The bullion van with its police escort jeep, according to sources, was returning to Warri from Benin empty when it ran into the gunmen who opened fire on them.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young  A pan-Igbo socio-cultural group under the aegis of Concerned Igbo Citizens for State Democracy in Nigeria, CICSDN,  has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint an Igbo man to replace former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, who is now on pre-retirement leave ahead of the expiration of […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — THE leadership crisis rocking the electronics market in the commercial town of Onitsha is yet to abate as the former executive of Electronics Dealers Association, EDA, insisted, yesterday, that they would not hand over to a new executive because there were still pending cases in court. Four members of the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — ANAMBRA State has been selected as one of the three states in the country for the implementation of the World Bank-supported State Governance and Capacity Building Project II, aimed at supporting states that have shown a clear commitment to reforms. Speaking during the flag- off of the project in Awka, […]

Abuja—The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday threatened to hand over corrupt officials in the administration to the anti-graft agencies. He issued the threat at the inaugural meeting of the new FCT Executive Committee, EXCO. Mohammed charged the officials to shun all forms of corrupt practices and be committed to the service of […]