Kaduna PDP youths beg Buhari to withhold LGs monthly allocation
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youths in Kaduna State, yesterday pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold the monthly Federation allocation to the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Kaduna State, claiming the state government had hijacked the council funds, contrary to earlier promise not to.
Have faith in Okowa, Delta Majority Leader urges constituents
Deputy Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Kenneth Preyor, has urged his constituents to have maximum faith in Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s government, which promises prosperity for all Deltans, both during and after his political campaigns.
Edo govt raises alarm over fictitious document on political appointments
Edo State Government has raised alarm over the alleged circulation of a fictitious document containing details of purported political appointments by Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s administration, urging people of the state to disregard the document because it was concocted and falsified to cause ethnic and social tension in the state.
Banks frustrating $6.5bn empowerment fund disbursement —IES
Institute of Empowerment and Strategy, IES, has accused banks in the country of frustrating the disbursement of the $6.5 billion empowerment fund to beneficiaries who have met the requirements to be empowered to start small scale businesses.
From 1909: Sad tale of Enugu coal industry
In 1909, coal was discovered in Enugu State, Nigeria. The Ogbete drift mine opened six years later.
Ekpan crisis: Forgive us, community head begs Okowa
CHIEF Newton Agbofodon, the Unuevworo of Ekpan, in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, has appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to forgive whatever wrong he and others in the community might have done, so as to steer the community from renewed crisis.
E-E programme’ll curb social ills— ASUBEB chair
THE acting Executive Chairman of Abia State Universal Basic Education [ASUBEB], Mr. Ugochukwu Nwosu has said that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu introduced Education for Employment (E-E) programme in the state school system as a way of curbing social ills such as armed robbery, cultism, kidnapping, among others.
‘Intervening factors’ stall publishing of Imo Assembly yearly reports
The expected yearly report of the Imo State House of Assembly Service Commission has run into arrears, following what the establishment’s Chairman, Chief Emeka Okoronkwo, called “some intervening factors.”
Osisioma Foundation, a blessing to Ndigbo —Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, says that the birth of Osisioma Foundation was not only a blessing but the vehicle needed by Ndigbo to re-establish themselves globally in commerce and education.
EEDC explains crazy bills, tasks consumers on energy theft
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has blamed what it described as incidences of overbilling of its customers on “energy theft” and appealed to electricity consumers in the South East to assist the company to apprehend the perpetrators.
S’East youths benefit from entrepreneurship programme
YOUTHS in the South East Geo-political zone are to benefit from the entrepreneurship programme established by Intarfact Beverages Limited based in Onitsha, Anambra State.
