By Victor Okoye Amb. Wilfred Bonse, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Cross River, has promised to provide 18,000 scholarships to tertiary institution students in the state. Bonse said this at a news conference ahead of the March 18 governorship and House of assembly electionsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Alhaji Ahmed Wadada, Senator-elect for Nasarawa West senatorial district, said he will appoint Special Assistants across the 59 Wards in the five Local Governments Areas of the district. Wadada who was elected on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stated this in Keffi at aContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Niger-Delta Safe Environment Group (NSEG) has lauded the Nigerian military on its increased operations aimed at curbing oil theft in the region. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Mr Ombo Princewill and Felicia Akpabio, President and Secretary of the group, respectively, inContinue Reading
The Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School has graduated 50 trainees who have passed through a specially designed and rigorous educational curriculum. The articulated truck driving school at Obajana in Kogi State is Nigeria’s first and only accredited truck driving academy. The school was commissioned last year by the former CorpsContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Support Group Cordination of the APC Presidential Campaign Council has urged security agencies to caution Labour Party’s activities. Secretary of the group ,Tosin Adeyanju, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Adeyanju alleged that the leadership of the Labour Party had threatened toContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN), Abuja Chapter, has empowered 32 widows, single mothers and young girls with relevant start-up materials to be self-employed and eventually employers of labour. Chairperson of the association, Miss Joy Esu, in Abuja said that the gesture was to alsoContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has congratulated Nigerians on the election of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the President-elect, saying his victory was a clear reflection of the will of the people. Buratai, who is the immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic andContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanitise the judiciary by removing corrupt judges reinstated by the National Judicial Council. This is contained in a statement by CSNAC Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, on Sunday in Lagos. Suraju said that theContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says Lagos residents donated over 300 units of blood to save lives of the train/bus accident victims. Sanwo-Olu, on his Facebook page on Sunday, said that among others who were hospitalised, 53 patients had been discharged. “I am pleased to reportContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Action Alliance (AA) in Lagos on Sunday urged politicians and their followers to avoid ethnic rivalry in the electioneering ahead of the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Alhaji Nureni Ayinla-Oniru, the Lagos State Chairman of the party, made the appealContinue Reading
