Celebrating Registrar-General of Vital Registration
As the former boss of Nigerian Breweries and now the chairman of National Population Commission turns 60, Athan Agbakwuru chronicles the journey of a man who came, saw and conquered. Birth is a...
View Article6,000 unqualified teachers in Adamawa – UBEC chair
Universal Basic Education, UBEC, in Adamawa State has declared that 6,000 teachers in the state are not qualified. It also said that about 11, 000 Almajiris have been identified that would soon be...
View ArticleASEPA to introduce sanitation clubs in schools
Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, says it is introducing sanitation clubs in primary and secondary schools in Aba zone. Deputy General manager of the agency in Aba zone, Dr. Okezie...
View ArticleWhy Ellen DeGeneres was selected to host Oscars
After long deliberations, popular talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been selected to host the Oscars next year. Reports from the Academy say Ellen is a perfect host for the Oscars as she hardly jokes...
View ArticleOdegbami hails minister’s decision to visit Jonathan
Former Green Eagles Captain, Segun Odegbami, has thumbed up Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi’s decision to parley President Goodluck Jonathan...
View ArticleCasillas: I’ve got my happiness back
The 2012/13 season was an unusual one for Iker Casillas. After suffering a hand injury at the turn of this year, the 32-year-old goalkeeper lost his place in the first team at Real Madrid and found...
View ArticleNDLEA arrests Bolton University’s alumni ambassador for trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, have apprehended a 30 year old marketer and career counselor. The suspect,...
View ArticleAirtel Nigeria canvasses for quality primary education
Airtel Nigeria has promised more support to the quest for quality primary education in the country, especially in public schools. The managing director/chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr....
View ArticleD’banj owns ‘Blame It On The Money’ – Durella
Mushin born Pop singer, Durella has cleared the air on the ownership tussle over D’banj’s new effort, ‘Blame It On The Money’. The controversial track for which Durella fans attacked D’banj of...
View ArticleFashola cuts short Mecca trip for father’s interment
Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola has discontinued his trip to the holy land of Mecca for the lesser hajj pilgrimage following the death of his father, Alhaji Ademola Fashola, who passed away in...
View ArticleEx-ACN chieftain drags C/River PDP to court over alleged defamation
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River and the chairman of the party in the state have been dragged to court over alleged defamation. A chieftain of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,...
View ArticleEdo LGs and the challenges of grassroots administration
It is more than 100 days since 17 local government council chairmen were elected under controversial circumstances and sworn into office in Edo State. In this analysis, Victor Osehobo examines how some...
View ArticleCivil society groups want state of emergency on Ogoni pollution
Environmental right groups has drawn attention of the world to the pains, misery and loss of livelihood in Ogoni, which results from decades of reckless oil exploitation and massive pollution of their...
View ArticleLagos deportations and crisis of citizenship
The debate over Lagos State’s deportation of some Igbo elements to Anambra State has done two things at once. One, it has underlined the shakiness of the idea of one Nigeria. Then, two, in focusing too...
View ArticleEBSU invests hugely in research
At a time when Nigerian universities have been widely criticised for not investing in research, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki has taken the bull by the horn by registering an agro-based limited...
View ArticleMass burial for 14 Plateau accident victims
Governor Jonah David Jang of Plateau State in conjunction with Barkin Ladi Local Government Council has approved the conduct of Mass burial for 14 Boys and Girls brigade children who were killed by...
View ArticleAnichebe: Nwosu backs Keshi over invitation row
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has denied reports in some media that he has been begging Everton of England player, Victor ‘the beast’ Anichebe to play for the Super Eagles, even as...
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Lloyd remanded in custody
A Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Lantan Nyordee yesterday ordered that the detained leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Julius Lloyd be remanded in prison custody...
View ArticleD’banj, Don Jazzy perform at D’banj’s sister’s wedding
Erstwhile business associates, D’banj and Don Jazzy reunited last weekend during the former’s s sister’s wedding ceremony in Lagos. The duo, who broke up over a year ago following the fall of the...
View ArticleNAAPE advises FG to involve stakeholders in aviation policy decisions
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE, has called on the Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation to involve all stakeholders in important aviation policy...
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