Group flays Nnamani’s call for Iwu’s sack
By Gbenga Oke LAGOS—A group, Coalition of South East Professionals, COSEP, has described the statement credited to the former Senate President, Sen Ken Nnamani, calling for the sack of the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu as baseless, sensational and mischievous. It also argued that the former Senate President lacked the […]
Bomb scare in Edo Assembly
THERE was pandemonium at the premises of the Edo state House of Assembly Monday, when bomb detective experts at the Edo state Police Command uncovered an explosive device suspected to be a bomb.
Suswam’s aide decries alleged financial recklessness in LGs
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Special Adviser to Governor Gabriel Suswam on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Sam Ode, has decried the mal-administration and alleged financial recklessness uncovered in some local government councils of the state by the Benue State House of Assembly. While lauding the ongoing probe of the 23 councils by the […]
US group moves to empower Ebonyi youths
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—A non governmental organisation, Jude Obasi Nkama Foundation has presented a programme aimed at empowering youths through skill acquisition, reorientation and other tools that would help the youths in Ebonyi State achieve optimal potentials in their different fields of endeavour. The foundation, founded by Jude Obasi, who is based in the United […]
Oyo field comes alive, gulps $963m
THE Oyo filed promoted by the Nigeria Agip Exploration Company and Allied Energy Plc, an indigenous oil company has finally come alive after gulping a whooping $963 million (about N143.4 billion).
Yar’Adua still on medical vacation, says Presidency source
Ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua who is currently recuperating in Nigeria after a medical trip to Saudi Arabia cannot address the nation as being demanded from some quarters because he was still on medical vacation, a presidential source has said.
