The Delta State House of Assembly on Monday approved the sum of N37billion for the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC). In a motion for the approval, the House Majority Leader, Hon Monday Igbuya said it was necessary for the amount to be approved by the House as it would assist the Oil [...]
By GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN—A resolution relieving the Bursar, Mr. Ufua and Registrar, Mrs. Omole, of Ambrose Ali University, AAU, Ekpoma, of their appointments has been adopted by the Edo State House of Assembly. The resolution, was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Education and Public Accounts set [...]
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Several thousand people took to the streets of Mali’s capital in support of last week’s coup and to protest against the possible use of force by Mali’s neighbors who are putting a peacekeeping unit on standby in case the country’s military junta refuses to stand down. The coup has been divisive [...]
By GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN—A fortitude relieving a Bursar, Mr. Ufua and Registrar, Mrs. Omole, of Ambrose Ali University, AAU, Ekpoma, of their appointments has been adopted by a Edo State House of Assembly. The resolution, was supplement to a display and care of a news of a Joint Committee on Education and Public Accounts set [...]
(Corrects to show last year’s harvest was smaller in second paragraph.) South Africa, the biggest corn producer on the continent, reduced its forecast for production of the grain this year by 3.4 percent because of a lack of rain in growing regions, according to the Crop Estimates Committee. The nation may reap 11.3 million metric [...]
AS the D day to the investiture of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the grand patron of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, approaches swiftly, organizers have assured that the event would be grand. The event takes place tomorrow at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton in Abuja. NOC’s Marketing Commission Chairman, Patrick Ukah affirmed that companies [...]
Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday charged the newly inaugurated Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission to help refocus the commission and ensure that it helps in achieving development and good life for the people of the region while also addressing overlapping responsibilities between it, Ministry of Niger Delta and the office of the [...]
Abuja — Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has emerged as the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the withdrawal of 10 other aspirants from the race. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 4,500 delegates from 36 states and FCT voted in Abuja on Saturday to affirm his position as [...]
Last week, yet another House Committee probing the capital market unearthed a receipt showing how the Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arumah Oteh, allegedly spent the sum of $5,600 on a meal at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Culled from :Here We enjoin our readers to send their stories/articles/reports, including pictures to story@edostatenews.com
| Print | E-mail Written by Leon Usigbe, Idowu Samuel and Jacob Segun Olatunji, Abuja Saturday, 24 March 2012 Share DEFT moves by the Presidency to influence the choice of a consensus candidate for the post of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman ahead today’s national convention of the party failed on Friday in Abuja. The National Convention [...]
Chairman of Senate Committee on Sports and Social Development, Senator Ahmed Adamu Gumba By Kunle Akogun in Abuja Concerned about the steady decline in the fortunes of football and sports generally in the country, the Senate said Tuesday that it would conduct a public investigation next week to unravel the cause of the decline and [...]
Former Secretary-General of the then Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Ahmed Sani Toro, yesterday said the position of the former NRA president, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, on the NFF 2012 bill was totally misleading and should not be accepted by any right thinking Nigerian. On Monday, during the public hearing organized by the House Committee [...]
The Enugu State Government says it intends to construct two additional stadia to enable its athletes train adequately for competitions. Paul Ogbe, the Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Enugu State House of Assembly, dropped the hint on Wednesday in Enugu, when executives of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Enugu State chapter, paid him a [...]
By Henry Umoru PETER DURU ABUJA- AHEAD of Saturday’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the acting National Chairman of the party, Abubakar Baraje yesterday charged the convention planning Committee to ensure that delegates vote at the Eagle square. Inaugurating the 75-member 2012 Chapter Congresses/ National Convention Planning Committee, Baraje who noted that [...]
Abuja — Concerned about the steady decline in the fortunes of football and sports generally in the country, the Senate said Tuesday that it would conduct a public investigation next week to unravel the cause of the decline and proffer solutions on the way forward. Chairman of Senate Committee on Sports and Social Development, Senator [...]
Ondo 2013: ACN candidate emerges May 2 …Deputy slot zoned to Ilaje By RAZAQ BAMIDELEWednesday, March 21, 2012 There are strong indications that governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), for the coming gubernatorial election in Ondo State will emerge on Wednesday, May 2. The decision to pick the candidate on that date [...]
As part of the ongoing land reform programme in the country, Ondo and Kano states have been selected by the Federal Government for the pilot stage of the programme. In Ondo State, three local governments of Akure North, Akure South and Ifedore have been selected for the said pilot programmes. This was revealed by the [...]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal The overwhelming majority of speakers at Monday’s public hearing on the new NFF Bill before the National Assembly spoke favourably in favour of the House of Representatives, and later the Senate, expediting action on the passage of the Bill. Monday’s public hearing, which took place inside [...]
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Divide Nigeria Peacefully OR by Civil War
The fact that Boko Haram has succeeded in waging war against Nigeria in total violation of the fundamental principles of society means Nigeria security arrangements have failed, and either the personnel are untrained or ill-equipped to meet the present and future threats to Nigeria territorial integrity The perpetual granting of amnesty to people who commit [...]
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike & Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze. ezemediaconcept08@rocketmail.com, 08038199163 PREAMBLE Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of [...]
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeri
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeria In lieu of your statement: NEF to Jonathan: You‘ve declared war on Northern Nigeria We progressive youth of North Nigeria hereby assert that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) does not represent the good people of North Nigeria. We are disappointed in [...]
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka By Jocelyne Sambira Africa’s continued growth has sparked the interest of investors from industrialized nations, resulting in fierce competition for its resources and markets. The aggressive economic expansion efforts by China and India, among others, come to mind. Japan, however, has [...]
Malian children face education crisis
Malian children face education crisis Conflict disrupts schools By Kingsley Ighobor While the world remains focused on ending Mali’s conflict following rebel incursions into the northern part of the country early last year, there are about 400,000 Malian children facing severe disruptions in their education, warns the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The fund and other [...]
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech By Pavithra Rao In an era of lightning speed, ever-present wireless connectivity, high tech is now also being used to benefit livestock farmers in rural areas of Africa. Widely known for being used to track wild animals, GPS, or “Global Positioning System” tracking devices are being adapted by [...]
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge To the President and Nigeria’s people AssalamualikumWe the MuslimsAgainstTerror.com here by offer our prayers and support for the mission to bring an end to Abubakar Shekau’s Boko Haram. We are pleased to hear of the declared states of emergency. Even though [...]
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Iraq’s Sectarian Violence: Bombings Plunge Country Into Deadly Spiral
Alaa al-Marjani / AP Ali Karim weeps over his daughter’s coffin before her burial in the holy Shi‘ite city of Najaf, Iraq, on May 20, 2013 In early January 2006, less than a month after I arrived in Iraq as a young U.S. Army lieutenant, I witnessed my first act of violence committed against Iraqi [...]
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
CAIRO | Wed May 22, 2013 3:42am EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel. Security sources said the men were freed following talks mediated by Bedouin [...]
