Friday, July 28, 2017, obviously started like all previous Fridays of this year, but what eventually played out in Owerri, made the difference.

FOLLOWING the recent seizure by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, of three container-load of 140 species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from Cameroon, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services, NAQS, said, yesterday, the animals might be returned to the wild or zoos after investigation.

Former Super Eagles coach and captain, Austin Eguavoen, has been named as the Ambassador of Edo State League.

The ability to freely challenge government, especially when such huge corruption allegations are continuously made concerning no less than 35 former governors turned Senators, is perhaps the most democratic value of all

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nigeria, Morteza Rahimi Zarchi, has disclosed the willingness of the Asian country to establish general bilateral business relationship with the Enugu State Government, especially in the area of rendering medical services.