By Aliyu Dangida Dutse -  Jigawa State Police Command has begun thorough investigation of an ex-Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji Umar Abba Kukuma, for his alleged involvement in the ritual killing of two children in Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of the state which occurred last week. Speaking to newsmen in his office, […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — A group under the aegis of Benue Democratic Watch (BDW) has decried the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in parts of Benue State, describing the situation as unhealthy to the norms and principle of democracy. It condemned in totality the purported withdrawal of the mandate of some seven […]

Owerri – As various communities in Imo celebrate the 2009 ‘Iri Ji’ festival, the state government has said that it would identify with only those celebrating the indigenous variety of yam. Chief Longers Anyanwu, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, disclosed the government’s position in Owerri at the weekend, while  speaking with newsmen. […]

Owerri – At least, 50graduates of tertiary institutions in Imo are benefiting from the N30 million agro micro-credit scheme of the state’s Acharaubo Graduate Youth Farm Project. Chief Longers Anyanwu, Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Imo, disclosed this on Sunday in Owerri, in an interview with newmen. He said that beneficiaries would each […]

THE Warri Women Consultative Assembly (WWCA) has called on the Federal Government to conduct full investigation into the attack on an Itsekri passenger-boat and killing of one passenger and injuring of several others, asking what the killing of innocent Itsekiri man has got to do with the Niger Delta struggle.