The All Progressives Congress, APC has described the rally held yesterday in Rivers State by members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN as a firing squad against the people of the country. The party speaking through Lai Mohammed, its National Publicity Secretary also stated that President Goodluck Jonathan should be held responsible if Ebola…
Lagos NUJ Games to Get N5 million
Muneer Bankole, the Managing Director and Chief executive officer of Med-View Airline has promised to sponsor the next annual games of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, with a sum of N5 million. He made the pledge today while giving his opening remarks at the opening ceremony of the Med-View NUJ Media Games 2014 held…
Nigeria Miss UNESCO 2014 International Literacy Prize
Six years after winning the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO international literacy prize, Nigeria has again lost out of the global literacy rating. Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, South Africa and Spain have been recognised by UNESCO for promoting Literacy and Sustainable Development. As part of activities marking the 2014 International Literacy Day…
Fintiri disqualified by PDP Screening Committee
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP screening committee in Adamawa State has disqualified the acting governor, Ahmad Umaru Fintiri from contesting the party’s primaries slated for September 6 ahead of the October 11 governorship by election in the state. Rising from the exercise which lasted about nine hours, Ibrahim Nasir Mantu, former deputy Senate president and…
‘I was Impeached Because of My Senatorial Ambition’ – Onyebuchi
Sunday Onyebuchi, impeached deputy governor of Enugu State said the reason he was impeached in a way he described as “rather funny” and “laughable,” was because those behind his impeachment felt threatened by his aspiration to contest for the Senatorial seat of his zone. Onyebuchi also said that the reason he did not heed to…
3 Million Syrians Now Refugees –UN
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, has disclosed that more than 3 million Syrians are now registered as refugees and the security crisis is only getting worse. The UNHCR said Syria is now “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era with almost half of all Syrians forced to flee their homes.The majority of…
FG Recalls Sacked Resident Doctors
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Residency Training Programme in all Federal hospitals across the country with effect from Thursday, August 28, 2014. The FG has also reinstated all resident doctors that were disengaged as a result of the suspension with effect from the same date. Accordingly, all Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors…
Ebola: APC Asks Jonathan to Halt TAN Rallies
The All Progressives Congress, APC has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately halt the rallies being organized across the nation in his support by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, saying the rallies are jeopardizing Nigeria’s efforts to control the spread of Ebola. Lai Mohammed, National publicity secretary of the APC disclosed this in…
Film Board Releases New Licensing Guideline
The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has announced a new policy of a two-week maximum timeline for the issuance of licenses for movie distribution in the country. The move, according to the agency, is to speed up the licensing process for movie distribution and exhibition in Nigeria. The agency says it recognizes distribution…
Rooney Named England Captain
Manager Roy Hodgson has named Wayne Rooney, Manchester United striker as Captain of the English national team. The 28-year-old takes over from Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, who retired after England’s World Cup elimination. Rooney has 40 goals in 95 appearances, and was named club captain by United boss Louis van Gaal earlier this month. “It is…
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