36-yr-old HIV/AIDS patient rapes 3-yr-old, infects her

36-yr-old HIV/AIDS patient rapes 3-yr-old, infects her

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — In a bid to seek cure for his HIV status, a 36-year-old man, Cletus Agwu has been allegedly misled by a witch doctor in Makurdi to rape a three-year-old girl (names withheld) who has also been infected with the virus. The bizarre incident which took place, weekend, at 8 Yogbo […]
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Dear Minister, President, come to Eket

Dear Minister, President, come to Eket

By Paul Bassey For the benefit of my rising band of readers let me repeat the fact that this column usually goes in on Friday sometimes as early as noon. What this means and sadly too is that I will not be in a position to discuss the decisive CAF Champions league return leg cracker […]

Oshiomhole commissions water projects in Edo community

Oshiomhole commissions water projects in Edo community

TWENTY-TWO years after it last enjoyed pipe-borne water provided for it by the administration of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in the old Western region, the Ewatto community in Esan South-East local government area of Edo State was weekend agog, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole commissioned five water projects donated to it by one of its illustrious sons, Chief Leemon Ikpea.

EGCDC awards N400m  contracts

EGCDC awards N400m contracts

IN its bid to speed up the infrastructural development of Ijaw oil bearing communities in Delta State, the Egbema/Gbaramatu Central Development Committee (EGCDC), created by Chevron Nigeria Limited weekend, awarded over N400 million contracts to14 different contractors in its mandate areas in both Warri North and South-West local government areas.