The Oyo State Government has explained the rationale behind the directive to all the 20,000 cadets of the Youth Empowerment Scheme of Oyo State (YES-O) to re-apply. The Government, in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. ` Wale Sadeeq, said that the development was […]
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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called on the Federal Government to revisit the agreement it entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) while also urging the union to go back to class in the interest of Nigerian youths. The Governor, while speaking at a forum in Lagos, stressed the need […]
The Oyo State Government has said that former Governor of the State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and his surrogates masquerading as anti-corruption crusaders have no moral right to accuse anyone of corruption until the former Governor has effectively dispensed with the N6 billion fraud allegation brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said his administration is obligated to protect the environment and people of the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Najat Maalla M’jid will undertake a fact-finding…
Distinguished gentlemen of the press, I welcome you all to this briefing. You will recall that on 12th October, 2013,…
The Delta State free healthcare campaign has yielded positive result as Government has declared tremendous decrease in maternal mortality rate.…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has urged Nigerians to eschew all forms of political and religious extremism and lay…
Following the announcement of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Chief Emmanuel Edesiri Aguariavwodo, as the winner of the Delta Central…
The South African Consul General to Nigeria, Amb. Sam Monaisa has expressed the hope of direct flight from Cape Town…
GABORONE, Botswana, October 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Some 178 Angolans who had been living as refugees in Botswana,…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) High Representative for the Operationalization of…
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCSeptember 29, 2013On behalf of President Obama…
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination…
Spacehoot Announces New Social Media Platform to Boost Small Business Social SalesSocial selling has overtaking traditional selling thanks to social…
LUANDA, Angola, September 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The new Executive Director for Angola, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe of…
BEIJING, China, September 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference:At…
ALGIERS, Algeria, September 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria’s Minister of…
ALGIERS, Algeria, September 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of…
OTTAWA, Canada, September 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced a contribution of more…