The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appointed the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Dr Alaba George-Okuku as its new patron. In his acceptance speech shortly after the appointment by the Senate President of NANS...
Kano State government has discovered about 8, 000 ghost workers after a recent biometric data exercise in its civil service. The state commissioner for Information, Dr. Umar Jibril, who disclosed this to newsmen after the weekly executive council meeti...
To avert the persistent crises between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, the Sarkin Fulani Nasarawa, Senator Walid Jibrin, has advised that states, local governments, districts and villages provide grazing reserves and cattle routes. Senator Jubrin made thi...
The South West caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged those campaigning for the return of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Ayo Salami, to guard against verbal attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan. Salami w...
Osun State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday said that the refusal of President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate Justice Ayo Salami as President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) is the clearest proof that the president is serving the ...
Soultan Abdul started singing at an early age of 11, way back in Arabic school in Kaduna where he learn the skills of Arabic notes which is mostly found in his vocal style. He became a strong and versatile performing musician. His first demo was record...
The Benue Government has earmarked N1.5 billion for the procurement of 400 trucks of assorted brands of fertiliser for distribution and sale to farmers for the 2012 cropping season. Dr Eugene Aliegba, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Nat...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed the influx of illegal aliens in the country on the dismantling of inland checkpoints on the highways. The Comptroller of Immigration in Benue, Alhaji Yahaya Yunusa, told the News Agenc...
President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed Malam Bolaji Abdullahi as substantive Minister of Sports, the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has said. Prior to his confirmation, Bolaji was the Minister of Youth Development and was also overs...
Amnesty International has called for a strong global arms trade treaty before the end of the year. The organisation made the appeal during the launch of its 50th global human rights report at the UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. It said t...
Dentists have issued a warning about popular fruit drinks and smoothies after it emerged some can be as acidic as vinegar. Fruity drinks are commonly given to children by well-meaning parents to ensure they get their ‘five a day’. But an in...
Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is the Deputy Governor of Kano State. He was also the Deputy Governor during Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso’s first term in office between 1999 and 2003. In this interview with SA’ADATU SHUAIBU, he speaks on ...
Facts have emerged as to why the Federal Government, prominent scholars and diplomats are vehemently opposed to the move by the United States (US) to formally list Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO). The federal government raised its ...
The Director-General of the Ethics and Corporate Compliance Institute of Nigeria, Dr. Agabaidu Jideani has declared that the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Capital Market, Hon. Heman Hembe and his Deputy Hon Chris Azubo...
The federal government yesterday proscribed all ethnic militia and violent youth groups in the country and ordered that those found culpable in the violence that trailed the 2011 general elections would be prosecuted. The existing ethnic militia, which...