About time we got it right (2)
IN fact, this ought to be the real celebration as it should contain in it the ingredients that should move the country forward after all the music, dancing, parties, state dinners, dramas, etc, of the celebration are over.
Abuja blasts: Govt should seek foreign assistance -Senator Onwe
AFTER several years in the courts, Senator Emmanuel Onwe was recently declared the rightful winner of the Ebonyi Central senatorial seat in the 2007elections.
Anambra Varsity teachers move to end strike
Striking lecturers of Anambra State University yesterday reviewed the on-going strike which has entered the fourth month, and urged the state and 21 local governments to pool resources together for the purpose of setting aside enough funds for smooth running of the university.
Nigeria’s health system ranks 197 of WHO’s 200 nations – NHIS
SOUTH – SOUTH Coordinator of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prince Nasiru Ikharo, has said that with Nigeria allocating less than five percent of its annual budget to the health sector as against 15 percent recommended by the World Health Organisation, WHO, the country’s health system now ranks 197th of the 200 nations covered by WHO.
Bayelsa youths apologise to Jonathan, Sylva
The Bayelsa Youth Leaders Forum, yesterday, tendered an apology to President Goodluck Jonathan and his host, Governor Timipre Sylva, over the unruly behaviour of youths, who pelted the Governor with plastic bottles and other objects, during a civic reception for the President.
UNILAG move to make world’s top 100
In a determined effort to break into the elite top 100 universities in the world, the University of Lagos has recently held a retreat on strategic planning at Eko Tourist Beach Resort.
2011: PDP gladiators raise stakes in Niger
Unlike in the past when political posts were ‘shared’ among contestants in the ruling party in Niger State, the 2011 contest has been thrown open.
Nigeria, Ghana fly sub-Saharan Africa flag at 2010 WWIEF
As the competition get hotter, two secondary schools from the Sub Saharan Africa countries, including Nigeria and Ghana are currently flying the continent’s flag at the ongoing Microsoft partners in learning Worldwide Innovative Education Forum holding in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mother of Rivers State’s Commissioner for Power murdered
The 67 years old mother of Rivers State, Commissioner for Power, Madam Lucy Wokocha, was, yesterday, murdered in Okposi community of the state.
Why we ‘re hosting Kuramo Conference – Fashola
Lagos State Gover-nor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has said the decision of the state government to host the forthcoming Kuramo Conference was to give Africa a voice in global decision making.
2011: Atiku alleges smear campaign, threatens legal action
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming election, Atiku Abubakar, has alerted that some faceless politicians who are afraid of his rising profile have resorted to smear campaigns against his person
