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The N8 billion loan being source by Plateau Government from Zenith Bank Plc to boost water supply in Jos metropolis will be repaid by the residents, the state government has said. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Idi Waziri, made this known...
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and the Akran of Badagry, De Wheno Aholu Menu Toyi I, will on Saturday feature in the Fitila procession from Lagos to Badagry to herald the 2012 Black Heritage Festival. The festival, which began on April 2, wou...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun on Wednesday inaugurated a seven-man committee for the state chapter of voter education programme for public secondary schools. Amb. Rufus Akeju, State Resident Electoral Commissioner, who he...
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur has said that he will defend the actions of Preesident Goodluck Jonathan who he says is the leader of the party and must be supported in his governance of the country. The...
The deputy minority leader in the Katsina State House of Assembly and the member representing Funtua Local Government Area Constituency, Hon. Rabiu Idris Funtua of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has challenged the state government over the p...
Senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Kogi State, yesterday said the former governor of the state; Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, lied over claims that he single-handedly installed all federal lawmakers currently serving in the...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday began a week-long working leave, according to the Presidency. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, stated that the President would remain in Abuja during the...
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Monday swore in 21 new Commissioners and 15 Special Advisers, charging them to be diligent and transparent. ``I owe it a duty to thank the entire electorate of the state for its sustained support and prayers to the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on Monday threatened to sanction the British Airways if it failed to reduce its air fares for Nigerian passengers. Rep. Nkiruka Onyejeocha (PDP- Abia) , the chairman of the committee, gave the warning ...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says licenses of drivers who are in the habit of violating traffic rules and regulations will henceforth be revoked. The Deputy Corps Marshal, Mr Adeyemi Omijimi, said this on Monday in Osogbo, during the Stake...
The winner of Saturday's election in Bagudo/Suru Federal Constituency in Kebbi, Alhaji Bello Ka'oje, says PDP will not share political positions on equal basis with its new entrants. Ka'oje told our correspondent in Birnin Kebbi on Monday that some ...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said on Monday in Ikeja that it received 101,209 complaints from airline passengers between 2008 and 2011. Dr Harold Demuren, Director-General, NCAA, said out of the figure, 94,231 complaints were resolved a...
The Financial Management Committee set up by the Bayelsa State Government and headed by the former Presidential Adviser, Mr. Timi Alaibe to audit the account of the state under the administration of Chief Timipre Sylva yesterday submitted its report wi...
The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti, has accused Gov. Kayode Fayemi of wasting about N200 billion allocated to the state from the federation account in the last 18 months. The Chairman of the party, Mr Makanjuola Ogundipe, made the accusation ...
Rampaging youths in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, on Sunday evening, burnt the Police Station and the Upper Area Court in the area after an annual festival. The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, ASP Samuel Dabai, t...