Militants threaten to attack Chevron hqtrs, Lagos, tank farm
NIGER Delta Avengers, reported to have gone underground after the shattering bombing of oil and gas facilities in Warri, Delta State, last week, roared from its hideout, this morning, threatening to not only spill blood, but also attack the headquarters of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, in Lekki-Lagos and its tank farm.
Leadership failure responsible for stunted economic growth- NBA President
Failure of successive governments has been attributed to their inability to provide the required vision and expertise needed to ignite economic growth in the country since independence. Nigerian Bar Association NBA , President Mr Augustine Alegeh SAN, made this assertion while delivering a lecture titled Law and National Development at the 15th Annual Justice Idigbe Memorial Lecture, organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Edo state.
NLC faults N90bn budget for power
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, faulted the plan by Federal Government to spend N90 billion in this year’s budget on the power sector that was already private sector driven.
ECOWAS economy under threat, says Ngige
MINISTER of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday, raised the alarm that the economy of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, was facing serious threat as a result of its monolithic nature.
Recovering stolen Global grants
Last week, the Global Fund said it had suspended the disbursement of grants to two Federal health agencies in Nigeria, following the discovery of shady practices relating to procurements conducted by them.
Niger Delta Avengers goes underground
MEMBERS of Niger Delta Avengers, largely an Ijaw militant group, which admitted bombing oil and gas installations in Delta State, recently, have gone underground following a massive manhunt for them by the Army, Navy and other security agencies.
Blame Obi for stalemate in Anambra senatorial re-run, Umeh tells constituents
The immediate past national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the party’s candidate in the Anambra Central senatorial re-run election, Chief Victor Umeh, has blamed the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, for the lingering impasse.
CCT adjourns Saraki’s trial till May 17
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned further hearing on the 16-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, till May 17.
Corp Marshal of FRSC warns against use of fake tyres by motorists
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi yesterday warned against the use of fake tyres by motorists on Nigerian roads, saying that the usage of expired tyres and over speeding were the most significant challenges in traffic management in the country.
2 arrested, bloodbath averted in Nnewi as Police stop touts, transporters’ clash
The timely intervention of the police in Nnewi, the industrial center of Anambra state yesterday saved what could have degenerated into a blood bath between some touts and transporters in the area.
Senator Ekweremadu, a role model —Hon Ugwa
The Deputy Senate president Dr. Ike Ekweremadu has been hailed as a role model in the politics of the South-East.
