Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Texas flood worsens as Trump visits


     Flooding in South-Eastern Texas and South-Western Louisiana is expected to worsen due to overnight heavy rainfall, just as U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to visit the battered region.

Senator Kanti Bello dies at 72

 

   Famous Katsina politician Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello has died in Abuja at the age of 72. Bello, a two-time senator, died early Tuesday at a hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. He was buried in Abuja according to Islamic rites.

Why FG introduced new social media policy, by presidential aide



    Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, and head of the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE), Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi, said in Abuja recently that the rationale for the introduction of a new social media policy is to enhance government’s media platform.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

University of Ilorin gets new VC

 

   The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin yesterday announced Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem as the new vice chancellor of the university for the next five years.

Eid el-Kabir: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays


    The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Eid el-Kabir celebrations.