ORONTO NATEI DOUGLAS (1966 – 2015): AN EXCEPTIONAL ENTHUSIAST FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT
By Engr. Ipigansi Okumo “Life is short. Life is short. Life is short. Make hay while the sun shines. Make hay while the sun shines. Make hay while the sun shines,” the preacher bellowed. While I was still in a state of bewilderment trying to grasp his drift, the preacher said, “Work while it is […]
How Tinubu won presidential election, by diplomat
Mr Johnnie Carson, American Diplomat and a foreign observer in the just concluded 2023 general elections has said three factors were responsible for the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Carson, an Executive Officer of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) spoke in Washington DC when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai […]
Buhari mourns Kano State’s ex-First Lady, Ladi Bako
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the family of Audu Bako, the late Military Governor of the old Kano State, the government and people of Kano and Jigawa in mourning the demise of Hajiya Ladi Bako. Hajiya Ladi was the wife of the late Bako. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his […]
I had fabulous time here, declares departing UK envoy
The outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Her Excellency Catriona Wendy Laing, says she’s fascinated by Nigeria, particularly the music, dance, culture, and she’s had “a fabulous time here.” Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the High Commissioner spoke on Wednesday during a farewell visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at State […]
Buhari approves N320bn TETFund for tertiary institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N320 billion as the 2023 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) disbursement to tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this at the Annual Strategic Planning Workshop organised for Heads of Beneficiary Institutions in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the fortunes of tertiary education in the country […]
BREAKING: Security seal Plateau House of Assembly complex
Security operatives have sealed-off the entrance of the Plateau House Assembly as the tussle for the assembly speakership deepens. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 15 security vehicles were seen stationed in strategic locations around the complex. NAN also observed stern looking Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps […]
10th Senate: Forum urges support for Izunazo as Senate President
The National Young Progressive Forum (NYPF) has thrown its weight behind the aspiration of Sen Osita Izunaso (APC-Imo) to be elected as the 10th National Assembly Senate President. Alhaji Sulaiman Talba, National Coordinator, NYPF made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the endorsement was sequel to the lawmaker’s unrelenting efforts […]
Group urges APC to zone Senate Presidency to South-East
A pressure group, Concern Nigerians for Sustainable Democracy (CNSD) has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone Senate Presidency to the South East. The Convener and Coordinator of the group, Dr Amos Gizo, made the call while addressing a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that members of the group were drawn […]
2023 elections, least violent, says FG
The Federal Government says the 2023 polls are the least violent in the history of elections in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known in Washington DC during his interactions with some policy institutes in the US capital. The minister who engaged with Hudson Institute, The Atlantic Council […]
I did not say INEC “deliberately withheld uploading” election results, Lai Mohammed declares
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described as, “irresponsible and reckless” the online report credited to him that INEC deliberately withheld the real-time upload of presidential election results from polling units. The minister made the clarification on Wednesday in Washington DC, while reacting to the report published in some online platforms. […]
