FEC approves N236m for irrigation project in Katsina

Admin

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N236 million for the completion of Sabke Irrigation Dam in Katsina State. Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, told State House correspondents at the post-FEC briefing that the contract for the dam was initially awarded in 1997, re-awarded in 2009 after it was abandoned, but would now be completed by the current administration. Adamu said, “One Memo from my ministry was considered today as part of our efforts to improve the acreage for irrigation, we have been committing ourselves to completing many…

Read More

FG Absolves Military On Rumoured Monkey Pox Vaccination

Admin

The federal government has dismissed reports that the military was carrying out vaccination in some states and spreading Monkey pox in the areas. This was disclosed by the minister of health, Isaac Adewole after the Federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Adewole, who stated that the military is not involved in any vaccination exercise, added that the federal government cannot carry out any vaccination exercise without collaborating with state governments. According to him, the federal government was only carrying out vaccination campaigns…

Read More

Defending is not a crime-Mourinho

Admin

Jose Mourinho made his case for the defence and took aim at his Premier League rivals after injury-hit Manchester United edged closer to the Champions League knock-out phase. Despite being two points off league leaders Manchester City and already on the brink of qualifying for the next round in Europe, there is a lingering air of negativity. Mourinho’s tactics were widely condemned after Saturday’s drab scoreless draw at Liverpool and things hardly improved in Lisbon, where United again held firm at the back to secure a 1-0 win against Benfica.…

Read More

Jonathan meets IBB in Minna

Admin

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at his uphill residence in Minna. Jonathan reportedly drove to Minna in a GMC bullet proof SUV with registration number ABJ 961ER, with eight vehicles in his convoy and arrived at Babangida’s residence at about 10.00am. The meeting between the two leaders, which started few minutes after 10.00am, did not end until about 12.14pm. Jonathan declined to give details of his visit to IBB, saying it was “private and personal.” When pressed further, Jonathan…

Read More

World designers to storm Lagos for festival

Admin

No fewer than 500 world famous designers and interior decorators would converge on Lagos for a four-day African Culture and Design Festival slated for Nov. 9 to 12. The President, Interior Designers of Association Nigeria (IDAN), Titi Ogufere, made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogufere said that the event organised by the association and co-hosted by the Lagos State Government, would feature video clips, showcasing Nigeria’s progress in celebrating arts and culture 40 years after FESTAC ’77. She said that it would also feature the World Design…

Read More

Top APC members set to join PDP – Akpabio

Admin

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus on Wednesday met with the party’s minority leaders of State Assemblies. The meeting centred on how to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) from power in 2019. Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio told newsmen after a closed meeting at the National Assembly, that number of stalwarts of other political parties were on their way to the main opposition party in droves. “These are the Minority Leaders of the PDP in different State Houses of Assembly, who are in Abuja to interact…

Read More

Former FCT minister to forfeit 14 properties

Admin

A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interim forfeiture of 14 properties by former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed over alleged corruption. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba yesterday ordered that the properties, which were allegedly purchased and concealed under names of different companies and individuals, be forfeited to the Federal Government within 21 days. The judge ordered the publication of the order in newspapers. The order followed an ex parte application by EFCC counsel, Ben Ikani, who pleaded the court to direct…

Read More

Nigerian Kehinde Wiley to paint Obama’s portrait

Admin

Former U. S. president Barack Obama, has picked Nigeria’s Kehinde Wiley, to paint his official presidential portrait. The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery while making the announcement said Wiley is an exciting choice for the presidential portrait. Wiley, a hip-hop portraitist  is known for lush, larger-than-life portraits that overlay black street culture with European classical motifs. The 40 year-old New York-based artist, born to a Nigerian father and an African American mother, will have a novel spin on the traditionally formal composition. Wiley has painted rappers LL Cool J in the…

Read More

Taliban kill 69 Afghans in multiple attacks

Admin

Taliban suicide bombers struck government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, including a senior police commander. Scores of others were wounded in the rampage. The deadliest attack hit a police training centre attached to the police headquarters in Gardez, main city of Paktia province. Two Taliban suicide car bombers paved the way for a number of gunmen to attack the compound, officials and militants said. At least 21 police officers were killed, including the Paktia provincial police chief, with 48 others wounded, according…

Read More

Shell opens electric vehicle charging in UK

Admin

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell has launched a fast-charging -service for electric vehicles at three Shell service stations near London and in northern England. The company said on Wednesday that the service would charge most electric vehicle batteries from zero to 80 per cent within half an hour. The project is the oil major’s first foray into fast-charging-electric-vehicles, whose use is set to grow with consumers’ demand for cleaner cars. Shell will expand the service further in Britain and into the Netherlands and the Philippines, the company said. The launch…

Read More