Join APC, resist looting and Impunity,El-Rufai tells Nigerian Youth
The Interim Deputy National Secretary of, All Progressives Congress, (APC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has urged Nigerian youth to join APC in order to achieve a Nigeria of their dream.
South Africa’s opposition parties merge
Two of South Africa’s opposition parties, the DA and the new Agang party, on Tuesday in Johannesburg, joined forces and formed the Democratic Alliance.
Lawmaker commends FG for banning importation of frozen products
A lawmaker in the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Ipoola Binuyo, has commended the Federal Government for banning the importation of frozen products including fish, chicken, turkey and gizzard.
APC’s directive to lawmakers unpatriotic — Group
A group, “Coalition for True Democrats,’’ has described the call by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its lawmakers to stall the passage of the 2014 budget as “selfish an unpatriotic’’.
Queen of England’s household finances under fire
British lawmakers on Tuesday took aim at Queen Elizabeth II’s household accountants, saying they must cut their costs and tackle a huge backlog of repairs to the monarch’s crumbling palaces.
Fire in Colombian prison leaves nine inmates dead
A fire at a prison in Colombia killed nine inmates and left 25 injured, the head of the country’s penitentiary system said Tuesday.
Crisis in the health sector: Clinical governance is the way to go
A HEALTH professional and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, has proposed the principle of clinical governance as solution to the perennial crisis within the nations health sector.
Jazz is Nigeria’s greatest export, says musician
Lagos – A Jazz musician, Diana Bada, on Monday described jazz as Nigeria’s greatest export which had promoted bilateral relations among indigenous and foreign practitioners of the music, arts and culture industry. Bada, who made the remark in an interview in Lagos, said that jazz music had developed and spread all over the world. She […]
Egypt’s Morsi back on trial over jailbreak
Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Morsi went on trial Tuesday on charges of breaking out of prison during the 2011 uprising against veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak.
Same sex marriage Act will not affect access to HIV treatment – IDOKO
Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA,Professor John Idoko, has assured that the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013, will not deny access to HIV/AIDS treatment to anyone, even as Projekthope Nigeria, an HIV/AIDS-focuse NGO has faulted NACA’s official position on the matter.
D’banj takes to farming, encourages youths in agriculture
A popular Nigerian artiste, Dapo Oyebanjo, a.k.a D’banj, on Monday said he would take to farming to encourage youths to embrace agriculture and fight poverty.
