Former VC seeks additional state for S-East
UMUAHIA—Former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Samuel Igwe, has called on the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to create an additional state for the South East Zone as constitutional procedure to achieve same was too cumbersome.
AGRA: Africa’s soils are in trouble, says Jane Karuku
The President of the Alliance for Green revolution in Africa (AGRA), Jane Karuku, has said that for Africa to be able to feed itself and for its farm produce to be competitive in international market there is need to use both organic and inorganic fertilizer.
Stowaway boy returns to Benin
Mrs Evelyn Ohikhena, the mother of Daniel Ohikhena, the teenager who stowed away on an Arik flight from Benin to Lagos, has confirmed the return of her son to Benin.
NSE market capitalisation declines by N34bn
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday declined by N34 billion as a result of price losses by some blue chips.
Woman arrested for dumping baby in toilet
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Tuesday arrested a 23-year-old woman for allegedly dumping her new born baby boy in a toilet in Hadeja town of Hadejia Local Government Area of the state.
Women slump as court remands 29 cult suspects
Two women on Tuesday slumped at an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court when the court ordered that all the 29 suspected cultists brought before it be remanded in prison.
Nigeria ranked high on implementation of environmental agreements
A Kaduna-based environmental legal consultant, Mr Caleb Mutfwang, has ranked Nigeria high in the implementation of environmental multilateral agreements signed by the country.
Keshi should not allow distraction to truncate his success – Hamilton
Paul Hamilton, a former coach of the Super Falcons, on Wednesday warned Coach Stephen Keshi of the Super Eagles not allow distraction truncate his success so far in the senior national team.
Army probes killing of 26 vigilance group members in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday declared that it has commenced investigations into the killing of some members of a youths’ vigilance group called Civilian JTF by suspected Boko Haram militants in Monguno, Borno.
Nokia to sell handset business to Microsoft for $7.2bn
Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion).
Ex-militants issue one month ultimatum over unpaid allowances
NIGER Delta Ex-militants Phase II leaders Tuesday, issued a one month ultimatum to the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Kingsley Kuku to release unpaid allowances to members of the various camps in the phase or risk another round of crisis in the region.
