As a prelude to the unveiling of the programme for the successful hosting of the 2nd Aba Township Half Marathon, a team from the Local Organising Committee of the Aba Marathon, has arrived Okpekpe, Edo state to witness the road race. The Okpekpe Road race is a 10-kilometre course, while the Aba event is run on a 21.1kilometre course. Both Read More
By Samuel Aruwan Kaduna Heavily armed security personnel were yesterday drafted to all routes leading to a Kaduna Upper Shariah Court over a case of defamation and criminal direct complaint filed by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, against a renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sanusi Khalil. As early as 7 Read More
KAYODE ROBERT IDOWU revisits the recent PVC distribution and the CVR exercises in both Ekiti and Osun states, assuring that with these measures combined with the right attitude from politicians, Nigeria is guaranteed free and credible polls before, during and after 2015 Preparatory to the governorship election in Ekiti State scheduled for 21st June, 2014, and that in Osun State Read More
By Samuel Ogidan Abuja National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu, yesterday sent a strong message to political holders, saying that the party would not tolerate arrogant politicians and members who were not focused and lacked cool nerves. Mu’azu, who stated this while receiving a communiqué from the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the PDP on Read More
The Managing Director of DermoImpex Nig. Ltd, Dr. Anthony Uwa, recently spoke with reporters on the Basic Registry and Information System (BRISIN), which he described as the answer to the country’s multi-faceted challenges. Excerpts What is BRISIN all about? The Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) is the first national integrated data and information infrastructure, intended to provide Read More
The Ambassador of the Saharawi Republic to Nigeria, His Excellency Oubi Bachir, has said that Western Sahara may be forced to resume armed hostility against Morocco, if it continues to renege on the agreement to organise the referendum to allow the Saharawi people to decide their destiny. In this interview with INNOCENT ODOH, he stresses that his country will continue Read More
By Bashir Mohammed Kano Kano state Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has warned contractors handling the five-kilometre roads construction project in all the 44 local government councils in the state to buckle up and complete the work in good time or have the contracts revoked. Giving the warning to the contractors at a meeting he held with them at the Read More
By Samuel Aruwan Kaduna Former chief security officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, could not control his emotions yesterday when he said there “is hopelessness in northern Nigeria and there is need for urgent intervention to save the region.” He also denied that he was working for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan Read More
By Chidiebere Iwuoha Owerri Parts of the bills of no fewer than seven most indigent patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, were on Tuesday offset by the Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Blueprint learnt that the gesture was informed by the visit of the state chairman of the party, Chief Nnamdi Anyaehie, to the Read More
By Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara state chapter, on Tuesday picketed offices of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEC) in the state over poor conditions of service by investors. Its chairman, Comrade Faruq Akanbi, who led other members in carrying out the exercise, chased out workers of the company in Ilorin and other parts of Read More
By Dr. Samuel Awosolu [email protected] yahoo.co.uk A few additional notes on the substance Cannabis. It is produced from the plant cannabis sativa commonly known as Indian hemp or cannabis indica plant related to nettles and hops plant. They are believed to have originated from the mountainous regions of India and also grow wild in several parts of the world. The Read More
Stories by Ime Akpan Lagos As the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is currently reviewing all elements of general aviation regulations, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of EAN Aviation Mr. Segun Demuren, has said that non-scheduled operations had expanded rapidly. Speaking at the second Nigerian Business Aviation Conference held in Lagos recently, Demuren said the growth in Nigeria’s charter Read More
By John Oba Abuja The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to partner with construction companies from Turkey to construct more dams and development of irrigation facilities in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Deputy Director Press, Mrs Boade Akinola, the minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe made this known over the weekend when she received delegation Read More
By Emeka Nze Abuja The Nigerian Custom service (NCS ) has said that not less than 46 officers were killed by smugglers in 2013, even as the agency seized rice from smugglers valued at N1.35 billion within the same period. The Comptroller General of customs, Inde Abdullahi Dikko said this yesterday in Abuja while making a presentation to the National Read More
By Patrick Ahanor Benin City Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has kicked against the harassment of medical consultant, interns, residents and any doctor, sainging that such scenario might lead to immediate withdrawal of services until safe environment was assured. This was just as the doctors also called on the government and national assembly to curtail the rising Read More
Organised labour in Osun yesterday urged employers to give workers opportunity to access quality health care. Alhaji Saka Adesiyan, the Chairman of the NLC, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Mr Oladele Adetunji, said this in Osogbo. The duo made the call during a “ walk-to-live exercise’’ organised for workers in the state as part of the activities to mark Read More
Stories by Ime Akpan Lagos Abuja Bantaba, a meeting event for travel and tourism professionals, has honoured the former minister of aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, with the Legends of Travel Award. The organizers of the event, Akwaaba African Travel Market, said the former minister was given the award in recognition of her immense contribution to the aviation industry between 2011 Read More
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