The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is planning new strategy of electing candidates for the 2019 general elections. National Publicity Secretary of the opposition party, Olisa Metuh, while receiving former chairman of the National Patriotic Party, NPP, of Ghana, Peter Manu, at the party’s national secretariat on Friday in Abuja, disclosed that the PDP…
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reacted to media reports that she said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan lacked the political will to save for raining days for Nigeria, which has now plunged the country into its present economic woes. Okonjo-Iweala spoke through her media aide, Paul Nwabuikwu, in a statement issued on Friday. The former…
According to reports reaching us, mediaReach OMD Nigeria has won the Young Lions Media, Nigeria competition and will represent Nigeria at Cannes in June 2016 for the Young Lions Media, Global Competition. By winning this 2016 edition of the competition, mediaReach OMD will be representing Nigeria for the 7th time at the Cannes, since 2008…
While Mark-T’s hit single, Chukwu Obioma featuring international gospel musician, Frank Edwards is gaining massive reach, top Nollywood actor and Tinsel’s known act, Victor Olaotan has thrown his support to the social media campaign for the song. He showed this through a picture he released online while carrying a placard written the trending hash tag…
Prof S.E.O Aduwa Ogiegbaen has been appointed by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State as the Vice Chancellor of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. In a letter dated April 14, 2016, the governor said, “I wish to inform you that Edo State Government has approved the up-grading of the Edo State College of…
Acting Director General of the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, in Abuja, Abdulmalik Dauda, has died. His death was announced in Abuja on Friday by his Protocol Officer, Mohammed Aliyu. It was disclosed that Dauda was involved in a fatal road mishap, which claimed his life. According to Aliyu, his boss had an auto…
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has restated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring the welfare of all Dockworkers at the Nation’s Seaports. The DG made this known while addressing protesting Dockworkers from the ENL Terminal at the NIMASA Headquarters in Lagos. While briefing the DG on the reasons…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of his working visit to China, which he said has yielded additional investments in Nigeria exceeding $6 billion. President Buhari said he believes that the several agreements concluded with the Chinese during the visit will have a huge and positive impact on key sectors of the…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has assured residents of the state of the government’s, particularly the state Assembly’s, commitment to ensure safety, efficient and effective water transportation in the state. Obasa gave this assurance while speaking at a one day stakeholders’ meeting organised by the ad-hoc committee set up…
Ondo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Adeyinka Fasiu, has deployed his men to various parts of the state to curtail activities of illegal mining. This he said is in line with the Federal Government’s directive to deploy men of the Civil Defence Corps across the country to check activities…