The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has expressed surprise over the recent collapse of the 60 million naira ongoing Centenary Tower being constructed by the state government in Abakaliki, and has ordered a full scale probe into the incident. To this end, the House has directed its Committee on Works to immediately commence investigation into […]
Oyewale Oyelola Kwara State government on Tuesday flagged off the sale and distribution of Cocoa agro inputs to farmers in the state at subsidized. The Kwara State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kishira in his address at the occasion said the sale and distribution of Cocoa agro inputs will boost agriculture and stimulate economic growth and […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A High Court sitting in on Tuesday ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) to refund forthwith deposits made to it by opposition party candidates that enabled them contest the November 2013 council elections. The court presided over by Justice R.N Onuorah held that the deposits made to the ENSIEC which the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Scores of women in South-East under the umbrella of Women For Peace and Justice Tuesday held a peaceful protest over the abduction of over 200 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State. The protesters, drawn from various churches and women organization in the South East geo-political zone, marched from […]
Ignatius Okpara , Benin Scores of aggrieved pregnant women on Monday took to the streets of Benin city, the Edo state capital, to protest the lack of ante-natal facilities at the State Government-owned Central Hospital in the city. The 200 expectant mothers alleged that it had become extremely difficult for them to access ante-natal facilities […]
The artificial fuel scarcity that started in entire Imo State two months ago like a child’s play has worsened, as heavy long queues have returned again to filling stations in different parts of the state. A litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol is sold for between N150 to 200 per litre in different areas […]
After several months of hostilities that led to waste of hundreds of lives and destruction of properties worth millions of naira, the Alago and Eggon tribes who are the principal actors have, alongside other ethnic groups in Nasarawa South, agreed to allow peace to reign for the interest of development. They agreed on Friday to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu As the insecurity challenge facing Nigeria continues unabated, Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu has challenged scientists in the country to rise up and proffer solution to the problem. Speaking in Nsukka on Friday,Ekweremadu, said the time has come for Nigerian scientists to develop devices that could be used to track members […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Former Military Administrator of Delta and Oyo States Col. John Dungs (Rtd) has died at the age of 62. Col. Dung’s Cousin, Engineer Daniel Woshi, who confirmed the incident to journalists at the deceased family resident in Rayfield, Jos said the former governor gave up the ghost at the Jos University Teaching Hospital […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As workers in Plateau State join their counterparts all over the country to celebrate workers day, the National Union of Local Government Education Authority Retirees Plateau State Chapter, has appealed to the state government to pay their 31 months outstanding pension and gratuity. The Union members made their plight known while carrying […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Retired) and Enugu state Governor, Barrister Sullivan Chime Tuesday congratulated Nigeria on her recent certification as a Guinea Worm-free nation by the World Health Organization (WHO). The duo spoke during Gen. Gowon’s visit to the Government House, Enugu in his capacity as the President and […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA It was tragedy-comedy at the Enugu State government House Tuesday as Governor Sullivan Chime ordered that an aero contractor helicopter that erroneously landed at the government lodge be impounded. The helicopter, which was said to have been chattered to fly the corpse of former member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, late […]
A medical team of the Kwara State Association in North America (KSANG) have arrived Ilorin to provide free medical services, including surgery to patients as part of efforts by Kwarans in the diaspora to support government’s healthcare services through 500 meters access to quality primary healthcare. Addressing the team, which comprises pharmacists, consultants […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Residents of No 132 Nike-Road, Abakpa, Enugu, were thrown into confusion in the early hours of sunday, as a building housing over five shops were gutted by a mysterious fire. African Examiner reports that although, the cause of the inferno which started around 3:25 am is yet-to-be ascertained as at the […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio has sacked two commissioners from his cabinet. This was contained in statement signed Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Aniekan Umanah on Thursday. The affected are the Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Bassey Akpan and the Commissioner for Rural Development, Mr. Effiong Abia. The statement reads […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka Scores of youths in Oko community of Anambra State on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest to the Anambra Government House Awka, demanding for the dethronement of the traditional ruler of the area, Igwe professor Laz Ekwueme. The renewed protest followed the alleged killing of a youth in the community by soldiers engaged […]
DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has attributed the current spate of terrorism and rising incidence of violent crimes in the country largely to the problem of youth unemployment. Governor Uduaghan, launching the Delta State Micro Insurance Scheme (DMIS) in Asaba on Wednesday, noted that lack of employment over the years has created a pool […]
To end the current violent insurgency in the country, all hands must be on deck, so says the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed The governor made the charge while receiving a group of women protesting the kidnap of secondary school girls in Borno State at Government House, Ilorin on Tuesday. Dr Ahmed described the […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, revealed on Tuesday that the state government has contributed over N16 billion as counterpart funding to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) since 2007. Uduaghan also said that the state expended over N800 million monthly for the payment of pension to retirees under the old and […]
Though he is yet to formally declare to contest the 2015 governorship election, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe was Monday endorsed by traditional Prime Ministers in Abia South Senatorial District who also asked him to declare his interest without delay. Also, the Oha Ngwa clan residing in Kano stormed Abaribe’s country home in Ohuru, near Aba, urging […]
