The Ekiti State government has said that bush burning during hammattan could lead to fire disaster. This was just as it advised the people of the state to avoid bush burning and other menace that could be traceable to fire during the period. In a state...
The Grand finale of the 2011 edition of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) sports and cultural festival has commenced with 22 states taking part in various sporting events, drama, dance and comedy. The event which was declared open by the Chief of...
The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr.Akinwunmi Adesina said that the federal government has concluded arrangement to stop further procurement and distribution of subsidised fertilisers in a determined move to eliminate inherent corrup...
JULIET ALOHAN who just returned from the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha, Qatar, takes a look at Nigeria’s outing at the conference and examines the possibility of achieving its set targets of becoming a huge exporter of refined produ...
Former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has decried the poor patronage at the Tinapa and said that he was not happy with what happened to the legacy he bequeathed to the succeeding administration. He lamented that Tinapa and the Monorail ...
Any moment from now, the national leadership of People Democratic Party (PDP) will announce the dissolution of the party’s structures across the country. When this happens, present occupants of the various chapters and tiers of the party will cea...
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to resign if he is incapable of bringing sanity to the country’s oil industry and is now contemplating removing fuel subsidy. The national publicity secreta...
The presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the last general elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has advised government to wipe out corruption instead of removing the subsidy on petroleum products. Buhari spoke yesterday in...
May I on behalf of my distinguished and honourable colleagues humbly and warmly welcome you and your entourage to this joint session of the National Assembly. We are delighted to have you with us this afternoon as you perform one of your constitutional...
The Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Yohanna Allahmagani has disclosed that the state spends N300 million weekly (N1.2 billion monthly) for the maintenance of security personnel deployed to keep the peace in the state...
A suspected member of the religious extremist sect, Boko Haram, met his waterloo yesterday, after he detonated on explosive at the London Chikin ward of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The early morning blast which sent fears down the spines of the...
The community of Ohi in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State and the entire citizens of the state were thrown into mourning on Sunday, following the death of the former Medical Director of Umugwuma General Hospital, Dr. Moses Amako who died afte...
Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday, paraded three suspected high-profile fraudsters, who attempted to use the names of President Goodluck Jonathan, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator ...
The Supreme Court yesterday fixed December 28 for judgment in the appeal by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) against the decision of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan and his...
The less esteemed jobs in Nigeria are the life-line for the survival and up keep for those who are humble and patient, helping them to become self-reliant. Tanko Yunana is one of such people who have achieved a measure of success as a horticulturist. G...