By: Casmir Igbokwe Some Federal Government officials appear to be afraid of their shadows. It looks more like the proverbial saying that when a fowl farts, the land pursues it. Last week, Nigerians witnessed another attempt at authoritarianism. Some group had put up billboards in Abuja and elsewhere with the inscription, “All eyes on the judiciary”. The powers that be became fretful and ordered that the billboards be pulled down. They also dissolved the secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) for approving the advert and suspended its Director and…
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Oyo Govt. Set To Revamp Water Supply Project
Mandy Park The Oyo State government, has said it is working out modalities on how to improve its Water Supply Project, especially in the area of provision of adequate potable water. A Press release by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, noted that the Chairman of the Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo made the remark during his tour of the Corporation’s facilities across the State. Adeojo, explained that the tour was aimed at actualising the rehabilitation, upgrading and expansion of the State’s Water Supply Scheme to improve water supply…
Read MoreAbia government poised for greater commitment to Open Government Partnership initiative
By Mandy Park Abia government has expressed its readiness to show increased commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative to promote good governance, transparency and accountability in the State. The Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Kingsley Anosike, made this known on Tuesday, during a meeting between Abia Open Government Partnership (OGP ) State and non-state actors in Umuahia. Mr. Anosike said that the State government was poised to deploy all the available resources to ensure that OGP would be a huge successes in the State. According to him,…
Read MoreTiwa Savage congratulates Asake on selling out 02 Arena concert
Singer Tiwa Savage has congratulated Asake on his 02 Arena concert. She also shared videos and pictures of her performance at the concert on Instagram on Wednesday. “@asakemusic A great guy. Congratulations to you and your whole team ❤️🙏🏾,” Tiwa Savage wrote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tiwa Savage (@tiwasavage) Asake performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the 02 Arena in London on Sunday, making him the fourth Nigerian artiste to do so.
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