Road accidents kill 27, injure 114 in Katsina
No fewer than 27 persons were killed in various road accidents in Katsina State in the last quarter of 2012, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in the state, Alhaji Habu Dauda, has said.
2013: PIB lubricates North/South dichotomy
THE Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, currently before the National Assembly appears to have reawakened the historical North/South dichotomy over the appropriation of Nigeria’s vast economic resources. In view of the argument that PIB would generally improve the operations of the oil and gas industry, the question on the lips of many is: Is the North really afraid of PIB? CHARLES KUMOLU writes…
Why we ‘ve not conducted LG polls – Orji
UMUAHIA—Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has said no local government election would be conducted in the state until the mess created by the last council chairmen were cleared and the system sanitised
Symantec predicts increase in cyber conflicts in 2013
THERE were about three big trends; mobility, virtualization and cloud computing which increased cyber threat, created changes and affected the way many organizations approached IT in 2012. Indications have also emerged that these trends may still continue to drive change in 2013.
Our players lack the discipline to win World Footballer Award – Gaiya
Godfrey Gaiya, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Sports, said on Tuesday that Nigerian footballers lacked the discipline and commitment to win the FIFA World
How to say Happy Birthday to a governor’s wife
MRS. Obioma Imoke is 50 years old and I wish her well, just as I wish all the fellow citizens who marked their golden anniversary on earth that same day. Mrs. Imoke is the wife of the governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, formerly a senator. The whole world knows about her birthday because half of the eighteen local governments in her state bought full-page adverts in a national daily on Saturday, 5 January 2013, to congratulate her.
