Cash calls: Revenue Commission worried by NNPC’s role
ABUJA -THE Revenue mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Friday warned that the execution of the joint venture cash calls (JVCC) initiated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was having an adverse effect on the nation’s economy.
Jigawa police investigates ex-Commissioner over alleged ritual killing
By Aliyu Dangida Dutse -Â Jigawa State Police Command has begun thorough investigation of an ex-Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji Umar Abba Kukuma, for his alleged involvement in the ritual killing of two children in Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of the state which occurred last week. Speaking to newsmen in his office, […]
Group decries crisis in Benue PDP
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — A group under the aegis of Benue Democratic Watch (BDW) has decried the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in parts of Benue State, describing the situation as unhealthy to the norms and principle of democracy. It condemned in totality the purported withdrawal of the mandate of some seven […]
Emergence of new militant group threatens FG’s amnesty
THERE was fresh threat to the amnesty programme of the federal government for militants in the Niger-Delta weekend, as a new militant group, the Urhobo Revolutionary Army (URA), comprising mainly members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) emerged to fight the interest of the oil-rich Urhobo ethnic nationality in Delta State.
Iri Ji festival: Imo gives condition for participation
Owerri – As various communities in Imo celebrate the 2009 ‘Iri Ji’ festival, the state government has said that it would identify with only those celebrating the indigenous variety of yam. Chief Longers Anyanwu, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, disclosed the government’s position in Owerri at the weekend, while speaking with newsmen. […]
50 graduates benefit from Imo N30micro-credit scheme
Owerri – At least, 50graduates of tertiary institutions in Imo are benefiting from the N30 million agro micro-credit scheme of the state’s Acharaubo Graduate Youth Farm Project. Chief Longers Anyanwu, Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Imo, disclosed this on Sunday in Owerri, in an interview with newmen. He said that beneficiaries would each […]
