By Dayo Johnson AKURE – The Federal Government weekend, linked the resolution of the crisis in the volatile Niger Delta to the fulfilment of the President Umaru Yar’Adua promise of increasing the country’s electricity power generation capacity to at least 6,000 megawatts by the end of this year. It equally denied allegation that the  Power […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA – THE Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekeremadu has dismissed claims that the National Assembly will create new States before the 2011 general elections. Senator Ekweremadu who is also the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review (JCCR) has also ruled out the possibilities of new states being […]

As part of efforts to develop medical tourism in Cross River, the state government and a consortium of US-based hospital development experts, Omma Health Care ILC and Rees Associates, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to do a feasibility, and build a world class state-of-the-art hospital valued at $6 million in Calabar.

In a communiqué signed by its National President, Dr. Ighodaro Emmanuel and Secretary, Dr. Ezeja Ejike, made available to Vanguard, NARD explained that government must resolve the “evidence of specific budgetary allocation, appropriation for the funding of residency programmes in the post graduate training health institutions.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin -The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has directed all party members in the state to “arrest” anybody found pasting any poster of aspirants on the streets in any part of the state ahead of the time the party leader-ship will decide on the contestants for various political offices in the […]

Ms Ann Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, said on Sunday said the Federal, states and local governments need to pay more attention to the health sector, especially as it affects children. Veneman stated this when she visited the Dispensary Centre in Bini Village in the Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto as part of her official […]

Onitsha  –   Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has called for the recovery of set-back areas close to the River Niger. He said this was necessary to create ample space for the anticipated beehive of activities in the area after the dredging of the lower River Niger. Obi said this in Onitsha, weekend, while opening […]

He urged President Yar’Adua to demonstrate the necessary political will to tackle challenges of underde-velopment in the region, noting that failure to do this will make nonsense of the presidential amnesty.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA – A GROUP, the Anambra Integrity Forum, has reacted to the recent verbal attack on the Senator representing Anambra North zone, Senator Joy Emodi by one Prof Amadi, saying the distinguished Senator did not deserve such attack in view of her excellent performance in the National Assembly. Rising from an emergency […]

ABAKALIKI — Senate Deputy Committee Chairman on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Anthony Agbo, has called for the establishment of a  comprehensive international agreement between Nigeria and other countries to make it possible for the country’s anti-graft agencies to collaborate with their foreign counterparts in monitoring  visiting public officers from Nigeria and their cronies. Senator Agbo […]