Adegbite, Ikuforiji, Mamora, Briggs, others want FG to declare June 12 national holiday
AS a way of immortalizing winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, Chief M.K.O Abiola, Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Dr. Lateef Adegbite; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji and one time Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora and a Niger-Delta activist, Ms. Ankio Briggs, yesterday in Lagos, called on the Federal Government to declare June 12 a national holiday for him.
PDP describes Tukur/Oyinlola feud as administrative errors
National leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday admitted that it had learnt some lessons from the rift between the National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and the National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
Tax on salt could reduce cardiovascular deaths by 3% – STUDY
Voluntary industry reductions in salt content and taxation on products containing salt in Nigeria and 18 other developing countries could reduce the number of deaths each year from cardiovascular disease, CVD, by 2-3 per cent in these countries.
You lied over Obodo release, vigilante group tells Police
WARRI—THE Emevor Vigilante Group, yesterday, expressed disappointment over claims by the Delta State Police Command on the rescue of kidnapped soccer star, Christian Obodo, saying that they (vigilante) effected his rescue.
Only 10% of Nigerian BlackBerry owners use it for business – Report
As at January this year, Blackberry users in Nigeria were said to be around 2.4 million but a research by FactBound Research, last week, reported that only 10 percent of that lot use it for office work.
Oshiomhole expresses pity for Edo PDP
BENIN CITY – GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, said, yesterday, that he pitied the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its decision to relocate to Abuja with a view to compel the leader of their party, President Goodluck Jonathan to provide them with what he described as “unethical” assistance in the July 14 governorship election in the state.
