IT was all smiles and jubilation galore yesterday as the Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko doled out N1.4billion to 1,551 retired primary school teachers and local government workers as their pensions and gratuities.

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has raised an alarm over alleged use of blackmail and intimidation by the state government to force local government council chairmen to decamp to the Action Congress (AC). But Action Congress through its state Publicity Secretary, Retti Uzzi, described the allegation as untrue, saying […]

ENUGU—THE Enugu State Government has ordered the closure of 751 secondary, primary and nursery schools, which were established in the17 Local Government Areas of the state without meeting the required standard or obtaining government’s approval.

he Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has denied allegations in “affidavit of facts” sworn to by a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ukwa East/West Federal Constituency, Abia State, Mr. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta that the Abia State nominee into the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr.Aloysius Nwagboso, is being investigated by the Bureau for fraudulent activities and false declaration of assets.

The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress (AC) has described the conviction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Chief Olabode George, as a well deserved judgment for massive corruption while in NPA.