Ughelli women shut East-West Road over estimated billings by BEDC
By Perez Brisibe UGHELL—TRAVELLERS on the Ughelli axis of East-West Road were, yesterday, stranded for over four hours as hundreds of protesting women from Ughelli and surrounding communities shut the road over what they described as the continuous estimated billings by Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC. Vehicular movement and commercial activities on the road were […]
Ogba denies athletes were stranded
Local Organizing Committee chairman of the Asaba 2018 African Athletics Championships, Solomon Ogba yesterday denied that athletes and delegates were stranded at the Lagos airport.
DSS bows to pressure, arraigns journalist detained since 2016
The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday arraigned Jones Abiri, a journalist who has been in its custody since 2016, at a magistrate court in Abuja.
CUPP inaugurates a 17-man Steering Committee
DETERMINED to forge a common front ahead of the 2019 elections, the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, yesterday inaugurated a 17-man steering committee to pilot its affairs, preparatory to the general elections.
3 vandals docked over Ikeja Electric’s transformer
Three suspected vandals Kabiru Musa, Umaru Muhammed and Rayyali Ibrahim, have been arraigned before an Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court sitting at Agbowa, for allegedly damaging Ikeja Electricity Plc, Transformer.
‘Education needs discipline for a progressive society’
TO have a progressive society, youths must complement education with discipline, says the Commandant of Command Day Secondary School, Ojo, Lt. Col. Musa Bappaiya, who spoke at the school’s 18th valedictory, speech and prize-giving day , Lagos.
