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More than N3bn Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds in Plateau State are still unspent since January 2012, the Plateau State House of Assembly has confirmed. Speaking with journalists in Jos, capital of the state, Chairman of the House Ad- hoc Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, Mr. Dalyop Mancha revealed the committee’s […]

Policemen must learn to avoid the use of force and lethal weapons in manners that are contradictory to standing rules of engagement, Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar has warned. Abubakar issued the warning on Friday in a circular addressed to all zonal assistant inspectors-general of police, command commissioners of police, and heads of […]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, has announced that the Transcorp Hilton Abuja will be the official hotel and hospitality partner of the 24th World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), which will be held for the first time in Nigeria. The three-day event, scheduled from May 7-10, 2014, is expected to […]

When I first met the former Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government,  Umana Okon Umana, his simplicity and unassuming nature were  overwhelming. This was so because I had heard stories of how powerful and influential this soft spoken Ibibio technocrat,  born in Ndiya, Nsit Ubium Local government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was. I […]

Ahead of the party convention in preparation for the 2015 general elections, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has commenced the performance assessment of political office holders elected and appointed on the ticket of the party. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Aba Road State Party Secretariat, Chairman of […]

Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili has responded to criticism from members of the National Assembly on a keynote speech she delivered at the Civil Society Roundtable hosted By Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) two days ago. In defending herself, Ezekwesili substantiated her claims on the management of public finance, which indicted the National […]

The motorcycle rider who was shot dead on Tuesday by a policeman in Ikorodu, Lagos while resisting the arrest of his motorcycle has been identified as Olalekan. Olalekan died on the spot after the policeman fired three shots at him. At the Ikorodu General Hospital where his corpse was deposited, vehicles of the Rapid Respond […]

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi for disregarding due process and the law in his appointment of Acting Chieh judge of the state, Hon. Justice P. N. C. Agumagu. In a statement released on Wednesday by Special Assistant to the Rivers State PDP […]

“On Thursday, 15 August, 2013, the First Lady in conjunction with the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) acknowledged the role of women in the peace initiatives of Government and celebrated the unprecedented attainment of highly-visible positions at all levels being occupied by women in the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. But instead of […]

The battle for the soul of Anambra State in the forthcoming governorship election has further torn the remaining faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A faction loyal to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State had pitched tents with the newly registered All Progressive Congress, APC, while the other faction refused to merge. But […]

Some stories are best told straight. In a season of the absurd, Delta State joined the inglorious band of perfidy following reports that the entire Delta State House of Assembly, to which was added an unknown number of aides and hangers-on, including mistresses,  abandoned the business for which they were elected and were sojourning in […]

Governor of taraba State, Danbaba Suntai has recovered enough to return to Nigeria, his wife, Hauwa, has said. Suntai, who sustained severe brain injuries in a plane crash in October 2012, was transferred to the View Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and Home located in New York with his health remaining a source of worry and controversy […]