Organisers of the prestigious Cowbellpedia, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, walked tall recently when stakeholders in education sector raised their thumbs for the seamless conduct of the 2016 qualifying examination of the competition. The Cowbellpedia qualifying exam was held nationwide on Saturday, March 19, 2016 and several students partook in it. Obviously excited by the prospects in…
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has sent a team to Lagos State on study tour. The delegates of the South Eastern state are in the aquatic state to learn what they called “revolution in environmental management” in Lagos State. Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Babatunde Adejare, who received the team, attributed the modest…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured that work will commence on the Mile 12 market located in Imota from next week. Ambode made this known when he visited the proposed site for the relocation of the popular Mile 12 Market presently in Ketu. The Governor who was accompanied on the inspection visit by…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has reacted to an editorial of Punch newspaper of Monday, April 11, 2016, titled ‘Audit Report: Tame NNPC Now’. In a statement signed by the Corporation’s management, it said the editorial contains some errors, which it highlighted. Read the rejoinder below: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) acknowledges the…
Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, paid a courtesy call to the governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital. During the visit, the energetic NDDC boss had talks with the governor on how to bring…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Abuja. Shettima was accompanied to NEMA office by Senators Abubakar Kyari and Baba Kaka Garbai as well as some top state functionaries. He was received by the Director General of NEMA, Muhammed Sani…
The Federal Government on Tuesday maintained that the controversial Lagos-Calabar rail project was included in the 2016 budget presented to the National Assembly for approval. Speaking on the issue on Tuesday, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, said that because of the “controversies surrounding the 2016 budget, it has become necessary…
Sinisa Mihajlovic has been relieved of his duties at Serie A giants, AC Milan, the club have confirmed. The Serbian was sacked following poor run of results. The former Sampdoria, Fiorentina and Serbia coach, in last five games, could not win one for the Rossoneri, which now keep them sixth in the Serie A table.…
A member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Evans Ivwurie, said he and some security operatives chased some Fulani herdsmen into the forest. According to him, he could not wait for the Federal Government to fight the incessant attacks of the herdsmen on farmers in the community. Narrating how he carried out the operation…
Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, will host the 2016 edition of the prestigious African Movie Academy Award, AMAA. The ceremony, according to the organizers, will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2016, while nominees would be announced on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Before now, the glamorous occasion had held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, with one each…