LAGOS—Public and private primary and secondary school students across Lagos State resumed academic activities for the 2014/2015 session, yesterday, with the first day of resumption dedicated to sensitising them on the preventive measures of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. Following the outbreak of the the Ebola Virus Disease imported into the country by American-Liberian diplomat, […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned in strong terms the detention of a journalist, Mr. Amechi Anakwe of the Africa Independent Television (AIT) on the orders of Assistant Inspector General of Police in Abuja, Mr. Jospeph Mbu.

LOYALISTS of Rivers State chapter of All of Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday described the last six years of PresidentGoodluck Jonathan as the most disastrous in the country’s history

The family of the late Dame Oluremi Oyo has released the burial arrangements for the deceased who died recently at the age of 62.

As discourse over the purported $9.3 million arms deal continues to rage, a diaspora group, the Nigeria Unite Group, NUG, has petitioned the office of the Secretary General of the United Nations on the alleged $9.3 million arms deal, demaning for proper investigation.

Lagos—The Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, has faulted Ebonyi State Government and the state’s Commissioner of Police over the arrest and detention of Mr. Abah Thomas, and Mr. Henry Amah, the state Chairman and Secretary of the party, respectively.

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has described the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan as a sham, saying poverty still pervades the society.

PORT HARCOURT— LOYALISTS of Rivers State chapter of All of Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday described the last six years of PresidentGoodluck Jonathan as the most disastrous in the country’s history,

Why is there a conflict between Africaness and modernization? Why has the hybridisation of these two elements failed to benefit Africa?

Apro-democracy group, Goodluck Believers Movement, GBM, yesterday, insisted that it was the turn of the people of Delta North senatorial district, to produce the governor of Delta State, as they had been marginalised since the creation of the state.

The #BringBackOurGirls#, BBOG, campaign group, yesterday, called on Nigerians and the international community to demand the immediate release of the remaining 219 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, abducted by Boko Haram.

Former Lands and Housing Minister, Chief Nduese Essien, said in Abuja yesterday that the just-concluded National Conference has reinforced the potential for Nigerians to live together and solve their problems despite areas of disagreement.

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, has blamed the delay in the rolling out of prepaid meters to consumers on the fear of bye-pass of its meters.

LOKOJA— Armed robbers, yesterday, raided a bank (names withheld) at Egume Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one of the policemen on duty.

Two publications provoked this writing. Both publications say so much about how contemporary Urhobo politics has entered the doldrums and how if this trend is not immediately arrested we as a people in spite of our majority status in Delta State will remain political underdogs.