FG approves 5,000 more recruitment of Customs officers
Federal Government has pproved the recruitment of five thousand more men and officers into the Nigeria Customs Service just as the last batch of recruited personnel will end their training at the end of the year.
Bishop condemns sale of babies
By Tony Edike ENUGU – ANGLICAN Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, condemned the sale of babies by some unscrupulous persons in the country. Speaking in a radio programme in Enugu, Dr Chukwuma advised families wishing to adopt children to follow due process, stressing that the sale of babies is not […]
‘6.5 million Nigerians may die from tobacco addiction’
By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Health, yesterday, heard that an estimated 6.5 million Nigerians are on death row due to tobacco addiction. This figure was given by Mr. Aknibode Oluwafemi, Programme Manager of Environmental Rights Actions/Friends of the Earth in a presentation to the Senate Committee on Health at the two-day […]
Clerics kick against imposition of taxes on churches, mosques
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOSÂ -Â Religious leaders in Lagos rose stoutly against the planned imposition of taxes on donations made to religious bodies, describing it as unconstitutional and counter productive. The state government has concluded plans to impose taxes on income accruable to religious leaders and organisations, arguing that they all make use infrastructure built […]
Okonjo-Iweala lauds Obi on fiscal management
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – THE Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonji-Iweala has said in Awka, that Governor Peter Obi’s fiscal management style has portrayed him as the most fiscal responsible Governor in Nigeria, which she observed, has enabled him use public funds for public good. The World Bank boss, who was […]
Armed Robbery: Okiro displays recovered weapon
…berates judge for releasing robbery kingpin By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA – After publicly displaying of one of the rocket launchers with which the armed robbers who last week killed a DPO, destroyed a Police station and attacked four banks in Enugu and Anambra states, Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro yesterday said with the type […]
EFCC arraigns director, 4 others over N1.1bn fraud
…get bail for N250m ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned the Director-General of the National Gallery of Arts, Chief Joe Musa before an Abuja high court sitting for stealing a total N1.1billion belonging to the Federal Government. Three other principal directors of the National Gallery of Arts together with the Personal Assistant […]
Give up now, Yar’Adua warns militants
President Umaru Yar’Adua, yesterday, warned criminals in the Niger Delta whom he called “merchants of violence†to give up or face being exposed by the people
Kogi sacks 10,000 workers over forged documents
By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA -Â OVER 10,000 workers of the Kogi State Government who joined the workforce with forged documents have been relieved of their appointments. This development came even as the police said they were currently on the trail of the 19 accountants suspended by Governor Ibrahim Idris over their alleged involvement in the […]
Elders’ Forum calls for demilitarisation of N-Delta
Niger Delta Elders and Leaders Forum, has stressed the need to de-militarize the Niger Delta, saying the people of the region are still skeptical about the sincerity of the Federal Government in the peace process with the presence of members of the Joint Task Force (JTF).
LASG bridges existing gaps in polio immunisation
Bola and Tola are twins. Born in Ikorodu, Lagos, the children, both boys, have grown in the last two years, playing, laughing and crying in the same manner until the day Bola was diagnosed with polio. Unlike Tola, he can no longer walk.
