Category Archives: Politics
Bayelsa To Pay Pregnant Women N3,000 Monthly
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has declared a monthly payment of N3,000 allowance to pregnant women in the state. The Governor made this known on Monday during the maiden Infant and Maternal Mortality Summit held in Yenagoa, the state capital. He said the monthly allowance was to cover the cost of antenatal care for expectant … Continue reading
Obasanjo Patronizes Nigerian Hospitals
Former Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday patronized the Bayelsa Specialist Hospital and state-owned Diagnostics Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where doctors confirmed him medically sound after undergoing a five-hour medical check-up at both hospitals. The former Nigerian president, who had earlier visited Bayelsa State in February, had promised to begin his annual … Continue reading
President Buhari Elected ECOWAS Chairman
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari was elected the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The new appointment was disclosed by his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, at the end of the commission’s meeting in Togo on Tuesday. He will replace … Continue reading
Breakdown of Earnings of Federal Ministers and House of Representative Members
The continued lamentation by Nigerians under the yoke of recession seems not to have an end in sight yet going by the recently released report of the annual basic salary of some public service holders in the country. A careful examination of the report by the revenue mobilization and fiscal commission recently revealed that a … Continue reading
“POLITICAL CLASS HAS FAILED OUR COUNTRY” – Pastor Adefarasin
Founder and senior pastor of House on the Rock Church, Pastor Paul Adefaeasin, has said that the political class has failed the country. Adefarasin made the statement at The African Praise Experience (TAPE) 2018 on Friday, while delivering his sermon on“the blessing is on your blind side.” He charged worshippers on the essence … Continue reading
RCCG Pastor Wins Governorship Ticket
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Olapade Okunola, has won the governorship ticket election of the Accord Party ahead of the September 22, 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun State. The election’s returning officer, Alhaji Dokun Babarinde, announced the results on Sunday in Osogbo, adding that Okunola polled 141 votes to defeat his … Continue reading