The Benin Monarch Omo N’ Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has made a case for the establishment of a Council of Traditional Rulers to support efforts at riding the West African sub-region of cross-border crimes.

BENIN—ELDEST son of late Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia,  Mr Sam Ogbemudia (Jnr), has said that there were many saboteurs in the current  government both at state and federal levels, saying that  this has made it difficult for the people to feel the impact of government and enjoy the dividends of democracy.

Chairman, Governing Board, Prudence Schools Yaba, Mr Joseph Babatunde has urged school owners to focus more on the academic quality of students above profit.

…, as court dissolves 7-yr-old marriage Iseyin—A Grade ‘C’ Customary Court in Iseyin, Oyo State, yesterday, dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between one Baliki Oke and her husband, Arowolo, over incessant demand for sex. Baliki had approached the court in July, seeking dissolution of her marriage to Arowolo over his frequent demand for sex, although the […]

NATIONAL Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, has said that stakeholders are  handicapped in the actual cleaning of oil polluted Ogoniland, Rivers State, due to continued oil spill and illegal refining in the area.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reassured the people of the state of fairness and just treatment if elected governor on September 22, declaring that he is on a mission to set the state free from oppressive rule.

Calabar—The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,  has shut Tinapa business /leisure resort as well as Marina Resort both in the heart of Calabar, Cross River State,  over alleged non-payment of tax by both organisations.

Victor Moses retirement from international duty with the Super Eagles is a shocking development, says ex-international, Paul Okoku.

ASABA—DELTA State Government has declared today and tomorrow as work-free days to enable public servants participate fully in the ongoing voters registration exercise.

AWKA—ANAMBRA State Government says it has been resolved that members of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, will call off their one-day solidarity strike today.

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has charged Nigerian pharmacists to take advantage of the Presidential Executive Order 5 to go into drug production.

THE All Progressives Congress, APC in Ebonyi State has said that the persisting division in the state chapter of the party will not stop it from removing the present Peoples Democratic Party, PDP administration in the state.

Nigerian-born ex-British boxing champion, Peter Oboh has expressed disappointment at the state of the sport in Nigeria.

Last week we published the series on Wema Bank’s micro, small and medium enterprises, MSME, packages with particular reference to their product called ‘myBusiness Account’.We said then that the account is meant for sole entrepreneurs, micro enterprise business owners, small and medium scale businesses e.g., Private schools, Bakeries, Hospitals, Trading concerns, Commercial printers, Eateries, etc. And we also said that ‘myBusiness Account’ has three variants – Bronze, Silver and Gold.

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, yesterday, said it was working with some engineers and researchers to halt the importation of refining catalysts to address one of the major challenges hindering the effectiveness of the country’s refineries.