Iran World Cup team heads to Mexico as US visa row rages
Iran's World Cup squad is expected to arrive in Mexico early Sunday under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington, after the United States refused to issue visas for some team support staff.
Ceding of 76 oil wells: C-River federal allocation down by 50%
Chief Edem Duke, President of the Calabar City Chamber in a press conference, in Calabar, said the recent ceding of 76 oil wells from the state to neighboring Akwa Ibom State has inflicted pain on the state which had been in painful mood over the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon .
Calm returns to Bokko after woman’s death
Following the discovery of the body of the unidentified woman in Mangor village on Saturday, tension arose with fears of a revenge attack by the natives.
BNC wants Britain to return stolen Benin artefacts
According to the group “history is replete with dialogue and exchange of correspondences that have been made in the direction of this noble repatriation cause well over ten decades ago by the hospitable people of Edo State to the various arms of government and people of Great Britain to no avail.
Oil firm graduates 200 skills acquisition trainees
The State Commissioner for Economic Development, Mr. Lawrence Udosen, on behalf of Akwa Ibom State government, commended Total Exploration and Production as one of the state’s member on partnership for sustainable development found to discharge her social corporate responsibility justifiably within its areas of operation.
Benue House pleads with CBN on cash movement
By Peter Duru MAKURDI—The Benue State House of Assembly has directed the Makurdi Branch Manager of the Central Bank (CBN) to commence the enforcement of the directives issued to commercial banks across the nation to use armoured personnel carriers to convey cash in order to protect the lives of policemen on transit with such cash.
