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Vigilante group arrests six suspected kidnappers in Aba

Vigilante group arrests six suspected kidnappers in Aba

By Anayo Okoli Aba—MEMBERS of the Abia state vigilante group, said they have arrested six suspected kidnappers in  parts of Aba, the commercial city of Abia state, in the last one week. Three of the suspects were said to have been arrested in their hideout in a village in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Council, […]

Why I declined invitation from Ambassador to Holland—Edo gov

Why I declined invitation from Ambassador to Holland—Edo gov

“If you take time to check the Benin Airport schedule, most of the trips the governor has made within the country are of paramount importance. Such trips either have to do with the economy of the state or its security. As usual, state governors attend series of meetings and he cannot be exempted.

Amnesty not solution to N-Delta crisis — APGA

Amnesty not solution to N-Delta crisis — APGA

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE All Progressives  Grand Alliance (APGA) said yesterday that the amnesty granted militants in the Niger Delta region by the Federal Government may not be the solution to the crisis, adding that the people of the area should be allowed to freely elect leaders, who will represent them at all levels of […]

EBSUTH loses 48 doctors to strike

EBSUTH loses 48 doctors to strike

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—No fewer than 48 doctors have left the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), even as the Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors in the hospital,  Dr. Umoke, yesterday, confirmed that the doctors are still on strike, though other workers of the teaching hospital had suspended theirs. Umoke said discussions are still on-going […]

Amnesty must accommodate  reconciliation-Dr Lafayet

Amnesty must accommodate reconciliation-Dr Lafayet

*says the pardon is not enough DR. Bernard Lafayette Jr is the Director, Centre for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, University of Rhode Island, USA. As an African American growing up in the south, he witnessed segregation. In this interveiw, Lafayet, who was an associate of Dr Martin Luther King, argued that amnesty is not the […]