Gunmen abduct 72-yr-old man in Abia
By Eric Ugbor ABA—Despite efforts being put in place by Abia state government to stem the tide of kidnapping and other violent crime, particularly in Aba , gunmen have intensified their nefarious activities in the commercial city, causing residents sleepless nights. Few days after gunmen believed to be kidnappers, abducted two expatriate workers of a […]
Ibru urges N-Delta youths to drop arms
By Festus Ahon UGHELLI—CHAIRMAN of Ughelli North local government council, Delta State, Mr. Kenneth Kesiena Ibru, has charged youths in the Niger Delta to embrace peace and drop their arms in the interest of sustainable development of the region.
Labour petitions Yar’ Adua over railways’ rehabilitation
The senior staff union in the communications, Transport and Corporations in the country, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), has petitioned President Musa Yar’ Adua, suggesting ways to modernise the nation’s rail system and make it commercially viable.
The powerless wolf
By Alozie Ogbonna PREHISTORICALLY, the Igbos, of which I am one, have a way of doing things based on their culture and belief systems. It is not strange that when a father encounters a prodigious child, especially the extra inquisitive ones, he may be pushed to coin words or raise imaginative constructs to keep the […]
Cabotage: Banks pressurize shipowners over ship acquisition loan
By Godfrey Bivbere Banks have began to pressurize indigenous shipowners to repay loans collected to acquire ship in anticipation of increased patronage under the Cabotage law regime. Following the passage of the Cabotage Law, indigenous shipowners under the aegis of Indigenous Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) collected loans from banks to acquire more ships. This […]
Etiaba picks PPA nomination form for N5m
By Chris Ochayi ABUJA— Son of the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Mr Emeka Etiaba, yesterday picked the Progressive People’s Party (PPA) governorship nomination form to contest the gubernatorial polls slated for February 6, 2009 on the platform of the party. Mr Etiaba, who paid the sum of N5 million in bank draft as cost […]
