Consumers have right to challenge unfair tarrif in court
LAST year, we used to have at state capitals, but we discovered that perhaps we were talking above people’s head. It was then brought down to local government and we picked three local governments in each of the geographical zones. Ogun State was picked in south west and I was at Ota, Ijebu-Ode, and I was also at Abeokuta.
Akpabio tasks Akwa Ibom confab delegates on unity
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, has charged Akwa Ibom delegates to the national conference to be united and defend the unity of Nigeria as an indivisible entity.
Anthony Village residents enjoy free healthcare by NGO
Residents of Anthony Village, in Lagos weekend, enjoyed free medical services, courtesy of an International Non Governmental Organisation, the Comforter’s Companions Fellowship
Ezekwesili, Fayemi’s wife to address women conference
Dr. Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, wife of the Ekiti State governor and a host of other renowned women have been selected to speak during the 2nd annual Women’s Conference organized by the Daughters of Destiny, DOD, Interdenominational Fellowship
Empowering women: The Jonathan approach
SATURDAY, March 8, 2014, was this year’s International Women’s Day, the first of which was celebrated in 1911. The celebration is a reminder of the plight of women all over the world while it marks their economic, political and social achievements. In history, even among the most socially advanced nations of the world, the status of women was always seen as inferior to that of men. Not only were women’s roles secondary, women were, in several cases, totally excluded from participation in certain activities.
3,998 traffic offenders convicted in Edo, Delta, Anambra last year — FRSC
A total of 3,998 traffic offenders have been convicted in Zone RS5, Benin City, comprising of Edo, Delta and Anambra states by the mobile courts constituted by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in conjunction with the judiciary within the zone in its 2013 operational year in the three states
I never abandoned my job — Sacked senator’s aide
AN aide to Senator Domingo Obende, representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Mr. Dominic Ifidon, allegedly sacked for working for another senatorial aspirant, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, has denied abandoning his job.
2015: Group urges Jonathan to declare intention
A non-governmental organisation, Tell Nigeria Initiative, TNI, has appealed to President Good-luck Jonathan to declare his intention to contest next year’s presidential election, noting that the issue of security required concerted efforts from all citizens of Nigeria, who should see it as everybody’s business, rather than the sole duty of government.
Uduaghan signs 2014 budget into law
DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, signed the 2014 budget into law, assuring Deltans that his administration was poised to finish strong, hence more money would be spent on capital projects with a view to completing ongoing projects.
NYSC DG cautions corps members ahead of polls
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, has warned corps members who will serve as prospective electoral officials in the 2015 general elections, to resist any form of inducement from politicians.
Okorocha orders street traders to relocate to Relief Market, Owerri
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has ordered street traders along Douglas Road and other streets within Owerri municipality to relocate immediately to Relief Market, Owerri
