DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, Wednesday charged council chairmen across the state to embark on projects that would touch directly on the lives of the people.
AS Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, yesterday, marked his first year in office, Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has sent a message of felicitation and commendation to him, saying “it is also gratifying that your assumption of office has brought our two states closer as centres of people-driven governance,â€
A statement by Oshiomhole’s Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr.Peter Okhiria, noted that the Governor in a congratulatory message said “like other Nigerians watching from outside, I have seen a new lease of life for the people of Ondo State over the last one year due to radical improvements in the quality of governance.
The death toll in the aftermath of the vicious attack on the Amassoma branch of the United Bank for Africa in the Southern Ijaw local government area has increased to five.
THE Edo State Government has described as “highly exaggerated†the N14 billion being quoted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the debt profile of the state since the assumption of office of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
There is the need to step up the training of young academicians in order to bring about improvement of research works in tertiary institutions. This is necessary because a good research is a veritable vehicle of engendering societal development.
The sports loving Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, will in company of members of the state executive council, speaker and members of the Delta State House of Assembly and other prominent Deltans cheer Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri at the magnificent Warri City Stadium when they take on Atletico Olympic Football Club of Burundi in the 2nd leg of the CAF Confederation Cup match on Sunday.
AS Nigerians await the appointment of a foreign Technical Adviser that would lead the Eagles to the World Cup, we can reveal that the choice of indigenous coache(s) to guide the new man is causing divisions among the top hierarchy of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA.
Ahead of this year’s International Theater Day (ITD) which will come up on March 27, National Association of Theater Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) Lagos State chapter has unveiled plans for a successful hosting of the event. As usual, the event will be marked in a unique way in Lagos and other states of the federation.
Facts emerged weekend that the mobile communications giant, MTN Nigeria and Pay TV darling HiTV have thrown their weight behind Opa Williams’ talent hunt show tagged: “Thousand Laughs Hunt- Comedian Next.â€
The Ghanaian government has declared its readiness to ensure a successful and memorable 2009 edition of the Glo-CAF awards scheduled to hold in Accra on Thursday, March 11.
OVER 300 lifters from across the country are expected to converge this weekend in Lagos as the Nigerian Weightlifting Federation (NWF) concludes plans to conduct trials for the selection of the best lifters that will hoist the nations flag at the forthcoming Youth Olympic Games in Cairo, Egypt.
FORMER England manager, Sven Goran Eriksson, is expected to arrive Abuja today to face the interview panel for the Eagles manager’s job.
The match officials all from Togo and a 17- man advance delegation of Atletico Olympic of Burundi have arrived the oil city of Warri for this weekend’s CAF Confederations Cup 2nd leg match against Warri Wolves Football Club of Warri .
An expedition team from Italy that arrived the country has donated football kits to Apapa-based Nigerian Youth Soccer Federation.
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