Amosun appoints Igbo, Kogi men,12 others as Perm Secs
ABEOKUTA—Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has appointed a native of Abia State, Ndimele Emmanuel Ofor, and another native of Kogi State, Mr. Ipinniwa Steve Olusegun, as Permanent Secretaries in the Ogun State Civil Service.
Zuckerberg’s visit draws spats, flaks
THE unannounced visit of Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg to Nigeria, Tuesday has provoked spats, flaks and praises among young tech entrepreneurs and some Information and Communications Technology, ICT professionals.
Nigeria football gives Kanu nightmares
Former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu has disclosed that Nigeria’s inability to qualify for two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations championships and the failure of both the U-20 Eagles and the U-17 national team to qualify for various international tournaments were giving him nightmares.
50-yr-old father of two commits suicide, blames it on economy
Uyo—It was a gory sight as the body of a 50-year-old man, identified as Chief Ekanem Edet, dangled from a rope tied to the roof of his room at Mbiabong Itam in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ondo GOV POLL: Badaru heads 5-member APC election primaries c’ttee
ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, inaugurated a five-member Election Committee and three-member Election Appeal Committee, which will be headed by Governor Muhammadu Badaru of Jigawa State, for tomorrow’s governorship primaries in Ondo State.
I’ve to feed my family, transformer vandal tells police
ENUGU—A 52-year-old father of five, Chibuke Nwosu, has blamed his involvement in armoured cable and transformer vandalism on the prevailing economic hardship in the country, which has made it difficult for him to feed his family.
