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The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended Residency Training Programme in Federal Government Hospitals with immediate effect until the conclusion of an ongoing appraisal of the challenges in the health sector, authorities of the health ministry have said. The move was announced in a Federal Ministry of Health press release signed by Alhaji Isiaka Yusuf, […]

The Kwara State Governor Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the authorities of Kwara State University, Malete to discontinue the payment of departmental levies and refund all monies collected so far in this academic session. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his senior special assistant on media and communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede, said as a […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of crass partisanship and unprofessional conduct over its actions and comments on the recent election in Osun State. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, the party said the spokesperson for the agency, […]

Simply because President Goodluck Jonathan is easily the most unassuming individual to have risen to political prominence in Nigeria some people have taken that as a license to abuse, impugn and threaten him at will.  The most recent is the duo of Solomon Dalong and Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed who have broken all rules of decency […]

On Wednesday, 21st May 2008, 46 soldiers from the 234 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Monguno, Borno State, who were involved in an auto crash in Siminti village along Bauchi and Yobe states border, were burnt to death when their vehicle collided with a petrol tanker. The victims were so much charred that it was […]

“It’s an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public. Interest actually working on political campaigns.” –  Sal Albanese  I arrived Osogbo, the capital of the state of Osun on Sunday 3rd of August, 2014 and one thing that struck me was the ominous signs of tension in […]

The delegates representing Ondo State at the National Conference on Wednesday distanced themselves from any plot to guarantee Third Term for President Goodluck Jonathan or any other political office holders in the country as alleged by the Northern Delegates.  Leader of the delegation and the State Commissioner for Vocational and Technical Education, Mr. Remi Olatubora in a statement […]

Barely a week after Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state reversed the controversial tuition increase imposed on Lagos State University (LASUTH) to its original N25,000, the state House of Assembly is plotting to review the partial ban on motorcycles in the state. This became glaring when the House, through a motion sponsored by 10 members […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday held a close-door meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, in his home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Tambuwal said it was just a routine visit. It is speculated that the meeting is connected with the forthcoming general elections in the country. It has been […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria remains devoted to wiping off the Ebola virus disease from the country, Minister for Aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka, has assured. He gave the assurance on Tuesday while addressing the media on critical points his administration would look work on. He said the government have measures in place to ensure that […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two bankers for allegedly stealing the sum of N661 million from their employers. The duo, Samuel Obende, a Branch Manager, and Rabiu Alhasan Dawaki, Head of Operations, both of the Bello Road Cash Center of Union Bank Plc in Kano, allegedly abused their positions to perfect […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday fixed 11th October for a new governorship election in Adamawa State following the recent impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako by the state House of Assembly. The announcement is coming almost four weeks after Nyako was impeached and after queries from some sections of Nigeria on why the […]