Photo: Twitter The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, says the Onitsha river port is positioned to generate over N23 billion to the Federal Government in 30 years. She said during the signing of the concession of the port on Thursday in Abuja, that the port had lots of economic benefits to the […]
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A member of House of Representatives, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has expressed joy over the appointment of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, as the Acting Chief Judge of Nigeria, by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a congratulatory message signed by her Media Aide, Olamilekan Olusada in Ibadan, Akande-Sadipe, who represents Oluyole Federal Constituency described Ariwoola as a game-changer who […]
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Photo/Fcebook/ProfCharlesSoludo Anambra State governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has barred all markets and parks executives from collecting revenue in the state for the government. Soludo’s media aide Christian Aburime in a statement said the governor announced the ban at a one-day town hall meeting with the Transport and Market Union Executive Members in the State. The […]
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Five political parties’ candidates contesting for Osun state governorship seat on Thursday slugged it out to sell themselves as the best option for the electorate ahead 2022 election slated for July 16th. The candidates: Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord party, Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress(APC), Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples […]
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There appears no end in sight to the strike by university teachers as the national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said they are yet to hear from the government, after meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs renegotiation committee. The committee is expected to review the draft proposed 2009 […]
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Former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, will remain in custody until his next court date. The senator, on Thursday, appeared in court in London for a second time on charges of arranging to bring a minor to the UK for organ donation. The 60-year-old Ekweremadu, according to report by the BBC, […]
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HRH Igwe Hyacinth Eze and other Ohanaeze Ndigbo leaders when the Americans received Igbo names in Enugu… Photo: Lawrence Njoku No fewer than 40 students and faculty members from Morehouse College Glee Club in Atlanta, United States of America (USA) have traced their ancestry to the Igbo and taken new Igbo names to suit their […]
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A mild drama, yesterday, played out on the floor of the upper legislative chamber when the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, switched off the public address system attached to Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC: Imo West) during screening of ministerial nominees. Lawan’s action followed an attempt by Okorocha to interrogate one of the ministerial nominees, Goodluck Nana […]
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One of the health facilities in Lagos State Compared to last year, there is a significant drop in states’ investment in the health sector, backed by budget decrease from average 11 per cent in 2020 to 4.65 per cent in 2022. Also, a report, published, yesterday, by SBM Morgen, indicated that Ogun and Bayelsa states […]
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Street boys in Calabar; Photos: Tina Agosi Todo The growing population of street children in Cross River State has worsened, with primary and secondary school dropouts joining the league. Some of these street children left their homes at a very tender age, ranging from six to 12 and have never seen the four walls of […]
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