By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—VILLAGERS in a Cross Rivers state community, which shares border with Ebonyi state, yesterday morning, rescued the elder brother to Governor Martin Elechi’s wife, Mr. Chris Nwankwo, who was abducted Tuesday evening together with his village head, by unknown gunmen, who walleyed them in Izzi community of Ebonyi state. The two elderly […]

The Nigerian Custom Service Management has approved the promotion of 1,297 junior personnel of the rank and file. A statement by the deputy public relation officer, Joseph Attah stated that the promotion which was based on performance during examination, qualification and availability of vacancies in line with the Federal Character, comprised general duty officers and the support staff category.

THE crisis rocking the nation’s education sector yesterday heightened as members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta, (UNAAB) shut all the entrances that lead to the campus following the directive from its national body.

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode yesterday expressed condolence to the Government and people of Ondo State over the demise of three officials of the Government House Press Crew who died in an auto crash while on official trip with Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned members of the public to be wary of individuals who pose as agents working for the corps in its recruitment exercise, saying such individuals were bad elements in the society who use such means to extort unsuspecting applicants.