8,046 displaced in South-West in two months —NEMA
THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has disclosed that it has recorded 8,046 disaster victims chiefly from fire and windstorm in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states in the first two months of 2015. The victims, it said, were affected in seven major incidents with Lagos State having 1,064 persons.
Why local investors shun e-commerce sector – report
Nigerian operators in the e-commerce ecosystem have attributed the apathy of local investors to the lucrative and booming e-commerce sector to high failure rates of tech start-ups as well as fear and doubts about the viability and investment value of the sector.
Enugu PDP Gov race: Court to deliver judgment today
There is tension in Enugu State as the people await judgement on who would fly Peoples Democratic Party’s flag for the April 11 governorship election in the state. Senate Ayogu Eze filed the case challenging the recognition of Ifeanyi Ugwanyi as the candidate of the ruling party.
Policeman, suspected robber die in gun battle in Calabar
An attempt by a suspect to disarm a police corporal in Calabar, weekend, ended in the death of the Policeman, while colleagues of the dead policeman also gunned down the suspect. An eye witness who gave his name as Ikechuckwu, told Vanguard that a team of policemen on patrol stopped a taxi in front of 268 Murtala Muhammed highway (8 Miles) and asked two men seated at the back of the taxi to alight but they refused.
Violence in Ogun as APC, PDP clash at Amosun’s campaign
The re-election campaign of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State turned bloody during his visit to Remo North Local Council of the state, when the supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, clashed leaving some people injured.
Jonathan’s endorsement splits Ohanaeze Ndigbo
“We have salt deposits in Ebonyi State, a broken down cement factory at Nkalagu, the Enugu Coal Mines closed down, the Oji-River Thermal Station not functioning, the river dock at Onitsha a mirage, the Enugu Onitsha Road as well as the Enugu-Port Harcourt roads as death traps. “The Aba dry dock is a mirage. Why should the Igbo not discuss these problems with President Jonathan? He is our President.
