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The Head of the Adamawa State Civil Service, Malam Musa Kaibo, said on Wednesday in Yola that over 900 civil servants in the state had taken the oath of secrecy. Kaibo who made the announcement while opening a two-day workshop for civil servants from g...
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has appealed to political and religious leaders to use religion as a tool to foster harmonious coexistence and national development in the country. Abubakar, who made the appeal in Bida, Niger, on Tuesday said: ``...
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Tuesday called on the INEC to adopt staggered elections to prevent malpractice in future elections in Nigeria. Mimiko made the call in Akure while receiving his Certificate of Return from Prof. Lai Olurode, INEC Na...
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has expressed reservation with the quality of work in some sections of the proposed campus of the state university in Maiduguri. Shettima made the observation on Tuesday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the campus...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday that it would reappraise its operations to determine why it lost the just concluded Ondo state governorship election. The National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, stated this in Abuja while...
A youth activist and member, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Jolly Emmanuel on Tuesday suggested the staggering of national elections for free and fair polls. Emmanuel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the elect...
The Special Court Martial convened by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Quorra on Tuesday sentenced an Able Seaman, Ogbu Jonathan, to three years imprisonment for receiving a stolen vehicle. Jonathan had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of absence f...
Hon Segun Williams represents Abeokuta South Federal Constituency of Ogun state in the House of Representatives. In this encounter with Ruth Choji, the lawmaker discusses the problems occassioned by non implementation of the 2012 national budget, the p...
EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE reports on the fallouts of the recently concluded debates on the 2013 budget by the House of Representatives. Issues around discretionary waivers, Excess Crude Account and crude oil benchmark topped agenda. With Nigeria’s Excess...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday conceded defeat in the Ondo State governorship poll and congratulated the Labour Party’s candidate, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, on his victory. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Oli...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced shortly after the declaring Dr Olusegun Mimiko winner of the Ondo State gubernatorial election yesterday that a certificate of return would be issued to him tomorrow by noon. As the n...
The Niger state chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has advised Gov Muazu Babangida Aliyu not to adopt diversionary tactics in addressing some of the key issues raised by the opposition parties in the state, as no body is sponsoring th...
The Federal Government has set aside N450 billion to be given as loans to farmers in the 36 states of the federation, Information Minister Labaran Maku has said. Maku made the announcement on Sunday at a town hall meeting at the Idris Kutigi Inte...
Afenifere Leader, Chief Reuben Fasonranti, has advised governorship candidates who lost out in Saturday's election in Ondo State to accept their defeat as sportsmen. Fasonranti, who said they should wait for another term to ...
Supporters of Gov Olusegun Mimiko on Sunday trooped out in large numbers to the streets of Akure in celebration of the victory of the governor. Different groups of young men and women, who had gathered in groups in&n...