Many defect to Bauchi APC amid leadership crisis
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The influx of more than 11,000 new members into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State has been overshadowed by the absence of several prominent party leaders at a reception held on Saturday at the Azare Township Stadium. The event was organised to formally receive the defectors from various political […]
Constitution Review: What will Senate do to INEC?
By Dayo Benson, Political Editor IF there was something Professor Maurice Iwu succeeded in doing Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate hearing on constitution review, it was to impress it upon the lawmakers not to tinker with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. This, he did to the point of conviction, but it remains […]
Kidnappers abduct director
BARELY a week after the wife of a transport magnet, operators of Agofure Motors, was kidnapped at Agbarho, along with her driver, another kidnapping has occurred.
PDP chieftain urges govt to check activities of dredgers
FORMER governorship aspirant in Delta State, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke, has decried the indiscriminate dredging of lands and urged Delta State government to setup a monitoring agency to check the activities of dredgers.
Lawmaker donates notebooks to primary schools
THE member representing Ughelli North local government area constituency 1 in Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Onodjae, has donated at least five notebooks each to pupils of all the 33 public primary schools and some selected private primary schools in the constituency.
Two ex-militant leaders threaten to blow up Shell gas plant
TWO ex-militants leaders of Urhobo stock have threatened to blow up the Shell Petroleum Development Company’s operated Utorogun Gas Plant at Ughelli in Ughelli South local government area of the Delta State, following complaints of neglect, discrimination and marginalisation by the federal and Delta State governments.
