Notorious arm’s dealer in police net
The Police at the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji-Adele, Lagos recorded a breakthrough last Monday when it intercepted a truck loaded with large cache of ammunition. Three suspected notorious illegal arms dealers were also arrested with the truck at Shaki-Oke-Ogun border in Oyo State while they were trying to smuggle the truck into the country. At the end of the operation, 97,250 rounds of 12 mm live cartridges and a barretta pistol were recovered from the truck.
NDDC: Edo nominee rebuffs opposing senators
By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA— Mr. Donald Omorodion who was nominated to represent Edo State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has rebuffed the petition of two of the three senators from the state opposing his nomination. The nominee in his response to the petition against him presented to the Senate Committee […]
210 deceased civil servants’ children get scholarship in Delta
Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board has given at least 210 children of deceased civil servants in the state scholarship for 2008/2009 academic session.
IPMAN gets c’ttee to check members excesses
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Irked by adverse reports from Nigerians, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has set up Product Allocation Committee charged with the responsibility of monitoring and checking the excesses of its members. The National Vice President of IPMAN, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, made this known while speaking after the election of 18 […]
OTC names recipients of 2010 distinguished achievement Awards
RICHARDSON, Texas, USA – The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will present its 2010 Distinguished Achievement Awards on 4 May to Hugh Elkins for important advances in subsea drilling technology, and to the Independence Hub for the coordinated solution to accessing ultra-deepwater reserves. The two awards will be presented at the annual OTC Awards Luncheon at […]
Kerosine scarcity hits Aba
Aba—Residents of Aba in Abia State have appealed to the NNPC management to make kerosene available at its mega-service stations in the state. A cross-section of the people, who spoke with newsmen in Aba, yesterday said that the measure would alleviate the suffering of a greater majority of the people, who depend on kerosene for […]
