Robbers adopt new tricks, storm Uyo
UYO—RESIDENTS of Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, have cried out over the invasion of the city by robbers, who masquerade as commuters, robbing their victims inside tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP and mini buses, recently introduced in the state.
Arsenal v Leicester: Iheanacho takes part in training
Kelechi Iheanacho yesterday trained to give Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare a boost ahead of the start of the new season on Friday.
World Bank: Counterpart Fund default slows down projects in Edo State — Obaseki
GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has attributed the slow implementation of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, State Employment and Expenditure for Results, SEEFOR which are World Bank assisted projects in the state to delay in the payment of Government Counterpart Cash Contribution, GCCC on the part of the Federal Government.
Diezani finally loses $37.5m Banana Island mansion, rents to FG
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered that a $37.5million sky-scrapper building on Banana Island, Lagos, belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.
Anambra drafts adjudication guidelines for family courts
CHILDS Rights and protection in Anambra state has received a boost with the completion of a draft adjudication guidelines for family courts trying child offenders in the state.
‘Bishop’ in Police net over N500m fraud
BISHOP Ginika Obi of the City of Liberation and Comfort ministry Enugu, has been arrested and detained by the police for duping unsuspecting public to the tune of over N500 million.
Pharmacist tasks FG on import duty, local production of drugs
The Federal government has been urged to review the duty placed on imported drugs even as well as improve infrastructural support for local manufacturers.
NAFDAC nabs 5 fakers of cough syrup, wines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has arrested three manufacturers of fake codeine cough syrup and wines in Delta State even as it threatened to clampdown on importers, distributors and marketers still stocking banned regulated products.
Ex-commissioner, over 150 PDP members decamp to APC in Enugu
PEOPLES Democratic party, PDP, Enugu state chapter has suffered another blow as about 150 of its members, including a two-term commissioner and some of PDP chieftains in Aku, Igbo-Etiti Council area of the state, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
NCDMB lauds Chevron, others over Nigerian Content Devt Act
Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has commended Chevron Nigeria Limited, Hyundai Heavy Industries, HHI, and Dorman Long Engineering Limited, DLE, for complying with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act.
My administration ‘ll be guided by the rule of law — Obaseki
BENIN CITY—GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, said his administration was determined to deliver institutional reforms and economic revolution based on the rule of law.
