From Daniel Abel, Lafia Anger and condemnation have continued to pour in as residents and concerned citizens across the country have continue to heap blames on the state government and the university authority over the avoidable death of two students of the Nasarawa state University. The opposition People’s Democratic party (PDP) in a statement blamed the sudden death of some students of Nasarawa state University Keffi on poor arrangements for the distribution of the palliative. The party in a one-page statement issued and signed by its Chairman, Francis Orogu criticized the administration of governor Abdullahi Sule over what it described…
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The United States government has indicated its readiness to collaborate with the Ministry of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy to roll out initiatives that will bring about creative success in music and television script writing. The US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield made this known when she paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Art Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa in Abuja on Thursday. Special Adviser on media and publicity Nneka Ikem Anibeze in a statement quoted Satterfield to have indicated that the US government will use public diplomacy…
***Nigeria cannot get it unless those voted are the ones declared Unless and until who is voted by the Nigerian people whether Local Government chairman, as a governor, as a president are the ones declared, unless that happens we are not getting anywhere, Prof Don McWarra has indicated. Speaking on Thursday at the annual lecture and Book Launch in honour of Prof Emeritus Benidicta Egbo with the theme Reclaiming Nigeria’s Future: Strategic Framework for Achieving Transformative Change, the professor of governance, McWarra who was a discussant at the lecture said for that to happen, INEC for example needs somebody who…
A legal practitioner, Aare Oba Oladotun Hassan has urged the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come up with a national Policy plan on Education to raise the bar in budgetary allocation to the sector to 25% of the annual budget in line with UNESCO standards. A breakdown of the immediate past administration’s annual budgetary allocations between 2016 to 2023 showed that N369.6 billion or 7.9% was allocated in 2016; N550.5 billion or 7.4% in 2017; N605.8 % in 2018 and N620.5 billion or 7.05% of the annual budgets were approved for the education sector in his first term spanning…
By Tunde Olusunle Doubts aside, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP), is yet to recover from its loss to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), at the 2015 polls. The PDP lost the presidency and also had its numerical strength shrunken in government houses, national parliament and state assemblies across the nation. For a party which was on a smooth sail during the first 16 years of the Fourth Republic, operating from the trenches of opposition was a tough job. Olisa Metuh the ebullient attorney who had held several important positions within the hierarchies of the PDP gave a voice to the…
A prominent youth leader in Cross River North Senatorial District Aruku Richard Monkom had made 474.9km long trek from Obudu to Abuja in honour of Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe The young man who arrived Abuja on Saturday morning had flagged off his marathon walk at Federal Goverent College Obudu on March 19. He arrived Abuja at about 11.45 am on Saturday to a warm welcomed by Distinguished Jarigbe and other supporters. He said, “I trekked day and night and thank God I was able to make it here after, and embarked on the long walk as my only way to…
***Set Vehicles, motorcycles, ablaze Armed Bandits numbering over 50 struck in Madaka community, Rafi local government area of Niger State on Thursday killing 21 persons in one of the most brutal attacks in recent times. The village head of Madaka whose name was not immediately known as at the time of filing this report was also not spared. According to a source close to the community, the attack occurred at about 3:00pm when the village market was at its peak with beehive of activities. It was further gathered that the Bandits set ablaze a number of motorcycles, 50 shops and…
Senator Isah Jibrin, representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah Echocho has express riots concern over escalating hostility between the Ayeke and Enweli communities of Ibaji, Kogi State. The needless violence has recorded monumental casualties, leading to great concern and distress among the populace. Senator Jibrin expressed total dismay at the tragic turn of events, emphasizing that such conflicts among brothers are utterly unacceptable, particularly in times when peace and prosperity should be the collective focus of all and sindry. “The resort to arms and violence is alien to the values of our people, and it is imperative that we…
***denounce negative comment against Ex Gov. Bello By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Indigenes of Okunland in Kogi West Senatorial District have passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi; former Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and leadership of the APC in Kogi State. A socio cultural and political group, “The Okun United for Justice disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday in Lokoja saying they represented the true voices of partisan and non-partisan Okun sons and daughters of Okunland. Spokesperson and Coordinator of the group, Mr Eniola Olayemi, at the Press Conference, condemned comments…