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A Catholic Archbishop, Most Reverend John Onaiyekan has underscored value re-orientation among politicians in the country as the key to achieving good governance and sustainable development in Nigeria.
As part of the initiative of the Federal Government to effectively combat disasters in the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has trained 65 officers from the six geo-political zones of the federation in specialized search and rescue.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the opposition for instigating the recent feud between the Senate and the House of Representatives members over the venue for the presentation of the 2010 budget by President Umaru Yar'adua.
The other day, I switched on one of our TV channels in order to watch the news. And on came this footage about a prominent Nigerian who is currently standing trial for allegedly embezzling billions of Naira of public funds. The camera focused on him smiling broadly like a popular politician who has just been declared winner in a most keenly contested election that was free and fair. You would not ...
The third in the series of the summits on peace in Africa organised by the Inter Faith Action for Peace in Africa IFAPA was held at the Crest Lodge in Gaborone, Botswana, November 16 -21 2009.
The hospital where President Umaru Yar'adua is undergoing medical treatment is King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) located in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has disbursed N2 billion under its cooperative lending scheme to assist women, its Managing Director has said.Mrs. Evyln Oputu said this at a two-day entrepreneurial empowerment workshop last week in Abuja.
A 40-year old meat seller, Saidi Akanbi, was yesterday arraigned for allegedly stabbing a spare parts dealer. Akanbi, who pleaded not guilty, is facing two-count charge of assault and threat to life at an Ejigbo Magistrate's Court in Lagos. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the accused assaulted one Jacob Orie by stabbing him on the hand with a knife.
The chairman of the East Africa Council of Ministers and the minister for East Africa Affairs, Dr Diodorus Kamala, has vowed to ensure that the East Africa Competition Act becomes effective in order to facilitate fair play in the regional business and economic playground.
Former Bank of Tanzania (BoT) director personnel and administration Amatus Liyumba was a key coordinator in the twin tower project, the Kisutu resident magistrate court heard yesterday.
Tanga Cement (TCC) expects brisk business from implementation of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market, its officials have said.
Kilimanjaro Stars head coach Marcio Maximo has dropped under-performing JKT goalkeeper Shaaban Dihile from the squad that departs to Nairobi, Kenya today for the Cecafa Challenge Cup.
Budding middleweight boxer Ramadhani Kido will face Kaminja Ramadhan in a non -title bout that will be held at AMREF Mwananyamala Youth Centre on Saturday.
Newly elevated Arusha Technical College (ATC) has stepped up its training programmes to meet the demand for technicians.
Lawyers from the East African region will meet in Kigali, Rwanda, next Friday and Saturday to discuss regional integration.
Congolese musician Nguza Mbangu 'Viking' and his three sons have advanced 15 reasons why the Court of Appeal should set them free after they were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004.
The Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) will set up a processing and packaging facility at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA).
Ian Duncan maintained his slim lead on the fourth day of the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally, which left Arusha yesterday for the Kenyan leg in Amboseli section.
The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has collected Sh14.2 billion in Iringa Region, equal to 111 per cent of the estimated target for the year 2008/09.
The Parliamentary Committee on Land, Environment, Natural Resources and Tourism, has started probing the controversial eviction of pastoralists from Loliondo Game Controlled area early this year.
The US ambassador, Mr Alfonso Lenhardt, yesterday swore in 38 Peace Corps Volunteers ahead of their two years of service in Tanzania.
Police and the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) have launched a manhunt for a soldier, who went berserk on Monday, and opened fire on his colleagues, killing two of them on the spot in Kigoma Region.
One hundred and four farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have benefited from N14. 9 billion disbursed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS) of the FCT, the Secretary of the Secretariat Alhaji Bala Batsari has said.
HIV positive mothers on antiretroviral drug can exclusively breast feed their babies for a period of six months without passing the virus to the children, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Professor John Idoko has said.
Transport fares within and from the Lagos to other parts of the country were jacked up yesterday as motor parks recorded a high number of travellers. Our correspondent gathered that in Lagos metropolis, transport fares were increased by 50 or 100 per cent.
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