Jalingo: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has led a Kenya-based American investor to inspect about 30,000 hectares of marshy land in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State for possible commercial rice cultivation. Obasanjo, was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and Gov. Dambaba Suntai of Taraba State. The former president described the […]
Ace broadcaster and member of the Federal House of Representatives, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, shocked the press and industry operators alike last week, when she took on Nollywood. She stated that most of the movies churned out of the industry lacked technical depths, especially when the films are compared to other films produced in the developed […]
By Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP, August 20, 2011 –The history of our great nation seems not to be complete without the exploits of Ondo people being written in gold; we’ve got a lot of great men and women from the state scattered all over the world, making remarkable contributions and recording key milestone in their respective […]
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state By Yemi Ajayi and Olawale Olaleye Ahead of Monday’s meeting of the National Economic Council in Abuja, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum will be meeting Sunday also in the Federal Capital Territory, during which the desirability of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund will be discussed. Already, there are indications that […]
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim , SGF The National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party has initiated moves to resolve the factional crisis in its Anambra State chapter, as it set up dates for the various congresses in its Edo State chapter. According to documents from the party, made available to THISDAY, NWC directed […]
Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala , Finance Minister A new economic blueprint to drive President Goodluck Jonathan’s avowed transformation agenda is to be unfolded this week by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. THISDAY learnt that the minister was meant to unveil the blueprint last Thursday during her maiden press conference but had to call it […]
Ms. Bola Akande By Tokunbo Adedoja A Nigerian, Ms. Bola Akande, has been appointed Administrator of the City of Brentwood, State of Missouri, United States. The Nigerian, who is the daughter of former General Secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. S.T. Ola Akande, is the first African to be appointed the City Administrator of […]
Shortly before the swearing in of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Minister of Finance, President Goodluck Jonathan threatened to sack any minister that failed to cooperate with her. Investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH showed that the president met with the ministers behind closed-doors last week before the inauguration of the former World Bank Managing Director as […]
Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia plans for a successful outing in the crucial Nations Cup qualifier in Antananarivo on September 3, 2011 against the Barea of Mozambique may run into a storm as the list of players he drew for preparation towards the match has been rejected by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. According to […]
NATIONAL President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon and ex-President Shehu Shagari to immediately intervene to douse the tension between the two feuding past rulers, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. Similarly, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan […]
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