Wednesday, 24 December 2014

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Ogun to spend N22bn on roads in 2015

December 25, 2014 by Samuel Awoyinfa Leave a Comment
   
 


Governor Ibikunle Amosun

The Ogun State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has proposed to spend over N22bn as capital expenditure and about N339m as recurrent expenditure for the year 2015. This was contained in a statement issued by the ministry on Wednesday in Abeokuta. The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, said this while presenting… [Read More…]

Soyinka blasts Obasanjo …says ex-President is a liar

December 25, 2014 by Eniola Akinkuotu 3 Comments
   
 


Soyinka and Obasanjo

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed shock at the contents of former President Olusegun Obasanjo's controversial autobiography titled, My Watch. Soyinka, in a piece titled, 'Watch And Pray, Watch And Prey',   described Obasanjo as an expert in telling lies and   a shameless man. Soyinka is one of the personalities the former President slammed in… [Read More…]

2014 your last year in bondage, APC tells Nigerians

December 25, 2014 by John Alechenu 0 Comments
   
 


Mr. Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress has assured Nigerians that this will be their last Christmas celebration under the bondage of insecurity, corruption, unemployment, widespread hopelessness foisted on them by poor leadership. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The party said hope was… [Read More…]

Mark, Ekweremadu urge Nigerians to be tolerant

December 25, 2014 by Sunday Aborisade 0 Comments
   
 


President of the Senate, David Mark

The Senate President, David Mark, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, have again called for peace and religious tolerance among faithful of the different religions in the country. The two noted that living in peace, love and harmony remained the "needed elixir for all Nigerians to think and act like one people under one God, where… [Read More…]

Fashola, Asafa urge peaceful coexistence

December 25, 2014 by Sesan Olufowobi 0 Comments
   
 


Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and the lawmaker representing the Lagos-East Senatorial District, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, have urged Nigerians to embrace peaceful coexistence, refrain from fanning the embers of disunity and emulate the life of Jesus Christ. The governor, in his Christmas goodwill message to residents of the state, said as the 2015 general… [Read More…]

Amaechi, Wike desire love, political tolerance

December 25, 2014 by Chukwudi Akasike 2 Comments
   
 


Amaechi and Wike

Rivers State governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Christians to imbibe the spirit of oneness and political tolerance as they celebrate this year's Christmas. In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. David Iyofor, the governor charged Christian faithful to be fervent in praying for Nigeria so that… [Read More…]

Ademowo asks politicians to embrace peace

December 25, 2014 by Ramon Oladimeji 0 Comments
   
 


The Dean Emeritus and the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Revd. Dr. Ephraim Ademowo, has asked politicians in the country to shun all forms of provocative utterances capable of jeopardising the peace of the nation and destroying its democratic structure. Ademowo, in a Christmas message on Wednesday, also charged the youths… [Read More…]

Military uncovers bomb factory in Kano, kills suicide bomber

December 25, 2014 by Fidelis Soriwei 0 Comments
   
 


Nigeria Defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade

The Defence authorities have said that a suicide bomber who rammed a Honda car primed with Improvised Explosive Devices into a military checkpoint in Bajoga, Gombe, State has been killed by soldiers. The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that the suicide bomber successfully rammed the… [Read More…]

Falana faults Health Act on organs removal

December 25, 2014 by Ade Adesomoju 1 Comment
   
 


Mr. Femi Falana

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the provision in the new National Health Act, 2014 which he said granted permission to doctors to remove organs of living persons without their consent. The lawyer said in a statement on Wednesday that though the Act was the most comprehensive legislation on health care… [Read More…]

I'll meet other generals to draft anti-terror plan – Buhari

December 25, 2014 by Toluwani Eniola 21 Comments
   
 


Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday said that though Nigeria is a rich nation, its people are extremely poor due to bad governance. He also promised to involve serving and retired military generals to devise an effective strategy to crush insurgency in the country, if elected… [Read More…]

Jonathan greets, promises peaceful polls in 2015

December 25, 2014 by Olalekan Adetayo 1 Comment
   
 


President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday wished Nigerians a merry Christmas and promised that his administration would give security agencies the necessary support to ensure that the 2015 general elections are violence-free. The President said the Independent National Electoral Commission would be given the necessary assistance to conduct free, fair and credible elections. Jonathan said this… [Read More…]

FRSC deploys 1,130 officers, special marshals in Edo

December 25, 2014 by Alexander Okere 0 Comments
   
 


As part of efforts to prevent accidents on Nigerian roads during and after the Christmas celebration, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it has deployed 600 special marshals and over 530 officers in Edo State. The Edo State Sector Commander of the corps, Mr. Oluwasusi Familoni, who made the announcement in Benin, also… [Read More…]

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