Oyo NUT and LG autonomy
Th e protest embarked upon by some members of the National Union Teachers, Oyo State, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital recently is welcome development. Th e NUT was enjoying …
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From left: Chairmanship Aspirant, Nigeria Union of Journalists Lagos at the NUJ Chairmanship Campaign tour
From left: Chairmanship Aspirant, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos state chapter, MrAdeleyeAjayi, Chairman, NUJ, Lagos State Ministry of Information Chapel, MrAdewaleAkodu, Director Public Aff airs, Ministry of Information, Mrs. …
From left: Chairmanship Aspirant, Nigeria Union of Journalists Lagos at the NUJ Chairmanship Campaign tour Read MoreWill Banire’s suspension resolve Lagos APC crisis?
About a forth night ago, the Ward C of Lagos chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was in disarray over internal crisis largely caused by allegations of anti-party …
Will Banire’s suspension resolve Lagos APC crisis? Read MoreAPC believes in united Nigeria – Oyegun
All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the strength of the country was in its diversity; hence the “party’s interest to support and remain steadfast to the cause of a …
APC believes in united Nigeria – Oyegun Read MorePoor education and intolerance
Where education is not a major provision in a community’s infrastructure, confusion can govern attitudes. It is easy to denigrate and demonize an ethnic or religious category of people when …
Poor education and intolerance Read MoreRestructuring: The fears, the anxieties and the hopes
If there is any burning issue that has seriously threatened the unity of Nigeria over the decades is the problem of ethnic hegemony in the polity. Since the 1914 …
Restructuring: The fears, the anxieties and the hopes Read MoreLagos and revamping of library services
Recently, the old Herbert Macaulay Library in Yaba, Lagos, was transformed by the Lagos State government with the assistance of GT Bank, into a state of the art learning and …
Lagos and revamping of library services Read MoreAge limits for political participation
Some weeks ago, the Nigerian Senate approved some amendments to the 1999 constitution. Part of these amendments was the reduction in the age-limits for some political posts. Th e minimum …
Age limits for political participation Read MoreSubstandard phones can cause cancer – NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday warned Nigerians against the use of sub-standard phones, saying this was responsible for some cancer ailments. An offi cial of the commission, Kunle Olorundare, gave …
Substandard phones can cause cancer – NCC Read MoreCourt remands Kaduna exVanguard reporter
State High Court 10 sitting in Kaduna yesterday asked that former Kaduna Correspondent of Vanguard Newspapers, Luka Binniyat, still be remanded in Kaduna prison pending the time his bail conditions …
Court remands Kaduna exVanguard reporter Read MoreCAN urges faithful to embrace Prophet Mohammed’s virtues
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Muslims to embrace the lifestyle of Prophet Ibrahim by adopting the spirit of selfless life for the purpose of nation-building. Chairman of the …
CAN urges faithful to embrace Prophet Mohammed’s virtues Read More…Police restrict vehicular movement in Maiduguri
Police in Borno state has said that there will be restriction of vehicular movements today, being EidelKabirSallah day. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP …
…Police restrict vehicular movement in Maiduguri Read MoreDogara sues for unity, tolerance at Eid el-Kabir
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. YakubuDogara, has admonished Muslim faithful to use the Eid el-Kabir festival to promote unity, tolerance, peaceful coexistence and the spirit of sacrifice. Dogara, …
Dogara sues for unity, tolerance at Eid el-Kabir Read MoreNasarawa council workers to get 60% of August salary
Nasarawa state government yesterday has said that local government workers would receive between 60 and 80 per cent of their August salaries. Th e Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy …
Nasarawa council workers to get 60% of August salary Read MoreSickle cell: Experts proff er on curable measures
As the move to eliminate the sickle anaemia disorder intensifi es, some experts, scholars and religious leaders have enumerated some survival mechanisms for suff erers. Th e experts, who spoke …
Sickle cell: Experts proff er on curable measures Read MoreAnambra gov: APC groups reject Nwoye’s candidacy, urge re-run
By Baba Yusuf Abuja Tension has risen in the fl anks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the emergence of Comrade Tony Nwoye as the fl ag-bearer of the …
Anambra gov: APC groups reject Nwoye’s candidacy, urge re-run Read MoreDelta Assembly dissolves DSIEC
Delta state House of Assembly yesterday dissolved the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC). The dissolution followed a motion brought under matters of urgent public importance by the Majority Leader …
Delta Assembly dissolves DSIEC Read MoreUmahi calls for unity, religious tolerance
Governor of Ebonyi state and Chairman, South East Governors Forum, Chief David Umahi, has called on Muslim faithful across the country to identifi ed unity and religious tolerance as panacea …
Umahi calls for unity, religious tolerance Read MoreMambila power: Buhari’s big bang project set to take of
Th e Wednesday, August 30 approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the award of the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the 3050 MW Mambila Hydro …
Mambila power: Buhari’s big bang project set to take of Read MoreEid el-Kabir: Let’s keep faith with Nigeria – Buhari
Abuja As Muslim faithful all over the world celebrate the feast of Eid el-Kabir, President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to keep aside their prejudices and strengthen the bonds …
Eid el-Kabir: Let’s keep faith with Nigeria – Buhari Read MoreBoko Haram, graft: UK ministers meet Osinbajo, pledge assistance
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, and Secretary for International Development, Priti Patel, yesterday met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in continuation of their offi cial visit to Nigeria. Speaking to …
Boko Haram, graft: UK ministers meet Osinbajo, pledge assistance Read MoreKidnapping, robbery: Police deploy 250 personnel, 26 patrol vans on Abuja-Kaduna road
In a bid to curb kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes on the BwariAbuja-Kaduna road, the Nigeria Police have deployed 250 police offi cers from the Counter Terrorism Unit …
Kidnapping, robbery: Police deploy 250 personnel, 26 patrol vans on Abuja-Kaduna road Read MoreCorruption and its godfathers
When certain names like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Tony Anenih, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Th eophilus Yakubu Danjuma are mentioned, Nigerians celebrate them as …
Corruption and its godfathers Read MoreBARKA DA EID-EL-KABIR CELEBRATION
The Board of Directors, management and the entire staff of Blueprint Newspapers Ltd, the publishers of Blueprint newspaper wishes our numerous advertisers, distributors, vendors and the readers a blissful Eid-El-Kabir …
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