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Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation says President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to the infrastructure development of the South-East of the country. Onu stated this during the expanded South-East zonal caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday at Uburu. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was to strengthen the party in the area by addressing issues to dismantle existing factions ahead of the 2023 general elections. He said that the insinuations that Mr President hated the South-East were unfounded and lacked substance. According to him, Buhari has demonstrated enough love for…
The Zamfara State Government has earmarked the sum of N1.1 billion for the construction of a new Hajj camp and procurement of utility vehicles and ambulances. The Chairman of the state Hajj Commission, Alhaji Abubakar S-Fawa, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after defending his commission’s 2020 budget proposals at the state House of Assembly, in Gusau on Thursday. S-Fawa said that part of the proposed amount would also be used to sponsor the officials in the 2020 hajj exercise and take care of other welfare packages of the pilgrims from the state. The chairman reiterated the Gov. Bello…
As we start the year 2020 today (January 1), I consider it auspicious to make few remarks on only one aspect of the politics of Edo State. I have watched all kinds of people building a rampart around the Governor (Godwin Obaseki). I believe some are very sincere in expressing their opinions, rightly or wrongly. But many others have prostituted their hearts and souls for a pittance. Interestingly, those who did not give Obaseki a chance, those who fought against us with their might, those who were thousands of kilometers away from the battlefield and those who did not even…
Every citizen of a modern nation is a subject of the state. And once a state is formed, the citizens formulate ethical principles or virtues to be pursued, vices to be avoided and values to be cherished-for the good conduct of the citizens. These values are in most cases not put in a codified form but transmitted from one generation to the next via a well-formulated/structured process called education. Without a shadow of the doubt, this thought may have informed the decision of past administrations like their counterparts in other countries, to formulate the National Policy on Education anchored on…
According to the famous American poet, essayist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” Angelou’s compelling insight into the existential challenges that confront great men in the making fundamentally captures the life story of Dr. (Chief) Leemon Agbonjagwe Ikpea, who attained age 63 on December 19, 2019. The daunting odyssey of Leemon Ikpea, the Adolor of Ewato, further goes to validate the wisdom that difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. Today, he is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Lee Group of Companies, a conglomerate traversing oil and gas services, engineering construction, travels and tours, super market chain, tool and…
A medical practitioner, Dr Kelvin Okwara, on Thursday in Awka, cautioned hypertensive patients against the consumption of beer to prevent liver damage and heart diseases. Okwara, who works with Care Medical Centre, Awka, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that beer contains alcohol and heavy drinking could raise blood pressure. He explained that high blood pressure was one of the leading causes of kidney failure, and cautioned hypertensive patients against taking alcohol. According to him, high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder and it does not only damage the heart but also the blood vessels. “Alcohol consumption…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement, flour, and sugar. The 62-year-old Nigerian businessman and Africa’s most prominent industrialist ended the decade with a net worth of almost $15 billion, making him the 96th wealthiest man in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Born into a wealthy Muslim family of traders in the north, Dangote incorporated his own business selling cement at 21. He shifted to manufacturing the building material in the 1990s, helped by government policies that encouraged ways to…
By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described the agitation for his removal from office by some dissatisfied members of the party as mere storm in the teacup. Oshiomhole who spoke to State House Correspondents after visiting President Muhammadu Buhari today at the State House, Abuja in the company of other members of the National Working Committee (NWC), stated categorically that there is no threat to his position as the chairman of APC, arguing that there is no basis to remove him from the office he assumed in…
Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed in a New Year broadcast. The Governor unveiled his administration’s direction in policies and programmes in the year, disclosing that the Government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with a new vigour. Sanwo-Olu said the State Government was prepared to shift the burden of transportation away from roads alone, disclosing that there would be renewed focus on waterways and rail transportation in the current year. The objective, the Governor said, is to disperse traffic on the roads and give residents a new choice in…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralized and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists and rescued 165 women and children from their captivity in Borno State. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the operations were carried out in conjunction with the troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJT). Iliyasu said the troops of Nigerian Army Super Camp 7 deployed at Bama area of the state killed one terrorist, captured one alive and rescued eight women and six children at Tafana 1, 2 and…