By Vincent Ujumadu
AWKA—GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday warned armed robbers and kidnappers operating in the state, especially in the commercial city of Onitsha, that his administration would take a decisive decision concerning them if they continued with their criminal activities.
The Governor, who spoke during the flag-off of the second Onitsha Business [...]
By Umar Yusuf
KANO — Officials  of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) clashed with hundreds of drug traffickers during the morning rush hour leaving two dead with four injured in Kano.
Last Saturday Ibeju-Lekki Federal Constituency bye-election in which People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won has further amplified the arch rivalry between Action Congress AC and PDP in Lagos. AC did not participate in the poll following its candidate’s disqualification by the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos over certificate scam. With AC candidate who was until the court judgment member of the House of Representatives, out of contest, it was a straight battle between PDP and Alliance for Democracy, AD.
Chief Ikedi Ohakim is one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State. It is equally not contestable that Ohakim declared his intention to run for the gubernatorial seat on the platform of the party. Until November 2006, Ohakim and some of his political bedfellows found confidence and real comfort In the PDP big family.
Vice President of NUPENG in-charge of the zone, Comrade Williams Akporegha, told Vanguard that any claims of crisis or imposition was being conjured by disgruntled people who are afraid that their candidates may not win and were, therefore, looking for an excuse for their failure.
For the only surviving three local carpets and rugs manufacturers not to go the way of Michelin and Dunlop, there’s need to protect the industry from collapse, reports Franklin Alli
His words: “The President’s address will either offer hope or dismay. If he breaks away from the tradition and fear of the past where other regions are afraid of fiscal federalism then we have a problem on our hands.
In 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt, so strong was the Catholic position against abortion as a family planning device that the Confab was dubbed ‘The Abortion Conference’.
The declining fortune of quoted companies continued Tuesday, as the value of listed equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) plunged further by N163.38 billion.
By Festus Ahon
UGHELLI—Delta State Government has charged traditional rulers across the country to give priority attention to matters of security in their domains.
Despite payment of N226 million duty on its N800 million worth of iron rod consignment by B/ Bird Capital with loan facility, the goods are still trapped at the Josephdon terminal in Tin-Can Island port for over four weeks after obtaining all relevant clearing documents.
OIUSA observed that one of the causes of the Niger Delta crisis and youth unrest is lack of employment opportunities for young people in the region. It pointed out that “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.†Therefore, the group urged the government to provide employment opportunities for the youths of the oil-rich region.
A maritime expert and former Inspector of Ships of the federation, Engr. Soji Akinsoji, has called on the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to include specification for ships operating in the nation’s inland waterways as a means of ensuring effective management and control of waste generated in the area.
Bonded terminals operators in the country have blamed terminal operators, popularly called “concessionaires†for non patronage of their off-dock warehouses.
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