By Dapo Akinrefon Governor Aliyu Wammako of Sokoto State, in Accra, Ghana received an award for his performance in education, youth empowerment and poverty reduction. Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Kilgori who received the award on behalf of the governor said “the governor really appreciated that independent organisations made an assessment and came […]

DEMOCRACY, with all its abiding principles is a concept of inclusion, will of the majority, liberality, freedom, equal access to collective commonwealth and the sharing of God-given resources in an equal, fair and justifiable manner whereby the interest of all is respected and protected.

 By Ifeyinwa Obi ABUJA—The House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport has said the various bills on maritime sector that are before the House have reached the final stage of considerations in the National Assembly.  The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who disclosed this in Abuja while addressing the Maritime Reporters’ Association of […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Senate President, David Mark, has challenged members of ECOWAS Parliament to focus on the enhancement of laws binding member states, even as he frowned at low implementation of the ECOWAS protocols. Speaking at the opening of first ordinary session of ECOWAS Parliament yesterday in Abuja, the Nigerian Senate President said it is […]

Cross River State government has concluded modalities to revitalize its media outlets for government’s programmes, projects and policies to be received by the citizenry.

FOR sometime now the media, both print and electronic, have been inundated with advertorials, commentaries and articles, all criticising the position of the Senate leadership that until the case between Senator Joy Emodi and Hon Alphonsus Igbeke is finally determined at the court, it cannot swear in Hon Alphonsus Igbeke as the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District in that hallowed chamber.

 By Suzan Edeh Bauchi — Bauchi State chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has suspended its planned strike  over increase in filing fees in the state following the intervention of the National President of the association, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Bauchi State NBA Chairman, Mr Matthias Tsuwa, while briefing newsmen in his office said […]

FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister and national leader of Action Congress, AC, Chief Tom Ikimi, yesterday, faulted the call by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that the death of former President Umaru Yar’Adua should be probed by the National Assembly.

 By Anayo Okoli  Umuahia — ABIA State Government has called on traditional rulers in the state to help mobilise their people to embrace the amnesty declared for kidnappers, other criminals and their sponsors. Abia State government had on Monday, officially declared a two-week amnesty for all kidnappers and perpetrators of other violent crime in the […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has blamed poor funding and the crisis that had bedevilled the nation’s educational sector as responsible for the mass failure at the recently conducted senior secondary school certificate examinations in the country. It also accused the state and Federal Governments of being largely […]