BENIN CITY: Edo Govt Prohibits parking of vehicles on Some roads around Kings Square.
GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. This is to inform the general public especially motorists and commuters that the State Government has prohibited the parking of vehicles (private and commercial) on the following roads, taking bearing from the King’s Square. a. Mission Road – No parking on both side from King’s Square to Ugbague Junction b. Forestry Road […]
OGP and Imo’s Good Governance Voyage (1)
Walter Duru, Ph.D One of the cheering news in Imo State today is that the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha has submitted a Letter of Intent to join the Open Government Partnership, Nigeria. This confirmation came from the Secretariat of OGP Nigeria, Abuja. The implication is that the state has made some commitments in the […]
Tambuwal receives published works of Danfodiyo, disciples, supports establishment of female university of medical sciences
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has reiterated the state government continued support towards the spread of scholarly and intellectual works of Shiekh Usmanu Danfodiyo and his disciples; Abdullahin Gwandu and Muhammadu Bello for the advancement of knowlegde. Similarly, the governor disclosed that a suitable land would be allocated for the […]
Suicide is beyond mental illness — Dr Sale
By Ado Hassan, SokotoTHE rising cases of suicide has been identified to be a global concern attributed largely to life styles challenges instead of the conventional mental health disorders even as Nigeria is ranked among high suicide prone nations in the world. ” Suicide should not be viewed as only mental health problem because the menace […]
2023 Presidency: North can rule Nigeria for the next 100 years -Ango. Afenifere reacts…
…North will rule their corner for 1, 000 years not Nigeria – Odumakin The Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere has reacted to statement credited to the leader of the Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdulahi. Recall that Alhaji Ango Abdullahi, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has addresed speculations arising on the willingness of the North […]
Lagoslization Of Our Governance:
By Meshack Katuka (katukameshack@yahoo.com) Apologies to the owners of English Language for the coinage; ‘Lagoslization’ as it has become necessary to adopt such a coinage to describe what has and is happening to the governance of our country at different levels. The past 5 years remains a story amongst Nigerians regards the change in the […]
Attacks on Oshiomhole Callous, lnhumane, Says Omo-Agege
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described weekend’s attacks on the All Progressives Congress, (APC) National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Benin City, Edo State as callous, cowardly, inhumane and totally unacceptable that should be condemned by all. Senator Omo-Agege, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, […]
Nigeria Becoming A Strategic Failure and Irrelevant to the World ~ Princeton Lyman
A thought provoking piece! Princeton N. Lyman, the former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and South Africa, delivered a very poignant speech on the panel titled “The Nigerian State and U.S. Strategic Interests” at the Achebe Colloquium at Brown University, USA. Thank you very much Prof. Keller and thanks to the organizers of this conference. It […]
CCB summons Bayelsa PDP guber candidate over ‘non-declaration of assets’
There is no respite in sight for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, as he has been summoned by the Code of Code Bureau (CCB) over allegations that he refused to declare his assets. Diri is expected to be grilled by investigators over allegations that he did not […]
Sabo Tasha Constituents Demand Good Governance from el-Rufai As CALPED Train Residents On Projects Tracking.
Residents of Sabo Tasha, one of the largest electoral ward in Kaduna state, say they have been abandoned by the Kaduna state government. This was a popular complain among participants at a training on Contract tracking, developing Community Development Charter and Projects Audits organised by Coalition of Associations of Leadership, Peace, Empowerment and Development (CALPED) […]