LASG inaugurates executive boats, promises interventions for waterway safety
November 5, 2017 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday inaugurated three executive boats procured strictly for official use by the state government. The governor said during the inauguration…
250 die of snakebite in 3 weeks in Gombe, Plateau
Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe States, following an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the…
Divided Presidency: Abba Kyari, Others Yet to Carry Out Buhari’s Directive on Reinstatement of Female Auditor
The pervasive corruption and impunity among the ranks of President Muhammadu Buhari’s lieutenants have continued unabated as his directive to reinstate a female auditor with the Niger Delta Power Holding…
Nigeria Telecom Glory in South Korea: The full story
If there was ever a frost of doubt about the growing stature of Nigeria in the global Information Communication Technology (ICT) marketplace, such doubt was thawed at the 2017 World…
PDP organizes two parallel congresses in Oyo; In Enugu, voter apathy, cheating mar LG election, ex-Governor, Chime, calls for cancellation
Mr Jacob Ayetoro and Mr Omokunmi Mustapha, on Saturday, emerged as state chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo from two parallel congresses held in Ibadan. The leaders…
Very soon, you can tell if your president is a liar: Africa Check to launch tool
Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organisation launched in 2012, says it wants to build a promise tracker; the African Election Promise Tracker that will help citizens hold their presidents and…
Presidency releases appointment list to prove Buhari’s fairness but ends up exposing his bias against South East
The Presidency has updated the list of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments to further debunk a newspaper’s article which alleged that “81 of Buhari’s 100 appointees are Northerners.” The News Agency…
Mugabe may appoint wife Deputy President next month
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is set to appoint a woman deputy after a special ruling party congress next month, the first lady said on Saturday and added that there was…
Institute urges President Buhari to sign Social Work Bill into law
November 4, 2017 The Institute of Social Work of Nigeria has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the bill for the establishment of National Council of Social Work into…
Please, send me to jail, I have no money to pay damages, man tells judge
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, turned to theatre room on Friday when 43-year-old Saburi Yusuf, accused of damaging a car and a windscreen told the court that he…