The three shortlistedfinalists for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature have been announced.Songeziwe Mahlangu (South Africa), author of Penumbra, Chinelo Okparanta(Nigeria), author of Happiness, Like Water, and Nadia Davids (South Africa),author of An Imperfect Blessing, will compete for
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Twenty-five experts have petitioned the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare Ogoniland an ecological disaster zone and clean up the environment. The petition, signed by environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey and other laureates of the Right Livelihood Award, (often referred to as the the “Alternative Nobel Prize”), comes as controversy ignites over reports that a
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Chief Ebelechukwu Obiano has called on women whose children have cleft lip and cleft palate deformities to come forward and take advantage of the free surgery her pet project, Caring Family Enhancement initiative (CAFÉ), is sponsoring at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi. Chief Obiano made the […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has commended the Senate for approving the nomination of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement in Ado-Ekiti by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the senators had shown that national interests must be placed above party and parochial interests. “The
The tension between the federal government of Nigeria and the Moroccan government has taken another dimension as the latter has recalled its ambassador from Nigeria, accusing the Nigerian government of using King Mohammed VI in an election campaign. Morocco’s foreign ministry has also issued a statement, denying that King Mohammed VI had spoken by […]
In readiness for the 2014/2015 Nigeria National League to kick off in April, Prime Football Club of Osogbo has signed 15 new players. According to the spokesperson of the club, Tunde Shamsudeen, the quality of the players signed would help the club to secure promotion to the Globacom Premier League at the end of the […]
Former France international Olivier Dacourt has said Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are the team who have most impressed him after a first round of matches at the AYC, Africa Football reports. The Flying Eagles beat hosts Senegal 3-1 to get their campaign underway on Sunday. “Nigeria have stood out for me as a team, they play […]
The U.S.-based National Health Institute (NHI) on Wednesday said it would conduct a study on kidney diseases in Hadejia local government area of Jigawa. Speaking when a team of medical experts paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Hadejia, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar, at his palace, the NHI representative, Dr Akinlolu Ojo, said the […]
Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Jigawa, Malam Shuai’bu Haruna, on Wednesday charged persons living with disability to collect Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for them to participate in the forthcoming elections. Haruna made the call at a one-day voter education exercise for the physically challenged persons in Hadejia, Jigawa. The director said the call was
A supposedly mad man suspected to be a Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe on Tuesday. The Commander, 27 Task Force Brigade, Damaturu, Col. Usman Yusuf, gave the order to arrest the man when he was sighted in one of the […]
Director General Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Dr Anthony Anuforom, said the agency would explore the abundant opportunities in the oil and gas sector to generate more revenue. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Anuforom said the commercialisation of the agency’s operations would increase revenue from non-aeronautical sources and reduce dependence on government
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sounded an alarm over what it described as the “seemingly-targeted killing of its members and supporters in Rivers as this month’s general elections draw nearer.” The opposition party also wondered if those who are bent on suppressing the opposition at all costs have finally unleashed their killer snipers. […]
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has promised to defend Arab and Muslim causes around the world in his first major policy speech since assuming the throne, Aljazeera.com reports. Speaking during a televised address on Tuesday, King Salman also promised improvements in education and healthcare, and to find solutions for affordable housing shortages. In […]
Former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has stated that he bears no grudge towards the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) senators from Lagos state that fought against his confirmation as minister by the senate. Speaking through a twit on his twitter handle @MObanikoro, Obanikoro stated that he bears no ill feelings towards […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development has threatened not to appropriate money to the Department of Rural Development of the Ministry of Agriculture over the absence of the minister, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, at a scheduled budget defence exercise yesterday. The department, which was led by the ministry’s permanent secretary, was to defend its […]
Despite the fierce opposition from lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ministerial screening of a former minister of state for defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, the senate on Wednesday screened and endorsed Obanikoro for a ministerial position. Obanikoro was asked to take the customary “bow” – a preferential treatment for former senators […]
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has berated the leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) describing them as hypocrites over their recent endorsement of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega. Fayose challenged the APC leaders to tell Nigerians the reasons behind the new found love between the […]
The ministerial screening of a former minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has suffered another hitch following a row between senators over the screening exercise. It would be recalled that first attempt to screen Obanikoro last week ended in chaos and the screening had to be deferred, but the controversy continued on Wednesday […]
Nigeria’s former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd), met behind closed-doors with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. The private meeting which lasted for about 15 minutes, was held inside the President Jonathan’s private residence within the early hours of the day. When the president and the former army […]
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