First Lady canvases 35 percent women appointment in Kogi
The first Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Kogi State government to ensure 35 percent representation of women in its political appointment. The first lady made the call...
View ArticleForum seeks autonomy for SIECS
Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria, FOSIECON, has stated that the panacea for better performance of State Independent Electoral Commissions, SIECs, is not in scrapping them,...
View ArticleSit- at- home order: Abia govt reads riot act to MASSOB
Abia State government has advised its citizens to disregard the sit- at- home order in the South East on June 8 by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB. This is...
View ArticleDelta Police smash robbery, kidnap gang, recover N40m
A six-man robbery/kidnap gang operating between Asaba and Onitsha area has been smashed by police detectives working at the Divisional Police Station Asaba/Onitsha Head Bridge, Delta State. The sum of...
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FIRS nets N1.5trn in Q1, targets N6trn in December
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, reading from its first Quarter, 2013 revenue collection streaks, has assured that it would meet the government revenue target of N5.72 trillion by September...
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Amaechi, Jang split Northern Govs
Northern Governors Forum, the celebrated umbrella body of the 19 governors of northern Nigeria, has fallen apart since the election that produced two parallel chairmen at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum,...
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Stop overheating the polity, Mark warns Buhari
The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has cautioned former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and other stakeholders in the nation’s polity, to stop over heating the polity...
View ArticleEmergency rule: Don’t tamper with states, LGs’ funds–NSF tells FG
Northern Senators Forum has cautioned Federal government not to tamper with allocations meant for the three states and local government areas in the North East geopolitical zones covered by the...
View Article2015: Gombe Assembly endorses Dankwambo for 2nd term
Following a careful scrutiny of his performance in the last two years, Gombe State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on the state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo as well as...
View ArticleAmaechi’s sinking sand: The centre can no longer hold
I hate pride and arrogance…and perverse speech (Proverbs 8:13) When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom (Proverbs 11:12) Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in...
View ArticleWe mustn’t fight the governor to show we’re working – Kaduna Dep. Speaker
The Deputy Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Dr. Matoh Dogara can aptly be described as a quintessential personality. In this chat, he disclosed that the Executive and Legislative arms have had...
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Harvest of ethnic killings in Nasarawa
IN LESS than a month after about 60 security operatives were killed by a spiritual group, Ombatse, in Alakyo village, an outskirt of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the state again boiled last...
View ArticleClergy and the abuse of child rights in Osun
The joy of every wedded couple on earth is to be blessed with children. Sometimes, it takes many couples so many years before they could have just a single child. As time goes on, many couple will...
View ArticleThe fading culture of tribal marks
TRIBAL mark has been an age long tradition and to a large extent forms a part of the African tradition. In some parts of Nigeria, tribal marks are seen as a rich cultural heritage for various reasons....
View ArticleLawmakers’ Bottom Belle dance
Of the two Chambers of the National Assembly, the one that amuses me more is the House of Representatives. It is not as if the Senate (of Distinguished?) lawmakers can be separated from the same...
View ArticleThe emerging constitution
The ongoing constitution amendment process being embarked upon by the National Assembly has taken off in earnest. If media reports are anything to go by, the nation is expected to have a new...
View ArticleMelai’s goal gives Lobi Stars home win in three games
Lobi Stars of Makurdi finally broke home win deadlock on Wednesday against visiting Dolphins FC at the Chief Emma Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala, as goal keeper Terkaa Melai 90th minutes goal from the...
View ArticleNFF board members happy with Kenya defeat
Board members of the Nigerian Football Federation have expressed their happiness over the Super Eagles 1-0 victory over the Harambee star of Kenya. The General Secretary of the federation, Musa Amadu...
View ArticleSuper Eagles slip to 31st. Latest FIFA rankings
They might have been crowned the continent’s champions in February but that coronation is yet to reflected in the latest rankings released by the Federation of International Football Associations...
View ArticleEagles so sure of Confederations Cup. Team off to Germany
The Super Eagles are confident they will shine at their second Confederations Cup, nearly 20 years after their debut in the traditional World Cup warm-up. “We have not been given much of a chance at...
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