Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Goodluck Jonathan has formally declared his intention to run for a second term of office at the 2015 General elections. “After seeking the face of God and quiet reflection with my Family…I Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, has accepted to present myself for […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, recently made huge strides on the international scene, when one of it’s epic movie, “Invasion 1897 (Nogbaisi Ovonramwen),” was adopted by the American government through its agency, Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By Abdulbaqi Aliyu Jari Katsina – Usmanu Danfodiyo University Constituency. Another Look at hijab: It was a sad development when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has banned wearing of hijab (Islamic veil) in all public schools in the […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian Police on Friday arraigned three men in Abuja, before a Zuba Upper Area Court for allegedly touching a lady’s private part without her consent. Kelechi Echendu, the prosecutor, who told the court that the accused persons, Enoch Adeojo, Hilary Elechi and Ebuka Precious committed […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Gunmen on a speedboat in Bayelsa State have killed four policemen and kidnapped six Nigerian Agip energy firm employees in an attack that happened on Friday, October 24 in the Nembe Creek area of the state. Mustapha Anka, spokesman for the military’s Joint […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Nigeria continues to earn plaudits at home and abroad for its effort in eradicating the Ebola virus from its shores but the recent upsurge of Lassa fever in the country calls for caution For a country that had often been portrayed negatively in the […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It is a dream that has been nursed for many years. Then it came very close to reality. But as things stand right now, it is still looking like a mirage. Earlier this year, when the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee, NOSC, was inaugurated […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has rebutted media claims that the Federal Government has banned the consumption of Ponmo, a popular delicacy. The Minister made this known at the inauguration of the third Council of the Nigerian Institute of […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian government has announced that henceforth National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members will receive N500 as daily feeding allowance. This was disclosed by Johnson Olawunmi, director general of the NYSC at a House of Representatives Committee hearing on the N4,000 online registration […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Shola Olatoye, a Nigerian whose parents are migrants in the United States, has been appointed the head of New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, which oversees the city’s public housing of over 400,000 residents. Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, who announced the appointment, said Olatoye would be part of […] More
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