Independent (Nigeria)

3 days ago | independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar

In a surprise visit, Governor Mai Mala Buni inspected the newly completed Department of Community Medicine building at the Yobe State Teaching Hospital, Damaturu. The inspection visit was aimed at assessing the quality of work on the project. The visit comes on the heels of the West African College of Physicians (WACP) granting full accreditation for training 25 senior and junior physicians. Governor Buni was accompanied by Senator Musa Mustapha and Special Adviser on Special Duties, Hon.

3 days ago | independent.ng | Uche Nwosu

UMUAHIA – Senator Austin Akobundu, representing Emeihem in the Senate has said that his victory at the Court of Appeal that made him to claim his mandate for the Abia Central Senatorial district seat only reawakened the spirit of service to humanity in him.

4 days ago | independent.ng | Mohammed Abubakar

DAMATURU. – In a significant development, Yobe State has reaffirmed its commitment to the Stabilization and Livelihoods for Displaced Persons (SOLID) project, a World Bank-funded initiative aimed at promoting sustainable recovery and development in communities affected by conflict and displacement. The state’s commitment was reiterated by Suleiman Dauda, Yobe State SOLID Project Coordinator, during a 5-day technical meeting for SOLID Project Appraisal hosted by the World Bank in Abuja.

4 days ago | independent.ng | Samuel Ogidan

ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) rejoices with Nigerians, especially Christians, on the joyous occasion of Easter celebration and enjoined them to embrace hope, patience, sacrifice, and resilience, some of the priceless values and virtues immanent in Jesus’ death and resurrection. Easter, the joyful end of the Lenten season of fasting and penitence, is core to the Christain faith as it commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

4 days ago | independent.ng | Ejikeme Omenazu

BISHOP DR JOSEPH IGHALO EDORO, is the Presiding Bishop of ‘A Touch From Heaven International Ministries’ and President, ‘A Touch of Love Humanitarian Foundation’, in this piece for Sunday Independent, exhorts Nigerian Christians on how to mark the Easter in the midst of the current economic crisis: Easter is here again! A time to celebrate the triumph of love over hate and the triumph of life over death, by the actualisation and realisation of the forfeiture by God of His only Son, to invoke...