Boko Haram: Oritsejafor urges Yar’Adua to order arrest of sponsors
The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on President Umaru Yar’Adua to urgently order law enforcement agents to arrest and prosecute sponsors of all religious fundamentalist groups threatening the stability of the country or risk an imminent major religious crisis.
Ogbulafor sues for peace in Imo PDP
By Chidi Nkwopara Owerri – The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, has appealed to the warring members of the party in Imo state to sheath their swords and provide an enabling environment for Governor Ikedi Ohakim to excel in his constitutional assignment. Prince Ogbulafor made the appeal when he addressed […]
Police arrest 6 as BRT workers embark on strike
NO fewer than six workers of the Lagos State government Bus Rapid Transport (BRT), including two women, who yesterday embarked on strike and protest for improved welfare and conditions of service, were arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command and taken to unknown destination.
Anambra wants Yar’Adua to inaugurate River Niger dredging project
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – Contractors handling the N36 billion dredging of the River Niger have moved to site in Onitsha, with the people and government of Anambra state expressing enthusiasm about the project. The people of Anambra state have mean-while, urged President Umaru Yar’Adua to come to Onitsha to inaugurate the project. The Commissioner […]
Monarchs tasked on unity
Traditional rulers in Arondizuogu have been charged to bury their differences and reunite in order to promote and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the people. The President General of Arondizuogu Patriotic Union (APU), Chief Uche Ohia, made the appeal at the weekend, when he received the report of the 2009 Ikeji Arondizuogu Festival from […]
Commuters stranded as govt bans Okada in Abakaliki
By Dennis Agbo Abakaliki – Many People were, yesterday, stranded at different bus stops and other locations within Abakaliki metropolis as the ban on commercial motorcycle operators by Ebonyi state government took effect. Security agents, mostly policemen were every where in the state capital, enforcing the ban, while a few of the commercial motorcyclists that […]
