2020: Rivers designed for greater heights
Since 2015, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has established a process of performance, projects and service delivery that has lifted the state to an enviable level. Through diligent implementation of annual budgets, Governor Wike has redefined governance in Rivers State and placed the State on a platform of developmental progression.
Ganduje appoints seven SAs, 10 SSAs
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sunday approved the appointment of seven Special Advisers and 10 Senior Special Assistants. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement in Kano. The new special advisers, according to the statement, include Abubakar Sahabo- Bawuro, (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises); Mamudu […]
Fire incidents: Oyo to buy 10 fire-fighting trucks
We deeply sympathise with victims of fire incidents ― Gov Makinde Fire equipment last bought in 2006 — Works Commissioner The Government of Oyo State said on Sunday that it was set to acquire 10 modern fire-fighting equipment through a competitive bidding process. The State’s Commissioner for Infrastructure, Transportation and Public Works, Professor Raphael Afonja, who […]
Buhari mourns victims of Kaduna gas explosion
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness at the gas explosion which killed the Chairman of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Prof. Simon Mallam, his son and three others at Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna on Saturday. The President, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said: […]
US/Iran: Group calls for red alert on IMN members
The Global Action for Peace has alerted the United States of America and Britain over the safety of its citizens in Nigeria following the threat by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The proscribed radical Islamic sect had hinted of an impending attack on foreigners after a military action by the United States of America […]
Tuna sells for $1.8 million in first Tokyo auction of 2020,
A bluefin tuna sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, the second highest price on record, NHK broadcaster reported. The tuna was caught off northern Aomori Prefecture and weighed 276 kilograms (608 lbs), according to NHK, which translates into a price of […]
