When General Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime flagged off a contract for the construction of a gigantic water scheme at Amuro Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, at the cost of $36 million, under the control of Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority, Naze, Owerri, both indigenes and non-indigenes of the area shed tears of joy.

NO fewer than 1,812 rape and other sexual assault victims including minors were treated by Mirabel Sexual Assault Referral Centre in three years, the Managing Partner of the Centre, Mrs. Itoro Eze-Anaba has disclosed.

THE Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the sum of N500 billion bonds for the state government spanning between 2016 and 2019.

ABUJA: The Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, yesterday, warned the Federal Government that the current economic challenges facing the country could lead to increase in human trafficking in Nigeria.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday urged people of Edo State to troop out and vote for the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election in the State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for continuity of people-friendly policies and programmes.

ABUJA — Some supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, clashed with members of the #BringBackOurGirls group, as the campaigners made their way to the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Nigeria ‘s Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, has become the first winner of the new prestigious US$ 100,000 award called the Africa Food Prize.

Perturbed by the rising spate of jailbreaks across the country, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, said, yesterday, it had commenced an audit of prisons facilities in the country.

Ordinarily, the choice before Edo voters on September 10 should not pose a burden heavier than the simple ceremony of sieving the grain from the chaff. The contention is between the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Delta State Government has agreed to provide enabling environment for the Union Dicon Salt Plc to cultivate 10,000 hectares of cassava production and as well as to sep up a processing plant in the state.

Financial expert turned politician, Godwin Obaseki is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the weekend election.

Pentecostal Bishops Forum, yesterday, told President Muhammadu Buhari that there was hunger in the land.
The clerics made their feelings known after a closed door meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Their cry came as President Buhari, at the campaign of All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship election rally in Benin City, Edo State, assured Nigerians that the nation’s economy would soon get out of its current doldrums, even as Vice President Osinbajo blamed the country’s economic quagmire on bad governance and corruption of past leaderships.

Asaba—For the over 4,500 property owners on designated government lands in Asaba, it was a huge relief as Delta State has made good its decision not to demolish their houses as it inaugurated a task force to regularise the titles for owners of such buildings.

Salkida said to have close contacts with Boko Haram leaders, was arrested, Monday, just as he arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, apparently to present himself to the military authorities which had earlier declared him wanted, along with two others, namely Ahmad Bolori and Aisha Wakil.

THE way things are going in Edo State in the campaigns to the forthcoming governorship election, there is this fear by independent observers that it will not be conducted in a free and fair manner.