Author: Aaron ossai

  • Ebonyi State at 21: Twenty One Factor/Projects that Put Umahi Poles Ahead of others

    By Monica Chidinma Eze Preamble October 1st, 1996 will ever remains a milestone in the annals of Ebonyi State and her people as it was on this great day that God used the late General Sani Abacha to create the State out of Enugu and Abia States. The State known as the Salt of the…

  • Insecurity: Man Declares Hunger Strike For 30 days

    By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City A 39-year-old man, Roy Oribhabor, has, began a-30-day hunger strike to berate the high level of insecurity in Edo State. Addressing newsmen in Benin City under the aegis of “The Voice of the Commoners in Nigeria on Security Situation in Edo State” said the rate of insecurity in the state has…

  • Bauchi Schools To Get 10,000 Units of Twin Desks

      By Sule Aliyu,   Bauchi The Bauchi State government will provide 10,000 units of twin desks to various schools across the state. The twin desks will be produced by Bauchi Furniture‎ Limited, a furniture company owned by the state government. Governor Muhammad Abubakar who visited the company expressed satisfaction with the speed and quality of…

  • NIPOST Boss Charge Students To Imbibe Habit of Letter Writing

      By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Post Master General and CEO of Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST Bisi Adegbuyi, has charged students to imbibe the culture of writing letters and reading to developed English language skills and talent of  communication in the country. Bisi Adegbuyi, give the advice at the marking ceremony of World Post day…

  • NIPOST Boss Charge Students To Imbibe Habit of Letter Writing

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Post Master General and CEO of Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST Bisi Adegbuyi, has charged students to imbibe the culture of writing letters and reading to developed English language skills and talent of  communication in the country. Bisi Adegbuyi, give the advice at the marking ceremony of World Post day yesterday…

  • Day of the Girl: Let’s End Discrimination – Dogara

    By Aaron Ossai All forms of discrimination, violence and harmful cultural practices which stunt the development of the Girl Child must come to an end, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said. In a statement to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child, Dogara raised concerns about the discrepancy in…

  • House Spokesman Namdas, Elected Deputy Chairman Pan African Parliament

    By Aaron Ossai Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas has been elected as Deputy Chairperson of the West African Caucus of Pan African Parliament. The election took place Tuesday at the Pan African Parliament sitting in South Africa. Hon Namdas was nominated by Hon Mohammed Muttaka of the republic of…

  • Africa Has Largest Diseases In The World–World Bank

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin A World Bank Official, Dr. Khama Rogo, has observed that Africa has the largest burden of diseases in the world, and the lowest in accessible healthcare delivery to its citizenry. Dr Rogo who is the Lead Health Specialist in Africa, World Bank Group, made this observation on Monday when he led…

  • VCs Lament Nigeria’s Poor Investment In Education

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin Vice- Chancellors of Nigerian universities have lamented the country’s poor investment in education, saying it is tantamount to sentencing the Country to a bleak future. The VCs under the aegis of Association of Vice- Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) made the declaration on Monday at the opening of their 32nd conference…

  • Senate to Partner PSN to Combat Drug Abuse

    By Hassan Galadima, Abuja President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has pledged the commitment of the 8th Senate to work with relevant agencies like the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to curb increasing incidence of drug abuse in the country. Saraki, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Chuks…