Give us our takeoff grant, Unizik VC begs FG
VICE chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka Thursday passionately appealed to the federal government to extend the takeoff grant given to federal universities at their inception to his institution, arguing that the grant would enable the institution complete some on-going projects.
You want President Jonathan to fail, Adokiye accuses NSC
Chief Adokiye Amiesimaka, former Green Eagles winger and one time Attorney-General of Rivers State has accused the National Sports Commission of plotting the failure of Mr. President to “right the wrongs in sports administration in Nigeria.”
Commissioner’s kidnap: More knocks for Police in Rivers
WITH widespread criticism of the Police in Rivers State still reverberating over perceived failure to avert the gruesome murder of four students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, the Police have again come under knocks, following the kidnap of a commissioner in the state.
IG withdraws security from political office holders
THE Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday withdrew all police orderlies attached to political office holders in Ondo State just as he announced restriction of movement into the state from this evening.
It is the floods, even next time (2)
ADDITIONALLY, the people suffer oil spills which are usually not cleaned and gas flaring which further depletes the ozone layer. In the oil producing areas, many farmlands are destroyed by oil exploitation; the waters are polluted thereby destroying fishing which is a major preoccupation of the people.
18 RECs to be used for election – Jega
BY DAYO JOHNSON CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, yesterday, assured that all the votes cast in the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State wouldl count and that the winner of the election would be declared Sunday morning. Jega, who spoke in Akure during a stakeholder meeting with all […]
