KANO POWA DONATES TO ORPHANS
The Chairperson of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), wife of the Commissioner of Police Kano State Hajiya Salma Rabiu Yusuf has in her philanthropic activities donated food and drinking items, clothing materials, laundry soaps, sweets, and other items worth hundred thousands to orphans, mentally unstable persons and patients at Nassarawa orphanage home, Tudun Maliki […]
Amaechi: Intermodal Transportation will Reduce Fares
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi on Monday said the development of intermodal transportation would reduce fares and create more jobs in the country.
President Buhari Congratulates D’Tigress For Winning African Women’s Basketball
Femi Adesina, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, on winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali and qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain.
ANALYSIS:Prices Of Rams Increase In Minna
Prices of rams have increased by 40 to 50 per cent, compared to that of last year, few days to the Eid-el-Kabir in Minna, in spite of low patronage, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Corrupt Buhari they don’t know
By Femi Aribisala ON Friday, 23rd August, 1985, the military government of Major-General Mohammadu Buhari decided to place me under arrest. My crime was that I wrote, among others, an article entitled: “Counter-trading Nigeria’s Future” in the National Concord, exposing the government’s scam of diverting public funds into private coffers through barter-trade with Brazil. A […]
Anambra 2017: Andy Uba out…….Tony Nwoye Emerges APC Guber Candidate
Dr Tony Nwoye, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov.18 governorship election in Anambra. Nwoye, who represents Anambra East and Anambra West Constituency, polled 2146 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sen. Andy Uba, who scored 931 votes in the party’s primary election conducted on Saturday. The result of the contest was […]
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 […]