Hand washing reduces disease contraction by 30 per cent – Expert
The Director, Public Health and Disease Control, Ebonyi Ministry of Health, Dr Chris Achi, said that regular hand washing reduces risk of contracting infectious diseases by more than 30 per cent.
2015: Buhari storms PH, seeks support
ALL Progressives Congress, APC, presidential hopeful, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), yesterday stormed Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, urging the people of Rivers State and the South-South region, to vote for him in the February 14, 2015 presidential election, should he be picked by his party.
Ebonyi Police arrest pastor over stolen goods, 5 others for theft, vandalism
ABAKALIKI—Ebonyi State Police Command yesterday paraded a self-acclaimed pastor of Assembly of Redeemed Christian Church, Ikwo, Samuel Obura, aged 35, over stolen goods.
I’ll not anoint anyone as my successor, says Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has said that he would not impose any candidate on the people as his successor in 2015, as according to him, he would not be a political godfather to any one that wanted to succeed him.
Former governors visit APC, plead for unity, oneness in politics
The Former Governors Forum (FGF) on Tuesday in Abuja pleaded with politicians to shun divisive politicking and violence arising from elections.
Reign of terror in Edo: How Majority Leaders, lawmakers escaped death
THOUGH those who have been following the crisis bedevilling the Edo State House of Assembly for some time now knew that the centre cannot no longer hold between the 15 All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers and the nine Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members. But what they never knew was that it will result to reckless bloodbath. Last Saturday, at about 6:30am, armed men numbering more than one hundred stormed the Assembly quarters which houses mainly the APC lawmakers, singing wars songs and screaming PDP!PDP!
Ekiti people should be thankful to Fayemi – Gen Akinrinade
Former Minister of Agriculture, Gen. Alani Akinrinade (rtd) has urged Ekiti people to be thankful to the outgoing Governor of the State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for expending the State resources in transforming the state.
Alleged Sack of Lawmakers: You lied against Appeal Court, Osun AG tells PDP
Osun State government yesterday condemned what it called the habitual proclivity of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to mislead members of the public.
A Season For Thugs
THUGS understand the business of violence. The boldness that has grown from not punishing them is evident in the havoc they are causing. They are appropriating space, the law watches.
You can’t extradite me to UK, Okomoyon tells FG
In a dramatic move to stall his extradition to the United Kingdom for trial over alleged bribe scam, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company of Nigeria, Mr. Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, on Monday challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal Government to extradite him to Europe for prosecution.
DSS arrests 7 over Delta commissioner’s wife’s kidnap
ASABA—Delta State command of the Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested seven suspected kidnappers over alleged involvement in the kidnap of Mrs Harriet Pirah, wife of the state Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Mr Joseph Pirah, who was kidnapped on July 24, 2014.
