How Borno is recovering – Inuwa Bwala
Mr. Inuwa Bwala erstwhile Punch, Tell and Leadership correspondent is a two term Commissioner in Borno State. Presently shepherding the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mr. Bwala in this interview narrates the challenges that have confronted the State administration since the inception of the Boko Haram insurgency, efforts by the Governor Kashim Shettima to provide succor and the unsung successes that have been buried by the news of the insurgency.
Profiles in Peace: African women and the Nobel
WITH the advanced development of literature in Africa and the award to Wole Soyinka of the Nobel in the 80s, no one might have thought Peace would turn out to be the subject the continent would be most awarded for.
Police investigate Asaba explosions
DELTA State Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Isyaku Barau, yesterday, said in Asaba that the state Police Command has commenced investigation into the explosions that rocked Asaba on Wednesday.
Surveillance funds: Urhobo youths allege marginalisation
Urhobo youths, under the aegis of Urhobo New Face Youth Association, yesterday, berated Delta State Government and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for allegedly sidelining Urhobo youths in the disbursement of pipeline surveillance funds even as they were involved in the surveillance of the oil pipelines.
The story of Kaaba (2)
HISTORY had it that the whole building was built of layers of gray blue stone from the hills surrounding Makka. The four corners roughly face the four points of the compass. At the East is the Rukn-e-Aswad (The Black stone), at the North is the Rukn-e-Iraqi, at the west Rukn-e-Shami and at the south Rukn-e-Yamani.
More than 60% of containers are not inspected – SON
In bid to justify its stay in the ports following the quit notice given to some government agencies, the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said that more than 60% of containers in the ports do not go through inspection.
Sack of agencies from ports is constitutional – Amiwero
NATIONAL President of the National Council Managing Directors Licensed Customs Agents Mr. Lucky Amiwero has hailed the recent sack of some security agencies from the ports saying that “it is in line with port Act “.
Obasanjo varsity’s students go on rampage
Students of the privately-owned University of Technology, known as The Bells, went on rampage, holding their lecturers and other staff hostage for hours.
3 arraigned over alleged theft of speed boat
Three persons, arrested by Marine Division Police over speed-boat theft, have been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on a two-count charge of stealing.
Edo people ‘ll assess Oshiomhole with infrastructural devt- SSG
Secretary to Edo State Government, Dr. Simon Imuekemhe, has said the people of the state would judge Governor Adams Oshiomhole in 2012 based on the quality of infrastructural projects he had been able to implement.
Ex-Im Bank, Nigerian Power Ministry to sign $1.5b to increase power output
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and the Nigerian Ministry of Power (MOP) Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at securing up to $1.5 billion of U.S. exports of goods and services directed at a 10-fold increase in power output in Nigeria by 2020.
