By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA) in Anambra state will tomorrow (Thursday) hold its primaries to elect its flagbearer for the 2010 governorship election scheduled for February 6. Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Anthony Igboka dropped the hint while setting up five committees that would ensure proper mobilization of support for the […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate will tomorrow receive a report of its investigations into the alleged misuse of more than N300 billion by the Obasanjo administration in the construction and rehabilitation of federal roads between 1999 and 2007. The report according to Senate sources indicted a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who served […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) arrested a total of 9,230 offenders, while it also recorded 148 road accidents  between January and September this year. The Sector Commander, Mr. Angus Ibezim, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on his Command’s preparedness for the nationwide road safety youth awareness campaign […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—Senators yesterday advanced a bill that would compel hospitals and medical staff to provide emergency treatment to victims of gunshot irrespective of money or Police report. The Senate move on the bill authored by Senator Osita Izunaso was upon an outpouring of emotion by Senators on the shabby treatment of patients by […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Residents of Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre  of the South East, have called on the Inspector General of Police to as a matter of urgency dismantle the numerous police check points on the Onitsha-Enugu and Onitsha-Owerri expressways on grounds that the policemen deployed to check crime in the area, have resorted to […]