Normal activities in the nation’s foremost Aluminium Smelter Company, ALSCON, now AC-RUSAL, in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State was disrupted as workers, yesterday morning demonstrated within the Company’s premises with playcards, stoping work for close to five hours over poor conditions of service.

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) has exceeded the national daily consumption level of petroleum products, pumping an average 41 million litres per day – the established national daily consumption is 30 million litres per day.

FOUR days after the seizure of the Ezza-Ezillo disputed land by suspected hired militants, who over powered both the military and police, Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, yesterday visited the war front, where no fewer than five policemen were reportedly killed by the militants.

The government of Akwa State have made a vigorous case for the relocation of the proposed Lekki Greenfield Refinery to its planned free trade and industrial zone at Ibaka area of Akwa Ibom state.

HELL was let loose at the hallowed chambers of the Edo State House of Assembly Monday, when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress (AC) members in the House, threw caution to the winds in a free for all fight.

Banks are now battling with money deposited by customers in their vaults which they are either not ready to give out as loans or nobody is coming forward to take. This is a fall out of the over N400 billion in the system more than the banks needed to hold in cash, which has brought the need for banks to lend to each other in the interbank money market to zero level.

On February 13, 1994, Nature Servant Phillip Eguaseki Asomwonriri returned home to Africa. To come along with us about Africanite Religion, we cite from the Africanite Proclamation dated, WEDNESDAY,1994, page 46, subtitled, “The Divine Nature” A glance at the Universe; instantly reveals how magnificent and abundant Nature possessions contain and HER endless treasures remain a source of bewilderment to those who possess the Earthly spirit of the Universe.

Celebrations always come with different kinds of aftermath and Lovers day (14th February) is not left out as various complaints on disappearance of spouses during the celebration kept knocking on our door. If you had your spouse by your side through out the celebration then you should count yourself lucky because the story was different for some other people. What will be your reaction if your spouse disappears on Valentines eve only to return some few days later? Will you call it quit or allow the sleeping dog to lie? Read on and find out the reactions of some of our celebrities.

ON February 1, 2010, the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Liyel Imoke, appended his signature to the State’s 2010 Appropriation Bill. With this executive act of assent, the Bill in effect becomes law.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Federal Government has agreed to partner with Imo State Government to complete the on-going Royal Oak Refinery and Petrochemical Industry in Egbema. Governor Ikedi Ohakim disclosed this while addressing a cross section of Imo people shortly on arrival at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, SMICA, Owerri, from Abuja. “The Federal […]

AT the last count, 17 out of the 25 candidates who contested the February 6, 2010, Anambra State governorship election, have conceded victory to the APGA’s Peter Obi.

WORRIED by the bad state of federal roads in Abia State, the state House of Assembly has summoned the federal Controller of Works and FERMA in the state to brief the House on what they were doing to fix the roads.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its  chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu have been  commended for successfully conducting the Anambra State governorship election held on 6 February 2010. The Accord Party of Nigeria, APN, in a statement  by its  National Chairman, Mr. Muhammed Nalado, said  that the electoral body had proved all book makers wrong […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Irked by the alleged misappropriation of the excess crude funds levelled at Ado Local Government Council chairman, Chief James Abo Edeh, in Benue State has debunked the allegation in its entirety. Edeh stressed that those peddling the allegation in Ado LGA  were bent on discrediting his administration despite his strict […]

THE Free Maternal and Child Healthcare, MCH, programme of the Enugu State government may suffer a serious setback in Udi Local Government Area if the 200 Community Health Extension Workers serving in various health centres in the council make good their threat to withdraw their services over non-payment of their allowances since the past 14 months.