Gov Ishaku kicks, as Miyeti Allah begins 7-day strike in Taraba
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has condemned the strike and protest by the Miyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Taraba State chapter, which led to the total closure of the two major abattoirs in Jalingo and other livestock activities across the state.
FIRS seals firms in Port Harcourt over tax debt
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, yesterday, sealed the premises of tax-owing companies in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State’s capital.
Police arrest killers of bank agent in Ogun
Eight suspects have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command over the killing of a bank agent, Awodiran Sunday, a month ago.
Senate probes Joy Odama’s death
The last seems not have been heard regarding the death of 19-year-old Joy Obama, an undergraduate of University of Technology, Cross River State, who reportedly died of acute overdose of cocaine, allegedly administered on her by one Alhaji.
Kwara’s MANDAN gets new exco
Kwara State chapter of Magazine and Newspapers Distributors Association of Nigeria, MANDAN, has elected new executives to run its affairs for the next two years, in an election, which took place at the MANDAN’s headquarters, Emirs Road, Ilorin.
VAT generated N204.8bn in 1st quarter — NBS
Value Added Tax (VAT) generated the sum of N204.77 billion into the coffers of government in the first quarter of 2017, according to a report released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday.
I took to crime after my father disowned me – Evans
THE kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was arrested last Saturday by operatives of Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for coordinating several high-profile kidnappings, armed robbery and murder within Lagos, Edo, Abia, Enugu and Anambra States, yesterday, revealed that his father’s decision to disown him was the reason he took to crime.
New Delta Avengers may not be Deltans —Delta govt
DELTA State Government, yesterday, said that members of the New Delta Avengers threatening to resume attacks on oil installations by the end of this month may not be from the state, insisting that the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration was not despotic in its actions.
Emmanuel urges devt agencies to assist A-Ibom
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and other development agencies to partner the state government in the execution of people-oriented projects as well as upgrade health facilities in the state
ULC to ILO: Stop IOCs from sacking Nigerian workers
UNITED Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has pleaded with the International Labour Organisation, ILO, to prevail on International Oil Companies, IOCs and others to end the indiscriminate sack of Nigerian workers and replacing them with expatriates.
I sell fresh human skull for N1m— Suspect
A 45-year-old suspected ritualist, who was arrested by the Police in Lagos with a human skull, has disclosed that he sold fresh human skull for N1 million.
