GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko is blaming traditional birth attendants in Ondo State over maternal mortality. While reading riot act to them, Mimiko said the state government will empower them to do other businesses so that they don’t continue to endanger the lives of pregnant women who patronise them.

‘GENERAL’ Kingsley Muturu is the Chairman of the Delta State chapter of Phase Two of Amnesty Programme. In this interview, he speaks on the Amnesty Programme among other issues.
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Lagos roads generally are averagely okay compared to what is obtainable in other climes. It is pathetic that in Lagos, we have about 9,100 roads out of which 25 are federal, 454 are state while the remaining belong to local government roads. What percentage of the state roads have been tarred let alone other roads.

Edo State Police Command and the family of one Samuel Imaikop have been engaged in war of words after the family claimed that Imaikop, who was among the five suspected armed robbers killed by the police, penultimate Sunday, at Benin Bypass, was a farmer. The family, led by Pastor Ime Imaikop Browson, protested in Benin-City on Monday, calling on the police to release the corpse of their brother whom they insisted took some farmers to his farm at Ute when he was shot dead.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has reiterated the commitment of his administration to engender infrastructural development of Ogun State. Amosun who made the statement at the launch of the Ogun State Homeowners’ initiative said the initiative was borne out of a genuine desire to develop the state and not revenue drive.