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Sada Ibrahim, Director -General of Zamfara Environmental Health Sanitation said that the state will soon set up its incinerating plant for the conversion of waste to wealth. Mr. Ibrahim noted that the government had already built a ‘‘waste transfer loading centre’’ in Gusau, where waste products will be separated for recycling. According to him, Zamfara generates 5,000 tonnes of waste…
The Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Imo state, Vitalis Ajumbe, said the party will offer free and compulsory education in the state if it wins the governorship election in April. Mr. Ajumbe, who made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Thursday, said it will be from primary to…
The leadership of the Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has absolved members of the party in the failure of the administration of embattled former governor of the state Lucky Igbinedion. Mr Igbinedion is currently facing a 66 count charge slammed on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court Benin,…
Pero Adeniyi While singer 2face is having a good time holidaying in the US for weeks counting now, someone somewhere is holding briefs (inadvertently though) for one of his baby mamas – Pero Adeniyi. Right from Atlanta, Ayo Shonaiya, a Nigerian film maker who interacted with the daughter of socialite Chief Jide Adeniyi, had quite patriotic things to say about…
Mohammed Abacha, son of late former military Head of state, Sani Abacha, yesterday alleged at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), plans to change his name which was earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the governorship candidate of the party for Kano State. Mr Abacha’s name appeared on…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Sada on Thursday, revealed that new mining regulations will be ready by April this year. Mr Sada, said in a speech at the African Mining Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that the aim is to encourage more investment into Nigeria’s mining sector. He said in addition a sustainable development fund is…
Opposition parties in Cross River State will not participate in the forthcoming elections if the state Resident Electoral Commissioner [REC], Mr. Mike Igini, is redeployed, as demanded by the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] . Secondly, members of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties [CNPP], which constitute the opposition in the state, will boycott the April general election should the Independent…
King Sunny Ade The last time we talked about the King of Juju music, King Sunny Ade was when he stormed the Lafarge Gala Nite late last year to steal the show as all eyes which were formerly on the captains of industry that graced the occasion switched to rivet on the music legend who strolled in, looking simple in…
Aganbi When De Pub came to town, that is the oil city of Warri, Delta state, some were of the opinion, the socialite owner, Andrew Aganbi, was just trying to throw money around and probably just stashing away some dough in an investment that would sooner fold up than it could get off the ground. But these sets of bad-mouths…
Music, it is said, can soothe the savage beast, speak as a universal language, and act as the great stress relieving stimulant. But beyond all these noble aspirations, is it’s great ability to generate truckloads of money. This is it’s very interesting side and Nigerian music artistes particularly have found short cuts to this pot of wealth by creating amazing…
Justice Muktar Abimbola of the Oyo State High Court, on Thursday, ordered the return of Kazeem Ayilara, one of the Anti-Akala lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly, as the deputy speaker of the legislative arm. Mr Ayilara, a loyalist of Teslim Folarin, Senate majority leader, had been battling for the restoration of his status since he was unceremoniously…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate human rights abuses and public discontent in the state from June 1, 2003 till date. A statement signed by Semiu Okanlawon, the state's Director of Bureau of Communications and Strategy, explained that the Commission was set up under Section 2(1) of the Commission of…
Opposition parties in Cross River State will not participate in the forthcoming elections if the state Resident Electoral Commissioner [REC], Mr. Mike Igini, is redeployed, as demanded by the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] . Secondly, members of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties [CNPP], which constitute the opposition in the state, will boycott the April general election should the Independent…
By Charles Mgbolu The iPod swept briefly through the Nigeria market like wild fire holding sway for only a few years before succumbing to a more superior technology evolving in the iPhone. The iPod did come before the iPhone but since the latter served the basic and only function of the former- a music player, the iPod had not been…
Nigerian hip-hop act and ‘falling in Love’ crooner D’Banj, Banky W and a host of other music artistes would take centre stage as leading first home brewed non-alcoholic malt drink Maltina unveils its new look and new pay-off line. The new look and pay-off line “Sharing happiness” are both part of a brand proposition rejuvenation process designed to ensure Maltina…