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  Not a few tongues had wagged over the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari was outside the country on medical vacation for weeks on end, and no member of his media team was with him. Many times, we had been confronted by journalists on why we were sitting pretty in …

Less than seven months after Audu Ogbe, Minister of Agriculture promised the nation that the government was poised to crash fertilizer price down to N6,000 or below, tangible evidence has emerged that this is a promise kept. Last Monday. Uche Orji, the ebullient Managing Director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment …

The Kwara State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever infection in the state.  The State Commissioner for Health, Atolagbe Alege announced the discovery at a press conference in his office on Friday. Alhaji Alege said out of the five samples taken to the virology unit research centre at …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, August 18, 2017, received the General Overseer (Worldwide) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye at the Abuja House London. Pictures here capture the meeting.

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA Bayelsa Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) says it has concluded plans to hold a 6-kilometre road race for journalists in the state. Chairman, Mr Alambo Datonye, told the newsmen in Yenagoa that the race was to create a pathway for journalists to engage …

Ayo Bamidele  Ondo state government has accused the labour union in the state of deliberately misleading the public on the recent release of Paris Club refund to the state.   In a statement in Akure, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties, Dr Doyin Odebowale said money …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the Panel of Inquiry set up to review classification of Rivers Chieftaincy Stools with immediate effect. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu directed the panel to hand over all documents in its …

  Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the federal government for the decision to site one of the six campuses of the proposed ICT University in Enugu. Gov. Ugwuanyi, spoke when the Honourable Minister of Communication, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu paid a courtesy visit to the Government House, …

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA Armed youths suspected to be hoodlums on Friday morning attacked the All Progressives Party, APC, Secretariat in Yenagoa, shooting sporadically, killing two and injuring over ten persons. The hoodlums, who operated in a movie-like manner shot sporadically, forcing motorists and business centres to close down. Although no …

That honourable members of Edo State House of Assembly recently effected a change of leadership is no longer news. The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Edo State is dismayed however by the spate of misinformation and disinformation that have been brought to bear on a normal and routine …

 A Professor of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Prof. Ibaba Ibaba on Thursday, identified the absence of committed and patriotic followership and leadership as one of the major challenges of development in the Niger Delta and the country in general. He stated this at the 28th inaugural lecture of …

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to “direct the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Kpotun Idris to lead the investigation of Wednesday’s attack by gunmen on the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja and threat to …

  CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA The President,  Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Mr. Daniel Igali, on Thursday said that six wrestlers are set to represent the country at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris. Igali told the newsmen in Yenagoa that four female, two male and two coaches would be participating …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, August 17, 2017, received Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara at the Abuja House London. Picture shows three in a relaxed atmosphere. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health …

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has been listed among important thought leaders in the corporate and government circles that will speak at this year’s edition of the prestigious Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference. Ogunsanya, who was recently named African CEO of the …

  Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has reiterated his administration’s vision to make the state the economic and industrial hub of the South-East region and a preferred investment destination in the country. Speaking when the ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Zhou Pingjian, paid a courtesy visit …

  Opening Remarks by His Excellency The Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, At The National Economic Council, NEC, National Security Retreat, at the Banquet Hall of The State House, Abuja, 17 August 2017: I am delighted to welcome you to this special session of the National Economic Council, …

  President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida as a major part of Nigeria’s political history. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, to congratulate the former Head of State on the occasion …

  The Federal Government on Thursday handed over the Presidential Lodge, Marina to the Lagos State Government in fulfillment of the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari to entrust the edifice to the State for tourism development.   In a brief but impressive ceremony held at the main conference room of …

The Bayelsa State Government has announced plans to commission another round of its completed state of the art projects spread across the state.   The latest commissioning is coming few weeks after former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, visited the state to inaugurate …

The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has charged government, stakeholders and the society at large on the need to provide the needed support system to save more breast cancer patients across the country. Speaking with journalists at a Press Conference organized by the Breast Cancer Association …

Danjuma James, Sokoto Sokoto state government said it has allocated lands for commercial cultivation of some important economic trees including Gum Arabic, Moringa, Dates and Shea trees. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this Thursday when he flagged off the state’s annual tree planting campaign in Bodinga LGA. “Studies have shown …

The Amirul Hajj of Gombe State Pilgrims to this year’s Hajj exercise in Saudi-Arabia, Ambassador Haruna Garba, has explained why intending pilgrims from the State could not get their Basic Traveling Allowances (BTA) of $800 each before leaving the country. The situation which caused a lot of disaffection, grumblings and …

The Gombe State Police Command says it will deploy no less than 1,000 Policemen for the Dukku North State Assembly bye election holding this Saturday. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Austin Iwar, stated this Thursday at the Command’s Headquarters during its quarterly conference with Senior Police Officers of the Command. …