By Emem Idio YENAGOA—A witness testifying at the resumed trial of “Celebrity kidnapper” John Lyon,’ yesterday, broke down in tears while narrating how her husband, a bank manager, was kidnapped in their residence in Yenagoa, the state capital on June 30 this year. The wife of the victim, Mrs Faith Omeje, a lecturer at the Federal […]

By Emma Una, CALABAR THE Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ,PCC PC, has expressed concern over the high number of girls using shisha tobacco as stimulant in Cross River State The PCCPC which carried out checks on tobacco shops and sensitisation exercise in Calabar and hinterlands of the state observed that the drug which […]

By Cynthia Alo & Joseph Oso The Institute of Certified Business Consultant (ICBC) has inducted 26 members into its fold at the 5th annual induction ceremony in Lagos last weekend. At the induction ceremony Alhaji Yaro was also certified as a Council member, Head, Business Relations/Members Welfare ICBC, while twenty consultants bagged fellows of the […]

THE President Muhammadu Buhari administration appears determined to be remembered for one or two things after almost eight years of rudderless leadership. About a fortnight ago, embattled Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced  restoration of History as a subject in our basic education curriculum after 15 years of its unconscionable exclusion. On Wednesday, November 30, […]

This is the South-South installment of the investigative report on federal roads in the country most of which are presently in a state of disrepair, occasioning tales of woe by road users in the affected places. 

The Enugu State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Peter Mbah, has committed to full autonomy of the Enugu State Judiciary as part of his administration’s institutional reforms if elected. Mbah also pledged to ensure law review, digitalisation of courts and case manage management, and access to justice by the vulnerable members […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has stated that the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, MICS, and the National Immunization Coverage Survey, NICS, reports are critical for effective budgeting and decision making is the country. The global organization also noted that the data from the survey paints a true picture of the […]

*Threaten to kill victim if ransom’s not paid —Victim’s brother *Give 24-hour ultimatum to strangers to produce victim alive  By Dayo Johnson Akure—Abductors of the Oloso of Oso Ajowa Akoko in Akoko North West Council area of Ondo State, Oba Omoola Jimoh, have reportedly reduced the ransom to N10 million. They have, however, threatened to […]

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