4 month-old baby found dead in Calabar gutter
A baby boy of about four months old has been found dead in a gutter at Beebobsco bus stop along Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar.
How dumping from China led to loss of 2000 jobs in Nnewi battery firm
Nnewi-BASED battery manufacturing company, the Ibeto Group, has attributed the loss of 2000 jobs in the company within the last three years to the uncontrolled dumping of cheap battery from China.
Don’t abandon Jonathan’s projects, policies, Senate tells Buhari
THE Senate yesterday warned President Muhammadu Buhari against abandoning the projects and policies of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo; late U Umaru Yar’Adua and his immediate predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan against the backdrop that government is a continual.
LMC fines FC IfeanyiUbah over N9mn for forfeiting match, suspends referee
Following the incident that rocked the opening NPFL Matchday 1 fixture between Kano Pillars and FC IfeanyiUbah, the League Management Company,LMC, has handed down fines and suspensions to those who played a part in what could be termed a show of shame.
Don decries dearth of female teachers in Bauchi
The Head of Mass Communication Department, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Dr. Hassan Hassan, has decried the ratio of female teachers to that of male in the state, saying that dearth of female teachers in the rural areas is hindering the enrolment of the girl-child in schools.
Protest rocks Kogi over result of staff screening exercise
Security operatives in Kogi state yesterday had hectic time as Staff of local government councils in the state staged massive protest over what the arbitrary removal of their names from the work force as result of the staff screening exercise conducted by the state government.
EFCC deploys detectives to LUTH to monitor fuel subsidy suspect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, last night, deployed its detectives to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to monitor the condition of a fuel subsidy suspect, who is awaiting sentencing by a judge in relation to a N1.9 billion million fraud.
Van Gaal, ex-Man Utd and Netherlands manager, quits football
Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal says he has retired from coaching after a 26-year career.
Many arrested, as police launch manhunt for killers of 10 Benue C-JTF members
Benue State Police Command has commenced manhunt for the masterminds of the killing, last Sunday, of 10 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, C-JTF, by gunmen at Abaji in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state.
Obazee not fired because of Adeboye – Presidency source
The real reasons for the sack of former Executive Secretary of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN, Mr. Jim Obazee, emerged yesterday, with Presidency sources disclosing that he was removed for procedural breaches.
Lamentations of Nnewi timber dealers: We lost N1.5bn
By Nwabueze Okonkwo, Onitsha WHEN the multi-million naira timber market located at the outskirt of Nkwo market, Nnewi, Anambra State caught fire few minutes past midnight on Thursday, January 5, not all the timber dealers in the market were immediately aware of the development. Some of the timber shed owners were still in their respective […]
