Author: Dan Atori

She noted that effort at combating the menace locally is made more complicated because of the international slant of the crime

Sarki said only 90 units, comprising of 60 (three bedroom) and 30 (two bedrooms) out of the property were built, thereby effectively putting paid to the joint venture

“I watched on television yesterday when they are talking of ethnic nationality and I remembered throughout the history of this country there was never a time when tribe or ethnicity became the basis of policy making

Captain Aliyu Danja, the spokesman of the division, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Danja said: “Based on available intelligence, troops of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army launched attacks on a suspected Boko Haram camp located in Alagarno in Borno

It should be recalled that seven governors of the PDP have been daggers drawn with the party since the Special National Convention of the party held at the Eagle Square, Abuja

Babangida advised the Commission to look beyond oil revenue into the diversification of the economy so as to explore other areas that will benefit the country

Jonathan recently set up the Advisory Council on the National Dialogue, headed by Senator Femi Okunronmu, with a declaration that the outcome of the deliberation will be sent to the National Assembly

Nuhu described the exercise as a symbolic screening of students, adding that the representatives of the three geopolitical zones in the state will witness the screening of 7,650 students expected to be screened before the end of the year

One of his close associates, Dapo Ologi, who confirmed the midfielder’s demise, said Ogaga has been in and out of hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo State as doctors failed to diagonise his ailment

“Recently, there was even an account and they are saying that we don’t own the account and I asked who went to open the account

This development has nullified the repeated claim by the leader of the party in the state and Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, that there is no division in the party in the state

In a statement by Tuminie Green, the Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, on Sunday, NNPC expressed dismay at what it termed the increasing unwarranted and unfounded accusations against it by otherwise informed persons in the polity, persons, who, by virtue of their positions in government, should know better

Those displaced have been camped in the only primary school the two communities share

The boat was said to be conveying about 80 people when it split and the passengers in it were thrown into the river

The NEMA boss maintained that the casualty figure would have been less if the relevant state government agencies had been on ground, especially considering heavy water transport activities in the area

Vatsa said the factory, Dada Dairy Processing Limited, is to establish its plants in Minna and Agwara towns under the terms of an agreement reached between the state and the company

Aliyu named those who have informed him of their decision to contest the seat he will be vacating in May 2015 as his Deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto; the Commissioner for Works, Alhaji Muazu Bawa’ and the Chairman of the Wushishsi LGA, Alhaji Saidu Abuabakar Wushishi

The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the crash, with a view to preventing a reoccurrence

According to a statement signed by Governor Aliyu’s Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo: “We are calling on Security Agencies to stop the senseless killing of defenceless citizens and attack on places of worship and educational facilities, especially in the North East region where the dreaded Boko Haram group has killed several innocent people since 2009 when it commenced acts of violence in the region

The Union passed a vote of no confidence on the National Board for Technical Education due to its inability to meet the needs and demands of polytechnic education in the country, calling for the immediate establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission, which would cater for the needs of the sector