One of the sad ironies of the Nigerian situation in the last three decades of its existence as an independent country is the dearth of world-class infrastructure in the health sector. This explains why many Nigerians, especially the well-to-do in the society, choose to travel abroad for even minor health challenges. The situation is depressing, not just for the huge…
Delta Beyond Oil
Beyond his eight-year tenure as governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan is concerned about the future of the state. He believes that someday, the crude oil wells of the Niger Delta region will dry up and revenue will stop coming from that source. Ordinarily, that should give every well-meaning citizen of that state reason to…
Award-winning Micro-credit
The Micro-credit programme is adjudged one of the star programmes of the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration. Designed as an economic empowerment programme for the purpose of poverty alleviation, the Mcro-Credit programme is a success story. Since it started in 2007, Anthonia Ashiedu, the Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, said over N3 billion has been invested in…
Osun Elections: Voting Peaceful So Far
The election has been relatively peaceful and calm so far. Police helicopters have been hovering around the state monitoring law and order. Lai Mohammed, APC publicity secretary confirmed that his hotel was invaded and alleged that about 200 members of the party av been arrested by security operatives. Nearly all d voters are not complying…
The ‘Change’ in Ekiti
By Olugbenga Olayiwola – Igbo-Ora, Oyo State Constituency. It is very unfortunate that (some) Nigerians are still very much gullible about “stomach infrastructure” even as we castigated and criticised the successive administrations in the country for not providing enduring and lasting infrastructural amenities such as good roads, pipe-borne water, functional hospitals, quality and qualitative education,…
Boko Haram: The Challenge Muslims Face
By John Dania – Internet Constituency. So much ado about the violent sect in Nigeria, Boko Haram, I would rather say that the sect’s capacity for havoc is overrated. No doubt, they have caused havoc in Nigeria and beyond, but are their activities sufficient enough to threaten the existence of millions of Muslim brothers in…
Voting Ongoing In Osun
Voting has finally commenced in Osun State. Old and young ones, civil servants including the physically challenged,are eager to vote. Iyiola Omisore, PDP candidate, while casting his vote at Ward 03, Moore, Ife-east,urged the electorate to remain civil in their conducts. “We must remain committed to enthroning true democracy in the state. The years of…
OPIC Spends N1.8bn on Agbara Industrial Estate
Babajide Odusolu, managing director, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation, OPIC, has said a total sum of N1.8bn will be expended on construction of roads in the industrial and residential areas of Agbara, Ogun State. He said, “What we are doing in Agbara industrial estate is an holistic infrastructural development. We are constructing 11 kilometres…
Bomb Blast in Abuja
There has been an explosion at the Banex Plaza, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja this afternoon. The explosion was said to have set the popular and busy building alight. Reports say not less than 50 shops were affected by the explosion and subsequent fire which is said to be raging even at the time of filing…
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