PORT HARCOURT—THERE has been acrimony for more than one year running over who is the bonafide national president of the Ijaw National Congress, INC, the apex body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality with two persons, Barrister Boma Obuoforibo and Alatubo Charles Harry from the Eastern zone, comprising Rivers and Akwa-Ibom, laying claim to the exalted position.

ASABA—ABAVO community in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State was, Sunday night, thrown into mourning following the killing of one Obuehi Chuks by a commercial bus driver, who drove against traffic.

IROROBEJE family of Afiesere community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, protested alleged unlawful arrest of its son by soldiers of the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, over an allegation that he was attempting to blow up pipelines.

Former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, yesterday rubbished the claims that 19 vehicles were recovered from him, raising an alarm that some forces were bent on tarnishing his image.

THE National Judicial Council, NJC, has directed that judges participating in “sensitive and highly visible trials such as election petition proceedings” must declare their personal assets before and after conclusion of such cases.

By Prince Osuagwu (Hi-Tech Editor) CHAIRMAN MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie has said that all monies repatriated by telecommunications operator, MTN Nigeria between 2006 and 2016, were all in respect of payment of dividends and capital divestments. He also said that such monies originated from legitimate foreign direct investments into the company even as their […]

A five man panel of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, hearing the appeal on the tax forgery suit filed against Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, had adjourned indefinitely, pending the determination of a motion filed by Sir Friday Nwosu which urged the Supreme Court to take over the matter or order the panel to expeditiously determine it.

THE House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Primary Healthcare Centres, PHCs across the Federation as a result of the non-functioning of 90 per cent of the 34,000 PHCs.

PROTESTS and condemnations have continued to trail last weekend’s councillorship primary elections conducted by the Abia State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to produce the party’s candidates for the December 17 Council elections in Abia State.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has decried poor investment in health and dearth of human resources across all levels of healthcare in the country, saying that, “We have nothing compared to a population of 170 million.”

LAGOS—ONE of the legs of ailing veteran Nollywood actor of Village Headmaster fame, Tunde Alabi, who has been battling complications from diabetes at the Lagos General Hospital, was amputated, yesterday.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isacc Adewole has cautioned Commissioners of Health in the North -East to carefully utilise the Save One Million Lives fund provided by the Federal Govenment in order to qualify for the second phase of the programme in 2017. Adewole, who gave the warning last week in Maiduguri, during the operationalisation meeting of programme organised for the Commissioners of Health of Bauchi, Gombe Taraba, Adamawa and Borno states.

Wife of the Benue State Governor, Dr. Eunice Ortom, has enjoined women to undertake regular Breast Self Examination, BSE, to ensure early detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer cases.

Chairman of National Population Commission, NPC, Chief Eze Duruiheoma, said yesterday that Nigeria will require N222 billion to conduct accurate, reliable and acceptable population and housing census, proposed for 2018.