Edo Dep Gov, Speaker storm Ogbe stadium for Insurance
EDO State deputy governor Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, and the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Justin Okonoboh, are expected to lead a team of executives to Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin this Saturday to watch Bendel Insurance FC as they tackle Papilo FC in their second home game of the season.
Boundary dsipute: Again, Aladja declares missing person, fingers Isaba
KINGSLEY Paya, a native of Aladja, Udu Local Government Area, Delta State, has been reported murdered and his body taken away by the assailants alleged to be from neighbouring Isaba, one of the communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area in boundary war with Aladja.
Varsity holds expo
The University of Reading, United Kingdom, UK, has concluded arrangements to organise a one-day expo at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar, on March 25, 2017.
Utilize the dry season, Okowa tells contractors
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, ordered all contractors handling road projects to speed up the pace of work and utilize the dry season.
Reps suspend debate on sexual harassment bill
THE House of Representatives, yesterday, suspended further deliberations on a bill seeking to make provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment of students in educational institutions.
Gov Ahmed orders immediate installation of dialysis machine
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has given a week ultimatum to the state’s Ministry of Health to complete installation of its state-of-the-art automated dialysis machine at the state’s General Hospital, Ilorin.
Amend 1999 Constitution to give Judiciary financial autonomy – Alegeh
FORMER President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Augustine Alegeh (SAN), has called on the National Assembly to urgently amend the 1999 constitution and grant financial autonomy to the judiciary, warning that the prevailing situation where the executive controls the finances of the judiciary is endangering the nation’s democracy.
Understanding Buhari
CREATIVE dysfunction is sometimes an unofficial government tool. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo occasionally set top government officials up against themselves to test their loyalty or ideas.
Olu backs Itsekiri academia’s case for University of Warri
THE Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, yesterday gave his blessing to ongoing efforts by Itsekiri academia to establish an Itsekiri-owned University of Warri, UNIWARRI.
The spirits of our ancestors
AS I drove home from a party at about 2 am, I saw a lady standing by the roadside. I recognised her. She was a Nigerian, a Fashion Designer, known for her exquisite designs and good tailoring in the Nigerian community in the Washington, DC area. Wondering what she was doing there at that eerie time of the morning, I stopped. She told me that, as she was driving home, her brand new car abruptly stopped, and she could not figure out the problem. German engineering is superb.
Etsako Club 81 meets in Lagos
Etsako Club 81 is to meet this Sunday at plot 1440, GH Close, off 5th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, at 2pm prompt.
