Month: February 2015

Senate To Screen Obanikoro, 7 Others Today

The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday (today) screen the eight ministerial nominees for possible confirmation as Ministers as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is among the nominees to appear before the lawmakers. There have been calls from some quarters that Obanikoro’s nomination should be rejected by…

Omotola’s Son Slumps At US Embassy

The last child of a popular actress in Nigeria, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, slumped recently at the Embassy of the United States of America, USA. The incident almost caused panic at the Embassy, but the actress’ son was quickly attended to by officials at the Embassy. He was said to have been quickly given a First Aid…

Police Make Changes To Formations

Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have effected some changes to formations in the Force, which they claimed were aimed at reflecting current realities. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the changes, approved by the IGP, Suleiman Abba, became necessary in “furtherance of the transformation and re-positioning of the…

Jonathan Commissions Power Plant In Ogun

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 750 MW power plant in Olorunsogo in Ifo local government area of Ogun State. The President said this was in fulfilment of one of his promises in 2011 to improve the power sector in the country. He explained that the project gulped a whooping sum of $650 million,…

Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The chairman, correspondent chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Imo State council, Attan Agbkwuru has called on the public to imbibe the culture of reading and giving books as a gift. Attan made the call at the launch of two literary works, ‘Ome Ihe Jide Ofor Afo’ and ‘Anthology of…