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At least three students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja were killed by a suspected drunken driver said to be a lecturer in the school. The lecturer was said to have knocked down one miss Taiwo Edilola Omolola, an HND1 student as she...
A new twist emerged, yesterday, following the story of a man caught with five human skulls in his house in Mangu, Plateau State as Meyitti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Plateau State Chapter, identified him as one of their memb...
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Benue state has arrested the resident pastor of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Pastor Collins Obuh, in Katsina-Ala town of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area for illegal possession of...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Katsina State has chided state governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema for allegedly trying to muzzle dissenting views in the state, accusing him of being allergic to critical views on how the state is being governed. ...
Adamawa Local Government Election Tribunal has fixed February 7 for proper hearing in the case filed by the CPC challenging the November 24, 2012 council polls in the state. Chairman of the tribunal, Mr Babakano Abubakar, announced the date on Tuesday ...
The masquerade that allegedly shot an Islamic cleric Lateef Amusa to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Sunday has been reported missing from the police custody. The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command , Ikemefuna Okoye told journalists ye...
The Officer- in-Charge of Minna Orphanage, Hajiya Ladidi Mohammed, on Wednesday said the home had produced two undergraduates in two institutions of higher learning.
Mohammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that, the orphans were currently studying in the state's College of Administrative and Business Studies, Bida and College of Education, Minna.
She said that the students, Haruna Abdullahi, 30 and Useni Abdullahi, 28, who were in their second and first year respectively, were being sponsored by the Niger Government.
Mohammed said the home catered for a total of 21 orphans including the two students.
According to her, 15 of them are males while six are females.
She said that the orphans were mainly from broken homes, mentally-deranged women or lunatics, adding that the mode of adoption was based on legal procedure.
``We do not give orphans to single parents and that those we give to must be Nigerians,’’ she said.
Information Minister Labaran Maku on Wednesday urged the three tiers of government to align their political differences and work for the progress of the country.Maku made the call in Abakaliki during the good governance tour of the state.
``There is need for a synergy between the three tiers government to work toward the progress of the nation's democracy,” he said.
Maku, who is leading the team, said the tour was all about the people and not the government, noting that development and progress was not about age but leadership.
``Progress is not about age but leadership issue and proper management of available resources.
``The good governance tour of states is a constructive engagement where progress, problems and prospects of the tiers in a particular state are x-rayed,” he explained.
The minister said the tour was also designed to address the challenges of the country's democracy in the past 14 years.
``Our culture of democracy is still problematic. We often criticise and condemn what is on ground.
``This tour will expose the silent transformations going on in various states of the federation and at the same time prove critics right or wrong in their assessments,” he said.
The minister advised politicians to see themselves as arrow heads projected by God to lead.
He added that the team's findings at each state would be beamed to the rest of the world via the social and conventional media.
Responding, Gov. Martin Elechi described the tour as healthy for the country and its democracy.
``The tour will help Nigeria to advance in all facets of the economy as the team should be able to tell the world the truth about each state’s development strides,” he said.
Elechi said the state government was anchored on three policies of civil service reform, attitudinal change and infrastructure development.
He said the success and advancement of any society depended on the three areas.
The News of Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team later inspected some federal and state projects in the state.
The projects included the dualisation of a portion of the Abakaliki-Enugu expressway, the new central bank building, the new secretariat at Ochudo City and the international market.
A 26-year-old, Seun Bankole, was on Wednesday remanded in prison custody by an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court for murder. The Prosecutor, Insp. Adewale Amos, told the court that the defendant unlawfully caused the death of one ...
Ondo Gov. Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday advocated for more emphasis on vocational education to address the alarming rate of unemployment in the country. Mimiko identified skill acquisition as a major panacea for curbing joblessness and youth restiveness...
The Kwara Government has warned people living on Unity road and Amilegbe area of Ilorin against dumping refuse inside Asa River. Mr Tunji Morounfoye, the Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, gave the warning in a statement...
The World Bank on Wednesday said it had developed standard indicators for assessing states in the provision water.
Mr Hassan Kida, the Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist of the bank, said the indicators were developed to assess states that showed interest in water utility reforms.
Kida disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
"We have developed a standard indicator to assess the states.
“For each state, we have financial indicator, technical staff and institutional indicator, we even have performance indicator on the performance they will do.
"We said this is good, and it will be reviewed with time, every six months or every one year.
“These indicators, for example, may show that last year a state is producing 10 gallons of water, but their treatment plant can produce 20 gallons.
"This year how many are they producing, if they are producing 12 gallons which mean it is an improvement.
“We use this to assess them, the revenue collection was just 20 per cent of their operation maintenance,” he said.
Kida said that the indicator would also help to know how the states had improved, what made them improve and this would help to know the level of commitment towards this utility reform.
"We do this assessment and we see that there is commitment on the side of the government itself to do these things and we do all these monitoring for all the 36 states.
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday in Abuja that his administration would ensure equity and fairness in appointment to political offices and employment into the Federal Civil Service. The president gave the assurance at the swearing-in cerem...
Burkina Faso reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Tuesday as title-holders Zambia were eliminated. Burkina Faso drew 0-0 with Zambia in Nelspruit to top the Group C table on goal difference from Nigeria, whose midfielder Victor Mose...
The 2013 edition of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)’s annual sports festival kicks off on monday, February 4th at the Area 10 Old Parade Ground, Abuja. The game which is being bankroll by the Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc will feature 18 stat...