By Fintan Ibegwam

LAGOS—The Governor of Imo State, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has assured Imo State citizens living in Lagos State of Free Transport back to the state during the forthcoming Christmas celebrations.

Governor Ohakim who made this known at the Cultural Day Celebration of Imo Citizens resident in Lagos, asked that those who cannot afford [...]

MUSLIMS from the South-East and South-South geo-political zones have protested alleged marginalization against them and hijacking of the list of government-sponsored Muslims for Hajj by their northern counterparts.

CRISIS is brewing in the Catholic Diocese of Benin as some Reverend Fathers are set for a show down with a top priest (names withheld) in the Diocese, who is acting on behalf of the Bishop of the diocese, Bishop Richard Burk, currently being investigated by the Vatican.

…to rehabilitate 20 federal roads with N71bn

By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA—THE Federal Government yesterday announced its approval of the sum of over N93 billion for various contracts, including the rehabilitation of 20 Federal roads across the six geo-political zones at the cost of over N71 billion.

This was announced by the Minister of Information and [...]

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, charged members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in the state to focus on community-based development projects in their national assignment.

By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI—Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State has commended contractors in his state, who have lived up to expectations and are working to beat the deadline for projects they are handling.

The Governor has, however, given till December this year as deadline to the contractors, whose performances have been below expectation.

Prominent on [...]

By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA — THE Federal Government yesterday said for the first time in Nigeria’s history Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are to commence capital expenditure as from January 2010 based on the 2009 budget without necessarily waiting for the National Assembly to pass the 2010 Appropriation Act, as it was done in the [...]

EXECUTIVE Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoN), Mr. Nnimmo Bassey has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the oil industry to realise that the time had come for the nation to plan ahead in the event of the country’s crude oil resource being exhausted.

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2007 election in Delta State, Comrade Emmanuel Igbini, has faulted the decision by President Umaru Yar’Adua to delegate his Special Adviser, Mohammed Aba Aji, to present the 2010 budget to the National Assembly rather than Vice President Goodluck Jona-than.