2017 K-POP competition: Korean envoy eulogizes Nigerians’ creativity
Recently, the atmosphere at the 6th edition of the Korean K-POP dance competition held in Abuja was fascinating and electrifying with men and women, young and old from all parts of the country represented at the festival, enjoying themselves to the stupor.
Buhari would come back healthier — Orji Kalu
Abuja – A former governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu, says Nigeria has `gone past quit notice’’ as the various ethnic groups that make up the country have lived harmoniously for many years. Kalu, who was referring to the quit notice issued to Igbo people to leave Northern Nigeria by Arewa youths, said everything possible […]
Heavy down pour destroys over 100 houses, displaced 2000 in Katsina
An heavy rain down pour that lasted for hours on Sunday night has wreck havoc and destroyed over 100 houses in Kaita town of Kaita Local government area of Katsina state.
Chi Onwurah MP: “British, not Nigerian”
Chi Onwurah, the Member of Parliament representing Newcastle Central in the UK House of Commons and my former colleague at the State House, Molara Wood, met recently at the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing award ceremony. When Molara informed Chi that her re-election along with six others had caused so much excitement in Nigeria and even produced official letters of congratulation from both the Federal Government and Abike Dabiri, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs, Onwurah’s sharp retort was: “I’m British, not Nigerian”
ECOWAS: SIRA on Morocco’s bid to join
West African countries and their leaders have a duty to protect ECOWAS and its enviable gains by emphatically rejecting Morocco’s membership of the Organisation. Any other action will be an unacceptable betrayal of the trust reposed in them by the citizens of West Africa
Restructuring, only way forward —Alaafin
THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has joined other eminent Nigerians across the country who are making persistent calls for restructuring noting that the present structure will never allow states under it to thrive or make any meaningful progress.
FG begins disbursement of N701.9bn to GENCOs
In its determination to ensure improved electricity supply, the Federal Government has commenced disbursement of the N701.9 billion intervention funds to power Generation Companies, GENCOs.
NUP accuses Ngige of ethnic bias in Electricity pensioners crisis
CRISIS in the electricity sector of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has taken a different dimension as the Caretaker Committee of the electricity sector has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, of allegedly using his position and ethnic affiliation to favour the suspended chairman of the union, Comrade Temple Ubani.
Union Bank launches centenary celebration song at fun TGIF parties across Nigeria
It was a night of fun, music, and celebration as Union Bank yesterday launched its centenary celebration song at TGIF staff parties organized to celebrate its staff nation wide.
Halting infrastructure decay through decentralization
The report that the country’s electricity grid collapsed fourteen times this year should alarm all of us and serve as a wake-up call to governments at all levels. Furthermore, the fact that the entire nation can be adversely affected by any one such incident is one more reason the calls for restructuring or true federalism should be treated as urgent.
