Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said chairmen of Akoko-Edo and Orhionmwhon Local Government Areas remained suspended, noting that the state government will ignore the resolution of the House of Representatives seeking to reverse the suspension, maintaining that the resolution was passed in bad faith.

TO ensure it fulfill promises made to the people of the Niger Delta region in the wake of the amnesty programme, the Federal Government, yesterday, started a process for the design and construction of the multi-billion naira East-West railway and the inland waterways transportation system in the region.

THERE is no doubt that the last two weeks belonged to the usual patience of the Nigerian people and perhaps, the consistent goodluck of the acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan in preventing what could be regarded as unnecessary constitutional crisis.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—PARTICIPANTS at the recently concluded South East national workshop on compendium of localities of the National Population Commission, NPC, in Abakaliki Ebonyi State, have decried the marginalization of the zone in past  population census result in the country. The participants lamented that most of the localities in the zone were not counted […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—HUNDREDS of people have been rendered homeless in Amaekpu Item of Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, following the rainstorm that destroyed about 80 houses in the community. Economic trees and other property valued at about N200 million were also destroyed by the severe storm. However, no life was lost in […]