UNICEF plans quality service delivery in Anambra
Awka—THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has set machinery in motion to provide human resources, health infrastructure and quality service development in Anambra State as part of its programme to improve the standard of life in the state.
Eid el-Kabir: Urhoghide urges Muslims to pray for unity of Nigeria
THE Senator representing Edo South senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, has called on Muslim faithful in Edo State to continue to pray for peace and unity of the country at this trying moments.
IPC urges Delta waterways, JTF to rescue abducted transporter
Ijaw People’s Congress, IPC, has called on chairman of the Waterways and Land Security and Commander of the Joint Task Force in Delta State to assist in the rescue of a prominent transporter, Chief John Ekotoro, who was recently kidnapped in Bayelsa State.
Group faults Lagos Commissioner over cause of domestic violence
The Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, WELA, has condemned the statement credited to the Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Lola Akande, that some women are the cause of domestic violence being experienced in the country today.
Akande, Osun Speaker caution advocates of hate speeches
Former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande has urged advocates of hate speeches to thread with caution, because it was capable of precipitating crisis in the nation.
Wounded South Africa welcomes Cape Verde
South Africa will square off with Cape Verde in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group D match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban today.
Ogun urges lawmakers to support state police creation
As lawmakers in the national and state assemblies are in the process of reviewing the nation’s constitution, the Ogun State government has appealed to the lawmakers to consider the bill for the creation of State Police in order to fight insecurity that is plaguing the country.
Boko Haram kills 381 in Nigeria, Cameroon – Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) has said that at least 381 civilians have been killed by Boko Haram since April2017 in Cameroon and Nigeria amid a spike in suicide bombings.
Benin depot IPMAN chair lament lingering crisis
BENIN CITY—THE Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, IPMAN, Benin depot, Mr Douglas Iyike, has lamented what he described as the crisis ravaging the association in the Midwestern zone.
FG revokes concession of Lagos Trade Fair complex, approves Afam power plants’ privatisation
THE Federal Government, through the National Council on Privatisation, NCP, has approved the commencement of the privatisation of Afam Power plants 1-5 to inject additional power into the national grid and improve electricity nationwide.
ID elects farmer as gov candidate
INDEPENDENT Democrats, ID, has elected 35-year old farmer, Franklyn Ndife, as its governorship candidate for the November 18, 2017 gubernatorial election in Anambra. Ndife was elected unopposed by 243 delegates at the party’s primary election conducted at its secretariat in Awka, the Anambra State capital, weekend.
