Katsina —The Katsina State Police Command has directed its Area Commanders and DPOs to embark on enlightenment campaigns at motor parks on the dangers of road accidents. State Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abdulmajid Ali, gave the directive in Katsina, yesterday, while parading a suspected member of a miscreants group (Kauraye). He said the directive […]

Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission’s handling of last week’s council polls in which the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, clinched all the eight local government councils, yesterday received a knock from an advocacy group, Stakeholder Democracy Network, SDN.

Birnin Kebbi —  The Kebbi State Butchers Association, yesterday, in Birnin Kebbi demanded the provision of coldrooms to ensure healthy preservation. Chairman of the association, Mr Hassan Dangwa, told newsmen  that the lack of cold rooms had forced butchers to find alternatives which they did not consider very healthy. “Lack of coldrooms has left us […]

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa— Repentant militant leaders, who allegedly broke ranks with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, have thrown their weight behind the Federal Government’s anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The ex-militant leaders also expressed support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he has demonstrated […]

Imo State Government has said that the Governor’s wife, Mrs. Chioma Ohakim, last visited London in September 2009, as a private citizen and never addressed anybody or group in London this year on any national issue.