We won’t lift siege to Shell, protesting youths tell Okowa
WARRI- YOUTHS of Itsekiri communities of Ugborodo, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, who have laid siege to Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, facility in their area for more than a week running, over alleged neglect, on Thursday, rebuffed the plea of the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to lift the blockade.
NGO calls for women participation in politics
Akure,The Stop Violence against Women in Elections (VAWIE), a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), on Monday in Akure called for an environment conducive for women participation in politics.
FAAN inaugurates automated car park at Lagos Airport
Lagos,The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has inaugurated a modern automated car park at the Domestic Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
5 arrested in Kwara for strangulating widow farmer
Ilorin, The Kwara Police Command on Monday says it has arrested five suspects who allegedly strangulated a widow on her farm at Chikanda in Baruten Local Government Area of the state.
PTA executes N32.7m projects in FGC Sokoto
The Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Federal Government College, Sokoto, has spent N32.7 million in the last three years on the execution of various projects in the school.
Bill to reduce age bracket for political office seekers passes second reading
Realising that the youths should be at the topmost echelon of political leadership, House member representing Oshodi/Isolo 11 Dederal constituency of Lagos state, Honourable Tony Nwulu has sponsored a bill, Not-Too-Young-To-Run,(NTYTR) which seeks to reduce, in favour of the youths, the constitutional age requirement for elective office seekers.
