture. Governor Uduaghan gave the charge while inaugurating 64 ultra modern classrooms at Olodi Primary School and Cavegina ... Read More »
My attention has been drawn to Vanguard publication of Tuesday 25 February, 2014 (page 11) titled ‘Ogun LP Crisis: Police Raid Daniel’s House’ and wish to state categorically that the men of the Nigeria Police Force never raided the residence of the former governor as stated in the report. The two parties involved in the alleged invasion of the Labour ... Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State is set to suffer another setback as a stalwart of the party, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) and his supporters are threatening to jettison the party for the ruling party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A stalwart of the APC, Mr. Markus Gundiri, had at the weekend defected to the PDP. The interim Treasurer ... Read More »
…..as Fayemi names Fasuan leader of Ekiti delegation Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has forwarded to President Goodluck Jonathan a list of the state’s nominees to the National Conference. The list was contained in a letter addressed to President Jonathan and dated February 19th, 2014. The Ekiti delegation include: International Law expert, Prof Akin Oyebode; Prof (Mrs) Bisi Aina; ... Read More »
Women numbering thousands yesterday brought commercial and economic activities in Owerri the capital of Imo State to a halt as they protested the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally that held over the weekend in Owerri. The aggrieved women with their broom barricaded all major roads in protest to what they call the provocative statements made by the PDP ... Read More »
Abuja, February 24, 2014: A leading Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governorship Aspirant in Ekiti State, Mr. Bisi Omoyeni, has condemned the composition and outcome of a consensus committee of the group of Aspirants from Ekiti South Senatorial District, saying the committee was grossly compromised and masterminded by a few self-serving individuals. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja ... Read More »
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