L-R: Award recipient, Professor Olufunke Egunjobi; Commissioner for Special Duties, Ekiti State, Chief Apalara Wole-Adewunmi; Governor Kayode Fayemi; and Permanent…
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Not less than 10 million farmers have so far been registered by the Federal Government on database, more than doubling…
After the initial shock of Nelson Mandela’s death, many South Africans celebrated his life and legacy with song and dance -– a fitting tribute to a man whom music helped set free. Mandela is now a household name, hailed across the world for unifying…
Dozens of people have died in northern Kenya in a week of fierce clashes between rival ethnic groups, aid sources and reports said on Saturday. The unrest, centred around the town of Moyale in Marsabit county on the frontier with Ethiopia, has seen…
Richard Quest talks to Nigeria’s finance minister about Nelson Mandela’s economic influence in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela’s funeral cortege will travel through the streets of the capital Pretoria on three consecutive days, the South African government said Saturday, encouraging people to line the route. “Every morning, when the remains leave the mortuary…
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe paid tribute to Nelson Mandela on Saturday, describing the South African liberation icon as “a champion of the oppressed”. “Mr Mandela’s renowned political life will forever remain a beacon of excellence,” Mugabe,…
Abia State House of Assembly has summoned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Secretary of Judiciary Service…
The Abia State House of Assembly has urged the people of Amaoba Ime Community and the authority of Michael Okpara…
Abia State House of Assembly says that it cannot fold its arms and watch revenue Agents misapply laws enacted by…