A case for ‘true’ federalism
No topic has generated as much interest in the ongoing bogus constitution amendment process as the issue of local government autonomy. That we have embarked on wholesale amendment 14 years after we...
View ArticleEnugu 2015: Can Chime stop Ekweremadu, Ayogu Eze, Nnaji?
As the dust over the controversy of which Senatorial Districts in Enugu State will produce Governor Chime’s successor in 2015, seem to have been settled among the political stakeholders in Enugu State...
View ArticleIdoko commends Keshi for building local players
Coach Stephen Keshi has been commended for giving players in the Nigeria Premier League opportunity to fight for a place in the senior national team. Since Keshi’s ascent to the managerial position of...
View ArticleIsiaka Adeleke bastardised Osun economy – Hon Aresa
Honorable Mudashir Adeleke Aresa, is a graduate of Demography and Social Statistics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. A former chairman, Osogbo Local Government area of Osun State and two times...
View ArticleTraining institute partners with NANS
The Power Training Institute of Nigeria, NAPTIN says it will partner with the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS to train personnel in the sector. Director General of NAPTIN, Mr Reuben...
View ArticleEducation sector dominates job creation – NBS
National Bureau for Statistics, NBS has said that education sector has contributed most in job creation in a study it carried out on employment generation in the country. Statements signed by the...
View ArticleNAHCO appoints 2 new Executive Directors
NIGERIA Aviation Handling Company Plc, NAHCO has appointed Ahmed Tijjani Uwais as a non-executive Director and Hadiza Aliko Mohammed as an Independent Director. Ahmed, 43, holds an LLB from the...
View ArticleNew Lagos NIPR chairman vows to re-position chapter
Recently-elected Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Lagos Chapter, Mr. Joseph Okonmah, has assured stakeholders that one of the key focus of the administration would be the...
View ArticleNFCA urges FCT minister to establish Sports Dev. Fund
Nigeria Football Coaches Association, FCT chapter has urged the Minister of FCT to consider as a matter of importance the establishment of FCT Sports Development Fund. The Chairman of the Nigeria...
View ArticleDelta Revenue Board boss seeks divine wisdom to boost income
In his bid to boost the revenue base of Delta state through regular payment of taxes, the Chairman, Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has sought for God’s wisdom on how...
View ArticleKebbi federal university to focus on medicine, social sciences, says VC
The Vice Chancellor of the newly approved Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Prof. Lawal Bilbis, has said that the institution would concentrate on medicine, social sciences and the humanities. Bilbis,...
View ArticleRadiologist says 80% of hospitals’ equipment are outdated
Dr Chinedu Chukwu, a radiologist, has called on the Federal Government to equip the nation’s hospitals, saying more than 80 per cent of the equipment there are outdated. Chukwu of the University of...
View ArticleActivist urges Nigerians to guard democracy
The National Chairman, Good Governance Group, Hon. Jude Tabai, has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the hard-earned democracy with utterances and actions that will foster peace, unity and love that...
View ArticleLegislators’ extra-large pay
Each time the issue of salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly is thrown up, it ruffles feathers. It was the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who...
View ArticleBe creative, Oputa tells youths
A retired Supreme Court Justice, Chukwudifu Oputa yesterday in Abuja, urged youths to explore legacies bequeathed by great artistes to promote creativity and intellectual development among them. Oputa...
View ArticleBenue Dep Gov Frowns at Boycott of Traditional Event by Council Chairmen
Benue State deputy governor, Chief Steven Lawani has frowned at the absence of local government council chairmen from Idoma-speaking areas from the annual Eje-Aje K’Idoma celebration, which was held at...
View ArticleNyako presidential campaign posters flood Adamawa
Gov denies link As the 2015 presidential election draw closer, major streets in the state capital were yesterday flooded with the presidential campaign posters of the Adamawa state Governor, Vice...
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Boko Haram kill 12 soldiers, 7 policemen in separate attacks in Borno – JTF Boss
Twelve soldiers and seven policemen were killed in recent attacks in Borno by suspected members of the Boko Haram, the commander of the military Joint Task Force, JTF, Major General Jah Ewansiah, has...
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Politicians hail approval of independent candidature by House of Reps
Former Gov. Donald Duke of Cross River and some other politicians on Saturday in Lagos hailed the House of Representatives’ approval of independent candidature for future elections. The politicians...
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Crisis rocks APC
The newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, might have begun on a shaky start in Oyo State as some party chieftains and supposedly members of the new party on Friday distanced themselves from...
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