Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said that the State Government would no longer tolerate any form of child abuse, domestic violence, child trafficking or violation of any law on the development of children in the state, warning that perpetrators would be dealt with in accordance with the …

From: Ruth David, Bauchi Four people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor vehicle accident at Narabi village along the Bauchi -Jos Federal Highway. Confirming this to newsmen in a press statement, the Spokesman of the Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed revealed that the accidents happened on Thursday …

Senator Hadi Sirika, Honourable Minister of State, Aviation recently unfolded President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision and strategies for achieving a quantum leap forward for the Nigerian Aviation industry. To further unfold the road map, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma, has been engaging …

From:Ruth David ,Bauchi Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has described statements credited to Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, asking Fulani herdsmen to leave Ekiti State in the wake of incessant clashes in some states between farmers and cattle herders suspected to be Fulanis as unbefitting of a “national leader, …

The Governor of Lagos state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has restated the support of the Lagos state government for the successful implementation of the speed limiting device in Nigeria, saying its effective implementation could address the current challenges of speed related crashes facing the country. He stated this at the stakeholders’ …

By Nasamu Jacobson Heir to the Benin Throne and Edaiken of Uselu, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa, paid a visit to Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole recently at the Government House in what could be described as an unprecedented royal visit. Oshiomhole had received royal visits from traditional …

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a National Prosecution Coordination Committee to handle high-profile criminal cases in Nigeria, including corruption and terrorism. Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo during the inauguration at the Presidential Villa, Friday, in Abuja, expressed his administration’s commitment to tackle corruption, other economic crimes and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Niger Republic that his administration will boost the growing bilateral ties between Nigeria and its northern neighbour, especially in the field of agriculture. The President stated this when he received a Special Envoy of President Mahamadou Issoufou of the Republic of Niger at the …

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has said that his administration will continue to give priority to children’s welfare through provision of quality education and moral uprightness. Ayade made the promise in Calabar on Friday during the 2016 Children’s Day held at the U.J. Esuene Sport Stadium. He said that …

President Muhammadu Buhari restated, Friday, that his administration was resolute in its commitment and efforts at rescuing all the missing Chibok Girls, just as he vowed to crush the Boko Haram terrorists. According to him, he would ensure that no Nigerian was put through the brutality of abduction, violence in …

The Director-General Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo has said the Naira and Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves will recover in the coming years as the impact of government’s plan to diversify the economy begins to crystalise. Speaking on Friday at a breakfast meeting with Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recent appointments of its Fellows as Chief Executive Officers of information-related parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. Mr. Bayo Onanuga (FNGE) and Mr. Ishaq Modibo Kawu (FNGE), both Fellows of the Guild, …

It was Emile Durkheim, the French sociologist and philosopher who coined the term ‘anomie’ to refer to a situation where the conditions for happiness are absent. Our own Wole Soyinka was to further popularize the word in his second (and last novel), A Season of Anomie (1973). News streaming from …

One hundred girls from different parts of Borno State are to be given fresh scholarships to pursue Degree programmes in various disciplines at AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN which is the longest serving private University in Sudan as it has been in existence since the last 50 years in Khartoum, capital …

Delta State lGovernor, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, Friday called on Nigerians to respect the right of the child by providing them with the necessary support to secure a better future for the country. Okowa made the call at the 2016 National Children’s Day celebration with the theme: “Protect the Right …

A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has applauded Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State for delivering good governance to the people of the state. Speaking in Abakaliki after accompanying Umahi on projects inspection and inauguration within the state capital, Gana said, “I feel immensely delighted to see good …

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as the President of Nigeria in 2015 saved the country’s economy from imminent collapse due to mismanagement and unbridled corruption. The Minister made the remarks in Kano on Friday during a courtesy visit to Governor …

A study conducted by the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, (CIAPS), has adjudged Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to be best Governor of the Year 2015/2016 based on a comparative analysis of states’ chief executives’ performance in Nigeria. The study tagged CIAPS Governors’ Performance Index (CGPI) is a …

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has restated the commitment of the Federal Government to deliver on the promises made to Nigerians last year. This is just as the minister called on Nigerians to remain hopeful, stressing that after a “long suffering,” comes a period of prosperity. The Minister …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja pledged that Nigeria will continue to meet all its obligations to the ECOWAS Commission. Receiving the new President of the Commission, Mr Marcel Alain de Souza at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari assured him that Nigeria will go on playing its leadership role in …

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on Nigerians to stop Child Abuse and other forms of violence against children. Governor Ahmed in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba in commemoration of the 2016 Children’s Day, noted that a society that subjects its youngsters to …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin THE family of a civil defence personnel, Mr Howell Obia, who has been missing since last August has asked his employers, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to explain his whereabouts. In a petition to the state Commissioner of Police in Benin City, Mrs Sandra Nwonye, …

Computer Engineering student of Lagos State Polytechnic, Abdulrazak Ayinde, has emerged winner of new Hyundai i10 in the ‘Smart Savers Promo,’ an initiative of Access Bank powered by Airtel Nigeria to enable Nigerians open bank accounts directly from their mobile phones. Draws and prize presentation in the Smart Savers promo …

As the world marks children’s Day today (Friday), Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has congratulated children for being a blessing to families and the world and advised them to equip themselves and prepare properly to take hold of the future as leaders of the next generation. Governor Ikpeazu said …