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A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Orufa Jusline Boloubo, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the nomination of Hon. Seriake Dickson as the PDP governorship candidate for the February 11, 2012...
A University don, Professor Femi Shaka, has accused the Federal and State Governments of deceiving the youths of the country with promises of creating job opportunities that will never come. Shaka, who is a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, U...
Against calls for military action against Boko Haram, the leader of Course 34 of Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, Navy Commodore Ferguson Buvai, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to toe the path of peace and dialogue in handling the...
Imo State students in tertiary institutions would soon join their counterparts in the primary and post primary schools in benefiting from the free education offered by Governor Rochas Okorocha administration in the state. Governor Rochas Ok...
Benue State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on industrial action if Benue State Governor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam gives car gifts to members of the Benue State House of Assembly. Benue State chairman, Simon Anchaver disclos...
Ahead of the Sokoto State governorship election, slated for March 10, 2012, there is anxiety over the detention of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) state chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Milgoma, and two of his party executive members. They are held ...
For the Peoples Democratic Party to regain its lost glory in the South-West, the National Vice Chairman of the party (South-West), Alh. Tajudeen Oladipo, has stressed the need for more sacrifice from members. Oladipo made his position known at the open...
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Mr Edem Duke, has described Friday's multiple bomb blasts in parts of Kano as alarming. Duke said in Calabar on Monday during an interaction with newsmen that the explosions which reportedl...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 108 persons died in road accidents in Plateau last year, while 1,488 others suffered severe injuries. A statistics made available by FRSC, said the number of deaths increased by four as against the104 reco...
Outgoing President Ali Saleh apologised for “any shortcoming” in his 33-year rule before leaving Yemen for the U.S. on Sunday, paving way for a transfer of power after a year of unrest. “God willing, I will leave for (medical) treatme...
A pharmacist, Mr Ernest Udensi on Monday urged the federal and state governments to intensify exploitation of alternative healthcare to provide cheaper services. “Government should exploit the potential of unorthodox medical treatment in providin...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Plateau said on Monday that it would invite the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to investigate the activities of its suspended Chairman, Mr Amos Gizo. “Gizo has refused to hadover relevant docume...
Alhaji Abdullahi Danchina, Bauchi CPC gubernatorial aspirant, has advised the Federal Government to pay more attention to the exploration of solid minerals deposits across the country. Danchina, who is the Managing Director, Solid Unit Nigeria Ltd, a J...
Dr Felix Igwe, the Chairman of ASUU, River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, says the national body of the union is not in a hurry to suspend its seven-week-old strike. Commenting on the speculation that the union may s...
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has condoled with the families and relations of those who lost their lives and sustained injuries in the blasts that took place in Kano and Bayelsa States at the weekend. A statement by Governor’s ...