Agbaje, Ambode, Akele, others for Lagos gov gender dialogue
Governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jimi Agbaje, and his All Progressive Congress, APC counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode will today field questions from the women of Lagos State at the first Lagos governorship Gender Dialogue holding at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.
UNICEF commended on infant, maternal health
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has been commended for sustai-ning all the programmes geared towards the health of women and children in Imo State.
Parties playing politics with Aba—Ikpeazu
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said his opponents were just playing politics with the development of Aba, the commercial nerve of the state.
Akwa Ibom: The hurdles before Emmanuel
IF endorsements were the only yardstick to determine the next occupant of the Akwa Ibom State Government House, Mr. Udom Emmanuel of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may not need to contest the April 11 governorship election in the state.
4-yr-old boy burnt to death, as indigenes, settlers clash in Benue
MAKURDI—A four-year-old boy was, last Sunday night, was burnt to death in a bloody communal crisis that erupted between indigenes and settlers at Abinsi in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
NAFDAC declares drug counterfeit kingpin wanted
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, declared a suspected drug counterfeit kingpin wanted over various offences, including attempted murder of a police officer and importation of 15 container loads of fake and counterfeit pharmaceutical products into the country.
Shell facility’s oil leak pollutes Ogboinbiri River in Bayelsa
An oil leak from Seibou Deep facility owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has reportedly polluted Ogboinbiri River in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Insurers are imbibing spirit of prompt claims payment
The Nigerian insurance industry is entering a new phase in the form of transformation. Accordingly, insurers are imbibing the spirit of paying claims, even as the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, is becoming more visible in its regulatory roles to ensure that claims are paid promptly.
TUC decries return of fuel scarcity
TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday expressed shock over the re-emergence of fuel scarcity and queues nationwide, saying all stakeholders must ensure that normalcy returned immediately.
How Urhobo can realise governorship quest
URHOBO is the largest ethnic group in Delta State which homogenically occupies a senatorial district, parts of Delta south and Bayelsa State. Urhobo are industrious, accommodative, culturally sensitive and proud of their heritage. In the First Republic, the Urhobo supported NCNC in alliance with NPC, against Chief Alfred Rewane, a disciple of Awolowo’s Action Group, […]
NAFDAC threatens table water producers with sanctions
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has threatened to sanction water producers in Anambra State, who failed to participate in the ongoing water testing exercise.
