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Thirty-five-year old Patience (not her real name) was a trader at Uselu Market, Benin City, Edo State, before it caught fire last December. With a huge debt of almost N1 million, she ran away to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in an attempt to escape from her creditor ? only to end up in Honeymoon Hotel, where she makes between…
Gele Agbai had lofty dreams. As a young reporter based in Owerri, he wanted to work with a big newspaper. He had thought that having his by-lines in a national newspaper would make him famous and with a little luck, he might also strike gold. So when he was employed by a weekly news magazine in Lagos, it was a…
After an amazing experience I had recently, I now realise how much we need to keep Jonathan in our prayers.
The former executive governor of Kwara State is the newly elected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kwara North senatorial district. In this interview, he speaks on how he emerged victorious in the contest, his vision for agricultural development in Nigeria and his views on the new senate, among others. How would you describe your emergence as a…
The Rivers State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) says it has suspended its state chairman and other members for anti-party activities. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that, three days to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the chairman, Uche Okwukwu, announced that he had quit the party. Mr Okwukwu said his reason for quitting was…
At least 108 INEC staff from Enugu State have been deployed for the conduct of the Imo governorship supplementary election today. Josiah Uwazuruonye, INEC resident electoral commissioner in Enugu State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Enugu that the directive came from INEC headquarters in Abuja. Mr Uwazuroye said: “As a result of what happened in…
For their alleged roles in the subversion of the will of the people of the Oguta and Ohaji Egbema council areas, through armed thuggery, brigandage and snatching of ballot materials, the All Progressive Grand Alliance governorship candidate, Rochas Okorocha, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Joan Nzeribe, the wife of former senator Arthur Nzeribe, and Goodluck Opiah,…
The 2011 general elections have come and gone. Like in every other state of the federation, Edo State participated fully in the exercise, except for the governorship election which was put on hold till 2012 when the tenure of the current governor, Adams Oshiomhole will expire. In appreciation of the unwavering support of the people and for voting overwhelmingly for…
The Akwa Ibom police command has cautioned the media against speculative reporting of the death of a former police boss believed to have been killed for political reasons. A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anthony Udom, said to be an ACN chieftain, was shot and killed on Wednesday along Udoumana road, Uyo by unknown gunmen. But the Police spokesperson in…
Forty workers who were recruited into the service of Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State by the immediate past administration in the state have called on the governor, Kayode Fayemi, to intervene over alleged plan to terminate their appointments by the current boss of the council, Bamidele Daramola. About 15 of the workers were employed as sanitary workers, another…
Recent statistics have shown that a child under five years of age dies every 30 minutes in Nigeria from malaria-related diseases. This translates to about 300,000 deaths annually, an official of Society for Family Health, Magdalene Okolo said yesterday in Benin City. Mrs Okolo, who spoke at a Malaria Day event, further revealed that 63 percent of all hospital attendance…
Contrary to speculations that the appointment of David Tsevende as the acting chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) was to settle political scores, the acting chairman has said his appointment was to bring back the lost glory of the board. Speaking yesterday with NEXT in his office, Mr Tsevende who was only seven days old in…
In order to address the epileptic power supply in some communities of Ondo State, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded the contract for the construction of a N6 billion sub-power station of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) at Okitipupa area of the state. The commission also awarded the contract for the construction of modern bore-holes at…
The European Union (EU) has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan, governors-elect and legislators-elect on their victories in the just concluded 2011 general elections. The EU, in a statement delivered by its High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, on the conduct and outcome of the general elections held in April, said it was ready to work closely with the new government…
The Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Angela Colley, said the youth play a major role in nation building. The envoy made this known in Ilorin while presenting a paper entitled "Youths and Nation Building", during the second International Student Day held at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. According to her, "for the youth of today to be effective and…