The Kano State Executive Council has approved the release of N700m for the payment of school fees for 7,000 indigenes of the state studying at Bayero University Kano (BUK) and N854 million for the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this on Thursday via his verified X page, formerly known as…
By Udume Chibueze Under the direction of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, almost 1,200 hunters from all Local Government Areas in Osun State have finished a 4-day course in information collection. Additionally, the trainees were included in the inter-agencies interactions component of the exercise at the Ataoja School of Science in Osogbo to…
The National Coordinator of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Nnam made the commendation in a press release in Abuja, thanking the Governor of Kano State, His Excellency, Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf, for prohibiting private schools from hiking their school fees to avoid adding pains to the parents of the wards. The Kano…
By Mazi Omife I. Omife( Mbuze Mbaukwu)omifelord@gmail.com In my school days, I used to live with my mother, late Pauline Chikeme Omife, nee Madichie, at 100 foot Road, Ogui New Layout Enugu. Some people erroneously call the place Enugu Urban Area or Urban Jungle which it is not. Urban Jungle designates the areas from Ama…
The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has officially welcomed its 28th Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo V. Uzuegbu, psc(+), who has assumed duty, succeeding CP Ahmed Ammani, fdc. CP Ammani has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Hailing from the Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State,…
The newly appointed Enugu State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Engr. Prince Lawrence Ezeh, FNSE, COREN, resumed at his duty post Friday, with a promise to work assiduously to ensure that the State attains greater economic stability. The Commissioner, who arrived the ministry was ushered in by the entire staff who were visibly cheerful…
The Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria has unveiled its standing committees and distinguished Senator Osita Ngwu is favorably placed among his colleagues in the red chamber. In recognition of his exceptional brilliance, energy, and capacity, the Senate assigned high-stakes national duties to the rising star from the east, Distinguished Senator Osita Ngwu. In addition…
The Borno State Government, on Monday, launched a substantial food and non-food palliative distribution to mitigate the impact of the hardship following the removal of the fuel subsidy. During the flag-off ceremony held at the Muna garage suburb of Maiduguri, the State Governor, Babagana Zulum, said the initiative was targeted at 300,000 households of six…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says residents of the state cannot afford to stay at home for two weeks in compliance with the directive issued by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by fugitive Simon Ekpa. Governor Otti spoke Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital, on the sideline of…
Former Super Eagles skipper, John Mikel Obi, has been appointed as Honorary Adviser on Sports to Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State. Obi, who grew up in Jos, Plateau capital, made a mark in football during his heydays. Muftwang also appointed the renowned rapper, Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI, as Honorary Adviser on Entertainment…
