Askia mourns demise of late Emir of Zazzau
By Perez Brisibe MANAGING Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has described the death of the Emir of Zazzau (Zaria), Alhaji Shehu Idris, as a personal loss of a father and friend who was a close confidant for over three decades. Bashorun Askia, in a statement on […]
Why we are making agriculture attractive to youths – FG
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government says it is set to mechanize agricultural production because the involvement of youths in the sector will ensure food security, create jobs, and increase foreign exchange earnings for the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu disclosed this when he received the Director-General and National Coordinator […]
Enugu govt, UNICEF, U-TOLF, organize workshop to end open defecation
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, declared open a workshop for the development of the state’s roadmap for the attainment of the “Open Defecation Free (ODF)” goal by 2025. The two-day event, which is being organized by the Enugu State Government and Ugo’s Touch of Life Foundation (U-TOLF) in collaboration with UNICEF, is […]
N4.3b Lodge in Ondo secret account: Akeredolu’s son threatens to sue Deputy gov over false accusation
By Dayo Johnson THE son of governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Babajide Akeredolu has threatened to sue the deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi over alleged false accusation that he siphoned the sum of N433 million from the State’s coffers. Babajide, who described the allegation by the Deputy Governor as malicious and deliberate attempt to […]
Nigerian Governors are not corrupt, El-rufai speaks
By Nwafor Sunday Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has come out to defend the office of governors, saying that their job is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Disclosing this when he appeared on Channels Television programme, Sunrise, the outspoken governor averred that governors are not corrupt as people insinuate. His words: […]
BENUE: Armed herders invade Ortom’s hometown, behead one, hack four others to death
By Peter Duru, Makurdi A farmer has been reportedly beheaded while four others were hacked to death in a fresh attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Tse-Apera, Nzorov, Governor Samuel Ortom’s home town in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Vanguard gathered from a source in the area who simply gave his name as […]
