“The most critical challenge for Nigeria today is the curtailment of food importation to conserve foreign exchange and wheat is a strategic crop owing to the huge economic value for the country”, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated. He lamented that currently, the country spends about $4.6 billion per annum on importation of food stuff, despite […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed that his state government is making efforts to provide an environment that would encourage the mass production of rice, wheat and tomatoes. Fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr. Ganduje said, the state government […]
Continue ReadingMen of the Nigerian Army successfully traced the axis of withdrawal of the terrorists and discovered that the terrorist vehicle mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun tasted a bit of the Boko Haram terrorists’ evil intents as it ran into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) buried by them. The vehicle was shredded into pieces by the […]
Continue ReadingThe remains of James Ocholi, the Minister of state for Labour and Employment, who died in a car accident, were on Friday, laid to rest amidst weeping, wailing and eulogies from family members, friends, colleagues and associates. Mr. Ocholi was buried alongside his wife, Blessing, and son, Joshua, in their family home in Abocho, Biraidu […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday paid tribute to late Minister of State, Labour and Employment, James Ocholi. The president described Mr. Ocholi as one of his right hand men in the quest to reposition Nigeria for the betterment of all citizens. President Buhari lauded Mr. Ocholi’s virtues, and said he had taught many, including himself, […]
Continue ReadingChief of Army Staff, COAS, Tukur Burutai, during the familiarization tour of 82 Division,Enugu, revealed that the Sambisa Forest is larger that Enugu. During the tour, he said, “we are already in Sambisa forest. But Sambisa is as big as Enugu State which needs thorough planning for logistics and other manpower needed. That accounts for […]
Continue ReadingThe Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps[NSCDC], Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, says that 15,000 Officers and Men of the Corps has been trained nationally and internationally in rapid response, disaster mitigation, early warning signal alert system, rehabilitation of victims of both natural and man-made disasters. Gana noted, that as a critical stakeholder in […]
Continue ReadingTIME magazine has recognised 25-year-old Nigerian-born American blogger, Angie Nwandu, among the 30 most influential people on the Internet. Nwandu of the celebrity gossip site, “The Shade Room’’ (TSR) came 20th, ahead of Kim Kardashian, Drake, Tess Holiday, Peter Bouckart, among others. According to the international magazine, Nwandu, within two years, transformed TSR, an Instagram […]
Continue ReadingIn reaction to the situation in Ekiti State, in which the DSS was accused of abducting of the State’s Assembly Legislators, the DSS has denied such act, stating that the lawmaker was only invited for questioning and is alive. The DSS stated: fact is that one of the members of the Assembly, Hon. Akanni AFOLABI […]
Continue ReadingThe government of Ekiti state say it has information that a state lawmaker detained last week during a raid on the state House of Assembly by State Security Services’ agents, has died. The government said Thursday that, “Information reaching us indicates that one of the abducted members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. […]
Continue Reading