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Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola yesterday urged all Nigerians to let all vices in the country go away with the spirit of sacrifice that prevailed in the period of the Eid-el-Kabir. Speaking shortly after praying at the Oke Baale Prayi...
A former deputy Vice chancellor of the Enugu-campus of the University of Nigeria,(UNN), Prof. Sam Ohaegbulam, has called for the declaration of a state of emergency in the health sector. He said that it was an international embarrassm...
A one day meeting of governors and political leaders in the South East ended in Enugu yesterday without a communique. But the chairman of the South East Governors Forum, Governor Peter Obi told reporters who besieged Enugu Government House ...
The Chairman of Ram Sellers Association in Kaduna, Musa Abdullahi, yesterday counted his members’ losses as over 10 rams were stolen from various animal sheds in the metropolis in the wake of the celebration of the Eid-el- Kabir. He t...
The Lagos State House of Assembly is set to constitute new committees and reduce their numbers when it resumes from the Eid-EL-Kabir holidays on Wednesday the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A lawmaker, who would not want to be named, told ...
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, yesterday decried the rising wave of abuse of expectorants and cough syrups as stimulants, just as he pleaded with those who engage in the ...
History was made few days ago when President Goodluck Jonathan named the African foremost business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the winner of the prestigious second highest Nigerian national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). B...
AKANIMO SAMPSON in this piece, examines the politics that led to the withdrawal of Dr. Abiye Sekibo’s petition against the election of Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi. What informed the withdrawal the petition written by Dr. Abiye Seki...
Former of Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu in this article, x-rays the controversial Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and concludes that the concept is against the principle of federalism. Nigeria struggles to become a nation governed by ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday appealed to Nigerians to join hands with him in the effort to transform Nigeria. The President who made this appeal in Abuja said that his administration was committed towards building a country that children...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for collaborative efforts among African countries,saying that the polling of ideas and resources by leaders will make them avoid mistakes of the past. Obasanjo who spoke during a private dinner organi...
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has assure the people of the State that this administration would do everything possible to provide the citizens with more dividends of democracy in the areas of health care delivery, housing, poverty allev...
The Governor of Niger State Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Eid- el-Kabir festival to strengthen the bond of friendship existing among the various nationalities in the country. He said...
As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts all over the world to celebrate this year Eid-el-kabir, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday said Nigerians must learn to be tolerant of our differences and diversity . Kaduna State Gov...
FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed has assured residents of the safety of their lives and property during the Sallah festival. The minister who gave this assurance in his Sallah message called for greater unity among Nigerians and total support...