Chairman of the Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Yakubu Pam, has urged newly elected governors in the 19 states of the region to hit the ground running to develop their states. This comes as General Overseer of the ...
Read More »NBM mobilises to advance democracy at 41st convention
To strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, the Neo-Black Movement of Africa (NBM) is assembling the best of minds to advance civil rule in the country at its 15th lecture and 41st national convention holding from the 11th to 14th of this month ...
Read More »LIFE IN NIGERIA, UNSAFE, TOUGH – Molokwu Chris
39, years old Molokwu Ugochukwu Chris, who for the better part of his life dwelled in Gamboru Local Govt. Area of Borno State, North of Nigeria, has lamented the spate of terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria, stressing that the Nigerian ...
Read More »113 million face acute food crisis in Nigeria, Sudan, others
No fewer than 113 million faced acute food crisis last year, the 2019 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) has disclosed. Released yesterday in Brussels, the document noted that the crises were primarily fuelled by conflict and climate-related disasters in ...
Read More »Experts canvass revival of education sector via science, technology
Experts have canvassed the resuscitation of the education sector through science and technology to reverse the nation’s stagnation. They also identified lack of human capacity development as another bane to its socio-economic advancement. The stakeholders spoke at a one-day summit ...
Read More »Police kill three bandits, lose officer during attack in Kaduna
The Kaduna Police Command has killed three hoodlums in a gun duel. The deceased had invaded a company on the outskirts of the metropolis yesterday. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration, DCP Onah Sunny, made the ...
Read More »Reps threaten to arrest fund administrators over unexplained N9 trillion
The House of Representatives has threatened to order the arrest of pension funds administrators (PFAs) over alleged misapplication of N9 trillion. Chairman of the ad hoc committee probing the activities of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Emmanuel Agbonayinma, told reporters ...
Read More »Buhari talks tough on impunity, orders action on Kolade Johnson’s killers
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s zero tolerance for brutality of Nigerians by law enforcement agents. Reacting yesterday to the killing of Kolade Johnson by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos, he acknowledged the “genuine outrage” ...
Read More »Loyalists allege poaching to frustrate Lawan’s senate presidency bid
The campaign for the presidency of the Ninth Senate may have assumed a new dimension, as allegations yesterday became rife that some lawmakers were allegedly poaching members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus. The claim formed the crux of ...
Read More »Air Peace orders 30 Embraer jets worth N641b
Leading airline, Air Peace, yesterday placed a record order for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 planes, first of such in Africa. The order comprises purchase rights for another 20 E195-E2 jets. The request has 124-seater jet in dual class and ...
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