By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—The people of Owerri Municipality have expressed displeasure over what they called “the marginalisation of the area in the creation of local government development areas, since the inception of the current democratic dispensation.”

Disclosing the position of his people on the matter before the Imo State House of Assembly,  the member representing [...]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad

KANO—The National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke, has attributed the crisis  rocking the  PDP dominated federal legislative chambers as an indication that the ruling party has failed the country.

Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, spoke [...]

By Tony Edike

ENUGU—THE new Digital Mapping of Enugu State, which would capture and show all the physical features, topography and landscape of the state is to cost the state government  N467 million.

Already,  a team from a South African-based company, Southern Mapping Company awarded the contract, which will work in collaboration with the Enugu [...]

By Emmanuel Elebeke

LAGOS—Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State announced that arrangement had been concluded by the state government to conduct  the local government election in the state, adding that about 3,000 persons would be recruited into the State Civil Service,  next year.

He also said the state  plans to create more  local development areas.

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By  Anayo Okoli

Umuahia—Abia State Deputy Governor, Mr  Chris Akomas has described Microfinance  Banks  as  veritable tool for the empowerment of the rural masses to change their lives for the better.

Akomas who spoke when the Abia State Chapter of Association of Microfinance Institutions (AMFI/Abia) paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Umuahia, commended [...]