Wike promises workers priority attention
PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has assured workers in the state that his administration will continue to give their welfare priority attention. The governor, in a goodwill message to mark this year's Workers Day, yesterday, enjoined the workers to always give their best to the state, and thanked them for their support to his administration. Meantime, Trade Union Congress, TUC, in the state has called on the government to take urgent steps to rescue the economy from total collapse.
IMF calls for depoliticisation of budget, steady increase in VAT
The report failed to explain in details what it meant by depoliticisation neither did it allude to the long-drawn battle between the executive and the legislative arms of government.
Cultists kill 4 in Rivers as Police deploy men
PORT HARCOURT—Four persons have been confirmed dead by the Police in Ula Upata community, Rivers State, after suspected cultists stormed the area, Saturday night, shooting sporadically.
WHO warns FG, govs against fresh outbreak of Polio virus
lagos—World Health Organisation, WHO, yesterday, said Nigeria was yet to be certified free from Polio virus and could record a fresh case any moment, saying “If proper measures are not taken by the governments.”
Milo Basketball championship: Lagos, Oyo, Delta in Western Conference finals
Yejide Grammar School Ibadan, Oyo State picked the first semi final ticket in the girls category at the ongoing Western Conference playoffs of the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship.
Catholic Diocese sues Ekiti govt over education levy
ADO-EKITI—The Catholic Diocese of Ekiti has dragged Ekiti State government to court over the imposition of levies on pupils and students of its primary and secondary schools.
FG commits N44bn to social housing
The federal government has committed N44 billion to the development of social housing in the 2016 budget, in fulfilment of its proposed plan to build one million housing units across the country yearly. Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin, Managing Director of Federal Housing Authority (FHA), disclosed this when he visited the Turkish Embassy in Abuja, as a follow-up to the recent visit by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Kidnappers shoot doctor’s buttocks
OGHARA—Doctors within Oghara and environs in Delta State are lamenting the spate of kidnappings of their members as a medical doctor, Dr. Victor Ogagavwario, is currently nursing a gunshot wound on his right buttocks while trying to escape from his abductors.
May Day: Denying workers their wages is sin against God- Cleric
As workers across the world celebrated Workers Day on Sunday, May 01, 2016, a Pentecostal Bishop, Rt. Rev. Oluseun Adeoye has stated that refusal by any government to pay its workers salaries as at when due constitutes a great sin against the Almighty God.
Iheanacho scores 13th goal for City
Kelechi Iheanacho scored his 13th goal in all competitions this season for Manchester City courtesy of a brace in a 4-2 loss at Southampton yesterday.
Photos: Ambode, Tinubu,Osoba others grace Lagos Jazz festival
See photos at the evening of jazz music with gov. Ambode in commemoration of international jazz day 2016.
