Okowa Salutes Makarfi @ 61
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has felicitated with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, as he marks his 61st birthday anniversary on August 8, 2017.
Communal conflicts: Igbo in C-River appeal for help
IGBO resident in Cross River State, yesterday, took stock of the losses they have suffered in the past few months following attacks on them during communal conflicts by feuding communities in the state and appealed for help from the state and Federal Governments.
Govs commit impunity with LG funds —Ex-Rep
ENUGU— A former member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Eddie Mbadiwe, has accused state governors of committing impunity with local government funds.
2 quacks perform surgery on woman, docked
Two suspected quacks — Adetoun Oyebade, a nurse, and Moses Dada, a health assistant — who allegedly performed a surgery on a woman that complained of stomach pains, were yesterday taken before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court, Lagos.
Operation Lafiya Dole: Troops kill 13 terrorists, recover kola nuts, groundnut, salt, juice, others
Abuja—The Army said, yesterday, troops of 151 Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation Lafiya Dole, weekend, sprang an ambush on suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Miyanti-Banki Junction.
Obosi gas cylinder explosion: Death toll rises to 5
ONITSHA—One of those who sustained serious injuries from last week’s cooking gas explosion at Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State has been reported dead as others are still recuperating in various hospitals.
