The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the appointment of a new Governing Council for the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. The nine-man council is headed by Prof Wole Atoyebi, the immediate past Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos. A statement signed by the Director,... Read more
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SPDC JV’s Andoni GMoU Cluster empowers 80 Niger Delta women
  From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Port Harcourt Eighty women have graduated from a skills acquisition programme of the Andoni Cluster Development Board (CDB) under the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) JV’s Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) for the development  of communities in the Niger Delta.  This contained in... Read more
Bayelsa Guber : Dickson,  Sylva, 18  others sign peace deal
The Governor of Bayelsa,  Hon Henry Dickson, former Governor Timipre Sylva and candidates for other political parties , Tuesday , signed a peace accord ahead the December 5 governorship election. The candidates signed to seal their commitments to ensuring a peaceful and violence-free governorship poll at a brief ceremony that was held in Yenagoa.... Read more
Sen. Ndoma-Egba commends Gov. Ayade, Wants Govt To Provide Good Roads Infrastructure To Boost Commerce
  From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   Former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has commended Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River for embarking on the construction of a 260-kilometre Superhighway, saying the project would no doubt boost commerce.   Ndoma-Egba, who made the commendation in an interview with journalists in Calabar,... Read more
Ndoma-Egba on why he left the PDP, touches on Nigeria’s security issues
Former Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba recently spoke with journalists in Calabar on a number of national Issues. Our Correspondent, Diana Okon-Effiong, Who Was There  Brings Excerpts.   What is Your Attitude On Fuel Subsidy?   The issue of subsidy has always been there. What has been the extent of... Read more
Osun names new Oluwo of Iwo
Prince Rasheed Adewale Akanbi is from Molaasan Compound of Gbaase Ruling House in Isale Oba in Iwo. He was born on the 21st June 1967 in Iwo. For his Elementary School, Prince Akanbi attended Omolewa Nursery and Primary School, Oritamefa, Ibadan (1972-1978), he proceeded to Iwo Grammar School, Araromi,... Read more
Aregbesola assures on completion of projects, urge well-Meaning Nigerians to help government succeed
All ongoing projects, including the mega-schools in Osun are to be completed as scheduled. This was the assurance given by the G‎overnor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola after his assessment tour of the projects at the weekend. A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, signed by its... Read more
Questions for Nigeria’s born haters
By Imoh David. Dear Nigerians, You Cannot Force A Man To Love What He Is Fed Up With There is something I cannot get my head wrapped around some Yoruba and Hausa folks on the internet- their obsession with the Ndi Igbos. They seem to have this mentality that... Read more
Sen. Otu Appeals Election Tribunal’s Verdict On Cross River Southern Senatorial Slot
Diana Okon-Effiog, Calabar Sen. Bassey Otu of the Labour Party (LP) has filed an appeal challenging the verdict of the National Assembly and  State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Cross River. Otu, who lost the Cross River Southern Senatorial slot to Sen. Gershom Bassey of the Peoples’... Read more