Salutary Executive Orders
A watershed in transforming the workings of government was reached on Thursday, May 18, 2017, when the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, signed three executive orders with the combined aim of promoting the ease of doing business.
Gov Ayade vows to get justice for late Joy Odama
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has taken over the murder case of late Miss Joy Odama, a 200 Level student of Cross River State University of Science and Technology, CRUTEC, allegedly murdered by one Alhaji on December 21, 2016, in Karmo, Abuja.
FG spends N3.7bn on school feeding in 9 states
A total of N3, 770,688,144 has so far been released for the feeding of 1,287,270 school children in nine states under the Home Grown School Feeding Programme of the Federal Government.
Lawyer condemns raid on citizen Agbogu’s Zaria residence
Counsel to citizen Ikechukwu Agbogu, Mr Nnaemeka Amaechina, has condemned the raid on his client’s GRA, Zaria, Kaduna State, residence by armed police officers from General Investigation Department, Alagbon Close, Lagos, in his absence.
June 12 in the animal kingdom
They stole the food belonging to the rest of the animals, stole the crops in the common farms, polluted and pooh-poohed inside all the streams from where the animals got their drinking water.
10.5m out-of-school children, a ticking time bomb —Saraki
SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said, yesterday, that reports that over 10 million children were out of school was not only alarming but also a ticking time bomb.
Anambra gov polls: Chidoka’s defection leaves PDP empty
Former Minister of Aviation and aspirant in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Osita Chidoka, is to now actualize his aspiration on the platform of the United Progressive Party, UPP, his campaign manager announced yesterday.
Only N17bn Paris fund was paid to Rivers —Wike
PORT HAR-COURT— Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has berated the Federal Government, saying it lied on its allegation that it disbursed N34 billion to Rivers State as Paris fund refund.
Babayaro faults Akpeyi for both goals conceded by Eagles
Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Emmanuel Babayaro has given reasons why Super Eagles goalkeeper for yesterday’s 0-2 loss to South Africa should be blamed for the goals conceded by the Nigerian team.
Police hunt militant leader over threat text messages
OPERATIVES of the State Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, SSIB, Delta State Command, are collaborating with other security agencies to track down a suspected militant leader, Augustine Gbangbarn, alleged to have sent threat text messages to SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company and the Joint Task Force, JTF, over the killing of notorious militant leader, Ossy Ibori, by soldiers.
Modern Interpretations as Omoighe’s exploration into deep African sensibilities
Hunting as a vocation in Africa is fast becoming history and one can’t help but wonder why an artist’s interest in such nearly extinct profession isn’t on the decline.
