By Peter Duru MAKURDI — As the world celebrated ‘World AIDS Day’, a mild drama played out in Makurdi at the ceremony as some members of the State Executive Council and  political leaders randomly selected for testing and counselling by Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, turned down the nomination. However, the situation was saved […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC),  said it has  rescued about 17 young ladies said to be held against their will, in an alleged illegal maternity home located at Amarorji-Ukwu village in  Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. 14 of them are pregnant while four had […]

By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA—Fresh facts have emerged yesterday over the reason behind the strike action by Petroleum Tanker Drivers and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, which led to acute scarcity of petroleum products in some cities of the country, especially Abuja . The two-day strike by the oil workers, it was […]

By Emmanuel Aziken & Shaibu Inalegwu Abuja — The Senate yesterday poured scorn on President Umaru Yar’Adua’s implementation of budgets with its presiding officer, Chief David Mark, urging the administration to immediately reorder his seven-point agenda to a manageable frame. Driving home its frustrations on the implementation of the budget by the administration, the Senate […]

By Wole Mosadomi MINNA — Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kebbi State, Alhaji Kasimu Barau and his elder brother, Alhaji Abubahar Barau, have lost their lives in an auto crash along Zungeru-Minna road. The duo along with four others were said to have payed a Sallah homage on their relations in Minna, the state capital […]