Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made nonsense of the Federal Government’s privatisation programme, one of his administration’s top officials Malam Nasir El-Rufai told the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the privatisation and…
A twenty seven year old man, identified as Muhammad Inuwa was found dead in a ditch yesterday in Unguwan Uku quarters along Zaria Road, Kano.
Dare devil bandits struck in Ilaro and Ifo areas of Yewa South and Ifo local governments of Ogun state on Thursday, killing an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and three…
Kano State governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s Chief of Staff Dr. Yunusa Adamu Dangwani ranks above the Secretary to the State Government, Head of Service and commissioners in rank, functions and…
Glo, Microfone provide 50,000 public phones to rural areasGlobacom and Microfone Telecoms, a subsidiary of the Nigerian Capital Development Fund (NCDF), have initiated a partnership that will see 50, 000 lines supplied to rural areas across ... Continue reading... |
Ramadan: Indomie to feed 3 million MuslimsDufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles yesterday announced plans to feed 3 million Muslims in the country during the on-going Ramadan ... Continue reading... |
I can’t give up C’River State governorship – AdegokeAs INEC announced a date for the governorship election in Cross River State, Mrs Ima Nsa Adegoke, a lawyer, who is determined to give Governor Liyel Imoke a good run for his money says she believes the election next year will be far better than the ‘charade’ staged in April this year. But does her Labour Party have what it takes to pull down the PDP? She speaks to our reporter in Calabar. ... Continue reading... |
Kwankwaso, Shekarau face-off deepensThe rift between Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and his predecessor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau is far from being over as Shekarau yesterday categorically denied an accusation that his administration had refused to abide by the agreement that 50 percent of the Kano Western Bypass plots should be developed and given to original owners of the farmlands as part of their compensation while government allocates the remaining ... Continue reading... |
BPE: Behind closed doors [I]The Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing the activities of the Bureau of Public Enterprises in the privatisation and commercialisation of public enterprises has finally given Nigerians a chance to see how their latter-day leaders sold the country—to themselves. Talking of democracy, reform and being born again from one side of their mouths, they were busy giving orders for the systematic stripping of the Republic with the other ... Continue reading... |
The blessed month is here againAlhamdulillah, the blessed month of Ramadan is here again. This is month of Allah’s mercy when the path to Jannah (paradise) becomes easier. Time of year when in Allah’s mercy every good deed is paid in two fold, everyone strives to increase his good deeds, nafila, Quranic recitation and charity. ... Continue reading... |
IPC readmits Nigeria paralympics bodyThe Nigeria Paralympics Committee has been re-admitted into the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) following its earlier suspension from the world ... Continue reading... |
WBC bout: Ajose’s fight suffers setbackThe eagerly-awaited Nigeria’s Segun Ajose light-welterweight WBC elimination bout with Ali Cheba of Morocco has suffered another setback. The bout, which has witnessed series of postponements in the past has again been postponed to 30 ... Continue reading... |
Women, the real moonlightersIndustrialization and urbanization have undoubtedly changed everyone’s way of living. The changes for men on one hand and women on the other varies. Simply put, while most men work in just one way, women who work, work in two ... Continue reading... |
Diary of a journey to the SoutheastWhen my employers approved my request to attend the 49th annual conference of the Nigerian Library Association in Awka, Anambra State, I was excited about the prospect of the experience, but at the same time deep in my heart apprehensive of what lies in wait for me in the southeast of Nigeria, especially in the light of several negative security reports emanating from that part of the country.... Continue reading... |
Religious group donates books to Law SchoolAs part of their corporate social responsibility, Eckankar, a religious group, Tuesday donated some books on its teachings to the Nigerian Law School, ... Continue reading... |
Guard jailed for stealing from lady’s roomAn Abuja Magistrate Court Monday sentenced a 29-year-old security man to one month imprisonment without fine option for stealing a mobile phone from a lady’s room, who he ... Continue reading... |
Okene-Lokoja highway robberyThe recent Okene-Lokoja highway robbery in which about 50 people lost their lives in a most horrific manner is a sad reminder of the high level of insecurity in the ... Continue reading... |
Proposed review of Nigeria’s foreign policyPresident Goodluck Jonathan earlier this month declared open a four-day seminar aimed at reviewing Nigeria’s foreign policy. In attendance were policymakers, academics, foreign experts and diplomats. Six former ministers of foreign affairs were also present. The new headquarters of ministry of foreign affairs provided a fitting venue for the ... Continue reading... |
Ministerial list: Unending marginalizatiFollowing the recent confirmation of ministerial nominees by National Assembly, nominees that cut across the thirty-six states of the federation, the deliberate and outright exclusion of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Federal Executive Council is a matter that calls for serious concern, especially amongst the indigenous inhabitants, who have no other state but the ... Continue reading... |
Fiscal responsibility and national debtPresident Goodluck Jonathan’s administration’s efforts to transform the Nigerian economy will not be properly coordinated or successful if it is planned and implemented in isolation of national debt ... Continue reading... |
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has been ran by four presidents since December 2009. The four claimed to have been duly elected with executives. Now that another election…
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Architect Emmanuel Ating is the President of Environmental Management Association of Nigeria. In this interview with Tina A. Hassan, he speaks on why the president should not sign the Climate…
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Mr. AbdulRasheed Abolaji Baker is the founder, Friends of Sickle Cell Foundation, a non-Governmental Organization based in Ilorin, Kwara State. A victim himself, Baker shares his experience and frustration while…
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Planning a dinner and need a reminder of how to set a proper table setting and where the cutlery should be placed around the tableware? Our lives are pretty…
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Malam Mohammed Garba, the National President of the NUJ, on Saturday commended journalists in Borno State for their objectivity in reporting the Boko Haram crisis.
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With 10 days to the commencement of what, undeniably, is the largest gathering of lawyers anywhere in the world, the question that naturally engages the minds of regular NBA conference…
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Artisans in Enugu State say the inability to attract fresh apprentices has been one of the major hindrances to the future of their profession which may go extinct.
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Ramadan is a period during which Muslims fast and strive even more to embrace the necessity of giving to charity; of helping the needy. It confirms one’s devotion and service…
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More than 40 years after the Middle East war of June 1967, there have been many peace plans and negotiations, some of which have been successful, including those between Egypt and Israel and Israel and Jordan. But settlement has yet to be reached in the main conflict - the dispute...
Samsung Electronics West Africa, manufacturers of telecommunication technology and consumer electronics has again unveiled Samsung first 10” solar panel net book computer.
Read moreThe legacy of the INEC chairman-Professor Attahiru Jega so far is one of uneasy dichotomy.
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