IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise.
It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
LG spends N200 million on social amenities
The Yabo Local Government in Sokoto has sunk more than N200 million into the provision of social amenities to the rural dwellers, according to its Chairman,
Alhaji Bala Yabo.
Nigerian Troops return after Peace-Keeping mission
The First batch of 11 Field Engineering Regime (FER) battalion of the Nigerian Army, Zaria returned to Nigeria Monday, after six months of UN peace-keeping operation in Liberia.
Nekede Poly,research institute sign MoU
By Chidi Nkwopara Owerri – The management of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, for collaboration in the areas of fabrication, research, construction and entrepreneurship development The document was signed when a team from IAR&T paid a working […]
Anambra LGs get 200 boreholes
Awka – The Anambra Government has provided more than 200 boreholes in the 21 local government areas of the state since 2006. Mr Dubem Obaze, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made this known at a media forum, yesterday in Awka. He said that 95 per cent of the boreholes were still functional […]
S-South govs don’t sponsor militants, says Uduaghan
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has denied the allegation that the threat by the South-South governors to pull out of the amnesty programme for militants by the federal government some weeks ago was a pointer that they (governors) knew more than they claim about militancy in the Niger-Delta, and were, in fact, sponsoring militant activities.
