The Commissioner of Water Resources in Kaduna State, Mr. Sunday Marshal Katung, in this interview with MIDAT JOSEPH, speaks on the effort of the state government to ensure that the citizens have access to clean water. Can you give us an insight i...
Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State is one man many people love to hate especially in contemporary politics of Nigeria. His greatest offence apparently is doing good and feeling good about it. Unknown to Engr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso...
Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs has recommended a cut in the price charged by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) for new driver’s licence and vehicle number plates. The committee pegged the price for ne...
Senator Bukola Saraki is on the spot no doubt, but is he really hounded his supporters say? UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis weigh in to some of the conjectures Is it enough to say that Senator Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State is on the...
The national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South, Mr. Stephen Oru yesterday said that all the leadership of the party from the zone have resolved to relocate to Benin City, the Edo State capital in preparation for the...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday accused the president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan of not fulfilling the promises he made to Nigerians. The party in a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin said that the ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital passed a damning verdict on African leaders, saying they are responsible for much of the conflicts and underdevelopment tearing the continent apart. Jonathan who made the in...
As part of efforts towards monitoring the executive’s implementation of the 2012 budget, the House of Representatives has directed all its standing committees to furnish it with a detailed report of the status of all ongoing projects of ministrie...
The Damaturu local government caretaker committee chairman, Alhaji Gudama Bukar, has lamented the loss of internally generated revenue in his domain due to insecurity, a situation worsened by the state of emergency imposed in the area. He revealed this...
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has reserved judgement on the petition filed by the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),and former governor of the state, Prince Abubakar Audu. Audu is challenging t...
Niger State Government has advocated the need to embrace the initiative of the Growth Enhancement Scheme for the benefit of farmers and agricultural production in the State. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Mr. Daniel Clifford Shashere discl...
No fewer than 28 people lost their lives in various road accidents recorded across Kogi State in the month of April, the State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC) has disclosed. Michael Olapade who disclosed this while sp...
Kebbi State Governor Saidu Dakingari has threatened to sanction any contractor in the state who fails to live up to contractual agreements. The governor disclosed this during an inspection tour of some road projects in the state. He was respondin...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described as unacceptable, the sack order given to 788 doctors by the Lagos State government, led by Governor Babatunde Fashola , calling on him to reverse it. In a telephone interview with LEADERS...
Apparently complying with a ministerial directive that open “man-holes” that dot Federal Roads in Lagos should be closed “without further delay,” the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced the closure of th...