Kalu commiserates with Adesina over sister’s death
News January 26, 2016
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has expressed sadness and shock over the passing on of Prof. Foluke Ogunleye, the elder sister of Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. Kalu described Ogunleye’s death as a tragedy. She died in a... Read more
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the newly installed Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdu-Rasheed Akanbi at the weekend said that the first basic requirement for any citizen to make demands from the government is the fulfillment of their civic responsibility to the government by payment of taxes.... Read more
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday described as a rude shock the news of the death of former Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Osun, Comrade Francis Adetunji. Aregbesola, in a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon, said Comrade... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa. A 15 year old girl has whipped her seven year old sibling to death in Otuagbagi Community of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. It was gathered that the tragic incident was preceded by a disagreement between the deceased, Harry... Read more
Operation Pulo Shield (OPPS), the joint military team deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta has said that it apprehended five thugs and recovered arms in Bayelsa. Maj.-Gen. Alani Okunlola, Commander of the outfit, told a news conference on Friday in Yenagoa that the thugs... Read more
NIPR honours Transcorp Hilton PRM
News November 18, 2015
The Public Relations Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Mr. Shola Adeyemo has been honoured with an Outstanding Performance Award by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Capital Chapter. The award came in recognition of his service and contributions to the development of public relations practice in Nigeria and the... Read more
Nigerian journalist robbed in Ghana
News November 18, 2015
A senior Nigerian journalist has been robbed in Ghana. Martin-Luther Chukwuemeka King, veteran Nigerian journalist who has covered West Africa for over 10 years, lost his laptop, communications equipment, cash and other valuables after his hotel room in Accra was burgled. King, president of Journalists for Regional Integration (JORIN), a pan-West African network of journalists championing fast-track sub-regional integration, was... Read more
Ebonyi Govt House not torched
News November 15, 2015
The Ebonyi State Government on Saturday dismissed a report by an online portal that a section of the Government House in Abakaliki was on Friday gutted by fire. The government, in a brief press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Emma Anya, said members of... Read more
Aregbesola appoints Prof Atoyebi to head new Governing Council for the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital
News November 10, 2015
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
