Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has commenced enforcement of rules and regulations against illegal activities of miners and dredgers in the state.

The Federal Government’s amnesty programme appears to be yielding the desired results as three former Niger Delta militants, undergoing aviation training in South Africa have successfully done their solo flights as part of requirement for award of private pilot licence, PPL.

MIXED reactions have trailed the advice of Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to the people of Anioma, Delta North Senatorial district to eschew infighting and forge a common front to realise their future political ambition.

The Black Stars yesterday held their first training session after getting a full house at their camping base in Nairobi.

EDO State House of Assembly, Monday, gave its Committee on Public Petition two weeks to investigate the alleged wrongful dismissal of some Edo indigenes from Abia State’s civil service.

Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has expressed concern over alleged arrest, detention and harassment of its members by soldiers on internal security duties in Anambra and Enugu States.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Tuesday, launched Edo State Traffic Management Agency, EDSTMA, to help reduce carnage caused by reckless driving.

Deputy Controller in charge of Sapele Prison in Delta State, Mr. Igbavboa John, has decried the state oAf facili-ties in the prison. He said the inmates deserved better condition of restricted life.

GOVERNOR Rauf Aresgbesola of Osun State, Tuesday said the state would require about two hundred billion naira, to fix all the decaying infrastructures in the State.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has been commended for the takeover of schools that were formerly under the control of religious bodies in the state.

The inauguration of a new state executive council by Governor Olusegun Mimiko last Friday was a definitive statement on his intention to sustain his political legacy in the Sunshine State.

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, yesterday, said of 35 political parties that obtained nomination forms, only 28 had been cleared to contest in the October 22, 2011 local government elections in the state.

By EMMANUEL AZIKEN The picture of some students of Abia State University demonstrating at the weekend against claims that the hedonistic gang rape of an unidentified lady was perpetuated by students of the institution was remarkably cutting. The picture was published on Monday edition of this newspaper. It was even more touching that among the […]

FOLLOWING the statement by a former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja that he had not closed his eyes to the Peoples Democratic Party, a factional secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Bashiru Akanbi has said the ex-governor was free to return provided he fulfils some certain conditions as specified by the constitution of the party.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has been commended for the takeover of schools that were formerly under the control of religious bodies in the state.