MEMBERS of the Delta State House of Assembly yesterday ordered that the Zonal Medical Director at Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital, Dr. Michael Ogbangwo, and a Staff Nurse, one Mrs. Helen Ofuagbor be sacked for their negligence which eventually led to the death of a patient rushed to the hospital for urgent medical attention.

Chairman, Arewa Patriotic Vanguard (APV) Alhaji Abdulrazak Gidado has warned the Federal Government to beware that the 2011 elections could be marred by violence, if urgent steps are not quickly taken to nip it in the bud.

Former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, has launched a portal (website) to reverse what he described the misrepresentation of his person by the Nigerian media.

NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has called for immediate rehabilitation of displaced natives and inhabitants of Gbaramatu area of Warri, Delta State and Odi in Bayelsa as well as other displaced people affected by the crisis in the Niger Delta region in order to boost the amnesty deal, warning that the continued neglect of these displaced people is a threat to the amnesty deal.

The adherence to strict budgetary discipline has been identified as key to the entrenchment of order and sanity in the system and the disbursement of government funds and resources, especially in the face of the current global financial crisis.

YOU’VE no doubt seen it by now. Perhaps you’ve turned the names over and over again in your mind and have finally committed them to memory. And you sure should, and even consider yourself privileged to have seen this day in which you were given a sneak preview, just a peep really, at the faces of Nigeria’s problem children.

The Honourable Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, Tuesday, called on Nigerians to storm the National Stadium, Abuja, in their large numbers on Sunday to support the Super Eagles.

Only seven players were still being expected as at the time the national senior football team, Super Eagles, set out to their first training at the mainbowl of the National Stadium, Abuja, Tuesday evening, ahead of Sunday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying cracker against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi has commended the Federal Government over the award of contract for the reconstruction of the Abakaliki-Mbok (Ogoja junction) highway project.

NATIONAL Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) yesterday in Benin announced the release of the results of its May/June 2009 National Business Certificate (NBC)/ National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations.

The ongoing rehabilitation of the ailing Okoso Bridge on the Bayelsa State stretch of the East-West road yesterday caused serious gridlock spanning over two kilometers with several motorists avoiding the route.
The ailing structure, one of the several bridges on the troubled East-West linking the South-South states has been a source of grave concern to motorists plying the route following its deplorable state.

As the registration for volunteer jobs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup holding in South Africa closed at midnight Monday, Nigerians topped the list of applicants outside the host country with 750 applications, ahead of the USA with 554 applications.

…lauds Ondo Assembly for non-partisan By Dayo Johnson AKURE – ONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko Tuesday signed into law a Bill on the World Bank Assisted Community Social Development Project. He equally commended members of the State House of Assembly for throwing aside political differences in the overall development of the State. Governor Mimiko […]

Nigeria Under-17 team coach, John Obuh, has expressed confidence that the country will put up a credible performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, despite a recent age cheating scandal in which 15 members of the squad were discovered to be above the age allowed for the competition.

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN – A group under the aegis of the Quintessential Professionals and a chieftain of the Action Congress (AC), Chief Femi Lanlehin have condemned the alleged shoddy road construction embarked upon by the Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala-led administration. Based on alleged poor performance, the AC chieftain said his party would strive and send […]