IGNATIUS OKPARA, Oko, Anambra Members of Oko community, in Orumba North council area of Anambra state, and home town of the first Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme are now at war with each other, just as the Traditional ruler of the area, Igwe professor Las Ekwueme, Wednesday announced the suspension of 13 of its […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka The Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, the Anambra state capital Wednesday rejected the African Independent Television (AIT) video clips presented during the hearing of the petition filed by Senator Chris Ngige of All Progressive Congress APC against the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Governor Willie Obiano and the All […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka The Anambra state command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has bursted a notorious car snatching syndicates that have been terrorising various parts of the state and environs. Director of the service in the state, Mr. Alex Okeiyi, who paraded the six suspects before newsmen, Wednesday in Awka, the state capital, […]
A new 28 kilometer Road to link Ikot Ikara -Ikot Ibritam has been flagged off by Governor Godswill Akpabio in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Governor Akpabio who commenced the road construction during his town hall visit on Wednesday to Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency, expressed disappointment with the state of roads […]
The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu says he is ready to make peace with former president Olusegun and other people who offended him. Prince Kashamu also said he was happy that Obasanjo has extended olive branch to his former vice president, Alh. Atiku Abubakar […]
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State is currently at war with the Federal Government with the central government releasing soldiers to stop the Lagos State Government from developing housing estates for its citizens. The Federal Government is claiming ownership of the land the state government is erecting housing estates, with Fashola refusing to surrender. At […]
A group, All Niger Delta Peoples Congress (ANDPC), has berated critics of the Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison Maduakwe for acting as if they were commissioned to pull down the Minister at all costs. The group said criticisms of the Minister have suddenly become acerbic and sustained as attackers often go personal in their presentations. […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Aba Soldiers attached to the 144 Battalion, 14 Brigade Ohafia, Abia State on Tuesday impounded and set ablaze a truck with no registration number carrying about 33,000 litres of stolen crude oil. The oil thieves, our correspondent gathered allegedly stole the product from a broken Nigeria National petroleum corporation NNPC pipeline somewhere in […]
Cameroon security forces on Tuesday made a huge seizure of arms apparently meant for use by terrorists operating in Nigeria last weekend. Over 288 rifles and 35 Rocket Propelled Guns as well as 35 locally made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered after a fierce encounter at Abugasse, Cameroon, close to the Chadian border. Other […]
Reuter: Another man has died while helping to build the Sao Paulo stadium that will host the opening match at this year’s World Cup in Brazil, a hospital spokesperson said on Saturday. He is the third construction worker to perish while working on the Arena Corinthians on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and the seventh […]
By Oyewale Oyelola The people of Ekiti State will on June 21, 2014 elect the person to pilot the affairs of the fountain of knowledge stat from October. Electorates in the state would choose one out the three governorship candidates; incumbent governor of the state, John Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Former […]
…As Tukur Moves To Link-Up With Korean Investors For Nigeria to fully assume the status of Africa’s economic giant there is need for it to develop a functional transportation system, anchored on effective railway operation, a leading Korean activist has said. The activist, Dr Charles Yang who is the Chairman Universal Peace Federation made this […]
The industrialisation drive of the Ogun State Government has attracted a 200 million dollar investment, which is expected to generate no fewer than 1000 employment. The Executive Board Member and Coordinator, Overseas Investments, Hayat Kimya Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ali Zeybek said “having carried out a thorough business survey of the ECOWAS countries, we chose Nigeria […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Justice Adeniyi Ademola did not order the 37 members of the House of Representatives who defected to the APC to vacate their seats because he is not competent to issue such a ruling, as the issue of whether not they can defect was not before […]
The police in Plateau have arrested one Benjamin Toma after beating his wife to death because she allegedly denied him sex. The Plateau State Police Commissioner, Chris Olakpe told journalists on Tuesday that Toma beat his wife to death and later hung her body to cover up what he did. “On the 04/03/2014, at about […]
This followed a motion for the adoption of the proposed committee structure by Mr Orok Duke, representing South-South geo-political zone. Duke moved the motion pending corrections to be effected by the secretariat following observations and suggestions made by delegates. The motion was seconded by Mrs Dinatu Assani, representing Trade Union Congress. The News Agency of […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Mrs. Comfort Osuabu, a middle aged woman, was on Monday apprehended by the Police Anti Robbery squad of the Aba Area Command, Abia state, for allegedly operating an illegal maternity home popularly known as “Osu Abuwa” mainly being allegedly used for child trafficking. The illegal maternity is located at Umuabuwa community in […]
Justice A. M Liman of the Federal High Court, Benin has convicted and sentenced one Larry Edomwonyi (alias Markus Erixson) to six years imprisonment. He bagged three years each on two of the six count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to […]
By Ignatius Okpara Parents in Imo state are now living in perpetual fear, because of the alarming rate of child kidnapping in various parts of the state. The ugly situation, has also made them, especially (mothers) to now go to sleep with one eye open for fear of uncertainty. Only last week, Umuzike Autonomous Community […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has condemned in its entirety, the killing of 21 Boko Haram suspects in the custody of the State Security Services (SSS) in the Sunday jailbreak attempt. It was reported that trouble started Sunday morning when one of the suspects in the SSS custody, believed to be […]
