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EEDC restructures, appoints Jayaraman as acting MD/CEO

EEDC restructures, appoints Jayaraman as acting MD/CEO

The Board of Directors, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) recently completed a comprehensive organisational restructure aimed at realigning its strategies, direction and priorities to more readily achieve its target ATC&C loss reduction, improve network reliability and customer service.

Son butchers village head, throws corpse into pit toilet in C-River

Son butchers village head, throws corpse into pit toilet in C-River

EKPRI IKOT ENE— DISASTER struck, penultimate Monday, at Ekpri Ikot Ene community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, when an enraged 23-year-old son butchered his father, who is the village head, HRH Francis Ekpo Ene, and dumped his remains inside the family’s pit toilet for persistently accusing him of stealing his money without facts.

Pupils imbibe cooking skills for healthy living

Pupils imbibe cooking skills for healthy living

In the spirit of catching them young, Lindy’s Gem’s Foundation and Maggi are teaching basic cooking skills and how to make a balanced meal to 50 children from schools and less privileged homes in Lagos.

Culture of story telling and Julius Pondi

Culture of story telling and Julius Pondi

STORY-TELLING is an imaginative act of telling a story using verbal versatility, communicative fluidity, allusions, allegories, improvisations, body language and skillful voice-manipulation built around the activities of the people solely for the purpose of education, socialisation and ethical revolution.

135th IPU, Economic Recession and North East Challenge

135th IPU, Economic Recession and North East Challenge

By Sanni Onogu For the National Assembly delegation to the just concluded 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva Switzerland, the international fora was another opportunity to rally more international support for the country’s efforts to urgently and effectively tackle the present economic recession and the humanitarian crisis largely precipitated by the Boko Haram insurgents […]

Lagos PDP commends Ambode over abandoned projects

Lagos PDP commends Ambode over abandoned projects

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has commended the administration of Governor Akinwumi Ambode for resuscitating abandoned projects under the Babatunde Fashola government saying there are signs that Lagosians are feeling the impact of Governor Ambode in Lagos.

Niger Delta peace talk: Ndokwa, Isoko threaten court action

Niger Delta peace talk: Ndokwa, Isoko threaten court action

Ahead of the proposed peace meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, today, to find lasting solution to the problems in the Nigeria Delta region, a cross section of leaders and stakeholders of ethnic nationalities in the region has continued to beat the drum of war, alleging exclusion from the meeting.

Buhari-Niger Delta leaders meeting: A good beginning

Buhari-Niger Delta leaders meeting: A good beginning

The meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the Niger Delta under the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) scheduled for today, is a good beginning and a major step forward towards the resolution of the crises in the region.

Lagos engages 500  emergency response volunteers

Lagos engages 500 emergency response volunteers

Lagos State Government has begun training 500 residents across its 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, as volunteers to boost responses during emergency and disasters, especially at the community level.

How Tarfa prevented EFCC from arresting clients  – Witness

How Tarfa prevented EFCC from arresting clients – Witness

A legal practitioner, Mr Sulaiman Salaudeen Abiola, yesterday told an Ikeja High Court how a Senior Advocate, Mr Rickey Tarfa allegedly obstructed the course of justice by preventing the arrest of his client by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Lagos @ 50: A conversation and matters arising

Lagos @ 50: A conversation and matters arising

I AM going to engage you in a conversation about Lagos in 1861 and matter arising therefrom as the history of Lagos continued to be in many respects the history of Nigeria. I cannot do justice to such a huge subject in this conversation. I would therefore lightly skip over most of the history concentrating on problems we foresaw in 1967 at the beginning of the creation of Lagos State and 1976 as we moved towards a return to civilian rule.

LASG urged to commit  10% oil derivation to health insurance

LASG urged to commit 10% oil derivation to health insurance

As Lagos State officially joins the league of oil producing states, health insurance experts have tasked the State government, to earmark 10 per cent out of its 13 percent oil derivation to fund health insurance coverage in the state.