archiveNovember 24, 2019

Former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Comrade Jonathan Vatsa, has lambasted the 9th Assembly of the Nigerian Senate for the proposed bill seeking death penalty for anyone convicted for hate speech. While addressing selected journalists in Minna, the former Commissioner for Information, Culture and...

Bishop Wale Oke, the Presiding Bishop, Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, has called for caution and prayers over the ongoing legal tussle on the last governorship election in Oyo State. He made the call on Sunday in Ibadan during the thanksgiving service to mark the annual press week of...

  *Policy not the issue but implementation, VP submits “One thing that we must bear in mind, which is my challenge to NIPSS; the problem of Nigeria has never been a shortage of ideas, there is no policy that has never been thought of, but the problem has always been...

Alhaji Adamu Loddo, a Jalingo-based 68-year-old man on Saturday urged parents to ensure proper upbringing of children as he celebrated the gift of 30 surviving children and 70 grand children. Loddo, who expressed appreciation to God for the gift, also said the celebration was an opportunity to show the right...

Acting chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande said Northerners will vote for a northerner presidential candidate to take over from Muhammadu Buhari irrespective of the party he belongs. Kwande stated this on Sunday in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, saying that, “I am expressing my opinion as...

  The Federal Government says as the nation heads into year 2020, “the successful commercialisation of the Creative industry” will be its number one priority. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Lagos at the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) AFRIMA is an annual...

  The Lagos State Government has sealed off Multipak Nigeria Ltd., a plastic producing factory, for violation of safety rules and regulations, poor house-keeping and lack of signage, which led to the death of a worker. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Lanre Mojola, made this known in...

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has charged university lecturers to protect the integrity of the nation’s democracy by resisting the entreaties and pressure from politicians to rig elections in their favour. Jonathan spoke Saturday in an address he delivered at the 10th anniversary celebration of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. He...

  The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite says President Muhammadu Buhari has given marching orders to his ministry for the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Adegbite disclosed this in Abuja during an interactive session with newsmen on the proposed Nigerian solid minerals downstream workshop scheduled to...

  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to disregard a circular from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to enrol academic staff on the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) from tomorrow (Monday). Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan...