Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has appointed his Special Adviser on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Mr John Mamman, as the caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision was taken yesterday in Lafia after an emergency APC stakeholders meeting attended by the governor and APC …
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Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Jointly Named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year” on Thursday, chosen from a list of finalists that included the man Biden vanquished at the polls – President Donald Trump. The Democratic former vice president and …
Read More »Atiku Congratulates Nana Akufo-Addo On His Re-Election
Former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has congratulated President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on his re-election, Atiku who sent his congratulatory message to the Ghana president on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, said the smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to Nigeria. The …
Read More »Osinbajo, RoLAC Call For Effective Justice System To End Gender-Based Violence
The National Programme Manager, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme of the British Council, Mr. Danladi Plang, has called for an effective justice system to help in curbing the menace of rape and sexual assault which is on the increase. Plang made this call at the 6th National Conference …
Read More »Poor Nigerians Will Reach 100 Million By 2022 – World Bank
The World Bank on Thursday projected that the number of poor Nigerians will increase from the current 90 million to about 100 million by 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. It stated that by 2022, about 11 million more Nigerians were expected to …
Read More »Buhari Completes Abandoned Urasi Bridge Connecting Anambra And Imo
The 50 metre Federal Govt Urasi Bridge connecting Nnewi in Anambra and Orlu in Imo has been completed and commissioned today, after reconstruction to make it standard . The bridge was constructed by federal authorities after Independence in 1960. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifU_enhu1Fc
Read More »Edo: PDP Leaders, Obaseki ‘at War’ Over Party Structure
A major crisis is brewing in the Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following Governor Godwin Obaseki’s alleged push for the dissolution of the party’s executive. Blueprint gathered that the governor and persons who defected with him to the PDP feared that allowing the party structure as …
Read More »Insecurity: Buhari Disregarded Nigerians By Refusing To Meet NASS – Jimi Agbaje
Jimi Agbaje, former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to honour the summon by the National Assembly on the issue of insecurity in the country is a total disregard for the people of Nigeria. The President, who had earlier given his …
Read More »Nigeria Needs To Incorporate Traditional Styles Into Public Architecture
Buildings in Nigeria are lifeless, and they don’t inspire cultural pride among the population. We need to revisit and modernize our traditional architectural styles and incorporate them into things like train terminals, courthouses, government offices, and hospitals. The following images are of traditional hausa architecture.
Read More »2023: Goodluck Is Jonathan Free To Seek PDP Ticket – Secondus
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, declared yesterday that former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, can contest for the presidential ticket of the party pending the outcome of the zoning arrangement of the party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He, however, explained that the …
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