PDP leadership
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and a national chairmanship aspirant of the party, Chief Olabode George, has underscored the need for a strong and an experienced party...
View ArticleDon laments lack of facilities, personnel in health sector
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Experts in the health sector have identified inadequate baseline data, incessant industrial action, and inadequate facilities and personnel among others as factors militating...
View ArticleBayelsa N40bn loan
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved the request by Governor Seriake Dickson to renegotiate existing loans secured by the state government from commercial banks to...
View ArticleNDLEA arrests 48 Katsina students for drug abuse
Olaide Oyelude,Katsina The Katsina State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested 48 students between January and September this year for drug abuse. The agency added that...
View ArticleBe neutral in Anambra election, UN tells INEC
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The United Nations has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission to be professional and neutral in the conduct of the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra...
View ArticleS’Kaduna crisis: El-Rufai inaugurates peace commission
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday, inaugurated the Kaduna State Peace Commission to find a lasting solution to the killings in the southern part of the...
View ArticleADR’ll provide easy access to justice, says LASG
The government of Lagos State has said there is the need for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the nation’s judicial system for easy access to justice. The state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, stated...
View ArticleAmbode picks Adesoye as new HoS
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Adesoye, as the 20th Head of Service in the state. A statement on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the...
View ArticleLagos promises better deal to artisans
Sesan Olufowobi Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said artisans and traders had roles to play in achieving sustainable growth in the state. The governor stated this in Ikeja at the...
View ArticleAl-Makura appoints Ombatse adviser as SEMA boss
Umar Muhammed, Lafia The Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, has appointed the legal adviser to the outlawed Ombatse militia group, Zachariah Allumaga, as the Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa...
View ArticleAPC alleges ENSIEC, PDP plot to rig Enugu council polls
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission and the Peoples Democratic Party had perfected a plot to rig the Saturday’s local...
View ArticleIPOB leaflets: Police arrest Onitsha publishers
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday arrested two publishers in Onitsha who were printing leaflets for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in respect of November 18...
View ArticleFire guts Abuja park, destroys N10m property
A fun spot, Quality Link Park, located in Wuse Zone VII, Abuja was on Thursday gutted by fire, which destroyed over N10m worth of properties. The Managing Director of the park, Mr. Chinemelu Onwughalu,...
View ArticleUmahi sacks justice commissioner
Clement Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Augustine Nwankwagu, for alleged misconduct. In a three-paragraph...
View ArticleHalf naked Benue women show support for anti-grazing law
John Charles, Makurdi Some Benue State women drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state marched round major roads the state capital, Makurdi, on Thursday to protest in support of the new law...
View ArticleAnambra politicians storm hospital for Ekwueme
Ozioma Ubabukoh Hundreds of Anambra State politicians have besieged the Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery in Enugu State, with the hope to pay homage to Dr. Alex Ekwueme ahead of the November 18...
View ArticleForgery: FG amends Misau’s charges, adds three more counts
.Court fixes Nov. 7 for arraignment Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Government has amended the charges of making false documents filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Senator...
View ArticleNo automatic ticket for anyone in 2019, says APC
Buhari must go through primaries, says Okorocha Buhari running chop-I-chop govt, says Fayose John Alechenu,Olalekan Adetayo and Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The All Progressives Congress has come...
View ArticleEFCC detains Suswam over N23bn Diezani bribe
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday detained a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, for his alleged role in the disbursement of N23bn which...
View ArticleMisau: Court can’t stop your probe, Saraki tells IG
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The ad hoc committee set up to probe the allegations and counter-allegations between the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Senator Isa Misau, and the...
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