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Abia State government has declared the Sarikin Hausa stool vacant to avert violence in the Hausa community of the state.
The Ondo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Akinterinwa, yesterday resigned from office at the last state executive meeting held on Wednesday.
Minister of Science and Technology Alhassan Bako Zaku, Tuesday lamented the inability of the country to meet its energy needs, describing it as the greatest hurdle on Nigeria's quest to achieve Vision 20:2020.
House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport has commenced investigations into a scandal currently rocking the multi-billion dredging of River Niger over alleged installation of substandard navigational aids by one of the leading contractors handling the project.
The Association of Eze Ndigbo in Diaspora has urged Igbo leaders to avoid provocative comments on Eze Ndigbo title. The group said such remarks could undermine the work of the panel set-up by Pan Ndigbo socio-cultural association Ohanaeze on the matter. The group said that such negative comments do not show respect for Ohanaeze which wants to resolve the matter by setting up a panel.
GOVERNOR Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has commended Muslims in the state for their peacefulness and industry in the development in the state.
LAGOS State Government has concluded arrangement to provide free bus service for the residents of the state during the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir aimed at making the festival smooth and stress-free.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ogbonna Onovo yesterday reviewed his first 100 days in office declaring that though it has not been easy, the police have moved away from the doldrums.
OVER one million Nigerians are being mobilised to walk and march against HIV/AIDS from National Stadium, Surulere to Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos to create more awareness on the need for voluntary testing to know ones HIV status on December 5.
Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State has stressed the need for dedication to the service of the nation, saying the present generation of Nigerians must aspire to deliver such services as will advance the course of nation building.
GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State is yet to decide, if he would go for a second tenure.
Governor, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged Muslims to pray for the health of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Senate President, David Mark has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, love, tolerance and mutual co-existence, even as he promised that the Senate would ensure strict compliance with the 2010 budget.
Ministers, heads of departments and chief executives of parastatals who fail to satisfactorily implement the budget by the end of the forthcoming fiscal year deserve to be penalised.
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua who is recuperating in a hospital bed in Jedah, Saudi Arebia has expressed sadness and disappointment over the widespread rumour of his death which rocked the nation since Wednesday; just as his Personal Physician, Dr. Salisu Banye, FWACP, has confirmed that the President is suffering from "Acute Pericarditis", (an inflammatory condition of the coverings of the heart).
Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Sylvester J.K. Parker-Allotey, consular-general of Ghana have agreed there should be massive inter-African trade and called on both Nigeria and Ghana to do everything in their power to make such a continental market a reality.
DETAILS and revenue estimates for the 2010 budget inadvertently omitted in the budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday were yesterday circulated to Senators.
The Nigerian government has not brought a single prosecution or even begun investigations a year after Nigerian policemen and soldiers killed more than 130 civilians in responding to deadly sectarian clashes in the central Nigerian city of Jos, Human Rights Watch said today.
THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.
EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoN), Mr. Nnimmo Bassey has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the oil industry to realise that the time had come for the nation to plan ahead in the event of the country's crude oil resource being exhausted.
FEDERAL Government's decision to probe the Local Organisation Committee (LOC) of the FIFA is a strong indication of government's dissatisfaction with the organisation of the competition that has drawn flaks from several areas.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) top leadership is doing something that the party is hardly known for: admitting that its shoddy handling of internal elections in many states is responsible for the crisis rocking the party. In Anambra State, for example, the party's recent state congress to pick its governorship flag-bearer ended in a stalemate. That has triggered insinuations.
UNITED Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) has lamented the fate of children in the country, stating that the only genuine way of showing commitment towards their protection was passing into law, the Child Right Bill by the various State governments.
The Senate, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were unanimous that the proposed 2010 budget fell short of the people's expectations.
The Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday announced the Appointment of new coaches to the various national football teams, including the elevation of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup silver medal-winning coach, Sam John Obuh as the Head Coach of the national U-20 team.
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