The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State Command, Malam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, on Thursday said the command has charged 97 people to court suspected of involvement in the recent crisis in Kasuwan Magani area of the state. Abdulrrahaman, who made the disclosure at a press briefing in Kaduna, explained that 45 of the suspects were arraigned […]
Continue ReadingBy Chris Enyinnaya Osodi The point I am making is that you do not build a mega city by widening International Airport Road, building modern bus terminals at Obalende, Ikeja, Oshodi and mini modern bus stops all over Lagos.You build mega city by building mega people, people who have empathy, well behaved people and people […]
Continue ReadingBy Chris Enyinnaya This writer came to reside in Lagos more than three decades ago after serving out NYSC in Borno State, doing his primary assignment in Central Bank of Nigeria Maiduguri branch. Coming to Lagos was by the grace of United Bank for Africa (UBA) that offered me employment as special trainee banker and […]
Continue ReadingImo State Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo State Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed rumours that he is planning defecting from the All Progressives Congress(APC) over the fallout of the party’s governorship primaries in the state. He spoke with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Presidential […]
Continue ReadingMalaria treatment Scientists are getting closer in efforts to eliminate malaria with new genetic engineering tool. They have devised a gene drive that wiped out the mosquito’s populations in lab tests.They say gene editing may push a species of malaria-carrying mosquito to extinction. These new results come from a small-scale laboratory study. Researchers used a […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to leave the party after they failed to win in their respective primary elections. Most of the aspirants faulted the entrenchment of internal democracy in the party, with allegations of bias in the conduct of the APC’s National Working Committee […]
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Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Wednesday expressed support for Organised Labour in its demand for N30,000 minimum wage. The National Chairman of the party, Mr Dan Nwanyanwu, made the party’s position known at a news conference in Abuja. Nwanyanwu noted that Nigerian workers are the most patriotic group in the country as they pay their […]
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Zenith Labour Party’s, ZLP, presidential candidate, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, hsaid that restructuring of Nigeria into a true and balanced federation will advance the development of every part of the country. Unveiling his plan for restructuring, the immediate past Ondo State governor said he would employ “legislative, constitutional and administrative approaches to ensure restructuring.” He added […]
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• El-Rufai seeks N3.85b to resettle victims, rebuild President Muhammadu Buhari, who visited Kaduna on Tuesday, assured that the Federal Government will do everything possible to punish perpetrators of violence and the latest killings in the state. He expressed sadness at the recent loss of lives and property in Kasuwan Magani and the unrest in Kaduna […]
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National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has faulted the calls by some party chiefs including state governors for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. He spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said his […]
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