Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Thursday cleared the air on an issue surrounding Special Adviser to the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Library, Barrister Kingsley Esiso. “Barrister Kingsley Esiso is an indigene of Okpara Inland. I can tell you this for sure. His father was buried in Okpara Inland. I…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday at the maiden edition of the retreat for public officers in Lagos State, charged information agencies in the State to ensure they effectively build public confidence in government policies and programmes. The Governor, who was represented at the event by the State’s Head of Service Mrs. Olabowale Ademola,…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that for Nigeria’s economy to improve, its leaders must have the courage to take difficult and tough decisions. Ambode, who spoke at the 1st National Forum on Economy organised by Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation Newspapers, said the nation’s economy was at a critical…
A seven-member executive has been elected to run the affairs of the Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, for three years. The result declared by the Assistant National Secretary of the Union, James Uwem indicates that Victor Udu of the State Ministry of Information scored eighty six votes to defeat…
Lagos State House of Assembly, in conjunction with the Lagos State University Medical Students Association (LASUMSA) has kicked off a one-day medical outreach within the assembly complex. The health program was held simultaneously at the Lateef Jakande Hall of assembly, Alausa, Ikeja and Oba’s Palace in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Tests conducted during the medical…
Three committees have been inaugurated by the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday. The Committees are Asset and Liability Sharing, Boundary Adjustment and Take-Off for Local Governments and the newly created Local Council Development Areas, Area Offices and Administrative Offices in the state. Performing the inauguration ceremony, the governor explained that the…
As part of its effort to ease the flow of traffic in the state caused by the lingering fuel scarcuty, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known…
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit says it will enforce the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012 around all filling stations across state. This was disclosed on Sunday by Chairman of the agency, Olayinka Egbeyemi, during an exercise to clear traffic around petrol stations in some parts of the state. Egbeyemi…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, has joined in mourning the passing of Shedrack Amagada, father of the member representing Isoko South Constituency 1, Hon Orezi Esievo. Amagada died on Monday, March 28, 2016. He was 80. The Speaker in a condolence message described Amagada as “a cherished character, widely admired…
According to reports, former Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Ondo State, Abbas Aidi, on Sunday slumped and died at a cyber cafe in the state capital, Akure. It was said that the man gave up the ghost after receiving an important letter that he had been expecting for a long time. However, it the…