ALSCON crisis: Russian managers hand over to Nigerians
The core investor in the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, BFI Group, has decried reports that UC RUSAL, the Russian firm at the plant, has sacked over 100 workers.
FRSC wants more centres for issuing drivers’ licences
Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, has called for the establishment of more centres in the state for processing of the National Drivers’ licences.
Failed Kidnap Bid: Police kill 2, arrest one
THE Police in Edo State, yesterday, shot dead three suspected kidnappers, who attempted to abduct a pregnant woman identified simply as Mrs Ehi on Evbomoma Road, off Sapele Road, Benin
Oghara chieftaincy dispute: Claimant wants Appeal Court to unseat monarch
THE presentation of staff of office to Chief Noble Estemitan by the Delta State Government and his subsequent crowning as Orefe III, Ovie of Oghara, which was a subject of litigation at the state High Court, has moved to the appellate court, as one of the claimants to the throne, Chief Macaulay Akpurhi, has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, to set aside the action of the state government in defiance of court proceedings and in contempt of court.
Why some men are coerced to donate blood —LSBTC
BY CHIOMA OBINNA Shortage of blood in government hospitals in Lagos State has forced husbands of pregnant women to now donate blood. A member of Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee, Mrs. Sherifat Lawal, who disclosed this at a blood donor drive, said the state would not force any expectant father to donate blood had there […]
China launches organ donation Website
China launched its first official organ donation registration Website on Wednesday, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC).
Old students association condemns Buni Yadi killings
Abuja chapter of Federal Government College Ugwolawo Kogi Old Student Association, has condemned the attack and recent killing of innocent students at Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, in Yobe State, by members of the Boko Haram sect
Ebonyi govt threatens communities for vandalised MDGs projects
Ebonyi State government has warned that it would readily deal with communities which Millennium Development Goals/Conditional Grants Scheme, MDGs/CGS, projects were vandalised.
Rep condemns abduction of broadcaster
A member of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, on Wednesday, condemned last week’s abduction of an radio broadcaster, Anthony Atakakpo, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Bin Laden son-in-law makes surprise testimony at NY trial
Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law made a surprise appearance Wednesday at his trial in New York, where he denied accusations he plotted to kill Americans.
Basketball: Zenith Bank women’s league dunks off
The first phase of the Zenith Bank women’s basketball league dunks off this Friday in Abuja with 16 teams drawn in two groups of eight teams just as the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF signed a new three year deal with its sponsor valued at N90 million.
