Oji—The Chairman of Oji-River Local Government Area in Enugu State, Mr Gab Onuzulike has presented 2010 budget estimate to the legislative council. Tagged ‘Budget of Light’, its stands at N1.33billion.

Onuzulike noted that with the drive of his administration, the budget estimate would be realised, adding that a ten man-revenue committee had been inaugurated in [...]

Abuja—The Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has called on the Federal Government to rehabilitate its roads in the state.

Ohakim made the call in Abuja, when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Works, Senator Sanusi Daggash.

“I am here to thank you for your concern in ensuring that the roads [...]

ENUGU—TRADITIONAL Rulers and leaders of thought in Nsukka senatorial zone of Enugu State have endorsed Governor Sullivan Chime for a second term in office with a request to the Governor to handover power to somebody from the zone in 2015.

The Nsukka people advised governorship aspirants from the area not to challenge Chime in the [...]

Enugu—The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Bill into law.

This followed the presentation of the report of the Joint Committees on Health and Judiciary at the third reading during a plenary of the House, yesterday.

Mr David Atigwe, Chairman of the Joint Committee, said the bill was [...]

By Sam Eyoboka

LAGOS — WORRIED by the continued reports of killing of Christians in the North, the umbrella body of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has renewed its call for a sovereign national conference, SNC, to fashion a way forward for the country.

Reacting to what it called the continued [...]

By Dayo Johnson

AKURE—IN its effort to develop tourism in the state, the Ondo State government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with an Italian firm for the construction of a tourism village that would gulp N40 billion.

The State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko who signed on behalf of the government said the tourism [...]

By  Emeka Mamah

Kaduna — The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has faulted Federal Government’s 2010 budget, describing it as industry and employment-shy.

Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna yesterday, the union’s General Secretary who is also Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Issa [...]

Youths in Rivers State have pledged their unflinching support for the Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chibuzor Ughwoha.

By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—The Chairman, South-South and South East Council of Muslim Traditional Rulers and Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Edo State, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, has called for an end to what he called the “endless recycling of leaders in Nigeria.”

The royal father made the call in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, in the palace [...]

By Wole Mosadomi

MINNA — A Minna High Court has nullified the results of local government by-elections conducted in six wards of Niger State declared in favour of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by the state Independent Electoral Commission.

The All Nigeria People’s Party, ANPP, had dragged the state Electoral Commission before the court for [...]