PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State police command has announced a N2 million reward for anyone who could come up with information that would lead to the arrest of killers of former member of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Charles Nsiegbe.

A 76-year-old woman has been kidnapped at Ibusa, Delta State, even as kidnappers of the Oceanic Bank manager have dropped their ransom from N110 million to half a million naira.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The people of Owerri Municipality have expressed displeasure over what they called “the marginalisation of the area in the creation of local government development areas, since the inception of the current democratic dispensation.” Disclosing the position of his people on the matter before the Imo State House of Assembly,  the member representing […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO—The National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke, has attributed the crisis  rocking the  PDP dominated federal legislative chambers as an indication that the ruling party has failed the country. Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, spoke […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE new Digital Mapping of Enugu State, which would capture and show all the physical features, topography and landscape of the state is to cost the state government  N467 million. Already,  a team from a South African-based company, Southern Mapping Company awarded the contract, which will work in collaboration with the Enugu […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke LAGOS—Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State announced that arrangement had been concluded by the state government to conduct  the local government election in the state, adding that about 3,000 persons would be recruited into the State Civil Service,  next year. He also said the state  plans to create more  local development areas. […]

By  Anayo Okoli Umuahia—Abia State Deputy Governor, Mr  Chris Akomas has described Microfinance  Banks  as  veritable tool for the empowerment of the rural masses to change their lives for the better. Akomas who spoke when the Abia State Chapter of Association of Microfinance Institutions (AMFI/Abia) paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Umuahia, commended […]

The National Executive of Project Uduaghan International (PUI) will be inaugurated today, Novem-ber 24.
A statement by the chairman planning commit-tee, Mr. Steve Moeteke and Public Relations Officer, Mr Dotie Augustine, said the ceremony will take place at the squash court, Govern-ment House, Asaba.

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) stands as a universal standard for building a better world for the best interest of the children, says Executive Director, UNICE, Ann Veneman. Veneman made this declaration as UNICEF and ECOWAS joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 20th anniversary of […]

By  Peter Duru MAKURDI— The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) has pledged to partner the Benue State government in the areas of maternal and infant mortality, HIV/AIDS and gender issues. Country Resident Representative of the UNFPA, Mrs. Agatha Lawson, gave this assurance while on a courtesy call on Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue […]