Photos: See Obiano’s $5m Ugu farm
Recall that Obiano who was giving a score card of his two and half years stay in office disclosed that “in January this year, Anambra made headlines when it became the first state in Nigeria to export vegetables (Ugu and Onugbu) valued at $5million to Europe.
Senate Committee screens 34 ambassadorial nominees
THE Senate Wednesday continued with the screening of Ambassadorial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, with a total of 34 of the 47 screened so far.
NBA wants Buhari’s anti-corruption war extended to other segments, political facets
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to extend his corruption war to other segments and political facets to gain the support of all.
Michael Okpara varsity holds post-UTME screening for 15,000 candidates
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike on Wednesday commenced its post-UTME screening for no fewer than 15,000 candidates that registered for the exercise.
No female inmate was impregnated by prison officials – Prisons comptroller
The Comptroller of the Nigeria Prisons Service in Ebonyi, Mrs Emilia Oputa, has said that the service conducts pregnancy tests on female inmates before taking them in.
French church attackers pledged allegiance to IS in video
Two jihadists who attacked a French church and killed a priest pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a video showed Wednesday, as investigators worked to identify the second assailant.
Assembly approves renaming of Sokoto State Polytechnic after Shinkafi
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to amend the Sokoto State Polytechnic Law, 2014, and rename it Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto.
Union Bank supports Nigeria’s Olympic Games participation with N30m
The Union Bank has supported the Nigerian Olympic Games participation with N30m. Details soon.
Naira in stability contest against dollar
The Naira on Wednesday struggled to maintain stability against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.
Budget padding never occurred during my regime- Gowon
Former Military Head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (Retd), yesterday, took a retrospective look at the situation in the country and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the country’s economy regain its strength to alleviate the suffering of the masses.
Obama steps up to bat for ex-rival Clinton
US President Barack Obama steps onto the Democratic convention stage Wednesday to champion former political foe Hillary Clinton, defend his own legacy and bury Donald Trump’s chances of reaching the White House.
Niger Delta crisis: Military solution not best option, Dickson tells Buhari
Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has appealed to the federal government not to adopt forceful measures against the Niger Delta militants in a bid to quell the violent attacks on oil and gas installations in the area.
Remain focused until insurgency is crushed, Buratai tells Army
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged every Combat Unit in the Nigerian Army to remain focused “until insurgency in the North-East is crushed”. Buratai gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring close, the three-day “Combat Support Arms Training Week 2016”, held at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri.
Clinton camp says Trump encouraging foreign espionage
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday lashed out at Donald Trump for encouraging Russia to trawl the former secretary of state’s emails, describing his comments as a “national security issue.”
14years decay: Buhari approves repairs of Abuja airport runway
President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the repairs of the failed portions of the Abuja Airport runway and reconstruction of the overdue runway as the federal government would soon contract the major reconstruction out.
‘APC commissioned PDP project after one year in office’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that after one year in office, the only project that the All Progressive Congress (APC) could commission was the one initiated and almost completed by the PDP.
