Edo at 26: Obaseki Pledges to Transform Fortunes of Ordinary People of the State
…… Salutes citizens’ resilience, unalloyed support of Edo people The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki on Sunday pledged to transform the fortunes of the many ordinary people in the state as the state attained 26 years. In a speech to commemorate the anniversary of the state’s creation, Obaseki saluted the unalloyed support of Edo people to […]
2017 Hajj: 1.705 pilgrims so far in Saudi Arabia for exercise
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Statistics released by the Saudi Arabia Directorate General of Passports, has confirmed the arrival of no fewer than 1.705 million pilgrims from across the world have so far into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj.
Niger State College of Education Wins 1st JAMB Football Tourney
Niger State College of Education, Minna has won the first JAMB tertiary institutions football competition, held in Ilorin. College of Education, Minna defeated Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto by 4-3 via penalties after a goalless draw during regulation. In the third place match played earlier,Delta State University (DELTSU), Abraka defeated Kwara State College […]
Kebbi Gov. Releases N4.6bn UBE Counterpart Fund
The Kebbi Government says it has released N4.6 billion as its 2016/2017 counterpart fund for the execution of Universal Basic Education (UBE) projects to improve primary school education. The State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliero, made the disclosure in Birnin Kebbi on Friday while conducting members of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic […]
Sokoto partners firm to establish textile factory
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto In its bid to right track the drive for industrialisation for economic development, Sokoto state government has sealed a proposal to partner with a private firm for the establishment of a textile factory in the state. The development is coming few months after it commissioned a new fertiliser company. The proposed […]
South-East, South-South Governors Meet, Renstate Commitment To Work For Economic & Political Repositionning Of The Regions
The Governors of the South-East and South-South States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria met in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Sunday 27 August, 2017 to deliberate on critical economic and political issues common to the interests of the States in the Nation’s affairs. The Meeting, which was chaired by Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Governor […]
THE PLANNED KANU’s RE-ARREST, OHANEZE NDIGBO’s RESPONSE AND THE REST OF US.
By Charles Ogbu. Yesterday, the 26th day of August, 2017, the OHANEZE Ndigbo President General, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, released a statement in which he fiercely rebuked the minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nigeria, Mr Abubakar Malami for calling for Nnamdi kanu’s re-arrest even while the genocidal quit notice-issuing Arewa Youths and the […]
Imo Market Killing: Politicians Behind Rumour of Killings – Rochas
Imo state government has denied claims of killings from relocation process at the Ekeukwu market saying it was handiwork of unscrupulous politician. It made this clarification in a press release sent to various media houses over the weekend. The press release which called on any interested party to thoroughly investigate the circumstances leading to the […]