Six die, eight hospitalized as cholera hits Ebonyi communities
NO fewer than six persons were yesterday confirmed dead while eight others were hospitalized following cholera outbreak in three communities in the state.
‘Kuku involved in non-integration of Justice Group into Amnesty Programme’
ASABA—Former militant leader, David Owhegbe has accused the Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, of working with the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, to deprive members of the Justice Group from being integrated into the Third Phase of the programme.
Corruption and arrested development
“No form of society can be reasonably stable in which the majority of the people are not fairly content. People cannot be content if they feel that the foundations of their lives are wholly unstable.” -James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) ECONOMIC prosperity, peace and progress are the rewards which the people get in return for their […]
Bayelsa judicial workers suspend strike
Yenagoa—The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Bayelsa State chapter, yesterday, suspended its six weeks old industrial action following the decision of the state government to fully implement the provisions of the 1999 constitution as amended with respect to the funding of the judiciary.
Electricity consumers accuse IEDC of exploitation
Electricity consumers, yesterday, expressed alarm over “outrageous estimated bills” distributed by the Ikeja Electri-city Distribution Company, IEDC, saying the bills increased by over 300 percent.
Edo govt alleges plot of high-profile killings
Edo State Government, yesterday, raised alarm over an alleged plot by people it described as anti-democratic forces to unleash a reign of terror on the state through high-profile killings ahead of the March 28 and April 11 general elections.
