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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks by bandits on communities in Zamfara State, after about 55 people were killed in separate attacks by bandits in four Zamfara communities in three days. The affected communities were Sabon Gari Damri, Damri, and Kalahr, in Bakura Local Government Area, as well as Faru in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara. Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media […]

The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Enugu State Ugonna Ibeh, has revealed that tourism can earn the nation more revenue, if well harnessed. Ibeh who said this when he declared open the 2022 edition of the Flowing Feathers Tourism Writing Competition FFTWC, said the competition is coming at a time when the government is diversifying its economy away from the crude oil, adding that it would expose the students […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday praised the Governor of Ebonyi State Dave Umahi’s infrastructure drive, describing the Ebonyi leader as an engineer with repute. Buhari who is on a two-day visit to the South-East State said this while inaugurating the 700-metre length twin-flyover also called King David’s University flyover which cost two billion Naira, adding that he is impressed with the performance and he knows the projects will last. The President […]

The Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has described late Umaru Musa Yar’adua as a good man whose type is rare to find. Jonathan who stated this today in a statement to mark the 12-year remembrance of the former president Yar’adua who died in 2010, said the legacy of Yar’adua would always be remembered in the country, as he was a man of peace, a patriot and a selfless leader. Jonathan noted […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has threatened to embark on a three-day nationwide warning strike, in solidarity with affiliate unions in the universities and Nigerian students. This is contained in a communique jointly signed by its President, Ayuba Wabba, and its General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and issued to newsmen yesterdayat the end of the Congress’ Central Working Committee, CWC meeting in Abuja. The NLC had on April 13, given the […]

The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark this year’s workers day and eid-al-fitr celebrations. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration yesterday on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated workers across the country on the occasion and commended their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice. Aregbesola, believes their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country […]

The Coordinator of Royal Healthcare Foundation, an NGO based in Enugu, CHRIS AMALU has called upon government at all levels in the country to intensify efforts that would bring about the elimination of the rampant and wicked desecration of human lives like kidnapping, ritual killings and sex abuse. Amalu made the call yesterday afternoon when they paid a courtesy visit to the management of URBAN RADIO, Enugu, to seek partnership […]