Full list: UK shuts 13 more asylum hotels
The UK government has announced the closure of 13 more hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers, as part of its wider plan to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.
PDP mourns Ezeh
THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo has described the death of former National Secretary, Chief Bernard Ezeh as shocking and unbelievable.
Oghara power plant on course, says contractor
CONTRARY to the widespread allegation that the multi-billion Delta State Government Independent Power Project (IPP) located at Oghara in Ethiope-West LGA, which contract was awarded last year to Dav-Notch Nigeria Limited has been abandoned, the company says the power plant is on course.
Police chief mistaken for kidnapper killed by colleagues in Enugu
THE officer in-charge of Firearms at the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID of Enugu State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Boniface Ukwa was mistakenly shot dead by his fellow policemen during an exchange of gunfire with suspected kidnappers in Enugu.
Outrage trails House of Reps’ free-for-all
FORMER Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rev. Peter Obadan; former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie and Second Republic politician, Senator Francis Okpozo, have condemned Tuesday’s fracas at the House of Representatives and called on the lawmakers to apologise to Nigerians for the disgrace
N9bn car fraud: Labour calls for probe of Reps’
TRADE Union of Nigeria, TUC, has called for a panel of enquiry to carry out a thorough and efficient investigation into allegations of corruption regarding the spending of about N9billion by the leadership of the House of Representatives, between 2009 and 2010, on cars and miscellaneous items; and to bring to justice suspected perpetrators and recover the stolen public funds
