We’re not slow, says Oshiomhole
State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed claims that his administration was slow at delivering democratic dividends, saying that this was the first time the state was enjoying good governance.
Delta Assembly slashes DESOPADEC staff salary by 30%, approves budget
Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed the budget proposal of N30 billion as the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) 2009 budget.
Jigawa awards N14bn road contracts
THE Jigawa State government has awarded four additional new roads contracts as it equally approved for the rehabilitations of some others at the total cost of about N14 billion.
Adokiye Amiesimaka… Man of the Year
FOR many years, the Nigerian National teams depended on their wingers to produce the goals or to disrupt the opposing defence in order for the rampaging strikers to find the net.
Deregulation: Expect fuel price hike – FG
THE Federal Government, on the second day of its meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, admitted that its planned deregulation of the downstream sub-sector of the petroleum industry will lead to an increase in the pump price of petrol.
Kufuor, Daniel, Egwu extol Obasanjo’s commitment to education
Attestation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s love for education came from eminent persons across the world at the Maiden Convocation of Bells University of Technology (BUT), Ota, Ogun State, for the conferment of degrees and presentation of prizes, last Saturday.
NDLEA intercepts truck-load of Indian hemp
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Seme border yesterday intercepted a truck load of weeds suspected to be cannabis otherwise known as Indian hemp. No arrest was made.
House workers protest colleagues’ arrest
SITTING was almost partially disrupted at Delta State House of Assembly, yester-day, as workers, including legislative clerks who usually provide necessary adminis-trative assistance during sittings, staged a protest.
Oyo: Lam, Ajimobi tackle PDP
By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—SENATOR Abiola Ajimobi, the governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2007 election and the former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina have put political differences behind them to battle the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a standstill in the re-run election coming up on Saturday. After the […]
We’ll inflict pain on Spain, Obuh
Chief coach of the Golden Eaglets, John Obuh, has assured that the team will be returning to Abuja tomorrow with a ticket to the final of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup by beating Spain in today’s semi-final showdown in Lagos.
Obuh gets Flying Eagles assignment
Coach of the high riding national Under-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, John Obuh, has been recommended to take over the grooming of the national Under-21 team at the end of his present assignment in the on-going FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The recommendation is coming ahead of the Eaglets semi-final game against Spain even as the boys will all be elevated to same cadre with him.
