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KWARA State Deputy Governor, Afolabi Ogundeji, has canvassed the need to develop the non-oil sector of the nation's economy if Nigeria wants to make the list of 20 leading economic powers in

RESIDENTS of Enugu have resorted to burning heaps of refuse that have taken over the nooks and crannies of the capital city to forestall an outbreak of diseases. Although the refuse heaps

THE rivalry between the late political sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and the late Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, which caused political crisis in the First Republic, is the basis of the current disagreement

THE Plateau State House of Assembly has inaugurated a forum of former legislators. Held in Jos, Plateau State capital yesterday, the event brought together veteran legislators including the first Speaker of the

THE Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, yesterday praised the leadership style and development strides of Anambra State Governor Peter Obi. According to the Igbo leader and elder statesman, Obi represents goodness and

ALL on-going projects will be completed before the expiration of the tenure of the current Kano State government, according to Governor Ibrahim Shekarau. Opening a yearly retreat for Commissioners and Special Advisers

TASK Systems Limited, Nigeria's leading value-added Integrated ICT Solutions Company has clinched the coveted ISO-9001:2000 standard award. Announcing the award to the press, Mr. Stanley Okpaleke, Managing Director of the company stated

GOVERNOR Theodore Orji has pleaded with workers of the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu not to carry out their threat to embark on strike over the delay in payment of their three

THE editorial representative of The Guardian Newspapers in Edo State, Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu, recently emerged as the best Health Reporter (Print) of the year 2009 at the maiden award and luncheon night organised

 HISTORIC. Really historic. That is the way to describe the swearing in of Justice Iyorgher Aloysius Katsina-Alu as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by the outgoing Chief Justice Idris Legbo