Category: Nigeria
Mandara bags Mandela Fellowship Award
Photo Caption:Officer of the embassy, Mrs. Farida Yahya, President of MWFAAN(middle), Dr. Mairo Mandara ((6th left) and other fellows. The U.S. Embassy in...
Hijrah Celebrations: Banks, government offices in Osun
Commercial banks, public schools and state government offices in Osogbo, Osun, on Monday, were shut for the celebration of the new Islamic year, Hijrah...
Ondo Govt moves to boost food production,says agric agency
..distributes unputs to farmers The Ondo State Agriculture Input and Supply Agency (AISA) has said that the government has put measures in place to boost food production...
In Imo state,unidentified gunmen kill 3 vigilance operatives
Photo Caption: Gunmen used for illustration purpose Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a...
Celebrating Wole Soyinka@90: From ‘Ijegba’ to World Stage
Photo Caption: Professor Wole Soyinka He is not a politician,neither is he a Public office holder. But he Towers above them all. Yet,in spite of his acclaimed...
Lagos Assembly moves to pass law regulating alms begging – Speaker
Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, says the legislative arm is considering passing a law to regulate alms begging in the state. Obasa...
Food For Thought For All Nigerians-
Sir Demola Aladekomo, Founder, Chams International. We have been inundated with so many of the Volkswagen Rwandan issues. Normally, I will keep quiet, but we have...
Shamang,78,former NLC President, kidnapped in Kaduna
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna...
Should Abiola have died incarcerated?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 What you are about to read was written by me and was published in The PUNCH edition of Monday, July 7, 1998;...
FG seeks governors’ cooperation on Cross River-Abuja Highway project
The Federal Government (FG) has sought the cooperation of the governors of Cross River, Ebonyi, Kogi, Benue and Nasarawa States towards the construction of a...
